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1) Heavy
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English
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"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Louie Anderson has channeled his beloved mom in his stand-up routine for decades, but she died before seeing him reach his greatest heights, culminating in his breakout TV role as Christine Baskets, the mesmerizing character inspired by his mom, Ora Zella Anderson. This book is Louies way of catching her up on his triumphs, disappointments, and continuing challenges. There is heartache, but also great hope. There are alsogiven Louies inimitable voicelaugh-out-loud...
5) The breaks
Author
Publisher
Coffee House Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An epistolary essay about race, inheritance, and mothering at the end of the world. In a letter to her six-year-old daughter, Julietta Singh writes toward a tender vision of the world, offering children's radical embrace of possibility as a model for how we might live. In order to survive looming political and ecological disasters, Singh urges, we must break from the conventions we have inherited and begin to orient ourselves toward more equitable...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Season two starts with a bang. As Tara decides to move on from her past, a sudden neighborhood incident opens the door to her family's shocking secrets. Her alters, some returning and some new, help unravel the mysteries while simultaneously infusing their own chaos into the mix. Meanwhile, the rest of Tara's family explores their own identities as Max hits a boiling point, Marshall questions his sexuality, Kate takes on an online fantasy persona,...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama’s Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children. As a single African American mother in Baltimore, Ryan has struggled with each gut wrenching, race...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Recent years have seen an explosion in the number of children diagnosed with “invisible disabilities” such as ADHD, mood and conduct disorders, and high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Whether they are viewed as biological problems in brain wiring or as results of the increasing medicalization of childhood, the burden of dealing with the day-to-day trials and complex medical and educational decisions falls almost entirely on mothers. Yet...
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