autobiographies

Chipper Jones recounts his life and his career as a professional baseball player for the Atlanta Braves.

Sportscaster and cancer survivor Ernie Johnson, Jr. recounts his life, career, marriage and family, and fight against cancer.

Nicole Curtis, host of the television show "Rehab Addict," reveals her personal battles and truimphs, beginning with her hardscrabble childhood, and how she began remodeling homes despite hard-fought lessons in life.

"Chip and Joanna Gaines, the stars of the TV show "Fixer Upper," describe their lives and renovation projects and the origins of the show"--OCLC.

"NBA star Dwyane Wade discusses the rewarding responsibilities of being a single dad to his two sons, Zaire and Zion, and highlights of his basketball career"--Provided by publisher.

"The popular YouTube personality presents a collection of personal narrative essays on faith, family, love, sexuality, self-worth, and friendship"--OCLC.

When the Nazis invade Czechoslovakia in 1941, twelve-year-old Michael and his family are deported from Prague to the Terezin concentration camp, where his mother's will and ingenuity keep them from being transported to Auschwitz and certain death.

"After twelve months of military service in Iraq, Michael Anthony stepped off a plane, seemingly happy to be home--or at least back on US soil. He was twenty-one years old, a bit of a nerd, and carrying a pack of cigarettes that he thought would be his last. Two weeks later, Michael was stoned on Vicodin, drinking way too much, and picking a fight with a very large Hell's Angel. At his wit's end, he came to an agreement with himself: If things didn't improve in three months, he was going to kill himself. Civilianized is a memoir chronicling Michael's search for meaning in a suddenly destabilized world"--Amazon.com.

Eddie Huang, Chinese-American chef and author, follows his journey from Williamsburg to Mongolia, Shanghai and Chengdu, as he reconnects with his Chinese culture.

At the age of twenty-five, Josh Sundquist, who had Ewing's sarcoma as a child and is now a paralympic ski racer, looks back to try to understand why he has never had a steady girlfriend.