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TR Readers' Advisory Overview

A series of Reader's Advisory lists prepared by the staff of the Trinity River campus of TCC

Memoirs

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Everybody's Got Something by Robin Roberts

'Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As Momma always said, Everybody's got something.' So begins the beloved Good Morning America anchor and author's memoir in which she recounts the incredible journey that has been her life so far, and the lessons she's learned along the way. 

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When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

A young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty and tenderness.

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Where The Past Begins : A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan

"From New York Times bestselling author Amy Tan, a memoir on her life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory"

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Walk Through Fire by Sheila Johnson

 

The cofounder of BET and first African American woman billionaire shares her deeply personal journey through love and loss, tragedy and triumph--an inspiring story of overcoming toxic influences, discovering her true self, and at last finding happiness in her work and life.

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Called To Rise by David O. Brown and Michelle Buford

The Dallas police chief who inspired a nation with his response to the killing of five of his officers shares his personal story and his faith in America's potential to unite communities through a dedication to transparency and trust. 

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Finding Me by Viola Davis

This is Viola Davis' story, in her own words, and spans her incredible, inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present day. Hers is a story of overcoming, a true hero's journey.

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Becoming Dr. Q by Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa and Mim Eichler Rivas

Tells the life story of Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa from impoverished childhood in a tiny village in Mexico to illegal immigrant, American citizen, student at the University of California, on to Harvard Medical School, and becoming an internationally renowned neurosurgeon.