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Rex: an autobiography
By Rex Harrison. 1975
Reunion: the search for my birth family
By Madelene Allen. 1992
Like many adopted children, the author struggled to fill a void that would not go away. She chronicles her difficult…
odyssey to discover the identity of her real parents. She discusses the critical issues that face those in her situation and provides guidance to those who embark on a similar journey. 1992.Rethinking normal: a memoir in transition
By Ariel Schrag, Katie Rain Hill. 2014
Katie never felt comfortable in her own skin. She realized very young that a serious mistake had been made; she…
was a girl who had been born in the body of a boy. Suffocating under her peers’ bullying and the mounting pressure to be “normal,” Katie tried to take her life at the age of eight years old. After several other failed attempts, she finally understood that “Katie” - the girl trapped within her - was determined to live. She reflects on her pain-filled childhood and the events leading up to the life-changing decision to undergo gender reassignment as a teenager. She reveals the unique challenges she faced while unlearning how to be a boy and shares what it was like to navigate the dating world and experience heartbreak. For senior high readers and older. 2014.Redefining realness: my path to womanhood, identity, love & so much more
By Janet Mock. 2014
In 2011, Marie Claire magazine published a profile of Janet Mock in which she stepped forward for the first time…
as a trans woman. This memoir follows her quest for identity, from her early gender conviction to a turbulent adolescence in Honolulu that found her transitioning through the halls of her school, self-medicating with hormones at fifteen, and flying across the world for sex reassignment surgery at just eighteen. With unflinching honesty, Mock uses her own experience to impart vital insight about the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of trans youth and brave girls like herself. c2014.Rescued from ISIS: the gripping true story of how a father saved his son
By Dimitri Bontinck. 2017
Dimitri Bontinck lived every parent's worst nightmare: his teenage son, introduced to Islam by his girlfriend, fell into the clutches…
of a radical mosque. Completely brainwashed, Jay snuck out of the house and traveled to Syria, all but vanishing. With no one to help him, Dimitri--a white, Christian-raised atheist--set off on his own to save his son. 2017. Uniform title: Syriëstrijder tegen wil en dank.Redneck Riviera: armadillos, outlaws, and the demise of an American dream
By Dennis Covington. 2004
Redneck Riviera is the true story of Covington's bizarre encounters with a lawless band of gun-toting swamp-dwellers in Central Florida…
who've illegally claimed the two-and-a-half acres of land he inherited from his father. 2004.Reinventing myself: memoirs
By Mavor Moore. 1994
Moore's autobiography covers the first 50 years of his life. He talks about the wide range of careers he has…
worked in, such as soldier, actor, playwright, critic, composer, and member of the Canada Council. c1994.Relative stranger: a life after death
By Mary Loudon. 2006
The author's quest to find her sister Catherine, a schizophrenic, in Catherine's home, in her last hospital room, her paintings,…
her letters, her clothes. But in facing the truths about Catherine's life and death, she asks hard questions about sanity, family responsibility, love, and about what it means to say that a life is - or is not - worth living. 2006.Reluctant genius: the passionate life and inventive mind of Alexander Graham Bell
By Charlotte Gray. 2006
Biography of Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), inventor of the telephone and champion of the deaf. Discusses his temperament; creativity; marriage…
to Mabel Hubbard, who was deaf; family life; and friendship with Helen Keller. Covers his many inventions, years living in Washington, D.C., and association with the National Geographic Society. 2006.Red Doran: the story of a Derryman (A blackstaff Paperback Original Ser.)
By John Doran. 1996
Boxer, ship's waiter, factory-hand, beekeeper - John "Red" Doran has crowded a wealth of experience into his life. He recalls…
the "togetherness and happiness" of his childhood, the "adrenalin and fire" of his boxing days through to the darkness of the troubles when he survived a murder attempt. 1996.Rebel without a pause: a memoir
By Nick Ternette. 2013
The autobiography of Winnipeg’s best-known and most persistent political activist, Nick Ternette. For over forty years, Nick was one of…
the loudest voices of the Left. A champion of the rights of the poor and the disabled, sustainable ecology and public transit as well as a leader in Winnipeg’s peace movement, Nick was a thorn in the side of conservative politicians and city official for decades. Written before his death in March 2013, "Rebel Without A Pause" invites us into the personal life and political memories of one of Winnipeg’s most cherished citizens. c2013.Ready for the people: my most chilling cases as a prosecutor
By Marissa N Batt. 2005
L.A. deputy district attorney Batt draws on more than 25 years of experience in recalling her most challenging cases, also…
describing those involved, including biased judges, hardworking police, sleazy lawyers and expert witnesses. Batt's compassion toward crime victims and good case preparation are contrasted with rulings that reflect the fragility of the US criminal justice system. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence and explicit strong language. 2004.Quand bien même je verrais: témoignage
By Sophie Massieu, Florence Montreynaud. 1998
Sophie Massieu est une personne extraordinaire. C'est une jolie jeune fille de vingt-trois ans, aveugle de naissance et qui a…
fait de brillantes études. Elle vit seule à Paris et a l'ambition de devenir journaliste de presse écrite. Son secret? Sa mère, qui a été présente à ses côtés sans s'imposer ni peser. 1998.Projection: encounters with my runaway mother
By Priscila Uppal. 2013
This brutally honest memoir takes a probing look at a very unusual and turbulent mother-daughter relationship. In 2002, Priscila Uppal…
summoned the courage to contact her mother, who had abandoned her family two decades earlier. The emotional reunion was alternately shocking, hopeful, humorous, and devastating. c2013.Pourquoi être heureux quand on peut être normal?
By Jeanette Winterson, Céline Leroy. 2012
Pourquoi être heureux quand on peut être normal ? Étrange question, à laquelle Jeanette Winterson répond en menant une existence…
en forme de combat. Dès l'enfance, il faut lutter : contre une mère adoptive sévère, qui s'aime peu et ne sait pas aimer. Contre les diktats religieux ou sociaux. Et pour trouver sa voie. Ce livre est une autobiographie guidée par la fantaisie et la férocité, mais c'est surtout l'histoire d'une quête, celle du bonheur. 2012, c2011. Titre uniforme: Why be happy when you could be normal?Pour l'amour de Massoud: document
By Sediqa Massoud, Chékéba Hachemi, Marie-Françoise Colombani. 2005
Massoud. Ce nom évoque l'homme qui a résisté dans les montagnes d'Afghanistan contre les Soviétiques, puis contre les talibans. Le…
héros assassiné par les extrémistes de l'Islam, le 9 septembre 2001, deux jours avant les attentats du World Trade Center. Ce témoignage exceptionnel est celui de la femme que Massoud a aimée, épousée dans le plus grand secret, et avec qui il a eu six enfants. Sediqa Massoud nous révèle ici la face cachée d'un grand chef de guerre, visionnaire, épris de liberté, que le monde entier respecte et dont la vie personnelle reste à ce jour un mystère. 2005.Pride of family: four generations of American women of color (Griot audio)
By Carole Ione. 2005
Psychotherapist and writer Ione was raised jointly by her mother, grandmother, and grandaunt, strong, successful women who lived, for the…
most part, unencumbered by men. Discovery of her great-grandmother’s diary gave Ione an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses passed through the female side of her family, a pattern she illustrates in the women’s life stories. 2005.Power in the blood: land, memory, and a southern family
By John Bentley Mays. 1997
Mays retraces his family's 400-year history in the American South and reflects on what he discovers. Returning to the South…
for the funeral of his aunt, Mays re-discovers his attachment to the land, lost when he left decades before. He begins a search for his heritage and a new understanding of the South itself. 1997.Les saisons du terroir
By Denise Bergeron. 1995
L'auteure raconte la vie rurale au Québec, les gestes quotidiens ou saisonniers des fermiers aux environs des années 30. Sous…
sa plume attentive aux moindres détails, elle fait revivre toute une époque. Les plus jeunes, eux, découvriront le terreau dans lequel s'enfoncent les racines de l'identité québécoise. 1995.