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Ladyparts : a memoir / by Copaken, Deborah,author.;
"Breasts. Uterus. Cervix. Heart. Vagina. The source of life, right? Well, for writer and photographer Deborah Copaken, it turned out to be just the opposite--almost. Between escaping from an abusive marriage, facing down the challenge of single-parenthood, and attempting to find love again, getting her bearings after everything she knew fell to pieces proved more slippery than she ever could have anticipated. From a Fourth of July health scare that brings new meaning to the words rocket's red glare, to wearing a giant heart monitor while out on dates to try and mend a heart both literally and figuratively broken, Lady Parts is Copaken's irreverent inventory of the female body and all the ailments that can befall it. Copaken's Lady Parts mines for irony the breakdown of a body during a time of intense spiritual and psychological upheaval, and paints with both black humor and breathtaking candor the portrait of a woman in revolt. From bloodclots and breast exams, heart palpitations and heartbreaks, to the terror, loneliness, and empowerment of a woman fighting for her life, Copaken weaves her harrowing experiences together with insights from medical and historical research to show how many of these common health issues and disabilities merely amplify what women around the world confront on a daily basis: warped beauty standards, workplace sexism, worries about romantic partners, and mistrust of their own bodies"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Copaken, Deborah; Copaken, Deborah.; Authors, American; Body image in women.; Photojournalists; Women authors; Women photographers; Women;
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The love you save : a memoir / by Taylor, Goldie,author.;
"Aunt Gerald takes in anyone who asks, but the conditions are harsh. For her young niece Goldie Taylor, abandoned by her mother and coping with trauma of her own, life in Gerald's East St. Louis comes with nothing but a threadbare blanket on the living room floor. But amid the pain and anguish, Goldie discovers a secret. She can find kinship among writers like James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. She can find hope in a nurturing teacher who helps her find her voice. And books, she realizes, can save her life. Goldie Taylor's debut memoir shines a light on the strictures of race, class and gender in a post-Jim Crow America while offering a nuanced, empathetic portrait of a family in a pitched battle for its very soul."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Taylor, Goldie.; Abandoned children; African American families.; African American women journalists; African Americans; Authors, American; Kinship care.; Women journalists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese restaurant : a memoir / by Chin, Curtis,author.;
"Chin's memoir explores the experiences of Asian Americans and the LGBTQ+ community -- along with some wonderful descriptions of food-in a hopeful, brash, and inquisitive exploration of identity and coming of age"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Chin, Curtis.; Asian Americans; Gay men; Authors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dorothy Parker in Hollywood / by Crowther, Gail,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the author of Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz, comes a deep dive into Dorothy Parker's years in Hollywood: her work on numerous now-classic screenplays, including A Star is Born (1937), as well as the excesses, the alcoholism, her miscarriage, the suicide of her husband, her involvement with anti-fascist and anti-racist groups that led to her ultimate blacklisting, and her early involvement in the civil rights movement that ultimately lead her to leaving her entire estate to the NAACP"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967.; Authors, American; Screenwriters; Women and literature;
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The great Buck Howard [videorecording (DVD)] / by Blunt, Emily.; Goetzman, Gary,1952-; Hanks, Colin,1977-; Hanks, Tom.; Jay, Ricky.; Malkovich, John.; McGinly, Sean.; Neely, Blake.; Zahn, Steve,1968-; Bristol Bay Productions (Firm); Magnolia Pictures (Firm); Playtone (Firm); VVS Films.;
Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Myron Kerstein ; music, Blake Neely.John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn, Tom Hanks.Buck Howard is a mentalist extraordinaire who used to spend his days in the limelight. But nowadays, it's become clear to everyone but Buck that his act has long ago lost its luster. Yet, Buck is convinced his comeback is imminent. With the help of his new personal assistant, recent law school drop-out and would-be writer Troy, not to mention his fiery publicist, Buck surprisingly lands back in the American consciousness, taking Troy along for the ride of his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Subjects: Authors, American; College dropouts; Comedy films.; Extrasensory perception; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Men;
© c2009., VVS Films,
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Did I ever tell you? : a memoir / by Kingston, Genevieve,author.;
Based on her essay, 'She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box,' which appeared in the NYT 'Modern Love' column, 'Did I Ever Tell You' is an extraordinary memoir that tells the astonishing story of a mother's last gifts to her daughter, and the wisdom and love she bestowed upon her from beyond the grave.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Kingston, Genevieve.; Kingston, Genevieve; Bereavement.; Cancer; Mothers and daughters; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Women authors, American; Women dramatists;
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Roadrunner [videorecording] : a film about Anthony Bourdain / by Bourdain, Ottavia,on-screen participant.; Chang, David,1977-on-screen participant.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Anthony Bourdain, Ottavia Bourdain, David Chang.Chef, writer, adventurer, provocateur: Anthony Bourdain lived his life unabashedly. Director Morgan Neville offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. This unflinching look at Bourdain reverberates with his presence, in his own voice and in the way he indelibly impacted the world around him.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bourdain, Anthony.; No reservations (Television program); Cooks; Male authors, American; Television personalities; Travel writers;
For private home use only.
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Helen Keller / by Garrett, Leslie,1964-; Myers, Matt(Children's author);
Introduces the life of American author and activist Helen Keller, the first deafblind person to earn a college degree.
Subjects: Biographies.; Readers (Publications); Keller, Helen, 1880-1968; Deafblind people; Human rights workers; Women authors, American;
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Dinner with Edward : the story of a remarkable friendship / by Vincent, Isabel,1965-;
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Subjects: Vincent, Isabel, 1965-; Self-actualization (Psychology); Friendship; Women authors, American; Dinners and dining;
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Triple Cross / by Patterson, James,1947-author.;
Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who targets entire families-and who will next be coming for the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence. Cross and Sampson aren't the only ones investigating. Also in on this most intriguing case is the world's bestselling true-crime author, who sees patterns everyone else misses. The writer, Thomas Tull, calls the Family Man murders the perfect crime story. He believes the killer may never be caught. Cross knows there is no perfect crime. And he's going to hunt down the Family Man no matter what it takes. Until the Family Man decides to flip the narrative and bring down Cross and his family.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Cross, Alex (Fictitious character); African American detectives; Authors; Murder; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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