Ivan Doig's prequel to his memoir "This house of sky" highlights his childhood before his mother's death and captures the texture of the American West, the fortunes of a family, and one woman's indomitable spirit.
Biography
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Author:Doig, IvanSummary: -
Author:Mailhot, Terese MarieSummary:Heart Berries is a powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest. Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing...
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This is the poignant story of Jenny Harmer, a deaf child growing up in a silent and isolated world. It is also the story of Hearing Dogs and Connie, the friendly black collie chosen to be Jenny's devoted companion.
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Chilton explores the life of legendary jazz performer and civil rights activist Hazel Scott. From her birthplace in Trinidad to the lively streets of Harlem and beyond in the 1940s and '50s, Scott created a legacy of achievement that...
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From the time she was young, Hayley Wickenheiser was a stand out on the rink. There weren't any teams for girls, so she played on boys' teams. She earned a spot on Alberta's under 18 team when she was only 12 and joined the Canadian...
- Author:Rhodes-Pitts, SharifaSummary:
As gentrification encroaches on historic Harlem, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts untangles the myth and meaning of its storied legacy. Drawing on Harlem's history and her own observations, Rhodes-Pitts introduces a variety of observers who shared...
- Author:McCain, JohnSummary:
McCain pays tribute to men and women who were important examples of composure, wisdom, and intellect in the face of tough decisions, in a volume that cites the examples of such figures as Henry Ford, Branch Rickey, and Ellen Johnson-...
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Author:Hilliard, RichardSummary:Describes the role played by the chimpanzee, Ham, in developing manned space flight in the U.S.
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Author:Kuich, BradSummary:A few more interminable minutes ticked by and I thought I heard a vehicle coming from the north. I strained my ears and pointed north. My two compatriots nodded to confirm what I heard. The noisy crow either grew tired of cawing or...
- Author:DEMPSTER, NigelSummary:
An account of her turbulent and rather sad life, sympathetically and understandingly written.
- Author:Harpelle, AlixSummary:
La solitude, la paix intérieure, l'amour du pays, la passion de la chasse et de la trappe, la bonté pour ses compagnons de route - les humains et les chiens la détermination, le goût de vivre sont au cœur de ce récit d'un...
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Author:RuPaulSummary:A timeless collection of philosophies from renaissance performer and the world's most famous shape-shifter, RuPaul, whose sage outlook has created an unprecedented career for more than thirty-five years.
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Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been held at Guantánamo, Cuba, though he has never been charged with a crime. Begun three years into his captivity, Slahi's diary serves as a record of a miscarriage of justice, a deeply personal...
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Author:Manzoor, SarfrazSummary:Sarfraz Manzoor spent his teenage years trying to reconcile being both British and Muslim, trying to fit in at school and at home. But it was when his best friend introduced him to the music of Bruce Springsteen that his life changed...
- Author:Falkner, DavidSummary:
As Falkner traces the development of Jackie Robinson's natural skill and tireless dedication, he focuses on the strengths that earned Robinson a unique place on the diamond and in the struggle for civil rights.
- Author:Zenko, Darren, Hollihan, TonySummary:
More chronicles of renowned Indigenous leaders who grappled with the catastrophic arrival of foreigners on their soil and of the measures they took to protect their people.
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Author:Siegal, ArankaSummary:Liberated from a German concentration camp at the end of World War II but haunted by the memory of her ordeal, fifteen-year-old Piri starts a strange new life as a Jew in Sweden.
- Author:Lowe, JanetSummary:
Lowe profiles what some call the prototypical 21st-century company, Internet giant Google. In less than 15 years, creators Sergey Brin and Larry Page built what was supposed to be a simple search engine into a megaprofitable operation...
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Author:Hare, JanSummary: - Author:Birkenhead, PeterSummary:
Birkenhead wields his cuts-to-the-bone prose in a memoir focusing largely on a father who is at once a magnetic personality and a violent, cruel force.
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