Biographies & Memoirs

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...

New York Times Bestseller - Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Audible and AmazonIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Mone...

The Friendly Dickens Helps You Turn The Pages Of A Masterpiece Like David Copperfield Or An Obscure Novel Like Nicholas Nickleby As Eagerly As You Switch Ch...

who Exactly is Bill Clinton, And Why Was He, Of All The Brilliant And Ambitious Men In His Generation, The First In His Class To Reach The White House? Dr...

A Biography Of The Former First Lady Describing Her Life And Achievements. By C. David Heymann. A Lyle Stuart Book. Includes Bibliographical References.Cate...

The Boozy Biography of the Four Greatest Actors to Ever Walk—Or Stagger—Into a Pub. Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O’Toole, and Oliver Reed: On sc...

"[Julian Barnes] reinvents the wheel; I'm always fascinated to see what shape it's going to be next."—Jay McInerney With the same brilliant style and idio...

Film and television director Barry Sonnenfeld's outrageous and hilarious memoir traces his idiosyncratic upbringing in New York City, his breaking into fil...

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...

How Does One Live? How Does One Do The Good Or Honorable Thing, While Flourishing And Feeling Happy? This Question Obsessed Renaissance Writers, None More T...

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

Richard Rodriguez.Categories: Politics & Social SciencesSocial Sciences

Diary entries describe the experiences of Libby Beaman, who spent a year, 1879-1880, in Alaska's Pribilof Islands with her husbandCategories: Biographies &a...

The irreverent diaries of the author's celebrated years as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair also serves as a vibrant portrait of the 1980s in New York and Hol...

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for FreedomCategories: Religion & Spirituality Other Religions, Practices & Sacred TextsCults

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...

Better Eyesight Without Glasses is not only the definitive source for the classic Bates Method, it is in itself a remarkable phenomenon. Dr. William H. Bat...

The Gruffest Man In Hockey Opens Up About The Challenges, The Feuds, And The Tragedies He's Fought Through. Brian Burke Is One Of The Biggest Hockey Persona...

Jung Chang, Jon Halliday. Originally Published In Great Britain By Jonathan Cape, London--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [739]-790) And...

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...

responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone Recognizes These Traits As Essentials Of Good Character. In Order Fo...

Anthony Trollope was a giant of Victorian letters whose works are still read avidly today. Now, in what is surely the definitive biography, the world's lead...

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...

In 1975, Charleston voters elected a young attorney and former state lawmaker as the city's new mayor. Joseph Patrick Riley Jr., just 32 at the time, promis...

Preeminent Shakespeare Scholar James Shapiro Shows How The Tumultuous Events In England In 1606 Affected Shakespeare And Shaped The Three Great Tragedies He...

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...

In Acquired Tastes, Peter Mayle, the erudite sojourner and New York Times bestselling author of A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence, sets off once mor...

Provides an intimate look at the life and work of Ralph Waldo Emerson, reevaluating his personal relationships with women, philosophers, reformers, and corr...

Thirty-one Essays On Sime Of The Most Influential Artists Of Our Time And Two Saints Of All Time-- Lucia Joyce, Writer's Block, Italo Svevo, Stefan Zweig, S...

As Bob and Mildred Lee, they amazed audiences with their death-defying motorcycle act. In reality they were Bob and Mildred Restall, parents of three, who ...

James Herriot. Originally Published 1992.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

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...

NPR's Best Books of 2017 Best Books on Food of 2017, The Guardian Best Food-Focused Memoirs, Eater Top 10 Narrative Food & Drink Books, Booklist 20 Bes...

Offers A Detailed Look At The Life And Career Of The Famous World War Ii General, And Depicts His Accomplishments And Complex Personality. Prologue: Who Was...

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...

Like any new mother, Emily is thrilled when her first child, a daughter, is born. The baby, Sadie, is healthy and stunningly beautiful, with snow white hai...

Presents A Reconstruction Of The Eighteenth-century Empress's Life That Covers Her Efforts To Engage Russia In The Cultural Life Of Europe, Her Creation Of ...

The Revelatory, Poignantstory Of Rosemary Kennedy, The Eldest And Eventually Secreted-away Kennedy Daughter, And How Her Life Transformed Her Family, Its Wo...

From The Leading Expert In The Exploding Field Of Basketball Analytics, A Stunning Infographic Decoding Of The Modern Nba: Who Shoots Where, And How-- Golds...

New York, des années 1960 aux années 1990. Après avoir exercé différents métiers, F. McCourt se décide à utiliser son diplôme d'enseignant. Premier...

America’s favorite storyteller, Pat Conroy, is back with a unique cookbook that only he could conceive. Delighting us with tales of his passion for cookin...

The true story behind the award-winning movie of the same name, The King's Speech is written by London Sunday Times journalist Peter Conradi and Mark Logue...

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...