Jarvis, Tim

Summary: Outfitted solely with authentic items from the time period, a leading explorer recounts his modern-day journey to retrace the perilous 1914 expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton, a three-year Antarctic adventure that became one of the greatest stories of endurance and survival ever recorded.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.89 JAR

Orear, Gordon

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center for Creative Studies 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 702 SARKIS ORE

Dirie, Waris.

Summary: Fashion model and UN ambassador Waris Dirie recounts her life, from her roots as a desert nomad in Somalia, her escape from an arranged marriage, her modeling career, and other related topics.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Virago 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 659.152 DIRIE, WARIS DIR

Smiley, Tavis

Summary: A notable PBS and Public Radio International host recounts the story of his friendship with Maya Angelou, who took on the role of teacher and maternal figure to him after their initial meeting in 1986, when he was a recent college graduate.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SMI

Barris, Chuck.

Summary: The creator of The Gong Show, The Dating Game, and other television game shows describes his career and shares a tongue-in-cheek glimpse of his personal life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 HAR