memoir

"Roger Evans, everyone's favourite dairy and poultry farmer, is back with his daily account of rural life, full of laughter, grumbles and witty observations about what makes life tick in the real countryside"--Publisher's description.

The author recounts his hunting memories and experiences, describing the impact of hunting on his childhood, his relationship with his outdoorsman father, and how he defines himself.

True accounts of the author's experiences surrounding his deer hunting travels and the life lessons he?s learned along the way. This book follows Mariano?s journey from his first days in the field to present, gripping a deep appreciation and respect for the great outdoors and close friendships. These stories are filled with humor, wisdom, and adrenaline-fueled excitement.

Eileen Riley had an enviably glamorous life as a globe-trotting career diplomat. Her job took her from the corridors of power at the White Hourse to postings in Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, and finally, London. And then she decided to pack it all in and become a professional dog-sitter.

Here, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter of her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax's life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam--about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions--struggle to balance their changing roles with the demands of college and work, as they both forge new relationships with Jax's mother, who has her own ideas about how to raise a child. Lamott writes about the complex feelings that Jax fosters in her, recalling her own experiences with Sam when she was a single mother. Over the course of the year, the rhythms of life, death, family, and friends unfold in surprising and joyful ways. This is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family.

Jane Lynch, best known for her award-winning role as hard-driving cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Glee, tells the story of how she reached success by anything but a straight path. From teen alcoholic to out lesbian, from strange coincidences and chance meetings to offbeat character roles and finally a star turn--part comic memoir and part inspirational narrative, this is a book equally for the rabid Glee fan and for anyone who needs a new perspective on life, love, and success.

Aaron Hartzler grew up in a home where he was taught that any moment he and his family would be scooped up and taken to heaven. This appealed to him when he was young but when he turned sixteen, he finds he is more attached to his earthly life. His goal now is to become the person he wants to be, without hurting the family that loved him. His story is about loosing his faith, finding his place, and coming to know his own truth.