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Memoir
As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory", or a reminiscence), forms a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable in modern parlance. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir.
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
The Light Years
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Enter for a chance to win an advance copy of THE LIGHT YEARS by Chris Rush, a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbu
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Availability: 25 copies available, 1297 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Oct 27 - Nov 18, 2018
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Two Years of Wonder: A Memoir
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September 25, 2012 Ted Neill picked up a knife to cut his wrists open and kill himself. Post hospitalization and treatment for major depressive disord
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Availability: 10 copies available, 399 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Nov 17 - Nov 29, 2018
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The Warner Boys: Our Family’s Story of Autism and Hope
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An emotional, revealing memoir of one family’s life in seclusion—and the love, strength, and faith it took to save it.
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Availability: 100 copies available, 692 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Nov 03 - Nov 30, 2018
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Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Author of The Fact of a Body
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of THE FACT OF A BODY: A Murder and a Memoir, which will be published by Flatiron Books (Macmillan) in May 2017. It is also forthcoming from publishers internationally. A National Endowment for the Arts fellow and Rona Jaffe Award recipient, she has twice been a fellow at both MacDowell and Yaddo. Her essays appear in The New York Times, Oxford American, Iowa Review, and many other publications, and were recognized “notable” in Best American Essays 2013, 2015, and 2016.
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In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance... Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.
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― Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
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If you aren't the woman I think you are, then this isn't the world I thought it was.
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― Memoirs of a Geisha
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