Sentences with phrase «book as a memoir»

Review / Recommendation: I was drawn to this book as the memoir that inspired Downton Abbey.

She owns up to her mistakes (promoting a book as a memoir when it was fiction), acts silly (a cross-country road trip with her best friend Gayle), cries when her dog dies or she hears a heartbreaking story, gets behind causes she believes in (a girls school in South Africa), and acts like a student and not just a teacher (organizing a 10 - week online class to discuss Eckhart Tolle's book, «A New Earth.»)

Not exact matches

He is the author of two books: BIG LIKE: CASCADE INTO AN ODYSSEY, a travel memoir of an almost regular guy who gets totally unstuck in Tokyo — a «funny as hell non-fiction book about wanderlust and traveling abroad»; and TESTOSTERONE PIT, a short, edgy, humorous novel about car salesmen, their customers, managers, and shenanigans at a large Ford dealership.

«I love books about people coming into their vocations, and this haunting memoir by musician Patti Smith brilliantly evokes a time and place in New York City, as she and Robert Mapplethorpe began to build artistic lives for themselves,» says Rubin of this one.

Reading «Disrupted» strictly as a memoir of career transition — rather than as some sort of exposé of life at HubSpot or life «in the startup bubble,» as the title provocatively puts it — will open your eyes to many of of the book's finer points.

«The Christian Church has started to realize that we're sexual, too, and we are just as visually stimulated as men and we look at porn,» said Crystal Renaud, author of the recent book «Dirty Girls Come Clean,» a memoir about her own addiction to porn.

I remembered Brennan Manning — the man who has translated the love of God in a way that I could receive it more than probably any other writer — was addicted to alcohol and I re-read up one of his last books before he died: «All is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir» where he vulnerably writes about what this battle has cost him, even as he experienced the unending and unconditional love of God in the midst of it, how he experienced regret and pain and loss alongside of the love and tenderness of God in this dependency.

When Jason Boyett and I realized we had both written memoir - style books about our experiences with doubt to be published byZondervan in the spring / summer of 2010, we decided to team up rather than compete — an arrangement that has probably worked more in my favor than his, seeing as Jason's already published a shelf - full of books and has earned a reputation for being one of the industry's most thoughtful and humorous voices.

Even though it won't be released until June of 2010, my first book — a spiritual memoir about growing up in the conservative evangelical subculture only to question my faith as a young adult — is really starting to come to life.

So as I'm writing my next book — a memoir about church — I started reminiscing about youth group and all the crazy games we used to play, chief among them Chubby Bunny — a game in which several «volunteers» cram as many marshmallows as they can into their mouths and attempt to say «chubby bunny» without throwing up or choking to death.

Despite the book's subtitle, however, this is not so much a history as a combination of memoir and spiritual autobiography, the work of a writer who is wrestling honestly with his faith and the legacy of his church.

As the book begins, Simonini is writing his memoir, after a chance encounter with the young Sigmund Freud, in an attempt to recover from a case of partial amnesia and, as it turns out, split personalitAs the book begins, Simonini is writing his memoir, after a chance encounter with the young Sigmund Freud, in an attempt to recover from a case of partial amnesia and, as it turns out, split personalitas it turns out, split personality.

He finally confronts the question so often asked of him in It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium, his disarmingly honest and bittersweet memoir about his life as an ex-athlete, the best sports book of the year.

I was so touched that Jamie Lee Curtis read the memoir, seeing as her book Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born was Tariku's favorite for about 2 years.

As it was with her first book and memoir: Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, Lauren's fictional debut proves, yet again, that she has what it takes to leave an indelible mark.

The book was also named Winner of the Best Memoir Award at the Florida Book Festival as well as the prestigious Mom's Choice Awardbook was also named Winner of the Best Memoir Award at the Florida Book Festival as well as the prestigious Mom's Choice AwardBook Festival as well as the prestigious Mom's Choice Awards ®.

As a psychotherapist in private practice for 30 years and the author of a book on parenting, I «m not surprised that American parents are considering a memoir as a guide for child rearinAs a psychotherapist in private practice for 30 years and the author of a book on parenting, I «m not surprised that American parents are considering a memoir as a guide for child rearinas a guide for child rearing.

I liked this basic book that covers pregnancy and birth in a really clear and freak - out - free way, and this memoir on life as a midwife was really interesting.

Sarah's book, also titled Fed Up With Lunch, is as much a personal memoir as it is a book about school food reform.

Governor Cuomo's book deal for a memoir set for publication this September netted him a $ 188,000 advance, on top of his salary as governor, which helped bring his total income to $ 358,448, according to his federal tax return.

All together, Cuomo has earned $ 783,000 in income from the book, which served as both a memoir and an outline of his governing philosophy.

Accustomed as I am to the mendacities of politicians, even I am now faintly staggered that at the very same time as Baron Mandelson was trying to dismiss my book as fiction, he was furtively rushing together his own «memoir» which confirms by repetition several of the episodes first revealed in The End of the Party.

It could be described as a busman's holiday: the most popular book MPs will be «relaxing» with on their summer breaks this year is Peter Mandelson's memoir of New Labour, The Third Man.

Ms. Calcaterra, 46, now working for Governor Andrew Cuomo as executive director of a state commission investigating public corruption, said she worked on the book for several years and even took memoir - writing classes in New York City.

Yet, given the chance to write a warts - and - all - memoir of her time in cabinet, she has instead produced a densely argued book on British Muslims and how they are positioned as the latest «enemy within».

The new book Listen, Yankee: Why Cuba Matters is an account of Cuban politics from a longtime observer of Cuba and, Hayden's memoir as a U.S revolutionary student leader and founder of Students for a Democratic Society.

Praising the book as «engaging and thought - provoking,» reviewers Isiah M. Warner and Gloria Thomas recount some of the personal stories from this moving memoir.

Wellth... Building Your Best Life This book is both a guide to help you build a life that is unique and meaningful, as well as a bit of a memoir into Jason's life....

LA Singles Examiner reporter, Niki Payne stopped by Singles Day at Tikkun Spa and gave her report of the event as well as her book review of the Internet dating memoir, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online by Julie Spira.

Roy serves as the relationship expert for Fox35 TV in Orlando, Fl. and his book, Relationship Addiction — A Memoir, sells worldwide.

Additionally, Bracco is an Academy Award nominee for her performance as a mobster's wife in Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS and the author of a best - selling memoir, ON THE COUCH and a diet and nutrition book, TO THE FULLEST, published by Rodale Books in Winter 2015.

A Memoir by Sonsyrea Tate Strebor Books Paperback, $ 15.00 288 pages ISBN: 978 -1-59309-122-4 Book Review by Kam Williams «The story I must tell in order to be transformed is the story of my coming out — out of Islam, out of my parents» house, out of traditional choices, out of conventional thinking — in a way, out of my mind... This is a story I need to tell as much as the world suddenly needs to know more about Muslim women behind the veil... I began questioning Islam by the time I was twelve, and by the time I was twenty - one I was sure Islam was not for me.

The Biggest Winners: What Ivana Reveals About Trump Family Values — Megan Garber analyzes Ivana Trump's new book as a parenting memoir, and an ode to being better than everyone else.

Few writers have dissected their own coming - of - age with as much unflinching honesty as award - winning author Mary Karr, whose best - selling books include The Liar's Club and Lit: A Memoir.

The trouble is that while the printed memoir available at Amazon for under eleven dollars may be filled with reminiscence, the book, unlike the movie, comes across principally as a celebration of life while the film is a dreary downer, however filled with Slawimir Idziak's hallucinatory scenes.

Cast: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Ty Burrell, Noah Emmerich, Bruce McGill, David Andrews, Sam Shepard Director: Doug Liman Screenplay: Jez Butterworth, John - Henry Butterworth (based on the books, «The Politics of Truth: Inside the Lies That Led to War and Betrayed My Wife's CIA Identity: A Diplomat's Memoir» by Joe Wilson, and, «Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House» by Valerie Plame) Review published January 8, 2013

Lab Girl Winner of the 2016 National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography and noted by Time, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Amazon as a best memoir or best book of 2Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography and noted by Time, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Amazon as a best memoir or best book of 2book of 2016.

As depicted in his surprisingly affecting memoir - cum - business - advice - book, The Art of Being Unreasonable, he's a pretty amazing guy, someone who has been wildly effective in four separate careers and who now wants to share his hard - earned experience with countless others.

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It's a question that's probably crossed the minds of all of us invested in the book business... as memoir writers (indeed writers in any genre), readers, booksellers, publishers.

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This just in... literally as I'm putting this post to bed: Sue William Silverman — author of the memoirs Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You and Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction — reports that her writing craft book Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir has received an Honorable Mention in ForeWord Review's Book - of - the - Year award competition in the category writbook Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir has received an Honorable Mention in ForeWord Review's Book - of - the - Year award competition in the category writBook - of - the - Year award competition in the category writing.

A reviewer from the Chicago Tribune referenced Bruce Springsteen's book, «Born To Run» as an autobiography, but according to Bruce, his writing is a memoir.

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Of course, I dealt with that, the importance of our memories, in a book called The Giver, and in the personal memoir called Looking Back, as well.

Jennifer Niven has written four novels for adults - American Blonde, Becoming Clementine, Velva Jean Learns to Fly, and Velva Jean Learns to Drive - as well as three nonfiction books - The Ice Master, Ada Blackjack, and The Aqua - Net Diaries, a memoir about her high school experiences.

However, my favorite Hemingway book is this memoir of his life in Paris in the 1920s as a member of the so - called Lost Generation.

You can also find other free samples of my work there, not just from this book but from others too, both published (my diabetes book) and as yet unpublished (my memoir of moving from the city to the country).