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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...

As She Recovers From A Breakup With A Lover Who Had Meant Everything To Her, Trisha Low Grapples With The Meaning Of Everything, In Memoir Rich With Theory ...

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...

A memoir of hope for the thousands of women struggling with infertility, from one who beat the odds by simply tuning in to her body and tapping her well of ...

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...

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ellen DeGeneres shares her hilarious take on everything from our most baffling human foibles–including how we behave...

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

As a youngster, Johnny Bowers father told him if he worked hard every day and put passion into his profession, it would pay off in the long run. It was good...

The Author Describes Her Mormon Upbringing, Juxtaposing These Reminiscences With Discussions Of The Flooding Of A Wildlife Bird Sanctuary And Its Effect On ...

when Bethany Hamilton Lost Her Arm In The Fall Of 2003 To A Shark Attack, It Looked As If The Career Of One Of The Country's Top Amateur Surfers Was Over. ...

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...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics—a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising hu...

Join Sheila Walsh on her journey from despair to joy Beautiful and talented, Sheila Walsh was at the pinnacle of her career, appearing daily on television ...

The Call of Stories presents a study of how listening to stories promotes learning and self-discovery. Here is Dr. Coles's study ...

Celebrated journalist, author, and teacher Patricia Wells reveals the secrets behind the legendary truffle in this charming cookbook-featuring lush color p...

The Heartwarming And Unforgettable Story Of A Family In The Making And The Wondrously Neurotic Dog Who Taught Them What Really Matters In Life John And Jenn...

“Heroic and inspiring.”―The New York Times Grace Humiston was a lawyer, a detective, and the first female U.S. District Attorney. She was also a soci...

A real Hollywood-style tell-all, this is the extremely candid and highly explosive autobiography of one of the movie industry's most talented and troubled...

In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strang...

National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Winner Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science/subaru Science Books & Film Prize Fo...

This 35th anniversary edition of a best-selling book recounts Corrie tenBoom's horrific experiences in Hitler's concentration camps, explains how she surv...

'A fascinating from-the-heart memoir' Nigel Slater'A revelatory honest read' Red magazine FUNNY, HEART-WRENCHING, GENEROUS AND TRUE, IN FINDING MY VOICE N...

A House in the Sky is a 2013 memoir by Amanda Lindhout, co-written with journalist Sara Corbett. It recounts Lindhout's experience in southern Somalia as a ...

Two separate lives, one heartbreaking secret When Phyllis Whitsell was just eight months old, her mother died of tuberculosis. At least, that what’s Phyl...

From the mother of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong—an extraordinary story of the resilience of the human spirit and the remarkable effect of great parent...

By Charles B. Rangel ; With Leon Wynter. Includes Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & Notable PeoplePolitical

A fascinating memoir of life as a lady's maid in a big house in the 1930s, covering the beauty of the house, the housing of royals escaping the Nazis, the ...

National Bestseller One of Newfoundland's funniest and most beloved storytellers offers his cure for the Covid blues. Is there a more sociable province than...

a True Story Of: Lives Preserved In Spite Of Brutal Restrictions. Family Preserved Through Imprisonment And Long Separations. Faith Preserved In The Midst O...

This Graphic Novel Is A First-hand Account Of Congressman John Lewis' Lifelong Struggle For Civil And Human Rights, Meditating In The Modern Age On The Dist...

"Throughout history, blame for the introduction of slavery to America has been squarely placed upon the male slave traders who ravaged African villages, the...

'country Crock' First Published, In Different Form, In Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, And Revolution In Trump's America (macmillan Publishing Group, 201...

In A Heart-wrenching, Candid Autobiography, A Human Rights Activist Offers A Firsthand Account Of War From The Perspective Of A Former Child Soldier, Detail...

In A Memoir About The Power Of Race To Share One's Personal Identity, The Daughter Of Jewish Father And African-american Mother Recalls Her Confusing But Ul...

she Showed Me What One Set-on-fire Human Being Can Do To Shift The Consciousness Of The World. —sister Helen Prejean, Author Of dead Man Walking kirkus Rev...

A celebration of free speech and democracy and a rousing call to action from the widely acclaimed author of Infidel, this #1 national bestseller is now avai...

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The “virgin Bachelor” Sean Lowe reveals the challenges of finding love while championing his Christian convictions in the morally complex world of real...

A medical “page-turner” that traces one doctor’s “remarkable journey to the essence of medicine” (The San Francisco Chronicle). San Francisco’...

Two-time Grammy Winning Rap Artist, Lecrae, Learned The Lesson If You Live For People's Acceptance, You'll Die From Their Rejection Through More Than His Sh...

Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness...

Describes Travel Experiences In Vanuatu And Fiji, Which Include Coping With Mother Nature--typhoons, Earthquakes, Volcanoes--and Observing The Relaxed Lifes...

In this "vital book for these times" (Kirkus Reviews), Don Lemon brings his vast audience and experience as a reporter and a Black man to today's most urgen...

A CANADA READS 2020 SELECTIONNATIONAL BESTSELLERHow do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don't exist?Samra Habib has spent most of her li...