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''Family Circle'' magazine chose ''Heart in the Right Place'' as its first ever Book of the Month, and ''Elle'' magazine awarded it a Readers Prize.<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|author=Carolyn Jourdan |url=http://www.amazon.com/review/R3LQ929G7F5VNT |title=RJ McGill "Book-Lover"'s review of Heart in the Right Place: A Memoir |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2008-01-28 |accessdate=2013-12-16}}</ref> It was chosen in Michigan for ''Capital Area Reads One Book'' in 2010.<ref name="State of Michigan">{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/lm_MCFB_2011_Jourdan_brochure_343177_7.pdf |title=Michigan Reads One Book |publisher=Michigan.gov |accessdate=2013-03-01}}</ref>
''Family Circle'' magazine chose ''Heart in the Right Place'' as its first ever Book of the Month, and ''Elle'' magazine awarded it a Readers Prize.<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web|author=Carolyn Jourdan |url=http://www.amazon.com/review/R3LQ929G7F5VNT |title=RJ McGill "Book-Lover"'s review of Heart in the Right Place: A Memoir |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2008-01-28 |accessdate=2013-12-16}}</ref> It was chosen in Michigan for ''Capital Area Reads One Book'' in 2010.<ref name="State of Michigan">{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/lm_MCFB_2011_Jourdan_brochure_343177_7.pdf |title=Michigan Reads One Book |publisher=Michigan.gov |accessdate=2013-03-01}}</ref>


''Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring'' (2012) was Jourdan's second book. It was a ''Wall Street Journal'' #5 bestseller in 2014 <ref name="Wall Street Journal Bestselling Books for the Week Ending Oct. 26, 2014">{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/articles/best-selling-books-week-ended-oct-26-1414690780 |title=Best-Selling Books: Week Ended Oct. 26 - WSJ.com}}</ref> and #6 bestseller in 2015.<ref name="Wall Street Journal Bestselling Books for the Week Ending July 26, 2015">{{cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4fc148d01b3d4a0a88d744937d899fa2/wall-street-journal-best-sellers |title=Best-Selling Books: Week Ended July 26 - WSJ.com}}</ref> ''Medicine Men'' was #1 in [[Biography]] & [[Memoir]], Science, and Medicine on Amazon. It is a follow-on to ''Heart in the Right Place'' and is a collection of true stories from Jourdan's family and over a dozen Southern Appalachian physicians.
''Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring'' (2012) was Jourdan's second book. It was a ''Wall Street Journal'' #5 bestseller in 2014 <ref name="Wall Street Journal Bestselling Books for the Week Ending Oct. 26, 2014">{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/articles/best-selling-books-week-ended-oct-26-1414690780 |title=Best-Selling Books: Week Ended Oct. 26 - WSJ.com}}</ref> and #6 bestseller in 2015.<ref name="Wall Street Journal Bestselling Books for the Week Ending July 26, 2015">{{cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4fc148d01b3d4a0a88d744937d899fa2/wall-street-journal-best-sellers |title=Best-Selling Books: Week Ended July 26 - WSJ.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222233944/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4fc148d01b3d4a0a88d744937d899fa2/wall-street-journal-best-sellers |archivedate=2015-12-22 |df= }}</ref> ''Medicine Men'' was #1 in [[Biography]] & [[Memoir]], Science, and Medicine on Amazon. It is a follow-on to ''Heart in the Right Place'' and is a collection of true stories from Jourdan's family and over a dozen Southern Appalachian physicians.


''Bear in the Back Seat: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park'' is a two-part memoir with Kim DeLozier. It was a ''Wall Street Journal'' #9 bestseller in 2013<ref name="Wall Street Journal Bestselling Books for the Week Ending Dec. 8, 2013">{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303932504579252113089589286 |title=Best-Selling Books: Week Ended Dec. 8 - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2013-12-12 |accessdate=2013-12-16}}</ref> and #7 audio book bestseller in 2016.<ref name="New York Times Top 10 Audio Books for the Week Ending July 1, 2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/05/us/ap-us-audiobooks-top-10-.html |title=New York Times Top 10 Audio Books for the Week Ending July 1, 2016}}</ref> It describes DeLozier's 32-year career dealing with wildlife.
''Bear in the Back Seat: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park'' is a two-part memoir with Kim DeLozier. It was a ''Wall Street Journal'' #9 bestseller in 2013<ref name="Wall Street Journal Bestselling Books for the Week Ending Dec. 8, 2013">{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303932504579252113089589286 |title=Best-Selling Books: Week Ended Dec. 8 - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2013-12-12 |accessdate=2013-12-16}}</ref> and #7 audio book bestseller in 2016.<ref name="New York Times Top 10 Audio Books for the Week Ending July 1, 2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/05/us/ap-us-audiobooks-top-10-.html |title=New York Times Top 10 Audio Books for the Week Ending July 1, 2016}}</ref> It describes DeLozier's 32-year career dealing with wildlife.

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Carolyn Jourdan
Jourdan in 2006
Jourdan in 2006
LanguageEnglish
NationalityUnited States
EducationJ. D. in Law, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
Period2005-Present
GenreMemoir, Biography, Medicine, Science, Wildlife, Travel, and Mystery
SubjectSmoky Mountain culture and Southern Appalachian dialect
Notable worksHeart in the Right Place, Bear in the Back Seat, Medicine Men
Website
www.carolynjourdan.com

Carolyn Jourdan is an American author and four-time Wall Street Journal top-ten bestselling memoirist and biographer.

Biography

Jourdan's first book, a memoir, Heart in the Right Place, was a Wall Street Journal #7 bestseller.[1]

Heart in the Right Place is the true story of a spoiled, high-powered Senate lawyer who gives up a glamorous life in Washington and comes back home to the Smoky Mountains to work as an inept receptionist in her father's rural medical office. It was published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 2007 (hardback) and 2008 (paperback).[2] According to WorldCat, it is held in 912 libraries.[3]

Family Circle magazine chose Heart in the Right Place as its first ever Book of the Month, and Elle magazine awarded it a Readers Prize.[4] It was chosen in Michigan for Capital Area Reads One Book in 2010.[5]

Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring (2012) was Jourdan's second book. It was a Wall Street Journal #5 bestseller in 2014 [6] and #6 bestseller in 2015.[7] Medicine Men was #1 in Biography & Memoir, Science, and Medicine on Amazon. It is a follow-on to Heart in the Right Place and is a collection of true stories from Jourdan's family and over a dozen Southern Appalachian physicians.

Bear in the Back Seat: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a two-part memoir with Kim DeLozier. It was a Wall Street Journal #9 bestseller in 2013[8] and #7 audio book bestseller in 2016.[9] It describes DeLozier's 32-year career dealing with wildlife.

Her medical mystery, Out on a Limb: A Smoky Mountain Mystery (2013), was #8 on all of Amazon, #1 in Medical fiction and Cozy mystery, and voted a Best Kindle Book of 2014. It deals with eastern Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with an emphasis on the insular and quirky local culture.

Jourdan is a former Counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. She has degrees from the University of Tennessee in Biomedical Engineering and Law.[10][11]

Bibliography

  • Heart in the Right Place (2007) ISBN 978-1-56512-487-5 (hardcover) ISBN 9781565126138 (softcover)
  • Medicine Men (2012) softcover ISBN 9780988564312
  • Out on a Limb (2013) softcover ISBN 9780989930451
  • Bear in the Back Seat Vol. I (2013) softcover ISBN 9780988564367
  • Bear in the Back Seat Vol. II (2014) softcover ISBN 9780988564374
  • Bear Bloopers (2014) ebook ISBN 9780989930444
  • School for Mysteries (2014) softcover ISBN 9780989930475
  • School for Psychics (2014) ebook ISBN 9780989930482
  • Radiologists at Work: Saving Lives with the Lights Off (2015) ebook ISBN 9780989930437
  • Talking to Skeletons: Behind the Scenes with a Radiologist (2015) ebook ISBN 9780989930499

References

  1. ^ "WSJ Best-Selling Books - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  2. ^ "Heart in the Right Place: Main Description: $14.95: Workman Publishing". Workman.com. 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  3. ^ "WorldCat item record". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  4. ^ Carolyn Jourdan (2008-01-28). "RJ McGill "Book-Lover"'s review of Heart in the Right Place: A Memoir". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  5. ^ "Michigan Reads One Book" (PDF). Michigan.gov. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  6. ^ "Best-Selling Books: Week Ended Oct. 26 - WSJ.com".
  7. ^ "Best-Selling Books: Week Ended July 26 - WSJ.com". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Best-Selling Books: Week Ended Dec. 8 - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  9. ^ "New York Times Top 10 Audio Books for the Week Ending July 1, 2016".
  10. ^ "Carolyn Jourdan - United States Book Author". Pubmatch.com. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  11. ^ "Carolyn Jourdan author bio". Bookbrowse.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  • "Carolyn Jourdan" in Contemporary authors. : Volume 263 a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields Gale, 2008
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