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Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Featuring chapters by the author's sister, Glenn Close, an account of the author's experiences with severe bipolar disorder discusses their parents' membership in the Moral Re-Armament cult, her struggles with addiction and her later-in-life diagnosis.
87) Southernmost
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When an evangelical preacher in Tennessee offers shelter to two gay men after a catastrophic flood, he's met with resistance by his wife and congregation, and eventually loses custody of his son. He decides to kidnap his son and flee to Key West, where he suspects his estranged gay brother is living.
88) Empty: a memoir
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An award-winning This American Life documentary producer shares the story of her battles with anorexia and a binge-eating disorder, describing the painful compulsions that shaped her education, career and relationships.
89) Ride along 2
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Police rookie Ben accompanies his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to Miami on a lead that threatens both the case James is working on and Ben's upcoming wedding.
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"If you're one of the millions of adults struggling with the grief and complex considerations of living in an empty nest, author and motivational speaker Jim Burns's much-anticipated Finding Joy in the Empty Nest will remind you that--with some practical guidance--your second half could very well become your best half"--
92) Bloom: a memoir
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Language
English
Description
Recounts the author's first year with her newborn daughter Nella, who has Down syndrome, and her own journey of transformation as she realized that she had been chosen to experience an extraordinary and special gift.
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Health Communications
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sitting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is a rough cotton bag, called "Ashley's Sack," embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love passed down through generations. In 1850s South Carolina, just before nine-year-old Ashley was sold, her mother, Rose, gave her a sack filled with just a few things as a token of her love. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An award-winning journalist describes how becoming a grandparent has been one of the most transformative experiences of her life, sharing personal anecdotes while drawing on interviews with scientists, doctors and celebrity friends to explore the evolutionary and anthropological influences of grandparenting.
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When a mother's unusual health condition renders her entirely dependent upon you, your sisters, caretakers, and companions, the unimaginable will become daily life. In Mothercare, Lynne Tillman writes an honest and straightforward account of doing the impossible: handling her mother as if she were a child; navigating the unnavigable medical world, and confronting her own emotions regarding a suddenly, forever changed relationship to mother and care....
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee Book
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Combining highly effective strategies with time-tested approaches, the author teaches parents when to selectively look the other way to withdraw reinforcement for undesirable behaviors. Using proven strategies supported by research, this book shows parents how to avoid engaging in a power struggle and use effective behavior modification techniques to diminish and often eliminate problem behaviors.
Author
Publisher
Waterbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The story of Dr. Kent and Amber Brantly's call to serve their neighbors, as well as Kent's fight for life against Ebola, and Amber's struggle to support him from half a world away. Dr. Brantly reminds readers of the risk, honor, and joy to be known when God and others are served without reservation.
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