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Common memoir themes include life and death, love, loss, and even religion. If you’re in the mood for something longer than six words, check out these 15 gripping memoirs by women who overcame ...
Memoirs written as a way to pass down a personal legacy, rather than as a literary work of art or historical document, are emerging as a personal and family responsibility. [11] The Association of Personal Historians was a trade association for professionals who assisted individuals, families, and organizations in documenting their life stories ...
The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoir of the American artist Andy Warhol and edited by his longtime friend and collaborator Pat Hackett. The book was published posthumously by Warner Books with an introduction by Hackett. The 807-page book is condensed from the complete 20,000-page diary maintained by Hackett.
Art Salvador Dalí: The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí: 1942 Claude Monet: An Interview: 1900 Gwen Raverat: Period Piece: 1952 Business Andrew Carnegie: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: with Illustrations: 1920 Richard DeVos: Simply Rich: Life and Lessons from the Cofounder of Amway: A Memoir: 2014 Andrew S. Grove: A Memoir: Swimming Across ...
Albert Mobilio described the memoir as a "cause for hope and shame. It’s a story about running and a story about having nowhere to go." [2] Stephanie Striker was impressed by the harrowing details of Rembert's life, particularly the lynching attempt against him, and appreciated the book's themes of hope and love in the face of such adversity. [3]
Educated is a 2018 memoir by American author Tara Westover. Westover recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college and emphasizes the importance of education in enlarging her world. She details her journey from her isolated life in the mountains of Idaho to completing a PhD program in history at Cambridge ...
He stated about the writing process: "I had modest goals for my first book. I didn't think about sales numbers or a movie option or foreign rights and invitations to international book fairs. I didn't even know those things existed. Still heavily inhaling the fumes of pretension I'd earned at my MFA writing program, I wanted only to make art.
Pope Francis, at 87 increasingly weak and wobbly, takes a trip down memory lane and speaks of his hopes for the Roman Catholic Church's future in a new book reflecting on his life and its ...