Life Stories

Maureen O'Connor is a freelance author and editor with 35 years of experience as a public librarian specializing in reference and readers' advisory.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1—Travel and AdventureDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsJourneyersVisitorsIn Search OfAdventurersHeroesConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 2—CelebritiesDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsFrom Rags to RichesIn the LimelightSports StarsMusic StarsStage and Screen StarsConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 3—The Creative LifeDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsArtistsHumoristsWritersConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 4—The Working LifeDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsBusinesspeopleFoodiesWorking-Class PeopleEducatorsMedia PersonalitiesCrime FightersScientistsHealth ScientistsConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 5—Place and TimeDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsNatural EnvironmentsSmall WorldsFaraway PlacesConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 6—Life Away from HomeDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsExpatriatesImmigrantsExiles and RefugeesThe Return HomeConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 7—Life with OthersDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsFamilyParents Through the Child's EyeMothersFathersChildrenSiblingsLoversFamily HistoryFriendsAnimal FriendsConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 8—The Inner LifeDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsConfessionIntrospectionSpiritualityConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 9—The Political LifeDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsThe United StatesInternationalConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 10—Changing Lives in HistoryDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsMaking a Difference NowHistory MakersWitness to HistoryConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 11—Life on the Dark Side of HistoryDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsHolocaust/GenocideOppressionCaptivityConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 12—Life at WarDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsMilitary LifeVictims of WarWar CorrespondentsConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedChapter 13—Surviving LifeDescriptionAppealOrganization of This ChapterClassicsSurviving AbuseBreaking the CycleDiscriminationLiving with a DifferenceAddictionsSurvivors of ViolenceLife with an IllnessLossConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesWorks CitedAppendix A—ClassicsAppendix B—Controversial TitlesAppendix C—AwardsAppendix D—ResourcesAuthor/Title IndexSubject Index