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Rise : how a house built a family / by Brookins, Cara,author.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Brookins, Cara; Brookins, Cara.; Authors, American; Divorced mothers; House construction; Women authors, American;

Jeff Kinney / by Hicks, Kelli L.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Presents the life and career of Jeff Kinney, including his childhood, education, and milestones as a best selling children's author"--Provided by publisher."RL: 1-2, IL: 1-3"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Kinney, Jeff; Authors, American; Children's stories;
© c2014., Capstone Press,

Maya Angelou / by Keppeler, Jill.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.So many rainbows -- The caged bird -- Mistress of all trades -- Singing, acting, writing -- In Africa -- The stories of her life -- Finding the words -- Stage and screen -- Presidential poetry -- Dr. Angelou -- High honors -- The poetry of courage."From the day she was born in 1928, Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson) lived a life full of trials and triumph, struggle and success, and the magic and the power of words. This book tells the inspiring and powerful story of the girl from rural Arkansas who rose to become one of the most beloved writers in the United States and the world. Through photographs and stories, young readers will learn more about the life and words of this amazing American storyteller"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Angelou, Maya; African American authors; Women entertainers;

A month in Siena / by Matar, Hisham,1970-author.;
"After finishing his powerful memoir The Return, Hisham Matar, seeking solace and pleasure, traveled to Siena, Italy. Always finding comfort and clarity in great art, Matar immersed himself in eight significant works from the Sienese School of painting, which flourished from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. Artists whom he had admired throughout his life, such as Duccio and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, evoke earlier engagements he has had with works by Caravaggio and Poussin, and the personal experiences that surrounded those moments. Complete with gorgeous full-color reproductions of the artworks, A Month in Siena is about what occurred between Matar, those paintings, and the city. That month would be an extraordinary period in Matar's life: an exploration of how art can console and disturb in equal measure, as well as an intimate encounter with the city and its inhabitants. This is a gorgeous meditation on how centuries-old art can illuminate our own inner landscape-- current relationships, long-lasting love, grief, intimacy, and solitude-- and shed further light on the present world around us"--
Subjects: Matar, Hisham, 1970-; Matar, Hisham, 1970-; Art; Authors, American; Painting, Italian;

Laura Ingalls Wilder / by Stone, Tanya Lee.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 1867-1957; Women pioneers; Women authors, American;
© c2009., DK Publishing,

Shockaholic / by Fisher, Carrie.;
Subjects: Fisher, Carrie.; Authors, American; Motion picture actors and actresses;
© c2011., Simon & Schuster,

Born to be posthumous : the eccentric life and mysterious genius of Edward Gorey / by Dery, Mark,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000.; Artists; Illustrators; Authors, American;

Monsieur mediocre : one American learns the high art of being everyday French / by Sothen, John von,author.;
"Americans love to love Paris. We buy books about how the French parent, why French women don't get fat, and how to be Parisian wherever you are. While our work hours increase every year, we think longingly of the six weeks of vacation the French enjoy, imagining them at the seaside in stripes with plates of fruits de mer. John von Sothen fell in love with Paris through the stories his mother told of her year spent there as a student. After falling for and marrying the French waitress he meets in New York, von Sothen follows his mother's dream and moves to Paris. But fifteen years in, he's finally ready to admit his mother's Paris is mostly a fantasy. In this hilarious and delightful collection of essays, von Sothen walks us through real life in Paris--myth-busting our Parisian daydreams but also revealing the inimitable and too often invisible pleasures of family life abroad. Through these essays, you'll learn about what to do when you unwittingly commit yourself to two weeks of vacation with friends who ration snacks down to the gram and who mock you mercilessly for sleeping in; how to react when French men turn to you, the American, for fashion tips such as where to find a Maine trapper vest; and how to tell if you're being invited to a super-exclusive secret society of intellectuals or, alternately, a weird sex club. Relentlessly funny and full of incisive observations, Monsieur Mediocre is ultimately a love letter to France--to its absurdities, its history, its ideals--but it's a very French love letter: frank, smoky, unsentimental. It is a clear-eyed ode to a beautiful, complex, contradictory country from someone who both eagerly and grudgingly calls it home"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Sothen, John von.; Americans; Authors, American;

My Salinger year / by Smith Rakoff, Joanna,1972-;
Subjects: Smith Rakoff, Joanna, 1972-; Authors, American; Literature publishing;

Wild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail / by Strayed, Cheryl,1968-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]).LSC
Subjects: Strayed, Cheryl, 1968-; Authors, American;
© 2013, c2012., Vintage Books,

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