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Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days i...

Like An Urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin Decodes The Primate Social Behaviors Of Upper East Side Mothers In A Memoir About Her Adventures Assimilating In...

An engaging and largely sympathetic portrait of life in the Sinatra household by daughter Tina focuses on the his marriage to Barbara Marx Sinatra and his l...

A bestseller in Canada and Australia, this is the incredible story of a woman who struggled with severe learning disabilities, built herself a better brain...

A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us.Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father be...

Tragic, comic, and utterly honest, this extraordinary memoir is at once a great family saga and a magical self-portrait of a writer who witnessed the birth...

From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll He was born in England but reared in L.A.,...

The #1 New York Times BestsellerUpdated with a new introduction and featuring never-before-seen photosJessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue...

Seize the chance to be extraordinary.Who has made the biggest difference in your life? Whose words and actions have uplifted and motivated you to excel? Ch...

On their 30th anniversary, the surviving Pythons—John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin—reminisce about their collaboration,...

The definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period Publishers Weekly Meticulously researched yet splend...

In A Haze Of Vape Smoke On A Rare Windy Night In La In The Fall Of 2016, Chelsea Handler Daydreams About What Life Will Be Like With A Woman In The White Ho...

have You Ever Wondered What It Takes To Find The Love Of Your Life? Is It Your Dream To Find A Life Partner Who Will Love, Cherish, And Adore You? the Soul...

Review\"[Koven] is rueful and delightful and keeps on building a careening and fascinating life... [Letter to a Young Female Physician] is a warm and wry ep...

Now In Paperback--the Intimate, Powerful, And Inspiring Memoir By The Former First Lady Of The United States, Featuring A New Introduction By Michelle Obama...

In this delectable cookbook and memoir, sisters and stars of the hit TLC series DC Cupcakes inspire readers with their recipe for success: equal parts dete...

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...

An unforgettable firsthand account of a people's response to genocide and what it tells us about humanity. This remarkable debut book chronicles what has h...

A 12-week New York Times Bestseller Helen Rappaport Paints A Compelling Portrait Of The Doomed Grand Duchesses. —people Magazine The Public Spoke Of The S...

Following Atticus is the remarkable true story of a man and a dog embarking on the challenge of a lifetime. This is author Tom Ryan’s inspiring tale of ho...

The First Comprehensive Biography Of One Of The Most Influential, Powerful And Admired Public Figures Of Our Time Is Based On Three Years Of Research And Re...

Five Years Ago Simpson Was Approached To Write A Motivational Guide To Living Your Best Life. She Walked Away From The Offer Because She Believed She Couldn...

WINNER of CBC Canada Reads Finalist for the RBC Taylor Prize In the tradition of Elie Wiesel’s Night and Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz comes a bes...

Actor And Comedian Kevin Hart Grew Up In North Philadelphia. His Father Was A Drug Addict Who Was In And Out Of Jail. His Brother Was A Crack Dealer And Pet...

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...

For nearly five years Arthur Agee's and William Gates' remarkable lives were chronicled by a team of filmmakers. Roughly 250 hours of film were devoted to...

Product Description From Chloé Cooper Jones—Pulitzer Prize finalist, philosophy professor, Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant recipient—a groundbre...

A New York Times Bestseller An Economist Book of the Year Costa Book Award Winner for Biography Galaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year...

Christopher Ciccone's Memoir Is Based On His Forty-seven Years Of Growing Up And Working With His Sister Madonna. Through Most Of Madonna's Career, Christop...

"Gracefully written and moving ... Things Seen and Unseen starts with Nora Gallagher entering the labyrinth of her life ... and ultimately it leads to the ...

Immaculee Ilibagiza grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she cherished. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descende...

An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians ...

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...

A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity. ...

A fascinating Castaneda-like spiritual journey into the wilderness of Manitoba, where Lynn Andrews meets Agnes Whistling Elk, the Native American "heyoehkah...

Getting a handle on finances can be challenging at any age. Whether you're a parent struggling to explain savings to your children, a newly engaged couple c...

When a heart attack claimed Gert Boyle's husband in 1970, the forty-six-year-old housewife and mother of three found herself at the helm of Columbia Sportsw...

The basis for the Academy Award®-winning movie!"A moving, vital testament to one of slavery's 'many thousand gone' who retained his humanity in the bowels...

A Candid, Compulsively Readable, Hilarious, And Heartbreaking Memoir Of Resilience And Redemption At Age Four, Molly Shannon's World Was Shattered When She ...

A Children's Book Author Relates How A Workshop For A Group Of Third Graders Grew Into A Three-year Relationship With The Class Of Mostly New Americans As H...

At The Age Of Nineteen, Lara Prior-palmer Discovered A Website Devoted To The World's Longest, Toughest Horse Race--an Annual Competition Of Endurance And S...

In this poignant collection of oral histories, four Indian elders recount their life stories in their own quiet but uncompromising words. Growing up and liv...

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...

When China's Communist Party detained Ji-li's father, the 12-year-old was faced with the most difficult choice of her life. She could denounce her father a...

After her husband died of cancer, 57-year-old Rosie set off to run around the world, raising money in memory of the man she loved. Followed by wolves, knoc...

discovered In The Attic In Which She Spent The Last Years Of Her Life, Anne Frank's Remarkable Diary Has Since Become A World Classic—a Powerful Reminder...

He played in casinos around the world with a plan to make himself richer than anyone could possibly imagine -- but it would nearly cost him his life. Semyo...

A Portrait Of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis; Her Mother, Janet Lee Auchincloss; And Her Sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, Discusses Their Ambitions, Stat...