<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[bl results for gh:biography  AND nw:[0 TO 180]]]></title><description><![CDATA[bl results for gh:biography  AND nw:[0 TO 180]]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/saranac-clarksville/rss/search?query=gh%3Abiography%20%20AND%20nw%3A%5B0%20TO%20180%5D&amp;searchType=bl&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;sort=NEWLY_ACQUIRED&amp;suppress=true&amp;title=Biography&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:46:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Gift of Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA["Harriet Tubman was always a keen observer. She learned to use the North Star for a compass, to tell time by the stars, and to find her way by natural signs as well as any hunter could. She could navigate dense forests, locate waterways in the area, and identify the white Quakers and black mariners who were willing to help enslaved people escape. When Tubman first fled north, she knew she might never have another chance to run away. Yet after she arrived safely in the free city of Philadelphia, she risked her own freedom again and again to help other Freedom Seekers--and those she'd had to leave behind. She never forgot her family in Maryland, and on Christmas Day, 1854, Tubman returned again, hoping to give three of her brothers the best possible gift--the gift of freedom! This historical picture book about the legendary Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist, and suffragist was written based on personal interviews with Tubman's last surviving relative. A story of courage, hope, and family, The Gift of Freedom takes readers on an inspiring journey during one of America's darkest times. Includes a letter to readers, an author's note, and a bibliography"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5479011</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5479011</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Turner, Glennette Tilley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5479011147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781419769290/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guy You Loved to Hate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt wasn't born into Hollywood royalty -- he charmed his way in, driven by an unshakable need to become somebody. By twenty-one, he had created his own reality show, making him the youngest executive producer in network television history. When that venture imploded, he didn't give up; instead, he infiltrated MTV's The Hills, weaponizing Simon Cowell-style villainy to become Y2K's most hated reality TV antagonist. From on-screen fights to off-camera manipulation, Spencer transformed toxicity into ratings gold -- and, with future wife Heidi Montag, built "Speidi," a two-headed tabloid machine worth $2 million a year. But behind the scenes, Spencer was spiraling. He begged for a redemption arc, only to learn villains don't get to yell "cut." As his mental health unraveled, calculated chaos gave way to full-blown instability -- hoarding weapons, blowing a fortune on crystals, and pushing everyone away. Broke, blacklisted, and exiled from Hollywood, he lost his grip on reality, trapped in the fake world he'd built until he had almost nothing left. All that remained was Heidi, the one person who never stopped believing in him. Together, Heidi and Spencer embarked on an unlikely comeback: rebuilding their lives through hummingbird mysticism, family, and lovable eccentricity across social media platforms. When the 2025 Palisades wildfires destroyed their home and everything inside, something miraculous happened -- the TikTok community rallied around them with breathtaking speed, transforming them from antiheroes into beloved survivors almost overnight. Spencer Pratt was reborn not as a manufactured persona, but as exactly who he was: unedited, unfiltered, and real. Now, for the first time, Spencer reveals the untold truth behind the spectacle -- a darkly comedic, unflinching, and often surreal confessional from a TV villain who's finally broken character for good.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5499381</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5499381</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pratt, Spencer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5499381147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Confessions From A Reality TV Villain</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668211762/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strangers]]></title><description><![CDATA["It was a great love story, one for the ages. The speed of our beginning and the speed of our ending felt like matching bookends. They both came out of nowhere. He wanted it, he wanted me. And then he didn't. In March 2020, Belle Burden was safe and secure with her family at their house on Martha's Vineyard, navigating the early days of the pandemic together--building fires in the late afternoons, drinking whisky sours, making roast chicken. Then, with no warning or explanation, her husband of twenty years announced that he was leaving her. Overnight, her caring, steady partner became a man she hardly recognized. He exited his life with her like an actor shrugging off a costume. In Strangers, Burden revisits her marriage, searching for clues that her husband was not who she always thought he was. As she examines her relationship through a new lens, she reckons with her own family history and the lessons she intuited about how a woman is expected to behave in the face of betrayal. Through all of it, she is transformed. The discreet, compliant woman she once was--someone nicknamed 'Belle the Good'--gives way to someone braver, someone determined to use her voice. With unflinching honesty and profound grace, Burden charts a path through heartbreak to show the power of a woman who refuses to give up on love. Strangers is a stunning, deeply moving, compulsively readable memoir heralding the arrival of a thrilling new literary talent." -- Book jacket.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498118</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498118</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Burden, Belle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5498118147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir of Marriage</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593733318/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeschooled]]></title><description><![CDATA["Stefan Merrill Block was nine when his mother pulled him from school, certain that his teachers were 'stifling his creativity.' Hungry for more time with her boy who was growing up too quickly, she began to instruct Stefan in the family's living room. Beyond his formal lessons in math, however, Stefan was largely left to his own devices and his mother's erratic whims, such as her project to recapture her twelve-year-old son's early years by bleaching his hair and putting him on a crawling regimen. Years before homeschooling would become a massive nationwide movement, at a time when it had just become legal in his home state of Texas, Stefan vanished into that unseen space and into his mother's increasingly eccentric theories and projects. [So] when, after five years away from the outside world, Stefan reentered the public school system in Plano as a freshman, he was in for a jarring awakening."--Jacket flap]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5479359</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5479359</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Block, Stefan Merrill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5479359147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781335000989/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ain't Nobody's Fool]]></title><description><![CDATA["A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton. In Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton, Martha Ackmann chronicles the life of an American Original. From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains to international stardom as a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist, Dolly Parton has exceeded everyone's expectations except her own. During a time when the Beatles set the standard for contemporary music, Dolly appeared on a local country music television show that her high school classmates thought was pure cornpone. The day after her high school graduation, she boarded a bus for Nashville, but record executives turned her down. One said her voice sounded like a screech owl. When Dolly finally got her foot in the door, her talent and focus catapulted her to the top of country charts, the pop world, and movie stardom. Yet her success came at a price. Shunned by many in Nashville who saw her ambition as a betrayal of her country music roots, Dolly became the target of death threats, lawsuits, and a judge who threatened to throw her in jail. She nearly collapsed on-stage and later succumbed to depression that pushed her to the brink, but she refused to be counted out and came back stronger than ever developing Dollywood, the amusement park that became the economic engine of East Tennessee, and founding the Imagination Library that provides free books to children around the world. Her philanthropy to health organizations led to creation of the Moderna COVID vaccine. And, finally, she returned to her roots, recording bluegrass albums that became the most celebrated of her unparalleled 60-year career. Ain't Nobody's Fool is a deep dive into the social, historical, and personal forces that made Dolly Parton one of the most beloved and unifying figures in public life and includes interviews with friends, family members, school mates, Nashville neighbors, members of her band, studio musicians, producers, and many others. It also features never before seen photographs and unearthed documents shedding light on her family's hardscrabble life. More than anything, Martha Ackmann's fresh and animated new book proves Dolly Parton knows just who she is and she ain't nobody's fool"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5417324</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5417324</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ackmann, Martha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5417324147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Life and Times of Dolly Parton</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250286857/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 Rules for Living to 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of life advice, stories, and reflections on how he's maintained a zest for life.  Dick Van Dyke danced his way into our hearts with iconic roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Now, as he's about to turn 100 years old, Dick is still dancing and approaching life with the twinkle in his eye that we've come to know and love. In 100 Rules for Living to 100, he reveals his secrets for maintaining your joie de vivre and making the most out of the life you've been given.  Through stories of his pivotal childhood, moments on film sets, his expansive family, and finding love late in life, Dick reflects on both the joyful times and the challenges that shaped him. His indefatigable spirit and positive attitude will surely inspire readers to count the blessings in their own lives, persevere through the hard times, and appreciate the beauty and complexity of being human. -- Page 2 of cover]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413322</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413322</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Van Dyke, Dick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5413322147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>An Optimist&apos;s Guide to A Happy Life</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781538777909/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's A Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You]]></title><description><![CDATA["Writer, comedian, and content creator Elyse Myers gets real about life's awkward moments in her bold, funny, and unfiltered debut book. Elyse Myers is known to her twelve million followers as "The Internet's Best Friend," sharing her relatable stories and comedic sketches and serving as an advocate for topics such as neurodivergence, impostor syndrome, body image, and more. Whether she's making people laugh with tales of disastrous dates or giving a voice to that awkward internal monologue many of us have, she has three simple goals behind everything she makes: To make people feel known, loved, and like they belong. In That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You, Elyse delivers a debut collection of deeply personal stories and hand-drawn illustrations, offering even more intimate reflections beyond what fans have seen on her social media, including: Spending 7 Minutes in Heaven accidentally friend-zoning her crush -- How Lucy, the Magic 8 Ball keychain, changed her life by accident -- Moving from California to Australia to Texas to Nebraska to like (maybe even love!) herself -- How to Fold Hospital Corners in 10 EASY STEPS!--a practical guide and a rumination about...everything -- The "meat cute" when she met her smoke show of a husband at a butcher's counter in Australia--and how she revealed herself to be an emotional runner.  Plus, tales involving bad dates and is-this-a-dates; the tempting yet futile urge to reinvent yourself, panic attacks and escape hatches, and favorite pens and systems to use them, all while loving and letting yourself be loved, preferably at the same time."--Publisher.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5414085</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5414085</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myers, Elyse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5414085147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063381308/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding My Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not the story you think you know. It's the one I've been waiting to tell. Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban's brutal attack on her life, Malala quickly became an international icon known for bravery and resilience. But away from the cameras and crowds, she spent years struggling to find her placein an unfamiliar world. Now, for the first time ever, Malala takes us beyond the headlines, in Finding My Way-- a vulnerable, surprising memoir that buzzes with authenticity, sharp humor, and tenderness. Finding My Way is a story of friendship and first love, of anxiety and self-discovery, of trying to stay true to yourself when everyone wants to tell you who you are. In it, Malala traces her path from high school loner to reckless college student to young woman at peace with her past. Thrpugh candid, often messy moments like nearly failing exams, getting ghosted, and meeting the love of her life, Malala reminds us that real role models aren't perfect-- they're human. In this astonishing memoir, Malala reintroduces herself tot he world, sharing how she navigated life as someone whose darkest moments threatened to define her narrative-- while seeking the freedom to find out who she truly is. Finding My Way is an intimate look at the life of a young woman taking charge of her destiny-- and a deeply personal testament to the strength it takes to be unapologetically yourself. -- Page 2 of cover]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5410506</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5410506</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yousafzai, Malala]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5410506147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668054277/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart of A Stranger]]></title><description><![CDATA["From the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi, a stirring account of one woman's journey from feeling like an outsider to becoming one of the most admired religious leaders in the world Angela Buchdahl was born in Korea and grew up in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish American father. Profoundly spiritual from a young age, felt a connection to God when only a child and felt the first stirrings to become a rabbi at age sixteen. Despite the naysayers and periods of self-doubt-would a mixed-race woman ever be seen as authentically Jewish and entitled to lead a congregation-she stayed the course, which took her first to Yale, then to rabbinical school, cantorial school, and finally to the pulpit of one of the largest, most influential congregations in the world. Today, Angela Buchdahl is revered by Jews and non-Jews alike for her invigorating, joyful approach to worship, and her belief in the power of faith, gratitude, and responsibility for each other, regardless of religion. She does not shy away from challenging topics, be it racism within the Jewish community to sexism she confronted when she aspired to the top job. Buchdahl has also been a sought-after leader and voice through some of the most challenging moments in recent history, from the murder of George Floyd to the hostage standoff in Colleyville, Texas to the horrors of October 7th. Buchdahl's consistent message is that it is up to us to strive for a world of more humanity, especially in today's challenging times. Angela Buchdahl has gone from outsider to officiant, from feeling estranged to feeling embraced-and she's emerged with a deep feeling of being bound to a larger whole and mission. Here, she has written a book that is both a memoir and a spiritual guide for everyday living, which is exactly what so many of us crave right now"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5415371</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5415371</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Buchdahl, Angela]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5415371147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>An Unlikely Rabbi&apos;s Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593490174/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winston and the Windsors]]></title><description><![CDATA["In Winston and the Windsors, Andrew Morton, one of the world's best-known biographers and a leading authority on celebrity, presents a meticulously researched joint biography of Winston Churchill and the House of Windsor. Throughout the course of his career and life, Churchill's connection to the Windsors fluctuated wildly. At times, he was the royal family's trusted confidant. At others, he was theirleading antagonist. In exploring the complex dynamic between the two, Morton argues that, regardless of whether the attitudes of the royal family were warm or icy toward Churchill, their relationship wascentral to the twentieth-century history of the British monarchy. From the Churchill family's intricate relationship with the Crown, toWinston's initially begrudging but ultimately fruitful partnership with George VI, to his enduring fondness for Queen Elizabeth II, this fascinating narrative biography sheds new light on the ways the Crown not only shaped Winston Churchill's career, but the ways in which Churchill shepherded the monarchy into the modern era."--Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413282</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413282</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Morton, Andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5413282147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How Churchill Shaped A Royal Dynasty</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781335250995/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody's Girl]]></title><description><![CDATA["The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison, whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace. But her story has never been told in full, in her own words--until now. In April 2025, Giuffre took her own life. She left behind a memoir written in the years preceding her death and stated unequivocally that she wanted it published. Nobody's Girl is the riveting and powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront extraordinary adversity. Here, Giuffre offers an unsparing and definitive account of her time with Epstein and Maxwell, who trafficked her and others to numerous prominent men. She also details the molestation she suffered as a child, as well as her daring escape from Epstein and Maxwell's grasp at nineteen. Giuffre remade her life from scratch and summoned the courage to not only hold her abusers to account but also advocate for other victims. The pages of Nobody's Girl preserve her voice--and her legacy--forever."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5411084</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5411084</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giuffre, Virginia Roberts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5411084147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593493120/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Candy]]></title><description><![CDATA[From his humble beginnings in sketch comedy with the Toronto branch of Second City, to his rise to fame in SCTV and Hollywood film classics like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck, John Candy captivated audiences with his self-deprecating humour, emotional warmth, and gift for improvisation. Now, for the first time since Candy's tragic death, bestselling biographer Paul Myers tells the full story of the man behind the laughs. Drawing on extensive research and exclusive interviews with many of Candy's closest friends and colleagues, including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Steve Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, and many more, John Candy: A Life in Comedy celebrates the comedian's unparalleled talent, infectious charm, and generosity of spirit. Through ups and downs, successes and failures, and struggles with anxiety and self-doubt, Candy faced the world with a big smile and a warm demeanour that earned him the love and adoration of fans around the world. -- Page 2 of cover]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413283</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413283</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myers, Paul]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5413283147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Life in Comedy</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781487009526/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Told You So]]></title><description><![CDATA["Mayci Neeley and the women of MomTok burst into the center of pop culture when Hulus The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives took the world by storm. But the show barely scratched the surface of Maycis personal story. From becoming a mom at twenty, to losing her sons father in a tragic car accident, to going back to college as a single mother, shes only ever given us glimpses of the challenging things shes been through. Now, finally, shes ready to tell us everything. In this inspiring and darkly funny memoir, Mayci lifts the veil for readers on what growing up Mormon is really like and how its strict standards completely blow up for many young people when they get to college. When Mayci arrived at BYU on a tennis scholarship, she was unprepared to manage the temptations shed been taught were sins. She found herself drinking too much, stuck in an abusive relationship, and on the verge of falling down a dark and dangerous path. Suddenly, she was pregnant at nineteen and mourning a boyfriend shed been building a future with. Mayci captures the period from college to adulthood with brutal honesty, grace, and humor, offering up a heartfelt portrait of a woman finding her voice and her strength. All of these trials led to her current love story, her journey with IVF, and of course the inside story of MomTok. Fans looking for a juicy play-by-play on the friend group drama will get everything they wantand then somebut more than anything, readers will walk away with a sense of confidence in themselves and an ability to wear their scars proudly."--Amazon.]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413748</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413748</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neeley, Mayci]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5413748147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668099926/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Boy]]></title><description><![CDATA["A poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously--Alex P. 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In the first memoir by a released Israeli hostage, and the fastest-selling book in Israels history, Sharabi offers a searing firsthand account of survival under unimaginable conditionsstarvation, isolation, physical beatings, and psychological abuse at the hands of his captors." --publisher's website]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413455</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5413455</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharabi, Eli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5413455147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780063489790/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gales of November]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking, the bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the "Mighty Fitz."]]></description><link>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5410465</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5410465</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bacon, John U.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://saranac-clarksville.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5410465147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781324094647/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>