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This engaging book chronicles the changes in Maya Angelou's life as she enters the hub of activity that is New York. There, at the Harlem Writers Guild, sh...

Of all the male stars of Golden Age Hollywood, Kirk Douglas became the final survivor, the last icon of a fabled era that the world will never see again. Wh...

The memoir of the noted defense attorney offers insight into the machinations of the criminal justice system and some of the notorious cases she has been in...

From Melissa Ben-Ishay--the co-founder of Baked by Melissa and creator of the viral Green Goddess Salad--comes an irresistible, veggie-packed cookbook wi...

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his...

Award-winning Master Critic Robert Gottlieb Takes A Singular And Multifaceted Look At The Life Of Silver Screen Legend Greta Garbo, And The Culture That Wor...

The comprehensive critical biography of silent-screen star Marion Davies, who fittingly referred to herself as "the captain of my soul."\From Marion Davies'...

"Carl Jung said, "Children are driven, unconsciously, in a direction that is intended to compensate for everything that was left unfulfilled in the life of ...

"I don't want you to rehabilitate me," Philip Roth said to his only authorized biographer, Blake Bailey. "Just make me interesting." Granted complete indepe...

The autobiography of Iris Origo, this book recounts her childhood divided between three different worlds, New York, Ireland and Italy; her marriage to Anton...

Knowledgeable experts have ranked Elizabeth Van Lew as one of the best female spies of all time. Until Dr. Wyman's comprehensive The Chosen Path, little was...

Bravely Addresses A Gender Transition From The Parent's Perspective In Ways That Will Resonate With Anyone Who Loves A Child Who Is DifferentCategories: Par...

Dizzy Gillespie has secured his place in the jazz pantheon as one of the most expressive and virtuosic improvisers in the history of music. But he was much...

Father To The Fatherless Tells The True Story Of A Man Who Makes A Decision To Sell Everything He Has To Help The Poor. It's A Decision That Goes So Counter...

In Her Most Revealing And Powerful Book Yet, The Beloved Activist, Speaker, And Author Of The Bestselling Sensations Love Warrior And Carry On, Warrior Expl...

The Creator Of Grey's Anatomy And Scandal Details The One-year Experiment With Saying Yes That Transformed Her Life, Revealing How Accepting Unexpected Invi...

As A Child, Victoria Spry Was Brutally Beaten, Neglected And Starved By The Woman She Called Mummy. To The Outside World Eunice Spry Was A Devoted Parent, B...

Finalist for the National Business Book Award National Bestseller In Bet On Me, leading entrepreneur Annette Verschuren lays out her surprising and inspiri...

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Read The Untold Secrets Of Kathryn Kuhlman's Healing Ministry And Walk With God ...from A Behind-the-scenes Eye-witness! Joan Gieson Received A Miraculous H...

Lovers of old-time radio hold a special place in their heart for Agnes Moorehead. She was one of the busiest and most definitive actresses of that medium. T...

It was a case that made international headlines in 2006: two small girls, Cedar, 3, and Hannah, 5, were abducted by their Lebanesea-Australian father, Joe, ...

Bestselling author Randall Robinson, one of our nation's most distinguished African-American leaders, returns with a book certain to be as important and co...

Includes The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition, By Anne Frank ; Edited By Otto H. Frank & Miriam Pressler ; Translated By Susan Massotty, Ne...

As Justine Picardie shows in this elegant book, the figure who introduced simplicity into women’s wardrobes was far from simple ... the Chanel uncovered ...

Sex, and death. All of Marguerite Duras's writings are suffused with the certitude that absolute love is both necessary (sex) ... and impossible to achieve ...

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Lady Almina And The Real Downton Abbey Tells The Story Behind Highclere Castle, The Real-life Inspiration And Setting For Julian Fellowes's Emmy Award-winni...

For readers of The Glass Castle and Wild, a stunning new memoir about family, loss and the struggle for a better future #1 International Bestseller Tara We...

“A gift of love to others who are seeking solace.” —Olivia Newton-John On the morning of May 11, 2015, Erin Davis, one of Canada’s most beloved rad...

Obama Tells The Story Of His Improbable Odyssey From Young Man Searching For His Identity To Leader Of The Free World, Describing In Strikingly Personal Det...