Ergebnis für "Not Your Child" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

When Rich Boerner flew across the country to clean out his late mother’s New York apartment, he expected grief—not a total rewrite of his personal history. In the middle of boxes, photos, and fading memories, he finds something shocking: evidence that his life as an only child was a myth, and the identity of the man who was actually his father.

In this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Guardian columnist spends a year exploring how to pursue a rich and meaningful life, turning to the wisdom of the Stoics for insights into the deepest questions of existence. Like many people today...

In her first-ever (sort of) memoir, the beloved actor and YouTube sensation gets personal about everything from mental health to drunken debaucheries with this “brave, behind-the-webcam look at self-discovery” (Kirkus Reviews). As an only child raised in a town of less than 8,000 people and...

Saturday Night Live veteran Julia Sweeney’s “endearing series of true tales from parenthood’s front lines” (Oprah Daily) is a funny, smart tour de force that reads like a conversation with your best friend. Comedian Julia Sweeney delivers a sharp, heartfelt collection of essays that...