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Carolyn Jourdan is an American author with three Wall Street Journal top ten bestselling memoirs and biographies. == Biography == Jourdan's first book, a memoir, ''Heart in the Right Place'', was a ''Wall Street Journal'' #7 bestseller. ''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). According to WorldCat, it is held in 912 libraries. ''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. It was chosen in Michigan for ''Capital Area Reads One Book'' in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michigan Reads One Book )〕 ''Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring'' (2012) was Jourdan's second book. It was a ''Wall Street Journal'' #5 bestseller. ''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. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carolyn Jourdan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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