At 14 years old, Tony began an affair with a married woman that ended when the jilted husband, a devout Roman Catholic, sent Tony to a Benedictine abbey. There, Tony met the remarkably kind and compassionate Father Joe. For the next...
Biography
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Author:Hendra, TonySummary: - Author:Moore, JudithSummary:
"I am fat" begin's Moore's description of an abusive mother, ignored or teased by those around her, she has always been defined by her size. But as she traces her obsessions with food, and struggles with self image and troubled...
- Author:Hager, Jenna BushSummary:
Jenna Bush Hager, the former first daughter and granddaughter, author, and co-anchor of the Today show, shares moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on that has shaped her life.
- Author:HOCKEN, SheilaSummary:
Dog's eye view of puppyhood and the training of a guide dog. Emma is Sheila's guide dog.
- Author:HOCKEN, SheilaSummary:
The moving and often amusing account of how her dog helps a young blind woman achieve independence.
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Author:Vance, AshleeSummary:Adapted for middle grade readers, this edition of New York Times bestseller Elon Musk provides an in-depth look at the engineer, inventor, explorer, and entrepreneur who seeks to revolutionize the space, automotive, and energy...
- Author:Weir, AlisonSummary:
A biography of the first Tudor queen, who was the only living descendant of Yorkist King Edward IV and the mother of the infamous Henry VIII.
- Author:Morton, AndrewSummary:
They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth II and Margaret was dramatically altered.
- Author:Jackson, PhilSummary:
The head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers traces the life experiences and philosophies that inspired his championship-winning techniques, revealing how he forged successful teams by combining talents and promoting trust...
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Author:Freedman, RussellSummary:A biography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.
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Author:Westover, TaraSummary:Traces the author's experiences as a child born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, describing her participation in her family's paranoid stockpiling activities and her resolve to educate herself well enough to earn acceptance...
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Author:Gatto, John TaylorSummary:With over 70,000 copies of the first edition in print, this radical treatise on public education has been a New Society Publishers' bestseller for 10 years! Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad...
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Author:Bydlowska, JowitaSummary:Three years after giving up drinking, Jowita Bydlowska found herself throwing back a glass of champagne at a party celebrating the birth of her first child. This marked her immediate, full-blown return to crippling alcoholism. This book...
- Author:Jacobs, A. J.Summary:
Jacobs attempts to become the healthiest man alive--at times to his (extremely patient) wife's chagrin. Relating his tussle with the often nonsensical world of dieting and exercise advice, Jacobs goes to excruciating (and hilarious)...
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Author:Netmaker, KendalSummary:A story of success from one of the most unlikely places on the planet. The story develops on a First Nation reservation, in northern Canada. The child of a single mom of 4, living on welfare, was forever changed through a simple act of...
- Author:Fabijančić, TonySummary:
Since childhood, Tony Fabijančić has travelled frequently to Yugoslavia and Croatia, the homeland of his father. He spent time with his peasant family in the village of Srebrnjak in the north and escaped to the Adriatic islands in the...
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Author:Say, AllenSummary:Part memoir, part graphic novel, part narrative history, Caldecott Medalist Allen Say chronicles his journey as an artist during WWII when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier cartoonist.
- Author:Cook, JudithSummary:
Simon Forman rose to wealth and fame in Elizabethan London as doctor to the giants of the Elizabethan theatre. He was also an astrologer and schemer - and perhaps a spy. His "playbook" contains the first eye-witness accounts...
- Author:Cook, JudithSummary:
Charismatic and ambitious, Simon Forman rose from a poor upbringing in Wiltshire to become one of the wealthiest doctors in London. This account of his life sees him denounced as a quack and an astrologer who used black magic. It covers...
- Author:Knockwood, DougSummary:
Mi'kmaw elder Doug Knockwood recounts the story of his life.
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