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A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua—by the author of Annie John "If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see. If...

Ten-year-old prodigy Akiane Kramarik shares her artwork, poetry, and the fascinating story surrounding her talent. Growing up in a home with an atheistic mo...

Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of aban...

One Of Nine Children Born Into A Penniless North Dublin Family, Nuala O'faolain Was Saved From A Harrowing Childhood By Her Love Of Books And Reading. Thoug...

The diary which Samuel Pepys kept from January 1660 to May 1669 ...is one of our greatest historical records and... a major work of English literature, wri...

Spiritual and autobiographical reflections on the author's seminary days, early ministry, and writing career.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Soci...

Before there was Gonzo, there was just plain Hunter -- a precocious, earnest, and occasionally troublesome honor student in Louisville, Kentucky.Before ther...

"Will reveal Donne to a new generation...[and] propel John Stubbs into the first rank of biographers."—Peter Ackroyd The New York Times - Thomas Mallon Don...

The biography sensitive to the tragic pattern of the story of a great subject: Oscar Wilde - psychologically and sexually complicated, enormously quotable,...

Winner of the 2018 City of Vancouver Book AwardFrom Vancouver-based writer Chelene Knight, Dear Current Occupant is a creative non-fiction memoir about hom...

Praise for Augusten Burroughs "A wrenching, edifying journey...with the added benefit of being really entertaining." - The New York Times Book Review on D...

In this young adult autobiography, Tony Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero. Hawk speaks of being a su...

The ... Author Of Hourglass Now Gives Us A New Memoir About Identity, Paternity, And Family Secrets--a Real-time Exploration Of The ... Discovery She Made L...

From one of our most interesting literary figures – former editor of Granta, former fiction editor at The New Yorker, acclaimed author of Among the Thugs...

Mel Gussow's critically-acclaimed biography of the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Seascape, A Delicate Balance, The Zoo Story), who first ele...

This Book Publishes, For The First Time In Full, The Two Most Revealing Of Mark Twain's Private Writings. Here He Turns His Mind To The Daily Life He Shared...

Overview: He Has Been Called The Most Trusted Man In America. His 60-year-long Journalistic Career Has Spanned The Great Depression, Several Wars, And The E...

Well, this was when Bill was sighing a lot. He had decided that after our parents died he just didn't want any more fighting between what was left of us. H...

An Autobiography Of A Christian Concentrating On The Part Of His Life When He Turned To Atheism And Eventually Recovered His FaithCategories: Biographies &a...

An Intimate, Authorized Yet Frank Biography Of Gore Vidal (1925-2012), One Of The Most Accomplished, Visible And Controversial American Novelists And Cultur...

this Unforgettable Memoir, By One Of Our Most Gifted Writers, Introduces Us To The Young Toby Wolff, By Turns Tough And Vulnerable, Crafty And Bumbling, A...

Novelist and poet Judy Goldman's inspiring account of the mishap that left her husband paralyzed, how it tested their marriage, and their struggle to regai...

A decade in the writing, the haunting story of a son’s quest to understand the mystery of his father’s death—a universal memoir about the secrets fam...

In This Tribute To Teachers Everywhere. Mccourt Records The Trials, Triumphs And Surprises He Faces In Public High Schools Around New York City. His Methods...

William Shakespeare, The Most Celebrated Poet In The English Language, Left Behind Nearly A Million Words Of Text, But His Biography Has Long Been A Thicket...

A radical reassessment of the famed Victorian author, revealing the true story behind the creator of some of literature's best-known novels. This dynamic ne...

A work of great personal courage and a literary tour de force, this bestseller is Styron's true account of his descent into a crippling and almost suicida...

The Beloved And Bestselling Author Takes An Intimate Look Back At A Life Of Reading And Writing. The Memory That We Live With Is The Moth-eaten Version Of O...

Jane Austen ; Afterword By Claudia L. Johnson ; Artwork By Leon Steinmetz. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences So...

in 1967, After A Session With A Psychiatrist She'd Never Seen Before, Eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen Was Put In A Taxi And Sent To Mclean Hospital. she ...

"Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory.”--George Packer, The Atlantic An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incred...

A major new biography of the Nobel Prize–winning playwright whose brilliantly original plays revolutionized American theaterFinalist for the Los Angeles ...

The 5th And Last Volume Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Diaries And Letters Record The Lindbergh's Lives During The Years Of World War Ii. Continuation Of The Au...

David Herbert Donald's Lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of Lincoln's life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln's gradual ascent from...

a Shimmering Evocation, By Turns Intimate And Panoramic, Of One Of The World’s Great Cities, By Its Foremost Writer. Orhan Pamuk Was Born In Istanbul And S...

Son Of The Famous Thomas Mann, Homosexual, Drug-addicted, And Forced To Flee From His Fatherland, The Gifted Writer Klaus Mann's Comparatively Short Life Wa...

Under the pen name Lewis Carroll, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson became a legend for his children's books, which broke the constraints of Victorian moralism. Thi...

A Memoir Of Novelist Martin Amis And His Life, Son Of Novelist Kingsley Amis, Martin Explores His Relationship With His Father. Reflects On The Disappearanc...

An Account Of Dr. Johnson's Dramatic Personal Life, Monumental Genius, And Boundless Literary Activities And Impact Follows Him From Poverty And Hack Work, ...

Here, Celebrated Drama Critic John Lahr Gives Intimate Access To The Mind Of One Of The Most Brilliant Dramatists Of His Century, Whose Plays Reshaped The A...

frank Mccourt's Glorious Childhood Memoir, angela's Ashes, Has Been Loved And Celebrated By Readers Everywhere For Its Spirit, Its Wit And Its Profound Hum...

The great British mystery novelist P. D. James, otherwise known as the Queen of Crime, has redefined the genre over a career spanning close to forty years. ...

The landscape of American literature was fundamentally changed when Flannery O'Connor stepped onto the scene with her first published book, Wise Blood, in...

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of...

Nigel Nicolson. Pts. 1 And 3 By V. Sackville-west. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 219) And Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Arts & L...

A Collection Of Fifty Years Of Personal Essays By William F. Buckley, Jr. Illuminates His Career In The Army, His Love Of Sailing And Wine, His Interests In...

The American book tour that catapulted Gertrude Stein from quirky artist to a household name. In 1933, experimental writer and longtime expatriate Gertrude...

For more than fifty years, Geoffrey Hartman has been a pivotal figure in the humanities. In his first book, in 1954, he helped establish the study of Roman...