Autobiography of a non famous person reporter

At one time or another, everyone has had the urge to read about someone famous.

Whether it is an outstanding athlete, a heroic astronaut or a notorious criminal, there is an innate fascination with other peoples’ lives.

Autobiography of a non famous person reporter and editor Running with Scissors is a memoir by American writer Augusten Burroughs. Her diary contains happy experiences, crushes, sleepovers, and good memories that you sometimes forget that she is in the middle of a war that took the lives of over 16 million of her fellow Jews. Confessions is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by St. Booker T.

While books about well-known personalities are great reads, there are some hidden jewels in the biography sections of your Abilene Public Library. Sandwiched between the biographies of the famous are stories of obscure or ordinary people who have done extraordinary things.

A fascinating tale is related in the title “Bud and Me – The True Adventures of the Abernathy Boys” by Altha Abernathy.

It relates the story of Altha’s husband,Temple, and his older brother, Bud, as they traveled alone by car from Gutherie, Oklahoma, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Along the way they faced breakdowns, storms, illness and all kinds of other disasters.

What makes this story so memorable is the fact that Temple was only 5 and his brother was 9 when they set out on their adventures (sans adults.) In a span of four years, these intrepid brothers traveled more than 12, miles by car, horseback and motorcycle with the encouragement of their father, U.S.

Marshall Jack Abernathy.

A little deeper in the stacks you will find “Hornet’s Sting” by Mark Ryan. This intriguing title tells the story of Thomas Sneum, who was an aviator and spy during World War II. Sneum discovered a disassembled de Havilland Hornet Moth bi-planem which he reassembled and flew out of German-occupied Denmark to England.

Autobiography of a non famous person reporter The Best Works by Stephen King. Andre Agassi. That sets off a year journey toward self-acceptance, with many reconstructive procedures and lots of introspection along the way. However, it was also complimented for its succinctness and relative shortness, considering that most autobiographies of the time were much longer.

He was able to provide valuable information on German radar to the British.

Sneum’s exploits were the inspiration for Ken Follett’s bestselling book “Hornet Flight.”

An interesting biography that might be familiar to many locals is “What Made Wyatt Urp, the Life and Times of Toad Leon.” C.D. “Toad” Leon, a graduate of Rule High School who lived n Abilene, died several years ago but he will be remembered through this lively biography.

Leon’s many businesses included an exotic game preserve, a resort, a chain of movie theaters and an ice house. Toad Leon’s book is a fun read.

Another interesting read is “Driver” by Phillip Wilson. Wilson takes a layoff as an excuse to live out his dream of driving a big rig.

Autobiography of a non famous person reporter and husband The isolation and loneliness felt crushing, so when an opportunity arose to sublet a friend's Paris apartment, she packed her bags. Growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Oregon, Michelle Zauner recounts a challenging adolescence and trips to Seoul to visit her grandmother and bond with her mother over plates heaped with food. If you are an entrepreneur running your own startup company, pitch competitions are a normal part of …. Dreams of my father primarily explored topics on race and race relations, and they are recounted through his point of view as a young African-American.

Readers follow Wilson as he takes us on a cross country voyage of discovery. Anyone longing for an escape from their ordinary life will enjoy the ride.

There are many other undiscovered gems lurking in the biography sections (92 in the Dewey Decimal System). The titles are not easy to find using normal searching methods.

Many will be found by browsing, or by accident, hiding among the books on Lincoln, Oprah and Einstein.

Visit any Abilene Public Library location and take a stroll down the biography aisle. You will be amazed at the treasures that await you.