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Just for You! -- Totally True Sports Stories
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Created on:
Mar 01, 2023
6 items
The only thing more exciting than a sports story is a true sports story!
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VPL -Books Just For You -Gothic Horror and Journalists Who Have Been Through A Lot
Created on:
Mar 24, 2024
10 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with and...
3 likes
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VPL -Books Just For You, Inspiring and Humorous Biographies and Fiction
Created on:
Aug 15, 2022
9 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an ...
2 likes
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VPL - Celebrating Fifty Years of Hip Hop
Created on:
Aug 11, 2023
21 items
Celebrate fifty years of hip hop with these titles from Vancouver Public Library! The musical style, emerging from New York Cit...
1 like
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VPL Picks: 2SLGBTQIA+ Non-Fiction
Created on:
Jun 02, 2023
32 items
"2SLGBTQIA+: An acronym (sometimes also called an initialism) used to refer to Two-Spirit (2S), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Tr...
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VPL - Disability Pride Month
Created on:
Mar 11, 2023
22 items
July is Disability Pride Month. What is Disability Pride Month?
"What started in the United States in 1990 has become a g...
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VPL - Year's Best in History Writing
Created on:
Dec 17, 2022
15 items
The following titles, all published in 2022, represent some of the year's best history writing. Topics span from Auschwitz to t...
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VPL - 2SLGBTQIA+ History
Created on:
Jun 23, 2021
26 items
2SLGBTQIA+ is an acronym that stands for Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning, Intersex, a...
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VPL Picks: 2SLGBTQIA+ Memoir
Created on:
Apr 22, 2020
28 items
2SLGBTQIA+ is an acronym that stands for Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexu...
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VPL - Food Writing
Created on:
Nov 23, 2019
29 items
Food writing encompasses essays, memoirs, and travelogues about food. Recipes may be included, but are not the focus as they ar...
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VPL Picks: Memoirs
Created on:
May 23, 2019
28 items
The genre label 'memoir' describes a book that covers moments and episodes from a person's life, which are generally understood...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Cooking Memoirs in eBook
Created on:
Dec 08, 2019
10 items
For a fan of Anthony Bourdain, Gabrielle Hamilton, Sean Brock, Momofuku and Mind of a Chef (TV).
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VPL - Books Just For You - Cults, Human Trafficking, WWII, Feminist Movement, and More!
Created on:
Feb 25, 2026
19 items
This personalized list was created for a reader who enjoyed reading Zero Zero Zero and White Robes and Broken Badges. They are ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Unconventional Upbringings, Dystopian Thrillers, Light Romance & Alternate Classics
Created on:
Oct 18, 2023
15 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a reader who likes: unconventional upbringing memoirs & novels, immigrant sagas (...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Indigenous Memoirs, Gritty Non-Fiction & Fiction Books
Created on:
Aug 13, 2023
12 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "gritty" memoirs, especially Indigenous. And the books ...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Epic Survival Tales and Suspenseful Thrills
Created on:
Feb 19, 2022
12 items
This list was created for someone looking for inspiring tales of survival, suspenseful thrillers and a touch of humour. Selecte...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Non Fiction, Mystery, Biography / Memoir
Created on:
Oct 20, 2021
15 items
For a reader who enjoys "Into Thin Air", "A House in the Sky", the author Ruth Ware, "Gone Girl" ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Erotic, Mystery Science Fiction, Thrillers and Non-Fiction.
Created on:
May 18, 2019
9 items
for a reader who likes Game of Thrones and Girl on a Train. Complied by the VPL Reading Experts.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Biography and Historical Fiction on Downloadable Audiobook
Created on:
Mar 06, 2019
12 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed the biography of Michael Cain, and likes National Geographic documentaries. The ...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning General Fiction, Science Fiction, and Thrillers
Created on:
Oct 05, 2022
10 items
This list was created for a VPL reader looking for new and popular titles in the general fiction, science fiction, and thriller...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Thrillers, Biographies and the Immigrant Experience
Created on:
Mar 08, 2020
16 items
For a fan of Shantaram, 438 Days, Acid for the Children and Kim’s Convenience.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Inspirational, Award Winning, Biography / Memoir
Created on:
Jun 01, 2025
18 items
Here is a curated list of books that blends inspirational, award-winning, and biography/memoir titles, keeping in mind the pers...
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VPL - Books Just For You - The Historical, the Literary, and the Just Plain Weird
Created on:
Dec 19, 2024
15 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in literary fiction, historical fiction, surrealism, an...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir, Books to Inspire or Uplift and Nonfiction
Created on:
Sep 10, 2024
15 items
Carefully selected by a VPL staff, this list is created for a fan of Unbroken, Boys In The Boat, Endurance and The Storyteller.
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+ - Biography / Memoir - Canadian Fiction
Created on:
Aug 29, 2024
12 items
A booklist for a reader who has enjoyed the works of Louise Erdrich, Zadie Smith, and Rene Denfeld created by Vancouver Public ...
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