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Biography and Memoir April 2018
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Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey
by Stephen Kuusisto
A blind poet describes how being laid off from his job as a small college town professor led him into acquiring his first guide dog and how it changed his life and gave him a newfound appreciation for travel and independence.
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Falling with Wings: A Mother's Story
by Dianna De La Garza
The mother of global superstar Demi Lovato describes how her own musical ambitions were challenged by an eating disorder, addictions and unhealthy relationships, sharing perspectives on her daughters' fame and the ways their family has endured adversity through faith.
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| Educated: A Memoir by Tara WestoverWhat it's about: Raised in a fundamentalist Mormon family who prepped for the "end of days," Tara Westover grew up without an education. Hungering for knowledge, she began educating herself, eventually pursuing an elite academic career at Harvard and Cambridge.
Why you might like it: "With no real comparison memoir" (Library Journal), Educated stands in a class all its own, though fans of The Glass Castle and Hillbilly Elegy should appreciate it.
Read it for: Westover's wrenching, vivid exploration of her family history, rendered in evocative and unsparing prose. |
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| Eat the Apple: A Memoir by Matt YoungWhat it's about: In his bold debut, Matt Young recounts his experiences as a Marine, from his enlistment at age 18 to his three tours in Iraq. At turns darkly humorous and shocking, Eat the Apple frankly reflects Young's transformation from rebellious teen to damaged man.
What's inside: Now a creative writing professor, Young puts his considerable skills to use in fragmenting the narrative: short chapters are punctuated by drawings, conversations between past and present selves, switching points of view, screenplays, and even an apology letter. |
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Brave
by Rose McGowan
The Charmed star and award-winning director traces her remarkable childhood escape from an Italian cult and her meteoric rise to one of Hollywood's most famous actresses, describing how she endured nightmarish exposure and sexualization before committing herself to feminist causes.
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| My Fight, Your Fight by Ronda RouseyWhat it is: a fiery and engrossing autobiography in which mixed martial artist champion Ronda Rousey recounts her rocky path to stardom, dispensing advice and encouragement to readers along the way.
Did you know? Rousey was the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo.
Reviewers say: "Rousey is a fierce yet endearing role model -- and a woman possessed" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Forward: A Memoir by Abby WambachWhat it is: a heartfelt, conversational chronicle of Abby Wambach's perseverance in the face of gender discrimination, homophobia, and substance abuse to become soccer's highest goal scorer of all time (male or female) and one of its most beloved players.
Why you might like it: Forward is as much about Wambach's relationships off the field as it is about hers on the field, as she grapples with balancing private and public selves.
Book buzz: Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of Lean In, calls Forward "the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves."
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Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything
by Aly Raisman
Shares the author's journey to Olympic gold, including when she began her gymnastics training, how she dealt with naysayers who said she would never make it, and how she surrounded herself with a strong support system.
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Bookmarks: Before We Were Yours
Friday, April 20, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Ronnie Early will review Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty.
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Friends of the Library Collector's Breakfast
Saturday, April 21, 9:30 am
Full Gospel Church, 2700 Ohio Street, Michigan City, IN
The Collector’s Breakfast is an annual fundraiser for The Friends of the Library. Tickets are $25 and you can bring one item for appraisal. Breakfast will be catered by Portofino’s of LaPorte. Martin Papke will entertain with his expertise of a wide range of collector items. The breakfast will be at the Full Gospel Church, 2700 Ohio St., Michigan City. Tickets will be available from Friends’ board members and at the Circulation Desk in the library. We are also auctioning the library’s egg chairs at the Collector’s Breakfast! The chairs will be sold via silent auction. Don’t miss your chance to bid on these unique chairs.
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Great Decisions
Monday, April 23, 6:30 pm
Library Meeting Room
The foreign policy discussion program Great Decisions returns to the library for a 20th season. The discussion this session is Crossroads: America’s Defense Strategy. For information, call 873-3049.
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Axis 360 eBooks
Find popular fiction, non-fiction, and picture e-books and e-audiobooks for children, teens, and adults! It's simple--just download the app on your device, search for "Michigan City Public Library", and log in with your library card number and PIN.
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Biography in Context
Research notable people from the past and today using this multimedia site with articles, books, photos, and videos. Log in with your library card number.
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Library Catalog
Look up books and other materials, place items on hold, and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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