Biographies & Memoirs

In the final decades of the nineteenth century, three brilliant and visionary titans of America’s Gilded Age—Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westi...

In 1969, Ann-Marie’s parents did the unthinkable. They left a Hutterite colony in Canada with seven children, and little else, to start a new life. Over...

The remarkable, amusing and inspiring adventures of a Canadian couple who make a year-long attempt to eat foods grown and produced within a 100-mile radius ...

A wonderfully readable account of scientific development over the past five hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientist...

The New York Times bestseller that is an inspiring 'story of hope' (People) for parents of autistic children One morning Jenny McCarthy was having a cup o...

This book tells a true story of intrigue, murder, forgery and eccentricity set in the steamy, surreal atmosphere of Savannah, Georgia.Categories: History Un...

A blood-curdling compendium of truly odd crimes featuring murderous witches, mad scientists, and killer dwarvesFrom the stomach-churning to the truly bizarr...

The World's #1 Bestselling Writer, James Patterson, Is Partnering With Discovery Id Again To Develop All-new, Id-branded True Crime Stories Where The Bonds ...

Without Her Alter-ego Erika Jayne, Erika Girardi Says She'd Just Be Another Rich Bitch With A Plane--so Get Ready For The Dishy, Tell-all Memoir From Show-s...

Offers more than 150 maps illustrating everything from Elvis' tour circuit to the layout of Sun Studios, with photographs and trivia on the music industry, ...

Ken Stern Watched The Increasing Polarization Of Our Country With Growing Concern. As A Longtime Partisan Democrat Himself, He Felt Forced To Acknowledge Th...

From the author of Conclave and All the Pope’s Men comes the story of Pope John Paul II’s last days, the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College o...

For the first time, the biggest rock star in the world tells his life story. In these extraordinary, intimate conversations, Bono speaks candidly about hi...

"Whatever you are feeling, God can handle it--all of it. The tears, screams, and questions. God invites you to let Him tend to your heart." Whether you ar...

Six-time Emmy award-winning funny man Tim Conway, best known for his characters on The Carol Burnett Show, offers a straight-shooting and hilarious memoir ...

"Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you wi...

The night of Elvis' death, the investigator left all of his notes and photos from the death scene on the front seat of his car. In the morning, he discovere...

In 1961, twenty-eight-year-old Dr. Judah Folkman saw something while doing medical research in a United States navy lab that gave him the first glimmering...

This Inspiring, Honest, Uproarious Collection Of Essays Traces Sebastian Maniscalco’s Career From Playing Boxing Rings And Bowling Alleys To Reaching The ...

In A Crown that Lasts, former Miss Universe and Miss South Africa Demi Tebow confesses the danger of tying our identities to our accomplishments. Discover t...

No one is better poised to write the biography of James Herriot than the son who worked alongside him in the Yorkshire veterinary practice when Herriot beca...

Warning!* This book contains the following: Unsafe use of powerful firearms in combination with explosives Cultivation of illegal crops Impressionable...

Richard Cohen, a veteran writer, producer and distinguished journalist, has lived with multiple sclerosis for over 25 years. Recently diagnosed again with...

Traces The Story Of Former Slaves Thornton And Lucie Blackburn, Who Launched A Daring Escape From Their Slave Masters In 1831 And Became The Subjects Of A L...

this Memoir Discusses Michael J. Fox's Life--growing Up In Canada And Then Becoming A National Television Star In The U.s. At The Age Of 19. Fox Reveals The...

It was a Nation exploding into civil war. In 1992, the collapse of the former Yugoslavia triggered an international armed conflict that would last more than...

Mike Curtis.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & Notable People MilitaryGeneral

Chuck Zito With Joe Layden.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Arts & LiteratureTelevision Performers

This moving, affectionate, witty and often very funny memoir by one of Britain's best-loved writers tells of his parents' marriage and his own childhood in ...

In 1999, Bronx-born plumber Tommy Rosa died after being the victim of a hit-and-run incident. Lying by the road, he felt a tug whisking him off into a tunne...

Seabiscuit Was One Of The Most Electrifying And Popular Attractions In Sports History And The Single Biggest Newsmaker In The World In 1938, Receiving More ...

Brigitte Gabriel. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government Specific TopicsTerrorism

How does Tonica Marlow, an evangelical female minister find her way to becoming Tova Mordechai, an Orthodox, practicing Jew? To Play With Fire is the riveti...

This inspiring #1 bestseller is a gutsy look at what it takes to undo a lifetime of self-sabotaging habits and feel great about the change and yourself.Go...

Ingrid Carlberg ; With An Introduction By Kofi A. Annan ; Translated From The Swedish By Ebba Segerberg. Originally Published By Norstedts, Stockholm In 201...

With two novels and one short story collection published to overwhelming critical acclaim ("Monkeys takes your breath away," said Anne Tyler; "heartbreaking...

He read the classics but he adored pulp science fiction. He had no academic credentials but he was a co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Ae...

We All Know Of Women Whose Accomplishments Have Been Ignored, Miscredited, Or Devalued. Women Are Too Often Shut Out Of Important Conversations, Relegated T...

Through a rich and beautiful series of images, British fashion journalist Eloise Moran decodes Princess Diana's outfits in this smart visual psychobiograp...

The World's #1 Bestselling Author, James Patterson, Is Partnering With Discovery Id Again To Develop All-new, Id-branded True Crime Stories Where Murder Isn...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\"Reilly pokes more holes in Trump's claims than there are sand traps on all of his courses combined. It is by turns amusing and al...

"Courageous and inspiring."--Karen Armstrong, author of The Case for God "James Carroll takes us to the heart of one of the great crises of our times."--Ste...

One of the world's foremost urban designers shares his passion and methods for rejuvenating neglected cities and argues passionately for the importance and ...

Tying In To The Release Of The Feature Film Starring Steve Carell And Timothee Chalamet, A Timeless Tale Of Addiction, Healing, And Family, With A New After...

"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans."--Pre...

For The First Time Ever, A Navy Seal Team Six Sniper Chronicles How He Became An Elite Warrior And The Ferocious Battle That Nearly Cost Him His Life. Reach...

A Sportswriter's Indictment Of How Trump's Golf Habits Reflect His Off-the-course Ethics Draws On Personal Experience And Witness Interviews To Reveal How T...

in This Brilliantly Illuminating Group Portrait Of The Men Who Came To Be Known As The Founding Fathers, The Incomparable Gordon Wood Has Written A Book T...