Category Archives: Autobiography
Blankets [graphic novel]
This sensitively written graphic novel by Craig Thompson explores religion, love, family and finding one’s own way in the world. It’s an autobiographical story of the author’s growing up in Wisconsin, where he was often bullied by the bigger (and hairier) guys at … Continue reading
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Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian [ebook]
If you know of anyone with Asperger’s Syndrome, you will find this book by John Elder Robison (brother of Augusten Burroughs) immensely enlightening, positive, and honest. At the same time, it’s a profound commentary on man as a social being, what … Continue reading
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Bossypants
Tina Fey’s Bossypants is a memoir, a satirical commentary, an insider’s view of television comedy, a guide for improvisation, working women (and life), a beauty and fashion advisory, and a pretty funny book. Hugely self-deprecating and honest, Fey takes little credit … Continue reading
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The Last True Story I’ll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier’s Account of the War in Iraq
John Crawford didn’t think he would end up in a war when he joined the National Guard. He also didn’t think he would stay overseas for more than a year. Stationed in Baghdad for much of the time, he was … Continue reading
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[Expletive] My Dad Says (ebook)
Justin Halpern’s father is vulgar, sarcastic, blunt, and crass; he is also hilarious, honest, loving, and probably usually right. This is the portrait of a father from a grown son’s point of view. Each chapter is a funny anecdote–the usual … Continue reading
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Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Oh, how we love to laugh at other people–and this is only fair if we’re willing to laugh at ourselves too! Chelsea Handler does a great job of pointing out the idiocies of everyone around her, including her father, her … Continue reading
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The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
Sarah Silverman, champion of sexual, scatalogical, ethnic and religious comedy, has written a very personal and funny memoir that highlights her journey from a cute, potty-mouthed four year-old to a cute, potty-mouthed thirty-nine year-old. Silverman is an innocent at heart, an intelligent … Continue reading
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I’m Down : A Memoir
I had just finished reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett when I picked up this book, enticed by the hilarious picture on the cover. It was a bit strange to go from reading about the abuses of black women employed … Continue reading
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How Starbucks Saved My Life
Even though this book was published in 2007, it seems especially timely right now, given the high rate of unemployment. Michael Gates, a former advertising executive in New York City, is struggling with his failing business. He finds himself at … Continue reading
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My Booky Wook: a memoir of sex, drugs, and stand-up
Oh, I wish I were British–they have collectively the most wonderfully droll, witty sense of humor (not to mention the cool accents)! The title says it all for comedian (among other things) Russell Brand’s autobiographical confessions. From childhood abandonment by his … Continue reading →
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