Category: Biography & Memoir
Girl in the Dark
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/11/19/girl-in-the-dark/
Title: Girl in the Dark Author: Anna Lindsey Publisher: Doubleday, 2015 Summary/review: This is the story of a young woman who finds herself becoming sensitive to the glow of her computer screen at work. Her condition worsens to the point where she cannot tolerate...
Jerry Lee Lewis
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/02/12/jerry-lee-lewis/
Title : Jerry Lee Lewis : His Own Story Author : Rick Bragg Publisher : HarperCollins, Oct. 2014 Summary / Review : Rick Bragg listened to Jerry Lee’s stories for over two years and then wrote about his life like a he was a...
Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor…
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2015/01/15/breaking-in-the-rise-of-sonia-sotomayor/
Title: Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice Author: Joan Biskupic Summary/Review: The most interesting thing about this book is the direction the author chose in describing the selection and Senate approval of Justice Sotomayor. She describes in wonderful...
Wolf of Wall Street
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2014/01/21/wolf-of-wall-street/
Title: Wolf of Wall Street Author: Jordan Belfort Publisher: Bantam Books, 2007 Summary/Review: It’s hard to believe that this book is non-fiction because Jordon Belfort, the author and main character of the book, has portrayed his meteoric rise from lowly assistant...
World’s Strongest Librarian
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/09/05/526-2/
Title: The World’s Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette’s, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family Author: Josh Hanagarne Publisher: Gotham Books, 2013 Summary/Review: Josh Hanagarne is not your average librarian. He’s a 6’7”strongman, who lives each day battling with Tourette Syndrome. What started...
Dad is fat
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/07/06/475-2/
Title: DAD IS FAT Author: Jim Gaffigan Publisher: Crown, May 2013 Summary/Review: Anyone who has children, has been a child or knows anyone with children will love this book. Jim Gaffigan, a stand-up comedian best known for his riffs on Hot Pockets, has written...
Chanel Bonfire
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/04/25/chanel-bonfire/
Title: Chanel Bonfire Author: Wendy Lawless Publisher: Gallery Books, 2013 Summary/Review: Growing up with an alcoholic, narcissistic, and mentally ill mother was by no means easy for Wendy and her younger sister Robin. Keeping the severe dysfunction hidden behind closed doors was even harder....
My Mother Was Nuts
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2013/03/27/my-mother-was-nuts/
Title: My Mother Was Nuts: A Memoir Author: Penny Marshall Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2012 Summary/Review: Penny Marshall reminisces about growing up in the Bronx, where she spent most of her time in her mother’s dance studio. She talks about her accidental introduction into acting...
Going Home
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2012/10/10/going-home/
Title: Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die Author: Jonathan Katz Publisher: Villard Books, 2011 Summary/Review: Jonathan Katz is famous for his many books on dogs and life on Bedlam Farm – he’s written seven novels and twelve works of non-fiction. But he’d never...
When We Were the Kennedys
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2012/08/23/when-we-were-the-kennedys/
Title: When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico Maine Author: Monica Wood Publish: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012 Summary/Review: When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico Maine by Monica Woods is an endearing memoir told from the voice of a nine...