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By Boast, WillÃ2014., Liveright Pub. Corp., a Division of W. W. Norton & Co Call No: MEMOIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Will Boast thought he'd lost his family, until a deeply held secret revealed a second chance he never thought he'd have. Having already lost his mother and only brother, twenty-four-year-old Will Boast finds himself absolutely alone when his father dies of alcoholism. Numbly settling the matters of his father's estate, Boast is deep inside hisgrief when he stumbles upon documents revealing a secret his father had intended to keep..."--Provided by publisher.
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By Boast, Will[2014], Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company Call No: 921 BOAST Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Will Boast thought he'd lost his family, until a deeply held secret revealed a second chance he never thought he'd have. Having already lost his mother and only brother, twenty-four-year-old Boast ... finds himself absolutely alone when his father dies of alcoholism. Numbly settling the matters of his father's estate, Boast is deep inside his grief when he stumbles upon documents revealing a secret his father had intended to keep: he'd had another family before Will's--a wife and two sons in England"--Provided by publisher.
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2015., Keywords Press/Atria Call No: 921 GRACEFFA Edition: First Keywords Pres Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A confessional, uplifting memoir from the beloved YouTube personality. It's not where you begin that matters. It's where you end up. Twenty-three year old Joey Graceffa has captured the hearts of millions of teens and young adults through his playful, sweet, and inspirational YouTube presence (not to mention his sparkling eyes and perfect hair). Yet, Joey wasn't always comfortable in his skin, and in this candid memoir, he thoughtfully looks back on his journey from pain to pride, self-doubt to self-acceptance. To his fans, Joey is that best friend who always captures the brighter side of life but also isn't afraid to get real. In the pages of his first book, he opens up about his years of struggling with family hardships and troubles at school, with cruel bullying and the sting of rejection. He tells of first loves and losses, embarrassing moments and surprising discoveries, loneliness, laughter, and life-changing forks in the road, showing us the incalculable value of finally finding and following your true passion in this world. Funny, warm-hearted, and inspiring, Joey Graceffa's story is a welcome reminder that it's not where you begin that matters, but where you end up"--
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-- What does not kill you makes you blacker[2019]., Ecco, an imprint of HarpercollinsPublishers Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Damon Young chronicles his efforts to survive the neuroses his country has given him. This humorous and honest debut is both a celebration of the idiosyncrasies and distinctions of blackness and a critique of white supremacy and how we define masculinity"--OCLC.
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-- What does not kill you makes you blacker[2019]., Ecco Call No: B Young Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a memoir-in-essays of Damon Young on what it was like growing up and has continued to be like as an adult while being black in the United States, dealing with angst and everyday racism, from the story of himself as a teen and the time when he tried to goad a white person into using a racial slur just to pick a fight, up to his adulthood and witnessing the gentrification of his once-predominantly black Pittsburgh neighborhood into what he called "Portlandia but with Pierogies."
