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Autobiography
An autobiography (from the Greek, αὐτό�-autos self + βίος-bios life + γράφειν-graphein to write) is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.
Closely associated with autobiography (and sometimes difficult to precisely distinguish from it) is the form of memoir. However, an autobiography typically focuses on the "life and times" of the writer, while a memoir has a narrower, more intimate focus on his or her own memories, feelings and emotions.
Also see Biography Memoir and Memoir. ...more
Closely associated with autobiography (and sometimes difficult to precisely distinguish from it) is the form of memoir. However, an autobiography typically focuses on the "life and times" of the writer, while a memoir has a narrower, more intimate focus on his or her own memories, feelings and emotions.
Also see Biography Memoir and Memoir. ...more
How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir
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The Rest of Our Lives
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The Rest of Our Lives explores how old age offers the promise of being exactly where we need to be.
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Call Me Jeanne: From Outhouse to the White House—A Journey of Family, Loss and the Power of Love
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