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Jeannette Walls (born April 21, 1960) is an American author and journalist widely known as former gossip columnist for MSNBC.com and author of The Glass Castle, a memoir of the nomadic family life of her childhood. Published in 2005, it had been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 421 weeks as of June 3, 2018. She is a 2006 recipient of the Alex Awards and Christopher Award. Early life and education Walls was born on April 21, 1960, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Rex Walls and Rose Mary Walls. Walls has two sisters, Lori and Maureen, and one brother, Brian. Walls' family life was rootless, with the family shuttling from Phoenix to California (including a brief stay in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco), to Battle Mountain, Nevada, and to Welch, West Virginia, with periods of homelessness. When they finally landed in Rex's Appalachian hometown of Welch the family lived in a three-room house without plumbing or heat.Walls moved to New York at age 17 to join her sister Lori (at that point a waitress and soon working as an artist for Archie Comics). With the aid of grants, loans, scholarships and a year spent answering phones at a Wall Street law firm she was thereafter able to complete a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts at Barnard College. Education Walls graduated from Barnard College in 1984 with honors. Career Early in her career Walls interned at a Brooklyn newspaper called The Phoenix and eventually became a full-time reporter there. From 1987 to 1993 she wrote the "Intelligencer" column for New York magazine. She then wrote a gossip column for Esquire, from 1993 to 1998, then contributed regularly to the gossip column "Scoop" at MSNBC.com from 1998 until her departure to write full-time in 2007. Walls has contributed to USA Today, and has appeared on The Today Show, CNN, Primetime, and The Colbert Report. Her 2000 book, Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip, was a humorous history of the role gossip has played in U.S. media, politics and life.In 2005, Walls published the best-selling memoir The Glass Castle, which details the joys and struggles of her childhood. It offers a look into her life and that of her dysfunctional family. The Glass Castle was well received by critics and the public. It has sold over 4 million copies and has been translated into 31 languages. It received the Christopher Award, the American Library Association's Alex Award (2006), and the Books for Better Living Award. Paramount bought the film rights to the book, and in March 2013 announced that actress Jennifer Lawrence would play Walls in the film adaptation. On October 9, 2015, it was reported that Lawrence withdrew from the film and she would be replaced by actress Brie Larson. In 2009, Walls published her first novel, Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, based on the life of her grandmother Lily Casey Smith. It was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.Walls' novel The Silver Star was published in 2013. Her novel, Hang the Moon: A Novel, is scheduled for publication in March, 2023. Works cited Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip. New York: Avon Books, Inc. March 2000. ISBN 0-380-97821-0. The Glass Castle. New York: Scribner. March 2005. ISBN 0-7432-4753-1. Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel. New York: Scribner. October 2009. ISBN 978-1-4165-8628-9. The Silver Star. Scribner, 2013.Personal life Walls married Eric Goldberg in 1988; they divorced in 1996. She married fellow New York writer John J. Taylor in 2002, and the couple now lives outside Culpeper, Virginia, on a 205-acre farm. In popular culture Her memoir has been adapted into a film with the same name The Glass Castle, where actress Brie Larson portrayed Walls. References External links Publisher's biography . Discover the Jeannette Walls popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jeannette Walls books.
Best Seller Jeannette Walls Books of February 2023
Dead Before Dinner
Kat BellemoreJuly 31, 2022GetGreen chile has never been more dangerous. Psychologist Maddie Swallows’ decision to return to New Mexico seemed like a good idea at the time, considering the divorce and her two te...
The Cowgirl's Forever Love
Vivian ArendMay 21, 2019GetReturn to Heart Falls—a place for family, friends, and falling in love. The first stand alone novel in a new trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend. Lisa C...
Finding Cinderella
Colleen HooverOctober 14, 2013Get#1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends With Us writes a free novella about the search for happily ever after. A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-yea...
The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth
Juliet GauvinOctober 17, 2015GetA story about losing your way and finding your life. Book 1 of 3. Elizabeth Lara built a perfect life as San Francisco’s top divorce attorney, but when she loses her great-aunt Mags, the w...
iPad User Guide
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Nowhere Safe (A Harley Cole FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1)
Kate BoldSeptember 1, 2022Get“This is an excellent book… When you start reading, be sure you don’t have to wake up early!” —Reader review for The Killing Game FBI BAU special agent Harley Cole, as brilliant as...
For Now and Forever (The Inn at Sunset Harbor—Book 1)
Sophie LoveAugust 16, 2016Get“Sophie Love's ability to impart magic to her readers is exquisitely wrought in powerfully evocative phrases and descriptions….FOR NOW AND FOREVER is the perfect romance or beach read, w...
Steal My Heart
Savannah KadeMarch 24, 2020GetClark is what she needs, but Walker is what she wants… Armed with a checklist and a solid understanding of the kind of partner she needs, Cara Larkin has waited patiently for Mr. Right to ...
Fat Cat Finds a Home
Michelle SmithFebruary 20, 2015GetAfter ten years of love from her previous owner, poor Fat Cat finds herself alone and looking for a new home. Will she ever leave the adoption shelter? Even at ten years old, Fat Cat still h...
Wuthering Heights
Emily BrontëNovember 30, 1847GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. If you’ve only ever seen Wuthering Heights on screen, you may have an image of Catherine and Heathcliff as the ultimate star-crossed lovers. But that’s ju...
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis CarrollNovember 25, 1865GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. Fall down the proverbial rabbit hole with Alice, the intrepid heroine of Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasy! When Alice spies a talking rabbit, she can’t res...
Words of Wisdom - 100 Inspirational Quotations
Various AuthorsDecember 17, 2012GetFrom the world’s greatest thinkers across the centuries, Words of Wisdom is a delightful collection of advice and insight. With a quotation for every situation, flick through the pag...
I Have a Secret
Cheryl BradshawApril 25, 2012Get"The ending is a complete surprise!" - Reader Doug Ward has been running from his past for twenty years. But after his fourth whisky of the night, his steely resolve has started to cra...
Risking Millions
Lexy TimmsAugust 24, 2021GetLove is not something you protect. It's something you risk. Daniel Connor has a problem. A big one. Even though his company is a billion-dollar success in the hospitality industry, he's...
Taking a Risk
Lexy TimmsMarch 16, 2019GetDivorced, childless, and jobless at 30. My younger self had it all planned. I would be married by 22—check. Have the dream job after university—check. And a couple of kids to go with the...
Stop Procrastinating & Overthinking: Learn The Mind Hacks To Cure Your Procrastination Habit And Improve Your Perseverance To Overcome Laziness. Eliminate Negative Thoughts And Stop Worrying
Sebastian GoodwinMarch 25, 2021Get"I TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT IT'S STILL A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE…" Everybody knows that procrastination is the biggest waste of time – I am talking about those moments when you imagine wha...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan DoyleOctober 14, 1892GetAn Apple Books Classic You get not one, not two, but 25 gripping mysteries in Arthur Conan Doyle’s first of five collections of Sherlock Holmes short stories. Follow the brilliant and ecce...
Investing For Beginners
David CohneJuly 13, 2015GetThe Best Guide to Getting Started Investing You’ll Find Anywhere What Does Your Retirement Look Like? If you are like most Americans, you don’t know how you’re are going to retire. Pen...
Habits
Ronald A. ValentinoJanuary 31, 2016GetWant to learn how to be part of the 5% that seem to get everything they want? Look no further this book has the answer that will completely transform your life by teaching you the tech...
Seduction Island
Autumn GazeNovember 30, 2022GetYou cannot escape the reality of tomorrow by evading it today… Ethan Mitchell flees New York to Oahu to escape a family scandal. He doesn't want to be a part of it. He ends up meeting Ava ...
Herbs and Homicide
Carly WinterJune 9, 2022Get5 stars, Liz Konkel of Readers' Favorite: The story has an upbeat tone that is typical of the cozy genre though Winter adds a unique quality to it through the use of herbs. The characte...
Meditations
Emperor of Rome Marcus AureliusDecember 25, 2008GetMeditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
Bedtime Stories for Kids
Uncle AmonJune 15, 2015GetAre you looking for a children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories? This children's storybook has it all! This is an excellent...
Emotional Intelligence Mastery: A Practical Guide to Improving Your EQ
Eric JordanAugust 2, 2016GetBecome Emotionally Smarter with a Practical Approach! Emotional intelligence has been a buzzword in the personal growth industry and in high-level corporate recruitment strategies since 1995...
The Holy Bible - King James Version
King JamesAugust 30, 2012GetHoly Bible King James Version Few Sample Paragraphs from The Holy Bible eBook, Genesis (OT) 1 Gen. 1 IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, ...
Apple Watch User Guide
Apple Inc.October 24, 2022GetHere’s everything you need to know about Apple Watch and the Apple Watch app on iPhone, straight from Apple. This definitive guide helps you get started using Apple Watch with watchOS 9 an...
The Boyfriend Effect
Kendall RyanOctober 13, 2020GetA sexy new series of standalone romances from New York Times bestselling author Kendall Ryan. I’m not boyfriend material. If a trail of broken hearts and a piss-poor record of failed...
Lady Danger
Glynnis CampbellOctober 12, 2014GetOver 250,000 copies read worldwide! The Warrior Maids of Rivenloch... Damsels in shining armor...riding to the rescue! Deirdre, Helena, and Miriel, three kick-arse Scots wenches known as The...
Stealth
Sarah PeisApril 28, 2022GetSome mistakes are worth repeating. Freya Olysses loves her quiet life in the sleepy little town of Ferguson. She's made a home where she least expected to. Until her past catches up with her...
Shiftless
Aimee EasterlingOctober 24, 2014GetTerra is shiftless --- a werewolf uncomfortable in her own animal skin. A decade after learning to squash her wolf and flee the repressive village where she grew up, the packless ache still ...
Sisters (Sun Valley Series, Book 1)
Kellie Coates GilbertMarch 2, 2017GetSet in America’s original ski resort, Sun Valley, Idaho— SISTERS offers a thought-provoking look at three women . . . and the choices they make when they realize their lives aren’t exa...
A Mother for Christmas
Jackie WegerDecember 8, 2020GetDecker Davenport is on a deadline. He has thirty days — Christmas Eve, to be exact — to remodel a St. Augustine Victorian house or the owner will put it back on the market. Not a good ti...
What I Like About You
Kait NolanJuly 19, 2019GetA horse-whispering loner After years as an Army Ranger, Sebastian Donnelly is content to be left alone with his horses. He's better with them than with...people. But that changes when his bo...
Fighter's Best Friend
A. Rivers & Alexa RiversJanuary 20, 2022GetMy best friend is hot, rich, and emotionally unavailable. Falling in love with him is the worst idea ever but try telling that to my heart. As a doctor who aced her way through medical schoo...
How to Find Peace
Beau NortonSeptember 23, 2015GetShatter the Illusions and Discover the Truth To 'know about' something is very different from KNOWING it. Perhaps you have some spiritual knowledge, but how often do you experience ...
Think and Grow Rich
Greg Habstritt & Napoleon HillDecember 23, 2010GetThink and Grow Rich is one of the most popular success book of all-time, having sold more than 60 million copies since it was first published more than 70 years ago. It&...
Manifesting Abundance: How to Manifest Your Desires Using the Law of Attraction
Beau NortonSeptember 26, 2015GetDid you know that up to 95% of the people that attempt to use the law of attraction to manifest their desires see no noticeable results? The truth is that most people fail to use the law of ...
iPhone User Guide
Apple Inc.September 12, 2022GetHere’s everything you need to know about iPhone, straight from Apple. This definitive guide helps you get started using iPhone with iOS 16 and discover all the amazing things it can do.
The Art of War
Sun TzuOctober 4, 2010GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. It’s believed that Sun Tzu wrote this Chinese military primer during the 5th century BC-hundreds of years before the Bible. The book’s 13 chapters explore...
Moby Dick
Herman MelvilleOctober 17, 1851GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. Herman Melville’s classic begins with one of the most famous opening lines in world literature: “Call me Ishmael.” Moby Dick was a commercial failure wh...
Fighter's Heart
A. Rivers & Alexa RiversJanuary 20, 2022GetHe's tattooed, cocky, and hot as hell. The MMA superstar everyone loves to hate. Now it's my job to clean up his image…before it's too late. I never meant to become the P.R. specialist for...
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale CarnegieJuly 7, 2022GetHow to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, first published in 1936. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-sell...
Brant
Jodi BasyeFebruary 14, 2022GetHe's a cranky cowboy trying to save the family ranch. She's a freelance journalist hoping to get a full-time writing gig. What she writes could either make or break him. Brant Cross feels re...
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldApril 10, 1925GetAn Apple Books Classics edition. The Roaring Twenties are in full effect in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s riveting classic. Man-about-town Jay Gatsby seems to have it all, including loads of money...
Little Women
Louisa May AlcottSeptember 29, 1868GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. Meet the Marches! Louisa May Alcott’s classic introduces us to four unforgettable sisters: beautiful Meg, tomboyish Jo, delicate Beth, and Amy, the indulged...
Seascapes and Vegas Mistakes
Kay LyonsApril 18, 2022GetWhen a Las Vegas prank turns into an accidental and very legal marriage, Isabel Shipley is dead set on getting a discreet and hasty divorce. The last thing the struggling artist wants is to ...
Apple Watch User Guide
Apple Inc.September 16, 2021GetHere’s everything you need to know about Apple Watch and the Apple Watch app on iPhone, straight from Apple. This definitive guide helps you get started using Apple Watch with watchOS 8 an...
Pride and Prejudice
Jane AustenJanuary 28, 1813GetAn Apple Books Classic edition. Jane Austen’s beloved classic opens with this witty and very memorable line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a...
Today I Am Mad
Michael GordonSeptember 7, 2020GetKids feel emotions in big ways! Here's a great story for helping kids manage their feelings. * Help children learn to identify and regulate their ...
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