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Autobiographies. bibliography Biographies. biography Biography. Essais. Essay Essays. essays. Travel writing.Mayes, Frances
Summary: "A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home. While Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on "home," from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MAYES, FRANCES MAYGerard, Sarah
Summary: Sunshine State offers a unique look at Florida, a state whose economically and environmentally imperiled culture serves as a lens through which we can examine some of the most pressing issues haunting our nation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 GERLawson, Shayla
Summary: This collection of essays that focus on black girl culture features topics such as workplace microaggressions, how to become famous on Twitter, traveling while black, and reversing racist stereotypes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LAWSánchez, Erika L.
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, an utterly original memoir-in-essays that is as deeply moving as it is hilariously funny"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SANCHEZ, ERIKA L. SANFelix, Camonghne
Summary: "Dyscalculia is an exquisite and raw booklength essay that follows Camonghne Felix's journey to survey and reconfigure the pieces of a broken heart in order to rebuild one that is entirely her own. Felix uses her childhood "dyscalculia"-a disorder that makes it difficult to learn math-as a metaphor for the consequences of her miscalculations in intimacy. Dyscalculia negotiates the misalignments...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FELIX, CAMONGHNE FELFebos, Melissa
Summary: "When her body began to change at eleven years old, Febos understood immediately that her meaning to other people had changed with it. By her teens, she defined herself based on these perceptions and by the romantic relationships she threw herself into headlong. Over time, Febos increasingly questioned the stories she'd been told about herself and the habits and defenses she'd developed over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Essay FebosPhilippe, Ben
Summary: In the biting, hilarious vein of What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life comes Ben Philippe's candid memoir-in-essays, chronicling a lifetime of being the Black friend in predominantly white spaces. From cheating his way out of swim tests to discovering stray family members in unlikely places, he finds the punchline in the serious while acknowledging the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 PHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 PHICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 PHINancherla, Aparna
Summary: "A hilarious and insightful collection of essays exploring imposter syndrome, from the inside and out, by the most successful fraud in comedy Aparna Nancherla is a superstar comedian on the rise-a darling of Netflix and Comedy Central's comedy special lineups, a headliner at comedy shows and music festivals, a frequenter of late night television and the subject of numerous profiles, all while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NANCHERLA, APARNA NANRussert, Luke
Summary: "Look for me there," news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in Tim's footsteps and carving out a highly successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics on television, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus, LLC. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUSSoriano, Jen
Summary: The power of quiet can haunt us over generations, crystallizing in pain that Jen Soriano views as a form of embodied history. In this searing memoir in essays, Soriano, the daughter of a neurosurgeon, journeys to understand the origins of her chronic pain and mental health struggles. By the end, she finds both the source and the delta of what bodies impacted by trauma might need to thrive. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023