Larry Smith
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
One life. Six words. What's yours? True tales of love, loss, good friends, and bad hair days filled Not Quite What I Was Planning, the New York Times bestselling first book in the Six-Word Memoir series-and an international phenomenon. Some of the most compelling were by teens, so now SMITH Magazine has compiled a book written entirely by these bold, brash truth-tellers. From cancer to creativity, prom dates to promiscuity, and breaking hearts to...
Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Celebrating the larger-than-life sacrifices of those awarded the nation's highest honor for bravery in combat, Beyond Glory is the first oral history of living Medal of Honor recipients, providing, in their own words, the stories of the enlisted men and officers who have endured nearly unimaginable scenes of combat. Since the Medal of Honor was established during the Civil War in 1862, only 3,410 persons have received it; often it is awarded posthumously....
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
From the sands of Iwo Jima to the deserts of Iraq, the riveting, real-life stories of training young marines open with interviews with the last surviving drill instructors of World War II. This volume offers the voices of veterans from every major war of the last sixty years, concluding with accounts of what it takes to train marines for Iraq today.
Publisher
Kingswell
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A collaboration between the Six-Word Memoir author and the hit ABC television show Fresh Off the Boat, this book will capture hundreds of takes on the immigration experience--from first-generation Americans to stories of our grandparents and other relatives"--Amazon.
14) Not quite what I was planning: six-word memoirs by writers famous and obscure : from Smith magazine
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A collection of six-word memoirs, contributed by both famous and obscure writers, records the human experience in works that are by turn whimsical, poignant, and bizarre, by such authors as Joyce Carol Oates and Joan Rivers.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
The most popular, provocative, and unforgettable essays from the past fifteen years of the New York Times “Modern Love” column—including stories from the anthology series starring Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, Anne Hathaway, Catherine Keener, Dev Patel, and John Slattery
A young woman goes through the five stages of ghosting grief. A man’s promising fourth date ends in the emergency room. A female lawyer with...
A young woman goes through the five stages of ghosting grief. A man’s promising fourth date ends in the emergency room. A female lawyer with...