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Memoir
As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory", or a reminiscence), forms a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable in modern parlance. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir.
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality. The chronological scope of memoir is determined by the work's context and is ...more
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Because I Come from a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist
by Edward M. Hallowell (Goodreads Author)
by Edward M. Hallowell (Goodreads Author)
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date: Jun 12, 2018
When Edward M. Hallowell was eleven, a voice out of nowhere told him he should become a psychiatrist. A mental health professional of the time would h
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Giveaway dates: Jan 09 - Mar 14, 2018
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Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
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date: Mar 06, 2018
Enter for a chance to win copy of Ngũgĩ's new book WRESTLING WITH THE DEVIL. Written in the early 1980s and never before published in the United State
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Availability: 15 copies available, 462 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Mar 03 - Mar 15, 2018
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Ballplayer
by Chipper Jones, Carroll R Walton
by Chipper Jones, Carroll R Walton
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date: Apr 03, 2018
Before Chipper Jones became an eight-time All-Star who amassed Hall of Fame–worthy statistics during a nineteen-year career with the Atlanta Braves, h
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Giveaway dates: Mar 10 - Mar 17, 2018
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Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich is the author of THE FACT OF A BODY: A Murder and a Memoir, which will be published by Flatiron Books (Macmillan) in May 2017. It is also forthcoming from publishers internationally. A National Endowment for the Arts fellow and Rona Jaffe Award recipient, she has twice been a fellow at both MacDowell and Yaddo. Her essays appear in The New York Times, Oxford American, Iowa Review, and many other publications, and were recognized “notable” in Best American Essays 2013, 2015, and 2016.
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