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Instrumental: a memoir of madness, medication, and music
By James Rhodes. 2017
Sexually abused as a child, a classical pianist describes how music saved him from a life of drug abuse and…
mental wards. Organized around classical music pieces important to him, he discusses his career and his efforts to process the traumas of his youth. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2014Drugs: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Leslie L. Iversen. 2001
The history of drugs, the various ways they work, and how new ones are developed, tested, and marketed. Focuses on…
pharmaceuticals--including pain relievers, antibiotics, and psychiatric drugs--but also includes discussion of legal and illegal recreational drugs. 2016Fossils: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions #Vol. 138)
By Keith Stewart Thomson. 2005
Past director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History explains the study of fossils and the ways they help…
us understand the Earth's past. Considers the public's fascination with fossils--especially the remains of dinosaurs--and recounts famous hoaxes such as Piltdown man. 2005Leave out the tragic parts: a grandfather's search for a boy lost to addiction
By Dave Kindred. 2021
Jared Kindred left his home and family at eighteen, choosing to wander America on freight trains and live on the…
street. Addicted to alcohol most of his short life, he never found a way to survive. Through this ordeal, Dave Kindred's love for his grandson never wavered. Kindred reconstructs the life Jared chose for himself--a life that rejected the comforts of civilization in favor of a chance to roam freeFreedom: my book of firsts
By Jaycee Lee Dugard. 2016
In this follow up to A Stolen Life (DB 73692), Dugard chronicles some of her memorable experiences after years as…
a captive. In addition to the joys of her new freedom, she discusses the challenges she faced rebuilding her life. Bestseller. 2016The distance between us: a memoir
By Reyna Grande. 2013
The author recounts her childhood, when her father left her, her siblings, and her mother behind in Mexico to cross…
the United States' border. Years later he summons his wife to join him, but Reyna and her siblings are left behind with their stern grandmother. Some violence. 2012Scaly spotted feathered frilled: how do we know what dinosaurs really looked like?
By Catherine Thimmesh. 2013
My name is Mahtob: The Story that Began in the Global Phenomenon Not Without My Daughter Continues
By Mahtob Mahmoody. 2015
The subject of Not without My Daughter (DB 27057) shares memories of the time spent with her father while her…
mother was searching for her, and of returning to America after her mother reclaimed her. Discusses how her Christian faith helped in dealing with the psychological effects of the experience. 2015Racial profiling and discrimination: your legal rights (Know Your Rights)
By Corinne Grinapol. 2016
Guide to how to protect and fight for your human rights in a broken criminal-justice system. Provides examples and statistics…
on students who have been unjustly stopped by police and expelled from schools because of racial profiling and discrimination. For junior and senior high readers. 2015Journalist Lisa Davis recounts how Mormon Sunday-school teacher Frank Curtis preyed on his young charges, even as he was protected…
by the church elders who knew of his behavior. She also describes events leading up to his crimes and the assembly of the case against his behavior. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011Buzzed: the straight facts about the most used and abused drugs from alcohol to ecstasy
By Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, Wilkie Wilson. 2014
Updated fourth edition describes the physiological effects of drugs on the body, including dangerous interactions and addiction potential. Discusses caffeine,…
nicotine, and alcohol as well as illegal and prescription drugs. Provides information on the brain and medical and legal issues involving drugs. Glossary of drug slang appended. 2014Dreamland: the true tale of America's opiate epidemic
By Sam Quinones. 2015
Journalist investigates the impact of addiction to opiates, including morphine, OxyContin, and heroin. Focusing particularly on the town of Portsmouth,…
Ohio, the author discusses the ways people become addicted and the ways those addictions are fed, primarily through prescriptions and drugs smuggled from Mexico. 2015We have met the enemy: self-control in an age of excess
By Daniel Akst. 2011
Akst examines the many forms that excess takes in early twenty-first century America, such as overeating, overspending, and procrastination. Akst…
discusses the importance and challenge of willpower against the temptations he describes, and calls for individuals to exercise more control in their daily lives. 2011Breaking free: true stories of girls who escaped modern slavery
By Abby Sher. 2014
Profiles of three girls who claim to have been subjected to human sex trafficking: Somaly Mam, Minh Dang, and Maria…
Suarez. Discusses their experiences and how they escaped. Includes resources for learning more about how sex trafficking happens and ways to fight it. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2014Not my father's son: a memoir
By Alan Cumming. 2014
Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor reflects on growing up with an abusive father, his years in show business, and the…
family secrets and stories that were revealed when he agreed to be on an episode of the genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?. Strong language. Bestseller. 2014The wild truth
By Carine McCandless. 2014
The author, whose brother Chris was the subject of Jon Krakauer's bestselling Into the Wild (DB 41823) and a movie…
directed by Sean Penn, now describes the dysfunctional family dynamics behind Chris's rejection of conventional life and ill-fated Alaskan journey. Strong language and some violence. 2014La distancia entre nosotros (Atria Espanol)
By Reyna Grande. 2013
A memoir chronicling Grande's family history in the aftermath of her parents leaving Mexico in search of the American Dream.…
Upon her mother's return, Grande prepares for her own journey to "the Other Side" to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years--her absent father. Spanish language. 2013The power of women: A doctor's journey of hope and healing
By Denis Mukwege. 2021
From Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor, and noted human rights activist Dr. Denis Mukwege comes an inspiring clarion call-to-action to confront…
the scourge of sexual violence and better learn from women's resilience, strength, and power. At the heart of Dr. Mukwege's message will be the voices of the many women he has worked with over the years. Dr. Mukwege will use individual cases to reassure all survivors that, even if their psychological wounds may never fully heal, they can recover and thrive with the right care and support. Dr. Mukwege's dramatic personal story is interwoven throughout as he explores the bigger issues that have become a focus of his advocacy. He will seek to explain why sexual violence is so often overlooked during war, and how governments need to recognize and compensate victims. He will also stress the importance of breaking down the taboos surrounding assault, and the necessity of building a system that supports women who come forward. His words advocate for saying "no" to indifference and he asks listeners to reckon with the West's involvement in perpetuating sexual violence in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to confront the abuse taking place in their own communities. Sexual violence does not occur in a vacuum. The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has raged for over 20 years and has claimed an estimated 5 million lives, is inseparable from Western patriarchy and economic colonization. And this cycle of violence and spoils is not limited to Congo. Dr. Mukwege's work has led him to South Korea, Latin America, the Middle East, and elsewhere in Africa, where he has found striking similarities in women's testimonies. The truth is, through the intricate ties of the global economy, we are all implicated in violence against women—whether it occurs amidst the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo or on college campuses in the West. And Dr. Mukwege's writing will address men as well, encouraging and guiding them to become allies in the fight against sexual abuse, in war and in peace. Building more inclusive, gender-balanced societies will require developing what he calls "positive masculinity"—a systemic change in male behavior and attitudes towards women. Dr. Mukwege hopes to inspire other men to speak out and join the struggle, rather than leaving women to fight the battle alone. He will also make the case, drawing from his experience and a wealth of research on the topic, that when women are involved as economic and political decision makers, all of society benefits. The Power of Women will illuminate the enduring strength of women in the face of violence and trauma, and give hope for the potential of individuals to turn the tide. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books "The book we all need to be paying attention to now. The voices of women in Eastern Congo reverberate throughout Dr. Mukwege's moving account of the causes and consequences of sexual violence. Weaving together their stories with accounts from across the world, he calls on us all to emulate the strength of women for the sake of the world." — Emma Watson , actor and activist "There are real heroes out there. There's Denis Mukwege." — Michaela Coel , creator of I May Destroy You and author of MisfitsS Street rising: crack, murder, and redemption in D.C
By Ruben Castaneda. 2014
Journalist details his years covering the crime beat for the Washington Post even as he struggled with an addiction to…
crack cocaine. Describes the culture of Washington, D.C., in the 1990s and profiles a homicide detective with whom Castaneda became friendly. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2014A chance to win: boyhood, baseball, and the struggle for redemption in the inner city
By Jonathan Schuppe. 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist recounts the life of Rodney Mason, an ex-con drug dealer from Newark's rough South Ward, who was…
shot and paralyzed. Highlights the positive changes in Mason, such as his involvement with a Little League team to help boys avoid the dangerous street life. Strong language. 2013