On My Own at 107: Reflections on Life Without Bessie

7 best books like On My Own at 107: Reflections on Life Without Bessie (Sarah L. Delany): Toil & Trouble, Long Walk To Freedom, Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean, The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings: A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family, Martin and Malcolm and America: A Dream or a Nightmare?, The Dream: A Memoir, How to Read a Book

Toil & Trouble

Author	Augusten Burroughs
ISBN	1250019958

From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky.

"Here’s a partial list of things I don’t believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Life after death. Vampires....

Long Walk To Freedom

Author	Nelson Mandela
ISBN	0349116024

From his birth in a village on the banks of the Mbashe River in the Transkei to his politicisation and development as a freedom fighter, this first volume of Nelson Mandela's classic autobiography charts the early years of his life, which culminated in his prison sentence in 1962. Emotive, compelling...

Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean

Author	Hilary Liftin
ISBN	0375703675

A funny and moving story told through the letters of two women nurturing a friendship as they are separated by distance, experience, and time.

Close friends and former college roommates, Hilary Liftin and Kate Montgomery promised to write when Kate's Peace Corps assignment took her to Africa.  Over...

The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings: A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family

Author	Thomas Maier
ISBN	0465043186

"An enlightening and original portrait of an almost mythic family and the Irish-Catholic experience, and a portrait of the United Sates at its best and worst." --The Star-Ledger
Acclaimed journalist Thomas Maier draws on groundbreaking research and unprecedented access to family members...

Martin and Malcolm and America: A Dream or a Nightmare?

Author	James H. Cone
ISBN	0883448246

Professor Cone has done much research in comparing the lives, careers, and teachings of the two leading figures of the Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, whose lives were both cut short by assassins. Cone argues that each was important in his own right,...

The Dream: A Memoir

Author	Harry Bernstein
ISBN	0345503740

Dreams played an important part in our lives in those early days in England. Our mother invented them for us to make up for all the things we lacked and to give us some hope for the future.

During the hard and bitter years of his youth in England, Harry Bernstein's selfless mother struggles to keep...

How to Read a Book

Author

Kwame Alexander

A stunning new picture book from Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet! This New York Times bestselling duo has teamed up for the first time to bring you How to Read a Book, a poetic and beautiful journey about the experience of reading.

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