Women

NOW IN PAPERBACK! A legendary television series— as seen by one of its stars Few television celebrities of the 1970s were as widely known and lov...

'You are here for the rest of your life. Do you understand? You are not leaving Iran. You are here until you die.' Betty Mahmoody and her husband, Dr Sayyed...

...one Of The Most Compelling Accounts Of Slavery And One Of The Most Unique Of The One Hundred Or So Slave Narratives - Mostly Written By Men - Published B...

Margaret Jacobson Was A Sweet-natured Young Girl Who Played The Accordion And Had Dreams Of Becoming A Teacher Until She Had A Psychotic Break In Her Teens,...

An artist’s solitude is a sacred space, one to be kept apart from the chaos of the world. This isolation allows for uninterrupted reflection and the nurtu...

The legendary icon tells his story—a tale of art, passion, commitment, addiction, as intense and hypnotic as the man himself. In a career spanning five d...

Dedicated To A Reality In Which Every Woman Has At Least Seven Zeros In Her Bank Account, Author And Experienced Entrepreneur Rachel Rodgers Offers This Pul...

WITH SIMPLE SHIFTS OF PERCEPTION, EACH OF US CAN FIND THE SACRED IN EVERY DAY. Like the vibrant yet simple quilts that led her to live within the Amish com...

This Is An Edited Collection That Tackles A Range Of Issues That Affect Autistic Women, Including Chapters On Growing Up, Identity, Diversity, Parenting, In...

'the Chinese Believe That Before You Can Conquer A Beast, You Must First Make It Beautiful.' This Chinese Proverb Has Been The Key To Sarah Wilson Understan...

Now In Paperback, The #1 New York Times Bestselling Chronicle Of The Rise And Fall Of A Legendary American Dynasty, From Cnn Anchor And Journalist Anderson ...

In this story of perseverance in the face of adversity, Regina Calcaterra recounts her childhood in foster care and on the streets—and how she and her sa...

Chicken-Fried Women: Friendship, Kinship, and the Women Who Made Us This WayCategories: Parenting & RelationshipsHumor

Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister In The Brotherhood, is a deep dive into the secret language and hidden culture of one of the most esoteric heavy const...

Helen Keller, Time Magazine’s woman of the century, reveals her mystical side in this best-selling spiritual autobiography. Writing that her first reading...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s final book offers an intimate look at her extraordinary life and details her lifelong pursuit for gender equality and a “more perf...

Here is a lovingly assembled, essential A-Z companion to Dorothy Dunnett’s brilliant Lymond Chronicles and the first five novels in the House of Niccolò s...

With Anne Lamott's trademark wisdom, humor and honesty, Plan B is a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in our increasingly fraught times. This New ...

When Steve Harvey Was Thirty-something, He Was Living In His Car. It Was A Sacrifice He Was Willing To Make To Give It His Best Shot At Becoming A Comedian....

An unforgettable true story, The Midwife is the basis for the hit PBS drama Call the MidwifeAt the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable...

Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey Through the First Year of Parenthood in Four CountriesCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government...

The Death Of Madonna -- A Magical Place -- The Arrogance And The Nerve! -- Jam Hot -- Sick And Peverted -- How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love Madonn...

The Actress Best Known For Her Work On Parks And Recreation And Saturday Night Live Reveals Personal Stories And Offers Her Humorous Take On Such Topics As ...

In Her Memoir, Power Offers An Urgent Response To The Question What Can One Person Do?--and A Call For A Clearer Eye, A Kinder Heart, And A More Open And Ci...

The Revelatory, Poignantstory Of Rosemary Kennedy, The Eldest And Eventually Secreted-away Kennedy Daughter, And How Her Life Transformed Her Family, Its Wo...

Since her first appearance on screen in Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have endeared her to generations. But she h...

Susan Orlean. Includes Reader's Companion With Author Interview And Topics For Reading Group Discussion. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [283]-284)....

Perfect For Fans Of Anne Lamott And Cheryl Strayed, This Is An Inspiring And Uplifting Collection Of Essays And Quotes On Creativity And Resilience By The A...

The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the Midwife When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning Biographer Brings To Life The Most Intriguing Woman In The History Of The World: Cleopatra, The Last Queen Of Egypt. Though Her L...

While the fathers were off founding the country, what were the women doing? Running their husband s businesses, raising their children plus providing polit...

As a young speechwriter in the Reagan White House, Peter Robinson was responsible for the celebrated "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" speech. He was a...

"Country Girl is Edna O'Brien's exquisite account of her dashing, barrier-busting, up-and-down life."-National Public Radio When Edna O'Brien's first novel...

When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than a...

AUTHORS: Shirin Ariff, Pat Labez, CoCo Roper, LaCountess R. Ingram, Rowena Rodriguez, Shirley Gaudon, Niki Papaioannou, Tania Kolar, and Catherine ClarkCanc...

Born A Creole In Martinique, Sent To France In Her Teens To Marry A Distant Relative In Order To Salvage The Family Fortunes, Josephine Was Adventurous, Amb...

The best-selling autobiography of America’s most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover). In his twenty...

From The Pulitzer-prize Winning Reporters Who Broke The News Of Harvey Weinstein's Sexual Harassment And Abuse Comes The Thrilling Untold Story Of Their Inv...

Windfall: Viola MacMillan and Her Notorious Mining ScandalCategories: History WorldWomen in History

this Time Together Is 100 Percent Carol Burnett -- Funny, Irreverent, And Irresistible. carol Burnett Is One Of The Most Beloved And Revered Actresses And...

When Top Chef judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate school, business school, la...

The six daughters of the eccentric Lord Redesdale and his wife Sydney have inspired many books, but this group biography is widely considered to be the fine...

With their thirtieth birthdays looming, Jen, Holly, and Amanda are feeling the pressure to hit certain milestones—score the big promotion, find a soul ma...

Writing A Few Months Prior To Her Assassination, Bhutto Explores The Complicated History Between The Middle East And The West. She Traces The Roots Of Inter...

"In many ways, I was an independent woman," writes Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Alice Steinbach. “For years I’d made my own choices, paid my own bills...

Roxane Gay's New York Times bestselling debut collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism—a modern classic from one of the most promin...

Thomas Hardy once said that America had two great attractions: the skyscraper and the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. The most famous poet of the Jazz A...

I was late to school, and that's all I could think about. I started across the field. And then suddenly a fire flashed in my face and the earth seemed to m...