{"product_id":"life-stories-maureen-oconnor-9781591585275","title":"Life Stories: A Guide to Reading Interests in Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemoirs, autobiographies, and diaries represent the most personal and most intimate of genres, as well as one of the most abundant and popular. Gain new understanding and better serve your readers with this detailed genre guide to nearly 700 titles that also includes notes on more than 2,800 read-alike and other related titles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe popularity of this body of literature has grown in recent years, and it has also diversified in terms of the types of stories being told--and persons telling them. In the past, readers' advisors have depended on access by names or Dewey classifications and subjects to help readers find autobiographies they will enjoy. This guide offers an alternative, organizing the literature according to popular genres, subgenres, and themes that reflect common reading interests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDescribing titles that range from travel and adventure classics and celebrity autobiographies to foodie memoirs and environmental reads, \u003ci\u003eLife Stories: A Guide to Reading Interests in Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e presents a unique overview of the genre that specifically addresses the needs of readers' advisors and others who work with readers in finding books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen O'Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1591585279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591585275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Libraries Unlimited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2011 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 311","brand":"Maureen O'Connor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052916895999,"sku":"9781591585275","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8448180-030b-40a1-8e9f-1ab9f94e4385.jpg?v=1685021365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-stories-maureen-oconnor-9781591585275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}