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- Born a crime : stories from a South African childhood / by Noah, Trevor,1984-author.;
"One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Noah provides something deeper than traditional memorists: powerfully funny observations about how farcical political and social systems play out in our lives. Trevor Noah is the host of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, where he gleefully provides America with its nightly dose of serrated satire. He is a light-footed but cutting observer of the relentless absurdities of politics, nationalism and race--and in particular the craziness of his own young life, which he's lived at the intersections of culture and history. In his first book, Noah tells his coming of age story with his larger-than-life mother during the last gasps of apartheid-era South Africa and the turbulent years that followed. Noah was born illegal--the son of a white, Dutch father and a black Xhosa mother, who had to pretend to be his nanny or his father's servant in the brief moments when the family came together. His brilliantly eccentric mother loomed over his life--a comically zealous Christian (they went to church six days a week and three times on Sunday), a savvy hustler who kept food on their table during rough times, and an aggressively involved, if often seriously misguided, parent who set Noah on his bumpy path to stardom. The stories Noah tells are sometimes dark, occasionally bizarre, frequently tender, and always hilarious--whether he's subsisting on caterpillars during months of extreme poverty or making comically pitiful attempts at teenage romance in a color-obsessed world; whether's he's being thrown into jail as the hapless fall guy for a crime he didn't commit or being thrown by his mother from a speeding car driven by murderous gangsters."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Noah, Trevor, 1984-; Apartheid; Comedians; South African wit and humor.;
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- The family that conquered Everest / by Mallory, Alan,1984-;
In 2008 Alan Mallory and his family became the first family of four to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.LSC- Subjects: Mallory, Alan, 1984-; Mallory, Alan, 1984-; Mallory, Alan, 1984-; Mountaineers; Success.;
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- La forêt des disparus / by Gervais, Stéphanie,1984-; Gendron, Sabrina,1984-;
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- Subjects: Mères et filles; Mothers and daughters; French language materials.;
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- Retour aux sources / by Lapointe, Stéphanie,1984-;
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- Subjects: Adolescentes; Amitié; Teenage girls; Friendship; French language materials.;
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- Fanny Cloutier, ou, L'année où j'ai failli rater mon adolescence. by Lapointe, Stéphanie,1984-; Ferrer, Marianne,1990-;
LSC- Subjects: Journal intime fictif.; Diary fiction.; Adolescentes; Dessin; Pères et filles; Teenage girls; Drawing; Fathers and daughters;
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- La ruelle d'hiver / by Comtois, Céline,1984-; Després, Geneviève.;
Dès qu'elle obtient l'accord de son papa, Élodie file dans la ruelle enneigée et escalade la montagne qui a été constituée avec la somme des précipitations tombées la veille. Du sommet, elle peut tout voir: les arbres endormis de la voisine, les fils givrés, transformés en chemins pour les écureuils, et les vignes emmitouflées sur les clôtures. Son amie Aimée, puis Elias et sa soeur Rima, ainsi que Manuela et Naïma, les nouvelles de la ruelle, ne tardent pas à la rejoindre pour mettre la dernière main à leur fort et aux munitions, qui doivent être terminés avant l'affrontement contre leurs ennemis, qui aura lieu au coucher du soleil.LSC- Subjects: Ruelles; Amitié; Bon voisinage; Bonshommes de neige; Hiver; Alleys; Friendship; Neighborliness; Snowmen; Winter;
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- The weight of sand : my 450 days held hostage in the Sahara / by Blais, Edith,1984-author.; Grubisic, Katia,translator.; translation of:Blais, Edith,1984-Sablier.English.;
"An evocative, earth-shattering memoir about one woman's kidnapping and 450 days of captivity at the hands of terrorists-and her stunning escape to freedom. In January 2019, news outlets reported that a young Canadian woman and her Italian companion were presumed kidnapped while traveling in Africa's Sahel region, a haven for Islamic terrorists. Little was known about the pair's fate until they reappeared in Mali more than one year later, having apparently escaped their captors. Now, in The Weight of Sand, Edith Blais describes her harrowing hostage experience for the first time-and reveals that writing poetry in secret helped save her life. Edith recounts the prolonged terror of her months as a hostage, enduring violent sandstorms, constant relocations, grueling hunger strikes, extreme isolation, and the unpredictability of her captors. She also shares the luminous poems she wrote in secret with a borrowed pen, which became a lifeline of creativity and one of the few possessions she smuggled out in her escape, strapped to her leg under her clothes. A compelling descent into a strange, brutal universe, The Weight of Sand is ultimately a life-affirming book-a celebration of resilience by a woman who refused to have her humanity stripped away from her."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Blais, Edith, 1984-; Blais, Edith, 1984-; Hostages; Hostages; Kidnapping victims; Kidnapping victims; Terrorism;
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- Wildflower : a memoir / by James, Aurora,1984-author.;
"This extraordinary memoir of struggle and perseverance offers new ways of envisioning economic equality for everyone--from a leading activist and fashion pioneer. Aurora James's story is not a "success story." Or at least, it shouldn't be told that way. Having dropped out of high school, struggled with body image, and dabbled in street racing, her eventual arrest might have been her rock bottom. But as a visionary and optimist, that experience became one of many that reshaped her way of thinking about the world. After a brief modeling stint, James discovered the real power in creating for the runway and started her own business in a flea market, a sustainable fashion line showcasing traditional African design that would become an award-winning international brand. Then she founded one of the fastest-growing social justice nonprofits, the Fifteen Percent Pledge. But none of this came from a desire to "succeed." It came from a desire to forge a new creative path--and to lift others up alongside her. Already a rising star in fashion and the first Black American female designer to win a CFDA Award, James was inspired by the activism that swept the nation in the summer of 2020 to think bigger about how to empower Black business owners. With an idea and an Instagram post, she founded the Fifteen Percent Pledge, which challenges retailers to commit 15% of their shelf space and spending power to Black businesses. To date, more than two dozen of the world's most recognized retailers have taken the pledge, redirecting $10 billion in revenue to Black brands. Empowering and full of heart, Wildflower is the story of how Aurora James got to where she is now and a rallying cry for those eager to make change"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; James, Aurora, 1984-; Abused women; African American fashion designers; Fashion designers;
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- The education of Kendrick Perkins / by Perkins, Kendrick,1984-author.; Rogoff, Seth,1976-author.;
"The Education of Kendrick Perkins is an intimate memoir about race, fatherhood, and basketball, from former NBA player and outspoken cultural critic, Kendrick "Perk" Perkins. At age eighteen, Kendrick Perkins left his grandparents' run-down yellow house in Beaumont, Texas for the last time. Sure, he'd traveled the country for camps and tournaments. He'd banged and bruised with the biggest and most skilled players the amateur basketball world had to offer. But he'd always come back home. In this powerful and intimate memoir, readers follow Perkins on his journey from small-town Texas athlete to the NBA. Both on and off the court, Perk gained a reputation for his candor and conviction--his unabiding sense of right and wrong. Now he tells all, offering the sports insights for which he has become a stellar ESPN commentator, and for the first time ever, sharing frank opinions about racial justice, political consciousness, and fatherhood. Years spent playing against and alongside giants like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James helped shape Perk's athleticism, but this is a story all his own, the story of an education"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Perkins, Kendrick, 1984-; African American athletes; African American basketball players; Basketball players;
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- My vanishing country : a memoir / by Sellers, Bakari,1984-author.;
"The CNN analyst and youngest state representative in South Carolina's history illuminates the lives of America's forgotten rural, Black working-class men and women"--- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Sellers, Bakari, 1984-; South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives; African American legislators; Legislators; Rural African Americans; Racism;
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