Running with Scissors: A Memoir
 Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found ... [... more]
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a ...
Imagine a young boy who has never had a loving home. His only possesions are the old, torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. The only world he knows is one of isolation and fear. Although others had rescued this boy from his abusive alcoholic mother, ... [... more]
$12.95
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Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
From his earliest days, Oliver Sacks, the distinguished neurologist who is also one of the most remarkable storytellers of our time, was irresistibly drawn to understanding the natural world. Born into a large family of doctors, metallurgists, chemists, ... [... more]
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Manhattan Memoir: American Girl; Manhattan, When I Was ...
The New York Times said that Mary Cantwell, in telling the story of her life, "Makes you discover yourself." Now, gathered in a single volume, are her three beautifully etched, unflinchingly honest memoirs. Cantwell's first book, American Girl, ... [... more]
$19.00
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Crazy in the Kitchen: Food, Feuds, and Forgiveness in an ...
With this stunning memoir of growing up in Italian-American New Jersey, Louise DeSalvo proves that your family's past is baked right into the bread you eat. In Louise DeSalvo's family, in 1950s New Jersey, the kitchen becomes the site for fierce ... [... more]
$24.95
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir
The #1 New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year Now a Major Motion Picture Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox ... [... more]
$14.00
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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
"In 1962, at the age of eleven, Carlos Eire was one of 14,000 children airlifted out of Cuba, his parents left behind. His life until then is the subject of Waiting for Snow in Havana, a wry, heartbreaking, intoxicatingly beautiful memoir of growing ... [... more]
$15.00
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The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story of Longing ...
The #1 New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author who is a shining example of what overcoming adversity really means now shares the final stage of his uplifting journey that has touched the lives of millions. From A Child Called "It& ... [... more]
$21.95
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Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir
In the tradition of Bastard Out of Carolina and Angela's Ashes, Change Me into Zeus's Daughter chronicles a child's coming of age in an abusive and dirt-poor environment. With the gripping narrative drive of both of those bestselling books, Barbara ... [... more]
$15.00
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A Child's Christmas in Wales
A lost but not forgotten childhood is recollected. An ALA Notable Book. -- Book Description [... more]
$16.95
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Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman's Inspirational Story
While other kids were daydreaming about dances, first kisses, and college, Jodee Blanco was just trying to figure out how to get from homeroom to study hall without being taunted or spit upon as she walked through the halls. This powerful, unforgettable ... [... more]
$12.95
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The Next Better Place: A Father and Son on the Road
In 1959, at the age of eleven, Michael Keith left a relatively stable life with his mother and sisters in Albany, New York, and surreptitiously set off for California with his irresponsible alcoholic father. For the rest of Michael's childhood, the two ... [... more]
$23.95
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