Memoirs

The Circuit (Unabridged)

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Francisco Jiménez writes of his childhood growing up in an immigrant Mexican family. His narrative is simple, as from a child's point of view, but that same simplicity packs the power of a highly skilled storyteller.

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880L
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02:59
The Circuit (Unabridged)

Hole in My Life (Unabridged)

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In the summer of 1971, Jack Gantos was an aspiring writer looking for adventure, cash for college tuition, and a way out of a dead-end job. For ten thousand dollars, he recklessly agreed to help sail a sixty-foot yacht loaded with a ton of hashish from the Virgin Islands to New York City, where he and his partners sold the drug until federal agents caught up with them.

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840L
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04:21
Hole in My Life (Unabridged)

Lucky: A Memoir (Unabridged)

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In a memoir hailed for its searing candor and wit, Alice Sebold (The Lovely Bones) reveals how her life was utterly transformed when, as an 18-year-old college freshman, she was brutally raped and beaten in a park near campus.

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HL750L
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09:11
Lucky: A Memoir (Unabridged)

The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Unabridged)

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Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains.

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1010L
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10:26
The Glass Castle: A Memoir (Unabridged)

Tell Me Where It Hurts: Humor, Healing and Hope In My Life As an Animal Surgeon (Unabridged)

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From the frontlines of modern medicine, Tell Me Where It Hurts is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the 21st century.

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09:13
Tell Me Where It Hurts: Humor, Healing and Hope In My Life As an Animal Surgeon (Unabridged)

Woodsong (Unabridged)

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The award-winning creator of popular survival stories turns his attention to his own real life adventures in Minnesota and Alaska as he prepares for the grueling Iditarod sled dog race.

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1090L
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02:31
Woodsong (Unabridged)

Me Talk Pretty One Day

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David Sedaris' new collection of essays - including live recordings! - tells a most unconventional life story. It begins with a North Carolina childhood filled with speech-therapy classes ("There was the lisp, of course, but more troubling than that was my voice itself, with its excitable tone and high, girlish pitch") and unwanted guitar lessons taught by a midget.

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Me Talk Pretty One Day

Three Cups of Tea (Unabridged)

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This young readers edition of the worldwide best seller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present.

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1220L
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03:59
Three Cups of Tea (Unabridged)

A Child Called 'It': One Child's Courage to Survive (Unabridged)

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Dave Pelzer's astonishing, disturbing account of his early years describes one of the most severe child-abuse cases in California history. This book spent over 175 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and was also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

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850L
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03:47
A Child Called 'It': One Child's Courage to Survive (Unabridged)

26 Fairmount Avenue, Book 2: Here We All Are (Unabridged)

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In this delightful sequel, award-winning author-illustrator dePaola shares engaging childhood memories about siblings, school, and life as a five-year-old.

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700L
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00:57
26 Fairmount Avenue, Book 2: Here We All Are (Unabridged)

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