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Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-Loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood
In the journey toward adulthood, it is easy to find yourself treading the path of those who came before you; the path often appears straight and narrow, with a few bumps in the road and a little scenery to keep you inspired. But what if you donât want to walk a worn path? What if you want to wander? What if there is no map to guide you through the detours life throws your way?
From creating a home in a new city to understanding the link between a good hair dryer and good self-esteem to dealing with the depths of heartache and loss, these tales of the twentysomething document a road less traveledâa road that sometimes is just the way youâre meant to go.
Praise for Am I There Yet?
âEqual parts memoir and illustrated guidebook, it chronicles Andrewâs journey through adulthood as she navigates love and heartbreak, professional indecision and success, and personal struggles.ââRefinery29âUsing her artistic skills to illustrate thought-provoking essays, Andrew inspires readers to take the path less traveled in life.ââCNN
âThe illustrations . . . are often packed with truths about dating, self-care, careers, and all the secret thoughts you never say out loud.ââElleâThis uplifting book is filled with essays and illustrations that will fill you with so much hope as you move forward with any big life change.ââBustle
âHer illustrations will resonate with anyone who has ever had a crush, went on a date, or felt the sting of heartbreak.ââThe IndependentÂ
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An American Family: A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice
An American Family is an intensely personal story about the nature of true patriotism and what it’s like to risk everything you know for the promise of a 226-year-old piece of parchment. As Khizr Khan traces his remarkable journey–from humble beginnings on a poultry farm in Pakistan to obtaining a degree from Harvard Law School and raising a family in America–he shows what it means to leave the limitations of one’s country behind for the best values and promises of another. He also tells the story of the Khans’ middle child, U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed while protecting his base camp in Iraq, and the ways in which their undying pride in him and his sacrifice have helped them endure the deepest despair a parent can know.
The book is a stark depiction of what an American looks like, what being a nation of immigrants really means, and what it is to live-rather than simply to pay lip service to-our ideals.
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George Washington: A biography in social dance
George Washington: A biography in social dance
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Faithfull: An Autobiography
From pop stardom through the depths of addiction to her punk-rock comeback, Marianne Faithfull’s life captures rock ‘n’ roll at its most decadent and its most destructive. Faithfull’s first hit, 1964’s “As Tears Go By,” opened doors to the hippest circles in London. There she frolicked with the most luminous of the young, rich, and reckless, including Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.
Her legendary affair with Mick Jagger produced one hit single, “Sister Morphine,” and countless headlines. Faithfull left the relationship a strung-out junkie. Struggling to kick drugs and revive her musical career, she recorded Broken English in 1979, an edgy, hard-hitting, critical triumph. As honest in her autobiography as in her music, Faithfull is a searing, intimate portrait of a woman who examines her adventures and misadventures without flinching, without apology -
Many Masks: The Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867â1959) is often described as the greatest of American architects. His worksâamong them Taliesin North, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Johnson Wax buildings, the Guggenheim Museumâearned him a good measure of his fame, but his flamboyant personal life earned him the rest. Here Brendan Gill, a personal friend of Wright and his family, gives us not only the fullest, fairest, and most entertaining account of Wright to date, but also strips away the many masks the architect tirelessly constructed to fascinate his admirers and mislead his detractors. Enriched by hitherto unpublished letters and 300 photographs and drawings, this definitive biography makes Wright, in all his creativity, crankiness, and zest, fairly leap from its pages.
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The Medic: Life and Death in the Last Days of World War II
A World War II medic shares his story for the first time, detailing the intense combat and human drama he experienced as he patched up men on the frontlines during the final days of the war
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Breaking Night
In the vein of The Glass Castle, Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman who at age fifteen was living on the streets, and who eventually made it into Harvard.
Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls’ home. At age fifteen, Liz found herself on the streets. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to sleep.
When Liz’s mother died of AIDS, she decided to take control of her own destiny and go back to high school, often completing her assignments in the hallways and subway stations where she slept. Liz squeezed four years of high school into two, while homeless; won a New York Times scholarship; and made it into the Ivy League. Breaking Night is an unforgettable and beautifully written story of one young woman’s indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds.
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Moyers on America: A Journalist and His Times
During the fifty years he has been variously a reporter, a political spokesperson, and a broadcaster, Bill Moyers has demonstrated a deep commitment to understanding the workings of our government and the role of the individual in society. His essays and commentaries, such as the recent âShivers Down the Spine,â âA Time for Anger,â and âJournalism Under Fire,â are argued over and passed along as soon as they appear in print or on the Internet.
Identifying what he sees as a political system increasingly at the mercy of a corporate ruling class, Moyers urges a reengagement with the spirit of community that makes the work of democracy possible.
Not only a trenchant critique of what is wrong, Moyers on America is also a call to arms for the progressive promise of the people of America, in whom his faith is strong.
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