Know My Name

Release on 2019-09-24 | by Chanel Miller

Chanel Miller is a philosopher, a cultural critic, a deep observer, a writer's writer, a true artist. I could not put this phenomenal book down.

Author: Chanel Miller
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780735223714
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 368
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Know My Name

Universally acclaimed, rapturously reviewed, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography, and an instant New York Times bestseller, Chanel Miller's breathtaking memoir "gives readers the privilege of knowing her not just as Emily Doe, but as Chanel Miller the writer, the artist, the survivor, the fighter." (The Wrap). "I opened Know My Name with the intention to bear witness to the story of a survivor. Instead, I found myself falling into the hands of one of the great writers and thinkers of our time. Chanel Miller is a philosopher, a cultural critic, a deep observer, a writer's writer, a true artist. I could not put this phenomenal book down." --Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and Untamed "Know My Name is a gut-punch, and in the end, somehow, also blessedly hopeful." --Washington Post She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral--viewed by eleven million people within four days, it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress; it inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time. Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. It was the perfect case, in many ways--there were eyewitnesses, Turner ran away, physical evidence was immediately secured. But her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicts a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shines with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life. Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces readers to an extraordinary writer, one whose words have already changed our world. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic. Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF 2019 by The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, TIME, Elle, Glamour, Parade, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, BookRiot

Language: en
Pages: 368

Know My Name

Authors: Chanel Miller

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-09-24 - Publisher: Penguin

Language: en
Pages:

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Pages: 382

When You See Me

Authors: Lisa Gardner

Categories: Kidnapping

Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-28 - Publisher: Rider

THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR ___________________________ A body is found in the hills - but the truth still lies buried... In a small town in the Deep South, Flora Dane is part of a task force committed to hunting down every last trace of notorious serial kidnapper Jacob Ness. As

Language: en
Pages: 320

I Know My Name

Authors: C. J. Cooke

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-01-16 - Publisher: Hachette UK

A woman with no name. A wild, abandoned island. A family desperate for answers. A debut thriller like no other. On a small Greek island, a woman comes ashore with no memory of who she is, where she's from, or how she came to be shipwrecked there. Worse, she has

Language: en
Pages:

I Want Somebody to Know My Name

Authors: Catherine Meeks

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 1994-10 - Publisher:

Meeks tells the impassioned story of her odyssey from a scared little girl on an Arkansas farm to a strong and secure woman of faith. This revision combines Meeks' autobiography, personal reflections, and critical analyses in the presentation of her journey to wholeness.