Cheryl Strayed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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Description
Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
"Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can't pay the bills. And it can be great: you've had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar--the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild--is the person thousands turn to for advice. [This book] brings the best of Dear Sugar together in...
3) Brave enough
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xv, 135 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the best-selling author of Wild, a collection of quotes--drawn from the wide range of her writings--that capture her wisdom, courage, and outspoken humor, presented in a gift-sized package that's as irresistible to give as it is to receive. Around the world, thousands of people have found inspiration in the words of Cheryl Strayed, who in her three prior books and in her 'Dear Sugar' columns has shared the twists and trials of her remarkable...
4) Wild
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
5) Wild
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
[DVD-version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xiv, 254 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"What moves memoirists to make their most personal stories public? In Why We Write About Ourselves, twenty of America's most successful memoirists answer this question -- and share the nuts and bolts of how they do it. Exploring such issues as the reliability of memory, the ethics of disclosure, and how to protect others' privacy without self-censoring, these bestselling memoirists reveal what keeps them going during the tough times and what they...