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A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 'I am overwhelmed by this book. It is an absolute masterpiece. A book of…
such beauty and profundity, of such poetry in its emotion and observation ... I found my sense of life transformed by her writing as I often find it transformed after the exhibition of a great artist' LAURA CUMMING Claire Wilcox has been a curator of fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum for most of her working life. In Patch Work , she steps into the archive of memory, deftly stitching together her dedicated study of fashion with the story of her own life lived in and through clothes. From her mother's black wedding suit to the swirling patterns of her own silk kimono, her memoir unfolds in spare, luminous prose the spellbinding power of the things we wear. In a series of intimate and compelling close-ups, Wilcox tugs on the threads that make up the fabric of our lives: a cardigan worn by a child, a mother's button box, the draping of a curtain, a pair of cycling shorts, a roll of lace, a pin hidden in a seam. Through the eye of a curator, we see how the stories and the secrets of clothes measure out the passage of time, our gains and losses, and the way we use them to unravel and write our histories
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Literature biography, Literature, Family and relationships, Journals and memoirs, Psychology, Parenting, Biography
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Memoir by the author of The Madonnas of Echo Park (DB 71696). Describes being raised as an American Indian by…
his single mother in Echo Park, California, in the 1970s and 1980s and discovering at the age of twelve or thirteen that he was really Mexican. Strong language. 2014
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Inspirational and family life, Actors biography, Family and relationships, Journals and memoirs
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"My life was a complete a mess, and God bless all of it. Because it's in the messes where we…
learn the most—as long as we slow down enough to realize what God is trying to show us." Suddenly in the spotlight, twenty-four-year-old Hannah Brown realized that she wasn't sure what she wanted. After years of competing in beauty pageants, and then starring on The Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars, she had become incredibly visible. There she was, in her early twenties, with millions around the world examining and weighing in on her every decision. She found herself wondering what it would mean to live on her terms. What it would mean to stop seeking approval from others and decide – for the first time – what it was she wanted from her own life. An honest and earnest examination of her own mid-twenties, God Bless This Mess is a memoir that doesn't claim to have all the answers. Hannah knows she doesn't have all the answers. What she does have is the insight of someone who has spent critical years of her youth under public scrutiny. Thus what emerges is a quarter-life memoir that speaks to the set of difficulties young women face, and how to move through them with grace. By pushing against her engrained need to seek approval, and learning how to think critically about her own goals and desires, Hannah inspires others to do the same - and to embrace the messiness that comes hand-in-hand with self-discovery (even it that sometimes means falling flat on your face). Using her time on The Bachelorette as a launching pad, Hannah doesn't shy away from the most painful experiences of her life: moments when her faith was tested, when she feared it was lost, and the moments when she reclaimed it on national television. "And Jesus still loves me." Fans will be inspired by the never-before-told stories: the ones about facing depression and anxiety during her pageant years, the ways in which therapy and journaling have proven to be a saving grace, and the previously private moments – both at home and on television - that have shaped the star's outlook. Honest and emotionally urgent, God Bless This Mess is a reminder that true growth doesn't come without strife – and it's through those dark, messy moments that self-acceptance and love can bloom
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A "touching, heartbreaking, and exceptional" ( Town & Country ) coming-of-age memoir by the daughter of artistic, bohemian parents—set against…
a backdrop of 1950s New York, Cape Cod, and Mexico. Hayden Herrera's parents each married five times; following their desires was more important to them than looking after their children. When Herrera was only three years old, her parents separated, and she and her sister moved from Cape Cod to New York City to live with their mother and their new hard-drinking stepfather. They saw their father only during the summers on the Cape, when they and the other neighborhood children would be left to their own devices by parents who were busy painting, writing, or composing music. These adults inhabited a world that Herrera's mother called "upper bohemia," a milieu of people born to privilege who chose to focus on the life of the mind. Her parents' friends included such literary and artistic heavyweights as artist Max Ernst, writers Edmund Wilson and Mary McCarthy, architect Marcel Breuer, and collector Peggy Guggenheim. On the surface, Herrera's childhood was idyllic and surreal. But underneath, the pain of being a parent's afterthought was acute. Upper Bohemia captures the tension between a child's excitement at every new thing and her sadness at losing the comfort of a reliable family. For her parents, both painters, the thing that mattered most was beauty—and so her childhood was expanded by art and by a reverence for nature. But her early years were also marred by abuse and by absent, irresponsible adults. As a result, Herrera would move from place to place, parent to parent, relative to family friend, and school to school—eventually following her mother to Mexico. The stepparents and stepsiblings kept changing too. Intimate and honest, Upper Bohemia "captures an enchanted but erratic childhood in a rarefied milieu with the critical but appreciative eye of a seasoned art historian" ( The Wall Street Journal ). It is a celebration of a wild and pleasure-filled way of living—and a poignant reminder of the toll such narcissism takes on the children raised in its grip
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Family and relationships, Self help
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Unfu*k Yourself comes tough-love that explains what makes relationships work: you taking…
responsibility to fix yourself. "Love is patient, love is blind. . ." Until it's not. Then what? No matter how much advice we get or how much work we do on our "stuff," nothing ever seems to make the difference. The truth of it is, you're woefully ill-equipped for one of the most life-defining things you will ever take on—being in a committed relationship. Whether you're currently in one, want to be in one, half in–half out, getting over one, married, single, separated, divorced, or just overwhelmed with the whole thing, let's cut through the morass of relationship schtick and put you back in charge. No flowery BS, no woo-woo strategies, systems, or techniques, just real talk, for real people who want a real relationship in their life that actually works
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Family and relationships, Hobbies and crafts, Business biography, Judaism
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British ceramic artist relates tracing his family's history through the ownership of a collection of netsuke, ornamental Japanese carvings, which…
he inherited in 1994. Describes the wealthy Ephrussi clan's lives in Vienna and Paris and their origins as Jewish merchants from Odessa, Russia. 2010
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Family and relationships, Women biography, United States history, Politics and government biography
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Author relates the seventeen-month sexual relationship she had at the age of nineteen with President John F. Kennedy. Describes accepting…
an unsolicited White House summer internship in 1962 as an inexperienced adolescent and becoming the object of the president's physical desires shortly afterward. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012
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Politics and government biography, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Politics and government, Family and relationships, Women biography
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New York Times correspondent conducted hundreds of interviews to create a portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama and their life…
in the White House. Kantor examines the first lady's influence on and advocacy for her husband and explores the political consequences of their personal dynamics. Bestseller. 2012
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Biography, War, Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Self help, War and military biography, Family and relationships, General non-fiction
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Eric Greitens recounts his personal odyssey from humanitarian to soldier. Relates studying the history of humanitarianism as a Rhodes scholar,…
working with genocide survivors as a volunteer, and joining the Navy SEALs to make a difference. Some violence and some strong language. 2011
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Journals and memoirs, Parenting, Women biography, General non-fiction, Family and relationships, History, Customs and cultures
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Following her memoir about her African childhood, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (DB 53942), Fuller describes her Scottish…
mother and English father's origins and farm life in Kenya, Rhodesia, and finally Zambia. Covers multiple civil wars and highlights struggles with racism and personal tragedies. Bestseller. 2011
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Family and relationships, Health and medicine, Diabetes, Medicine
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Medical and parenting advice for those raising diabetic children. Discusses administering insulin injections, monitoring glucose, creating meal plans, communicating with school staff, and dealing with complications and emotional issues. 2011
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Biography, War, War and military biography, Journals and memoirs, General non-fiction, Family and relationships, World War II, Parenting
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Emmy Award-winning journalist relates discovering her father's hidden past, years after her mother's death. Recounts learning that Richard Cosby, born…
Ryszard Kossobudzki in Poland, endured life as a World War II freedom fighter, a POW, an escapee, and a refugee. 2010
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Family and relationships, Self help
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Professional mediators provide a guide to retaining civility during the divorce process. They offer eight keys for resolving family conflicts…
and eight peace practices and emphasize taking the high road to achieve an amicable quality of life. 2010
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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Literature biography, Journals and memoirs, Family and relationships, Parenting, Death and bereavement
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Didion, who wrote about her husband John Gregory Dunne's death in The Year of Magical Thinking (DB 61740), here focuses…
on her adopted daughter Quintana Roo, who died at age thirty-nine in 2005. Didion reflects on Quintana's childhood, her own role as a mother, adoption issues, and aging. Bestseller. 2011
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Music, Music biography, Family and relationships, Journals and memoirs
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Autobiography of Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Crowell (born 1950) evokes his hardscrabble Texas upbringing by volatile parents. Details the relationship between…
his epileptic, Pentecostal mother and alcoholic, honky-tonk father. Recounts the start of his own career and discusses his marriage to Rosanne Cash. Strong language and some violence. 2011
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Social issues, Family and relationships, United States history, General non-fiction, Customs and cultures
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Traces three diverse Southern families with African ancestry who chose to pass as white during different periods of U.S. history.…
Researches the Gibsons, South Carolina landowners; the Spencers, Appalachian farmers; and the Walls, part of the Washington, D.C., middle class. 2011
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Compilation of personal stories and essays written by teens--gay and straight--describes their conflicts with the homosexual identity, attempts to establish…
relationships, and struggles for acceptance. For senior high and older readers. 2009
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Adventure and exploration, Biography, Journals and memoirs, Espionage, Law and crime biography, Family and relationships, Politics and government biography
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The author of See No Evil (DB 53770), the basis for the movie Syriana, and his wife Dayna share their…
anecdotes of working for the CIA. They describe their first meeting while on assignment in the Balkans and recount falling in love years later. Some strong language. 2011
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Biography, Women biography, Politics and government, General non-fiction, Family and relationships, Customs and cultures, Business biography
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Former ABC News journalist recounts her trip to Afghanistan in 2005 to study the role of women entrepreneurs in war…
zones. Describes meeting Kamila Sidiqi, a schoolteacher who was forced to remain home during the Taliban's rule and sewed and sold clothes to feed her family. 2011
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Romance, Historical romanceFamily and relationships
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London, 1762. While trying to fulfill his wealthy uncle's decree--that he must marry a fallen woman if he wants to…
gain his inheritance--Sebastian Sullivan discovers that the woman who broke his heart is back in town and working in an illegal gaming house. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011