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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
Two Years of Wonder: A Memoir
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September 25, 2012 Ted Neill picked up a knife to cut his wrists open and kill himself. Post hospitalization and treatment for major depressive disord
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Availability: 10 copies available, 627 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Nov 17 - Nov 29, 2018
Countries available: U.S.
The Warner Boys: Our Family’s Story of Autism and Hope
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date: Dec 01, 2018
An emotional, revealing memoir of one family’s life in seclusion—and the love, strength, and faith it took to save it.
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Availability: 100 copies available, 809 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Nov 03 - Nov 30, 2018
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The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir
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Enter for a chance to win one of five finished copies of THE MOTHER OF BLACK HOLLYWOOD: A Memoir. From the mother of Black Hollywood, star of Black-is
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Availability: 5 copies available, 1177 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Nov 01 - Nov 23, 2018
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Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Author of The Fact of a Body
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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