The glass castle :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
288 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
Edition
Scribner trade paperback edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2017.
Summary
The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities.
Call Number
92 WALLS
Publication Date
2017, 2005
Language
English
ISBN
9781501171581
The glass castle :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
8 audio discs (approximately 9 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Simon & Schuster, p2010.
Summary
Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life.
Call Number
CD BIO WALLS
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
ISBN
9781442339705
The glass castle :
Author
Format:
Large print
Physical Description
446 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Production / Publication Information
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., c2009.
Call Number
LP B/WALLS
Publication Date
2009, 2009 2005
Language
English
ISBN
9781602855571
The glass castle :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition
Scribner hardcover edition
Production / Publication Information
New York : Scribner, ©2009.
Summary
This story is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a penetrating look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who hated anything to do with domesticity. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.
Call Number
BIO WALLS J
Publication Date
2009
Language
English
ISBN
9781439156964
The glass castle :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
288, [11] pages : portraits ; 21 cm.
Edition
First Scribner trade pbk. edition
Production / Publication Information
New York : Scribner, 2006.
Summary
In the tradition of Mary Karr's "The Liars' Club" and Rick Bragg's "All Over But the Shouting, " Jeannette Walls has written a stunning and life-affirming memoir about surviving a willfully impoverished, eccentric and severely misguided family. The child of an alcoholic father and an eccentric artist mother discusses her family's nomadic upbringing, during which she and her siblings fended for themselves while their parents outmaneuvered bill collectors and the authorities.
Call Number
TEEN SUMMER READING
Publication Date
2006
Language
English
ISBN
9780743247542
The glass castle :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
288 pages ; 24 cm
Production / Publication Information
New York : Scribner, ©2005.
Summary
Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life.--From publisher description.
Electronic Access
Sample text http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2004058907-s.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2004058907-b.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0631/2004058907-d.html
Call Number
B/WALLS
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
ISBN
9780743247535 9780739458211
The glass castle :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
15 books, 1 discussion guide in binder ; in 1 canvas bag with identification tag.
Production / Publication Information
2006, c2005.
Summary
Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
Call Number
BCK / GLASS CASTLE
Publication Date
2007 2005-2006
Language
English
The glass castle
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
10 audio discs (11 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Production / Publication Information
Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2005.
Summary
Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
Call Number
CD BIOGRAPHY WALLS, JE.
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
ISBN
9781419341045
The glass castle
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
10 audio discs (11 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Production / Publication Information
Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2005.
Summary
Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
Call Number
AUDIOBOOK BIO WALLS
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
ISBN
9781419339790
10.
The glass castle
Author
Format:
Sound recording
System details note
Playaway Digital Audio.
Physical Description
1 sound media player (11 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 cm. + 1 set of earphones + 1 AAA battery.
Production / Publication Information
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2005 (Cleveland : Findaway World, LLC)
Summary
Jeannette Walls tells the story about her childhood. She talks about living like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Retreating to the dismal West Virginia mining town--and the family-- her father, Rex Walls, had done everything he could to escape. He drank. He stole the grocery money and disappeared for days. As the dysfunction of the family escalated, Jeannette and her brother and sisters had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they weathered their parents' betrayals and, finally, found the resources and will to leave home.
Call Number
PLAYAWAY BIO WALLS, J
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
ISBN
9781428141193
The glass castle. DVD/Widescreen
Format:
DVD
System details note
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16x9, 2.40:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
DVD; Widescreen.
Production / Publication Information
Santa Monica, California : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2017]
Summary
Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family. A remarkable story of unconditional love. A young woman who, influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional father, found the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
Call Number
DVD GLASS / FEATURE
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
UPC
031398272137 031398272168
The glass castle. Blu-ray/DVD/Widescreen
Format:
Blu-ray disc
System details note
Blu-ray, region A, wide screen (2.40:1); 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, Dolby digital 5.1; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Physical Description
1 Blu-ray disc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc (127 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
Edition
Blu-ray/DVD; Widescreen.
Production / Publication Information
Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, [2017]
Summary
Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family. A remarkable story of unconditional love. A young woman who, influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional father, found the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
Call Number
BLU-RAY + DVD GLASS
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
UPC
031398272168
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