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In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian-American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food.

When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had “gone viral,” he had no idea what that meant or how much his life was about to change. On Instagram, his uproarious videos have entertained millions and have made him a global celebrity. Now, he brings his bon vivance to the page with this collection of intimate and sassy essays.

Arrival is a full-length apocalyptic sci-fi alien invasion romance featuring a resourceful heroine and a badass alien hero who changes her world forever.

July 1864. Union officer Nathan Parker has been imprisoned at nightmarish Andersonville prison camp in Georgia along with his soldiers. As others die around them, Nathan and his men hatch a daring plan to allow him to escape through a tunnel and make his way to Vicksburg, where he intends to alert his superiors to the imprisonment and push for military action.

Jack Hays led from the front. He was the man who set the standard for Texas Rangers for decades to come. He wasn’t a big man – five foot six, a hundred thirty pounds – but to the men he led into battle, he was a giant. John Coffee Hays, native Tennessean and surveyor by trade, came to the Texas frontier when the region was still part of Mexico. He stayed through the era of the Republic and eventual statehood, riding with men like Sam Walker, Ben McCulloch, and Bigfoot Wallace, all of whom became legends in Texas history. He freely admitted he wasn’t a crack shot with handgun or ...

JD preferred to work alone. He stalked the West’s most dangerous game: wanted men with a price on their heads and reputations as mean as they were. Going after them solo was his preferred method of action — until he met an unlikely partner, Jimmy Morton, a teenage drifter. The two had more in common than chasing bad guys. Each had no place to call home, and both needed money. JD Hunter never expected they would make a good team — let alone partners.

Audible was not granted digital rights to today's program. We bring you actor Gene Wilder on this edition of Fresh Air. Gene Wilder's birth name was Jerome Silberman. He made his film debut as a kidnap victim in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), but he's best known for his work with Mel Brooks in the films Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, and The Producers.

This unauthorized 2nd edition quiz book focuses on the career and personal life of Hollywood actor, director and screenwriter Gene Wilder. The topics covered in this quiz book include: – Early Beginnings – Education – Army Life – Big Screen Films – Television & Made for TV Movies – Screenwriting & Directing – Awards & Nominations – Notable Roles – Literary Works – Personal Relationships – Hard Times – Philanthropy – And so much more! So scroll up and get your copy now!

A Candid New Film about legendary Comedian Gene Wilder

She thought they were her siblings. By the time she realized they weren’t, one of them was dead. Doctor Emma Kerr had no right counseling them. Adopted and her birth records lost, she believed she was born a McKinney. Her face, intelligence, and depression resembled theirs. For years people mistook her for their sister. So she devised a plan. What begins as a scheme to counsel the McKinney family and determine if they are blood relatives, quickly causes Emma to wonder if she had truly done the manipulating. Is someone following her?

The Call of the Wild is the thrilling story of Buck, a domestic dog from California kidnapped and thrust into the harsh, physical world of the Yukon, a land of danger and ferocity, a land of wolves, blizzards, and treacherous frozen rivers that swallow up entire dog teams. Here is where Buck must learn to survive. He must become as wild and vicious as the wilderness that surrounds him...or die!