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"Tsunami Kids : Our Journey from Survival to Success", Paul and Rob Forkan with Nick Harding - On Boxing day 2004, Rob, Paul, Mattie and Rosie Forkan tragically lost their parents in the Boxing Day Tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. Aged from 8 to 17, they subsequently faced a harrowing and solitary 200km trek across the decimated country to get home to safety.
"Who am I, again?", by Lenny Henry - Tells the story of his early years and sudden rise to fame. Born soon after his Jamaican parents had arrived in the Midlands, Lenny was raised as one of seven siblings in a boisterous household, and sent out into the world with his mum's mantra of 'H'integration! echoing in his ears. But 1970s Britain was a hard and bewildering experience for a lone black teenager. A natural ability to make people laugh came in handy.
Lady in waiting : my extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown / Anne Glenconner.
"Lady in waiting : my extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown", by Anne Glenconner - The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret. Anne eldest child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, has been close to the Royal Family since childhood. Her childhood home Holkham Hall is one of the grandest estates in England bordering Sandringham. Lady Glenconner is a unique witness to royal history, She married Colin Tennant, Lord Glenconner, who became the owner of Mustique.
"Never stop walking : a memoir of finding home across the world", by Christina Rickardsson ; translated by Tara F. Chace - Christiana Mara Coelho was born into extreme poverty in Brazil. After spending the first seven years of her life with her loving mother in the forest caves outside São Paulo and then on the city streets, where they begged for food, she and her younger brother were suddenly put up for adoption.
"138 dates : the true story of one woman's search for everything", by Rebekah Campbell - Campbell's quest to find love, family and happiness is packed with challenges and personal growth. On the outside, Rebekah Campbell has an enviable life. At 35, she is founder of Sydney start-up Posse.com, she writes one of Australia's most popular blogs and she gives inspirational talks.. But when she turns off the light each night, she is alone and terrified of the future.
The Freedom Writers diary : how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them / the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell ; foreword by Zlata Filipovic.
"The Freedom Writers diary : how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them", by the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell - As annew English teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature, and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust only to be met by uncomprehending looks.
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Riding the bus with my sister : a true life journey [text] / Rachel Simon - Beth is a woman with mental retardation who spends nearly every day riding the buses in her Pennsylvania city. The drivers, a lively group are her mentors; her fellow passengers are her community. Beth, who lives independently and has a boyfriend, is a joyful, endearing, and feisty individual. .
Made in Scotland : my grand adventures in a wee country / Billy Connolly with Ian Gittins.
"Made in Scotland : my grand adventures in a wee country", by Billy Connolly with Ian Gittins - "I grew up in the tenements of post-war Glasgow. I am very proud to be working class, and especially a working-class Glaswegian who has worked in the shipyards. I come from the working class. And, most of all, I come from Scotland. "
Born on a blue day : a memoir of Asperger's and an extraordinary mind / Daniel Tammet.
"Born on a blue day : a memoir of Asperger's and an extraordinary mind", by Daniel Tammet - A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today--guided by its owner. Daniel Tammet sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn new languages from scratch, in a week. He has savant syndrome, a rare condition that gives him almost unimaginable mental powers.
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"Breaking the Silence", by Jo Milne - imagine you have never heard the voices of those you love, the music on the radio, birdsong... Now imagine that the lips that you have watched moving, the faces that you have smiled at, the words that you read in front of you all slowly start to disappear too. This is the reality of Usher Syndrome.
Not my father's son : a family memoir / Alan Cumming.
"Not my father's son: a family memoir"', by Alan Cumming - Alan Cumming grew up in the grip of a man who held his family hostage, someone who meted out violence with a frightening ease, That man was Alan's father, Alex Cumming. Out of the blue, his father, who Alan and his brother had not seen or spoken to for more than a decade, called. He had a secret he had to share, one that would shock his son to his very core.
Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance / Barack Obama
"Dreams from my Father", by Barack Obama - Dreams from My Father tells the story of Obama’s struggle to understand his identity as the son of a black African father and white American mother—a struggle that takes him from the American heartland to the ancestral home of his great-aunt in the tiny African village of Alego.
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