In the first volume of an extraordinary autobiographical series, one of the most inspiring authors of our time recalls with candor, humor, poignancy and grace how her journey began --- growing up in a small, rural community in Arkansas during the 1930s.
Widely hailed as one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century, James Thurber looks back at his life growing up in Columbus, Ohio, with the same humor and sharp wit that defined his famous sketches and writings. In MY LIFE AND HARD TIMES, first published in 1933, he recounts the delightful chaos and frustrations of family, boyhood, youth odd dogs, recalcitrant machinery, and the foibles of human nature.
This is the joyful, inspirational memoir of swimmer Lynne Cox, who by age sixteen had broken all records for English Channel swims. With a poet's eye for detail, Cox shares the beauty of her time in the water in this new classic of sports memoir --- from being the first to swim the Strait of Magellan to a near miss with a shark off the Cape of Good Hope to the iceberg-choked waters of the Antarctic.
The Lucky One, an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ 2008 novel, is now in theaters. This highly anticipated release, starring Zac Efron, follows U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault as he goes in search of a girl he doesn’t know, whose photograph he found during his tour of duty in Iraq. But when he finally finds Beth, he can't bring himself to reveal his secret. For those who can't get enough of the film, be sure to check out the movie tie-in edition of the book.
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