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The selected correspondence of the brilliant poet, one of the twentieth century's last great letter writers. "I don't keep a journal, not after the first we...

On July 18, 1863, the African American soldiers of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry led a courageous but ill-fated charge on Fort Wagner, a key bast...

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Annie Ernaux's most recent book, dazzling and breathtaking, published in France in 2022, is about her affair wi...

Contains new facts concerning Nixon, Watergate, and the death of Dorothy Hunt, wife of E. Howard HuntDorothy Hunt, “An Amoral and Dangerous Woman” tell...

A Riveting, Lucid Memoir Of A Young Woman's Struggle To Regain Her Sense Of Self After Trauma, And The Efforts By A Powerful New England Boarding School To ...

In this volume along with its companion, The Library of America presents all of the most significant and best-loved works of Eudora Welty. Of her own work, ...

One Day My Soul Just Opened Up is a program of inspiration and motivation that will help you work through problems and improve your emotional and spiritua...

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A collection of inspirational messages presents the author's insights into such topics as friendship, grace, spirit,...

A bold and profound meditation on trauma, legacy, oppression and racism in North America from award-winning Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott.In an urgent...

Award-winning Journalist Michele Weldon Provides A Potent Antidote To The Harried Single Mom Stereotype In This Beguiling Memoir Of Raising Three Sons Alone...

Christa Couture Has Come To Know Every Corner Of Grief--its Shifting Blurry Edges, Its Traps, Its Pulse Of Love At The Centre And The Bittersweet Truth That...

Astunning illustratedjourney through one young woman's year of feelings-from the saturated highs of early summer to the gray isolation of late winter. "Feel...

A Timely Call To Action For Women's Empowerment By The Influential Co-chair Of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Identifies The Link Between Women's E...

An American Journalist Living In Beijing Offers An Odyssey Through Twenty-first-century China As Seen Through The Eyes Of A Handful Of Ordinary People. I: A...

“The rare celebrity-crammed memoir that would be worth reading even without the bold-faced names."—Kirkus Reviews Catherine James’ neglect by her young, b...

"Drag embodies the queer possibility that exists within each of us--the infinite ways in which gender, good taste, and art can be lived." -Sasha Velour Th...

A Painstakingly Researched, Revelatory Portrait Of The Soviet Dictator's Daughter Traces Her Formative Years In The Kremlin, The Losses Of Numerous Loved On...

A Memoir Of A City, An Industry, And A Dynasty In Decline, And The Story Of A Young Artist's Struggle To Find Her Way Out Of The Ruins. Frances Stroh's Earl...

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,...

The Front Woman For The Go-go's, One Of The Most Iconic Bands Of The 1980s, Takes A Spellbinding Look At Life In The Fast Lane Of The Rock World And Explore...

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...

The first major anthology by parents with disabilities. How does a father who is blind take his child to the park? How is a mother with dwarfism treated w...

Dust jacket notes: "'The plantation was a battlefield where slaves fought masters for physical and psychological survival. Although unlettered, unarmed, a...

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...

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 ...

About the Author\Harold R. Johnson (1954–2022) was the author of six works of fiction and six works of nonfiction, including Firewater: How Alcohol is Kil...

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...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Has Witnessed Some Of The World's Darkest Moments, For Decades Fighting The Racist Government Policy Of Apartheid And Since Then Bei...

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

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In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he wouldn’t work in pro hockey again for almost a decade. What happened?\Growing...

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...

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 Facts is the unconventional autobiography of a writer who has reshaped our idea of fiction—a work of compelling candor and inventiveness, instructive...

To escape the tough streets of Southeast Washington, D.C. in the late 1980s, young Rodney Stotts would ride the metro to the Smithsonian National Zoo. There...

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...

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...

Amazon.com Review Elliott’s honest, sometimes darkly funny personal stories illuminate how identity can be both a bludgeon and a backbone. The daugh...

A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle ...