Biographies & Memoirs

He was a beloved family physician and a ruthless doctor of death who almost got away with murder.It was a friendly hunting trip-- two men kicking back, shoo...

Pope John Paul II: A Life in Pictures is the most extensive—and the most beautifully produced—visual diary ever compiled of Karol Józef Wojtyla, who b...

A lively, intimate portrait of Michelle Obama looks at the life of the woman who could become the nation's first African-American First Lady, from her youth...

By Jimmy Ernst. Includes Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Arts & LiteratureArtists, Architects & Photographers

A Memoir From Canada's Foremost Hockey Historian And Beloved Nhl Commentator. It's Been 85 Years Since Brian Mcfarlane First Laced A Pair Of Skates And Test...

Based On The Hugely Popular Cover Story About Steve Jobs In Fast Company In May 2012, This Is The Behind The Scenes Account Of How Steve Jobs Arguably Becam...

Short Biographies of the Saints, Blessed, Venerables, and Servants of God of the Society of JesusCategories: History World ReligiousChristianity

Leonard Szczesny was born in 1931 on the Polish-Russian border to a Polish family. Because in 1933 his father Josef was banished for five years of hard la...

Fields never got around to writing his autobiography, but at his death in 1946, he left behind a vast assortment of notes, outlines, scrapbooks, letters, sc...

This is the first-hand account of Rudolf's Vrba's experience as a registrar in the prison camp as well as the story of his daring escape. Categories: Hist...

The Casbah Coffee Club, which opened in Liverpool on August 29, 1959, was the brainchild of Mona Best, the mother of Pete Best. It is well known that Pete B...

For Nearly 16 Years, Until He Retired In 1996, Captain Puckett Helped To Guide Ships Through The Historic Panama Canal As A Maritime Pilot On More Than 1,40...

We need reminders of God's power now more than ever. We often think about prayer as a wish list, with God as Santa Claus. The reality is that the power of...

#1 National Bestseller don Cherry Has Been Named A National Hockey League Coach Of The Year With A Winning Percentage Of Over .600 And Also Received Coach...

Get out! Run! We must leave this place! They are going to destroy this whole place! Go, children, run first! Go now!These were the final shouts nine year-o...

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...

Lloyd Robertson. Includes Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Professionals & AcademicsJournalists

The Emergency Teacher is Christina Asquith’s moving firsthand account of her year spent teaching in one of Philadelphia’s worst schools. Told with str...

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...

“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...

A Gallery Book. Gallery Books Has A Great Book For Every Reader.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

The perfect gift for music lovers and Neil Young fans, telling the story behind Neil Young's legendary career and his iconic, beloved songs. “I think I w...

Michael Palin. Includes Index.Categories: Humor & EntertainmentTelevision

“Whatever you thought you believed about this infamous case, get ready to change your mind or be more convinced than ever. … Fascinating.”—New York ...

One of science's great unsung heroes, Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was a prophet of the electronic age. His research laid much of the groundwork for modern el...

From The Author Of The Bestselling Biographies Of Benjamin Franklin And Albert Einstein, This Is The Exclusive Biography Of Steve Jobs. Based On More Than F...

The Best-selling Author Of Obama's America Characterizes Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton As A Nixonian Political Gangster Out To Control The Country'...

Isaiah Berlin ; Edited By Henry Hardy. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.Categories: Literature & Fiction Essays & CorrespondenceLette...

This book continues where my first book left off-with forty photographs and stories of people experiencing homelessness. It is a part of my ongoing mission,...

Anthony Doerr has received many awards — from the New York Public Library, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Library Association. Then...

Markham is often described as "the first person" to fly the Atlantic east to west in a solo non-stop flight, though most now dispute this claim. When Markha...

By Sy Montgomery ; Illustrated By Rebecca Green.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

Over The Past Seven Years, Bruce Springsteen Has Privately Devoted Himselfto Writing The Story Of His Life, Bringing To These Pages The Same Honesty, Humor,...

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the sho...

The Autobiography Of A Young Black Man Raised In Harlem. A Realistic Description Of Life In The Ghetto. Claude Brown ; With A New Introduction By Nathan Mcc...

Originally titled Virunga, this is the story of Dian Fossey, the mountain gorillas’ greatest champion and martyr. Based on Fossey’s personal papers and ...

Elizabeth Taylor's own story was more dramatic than any part she ever played on the screen. C. David Heymann brings her magnificently to life in this acclai...

A RECOMMENDED SUMMER READ BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, TIME, AND NEWSWEEK Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life ...

A Sexual Abuse Survivor Unapologetically Confesses The Intimate Workings Of The Catholic Seminary, Celibacy And Priesthood During An Era Of Sexual Scandal 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 ...

Iron Maiden Book of Souls is the celebration of the band, providing their story in beautiful illustrations including posters, and rare photos of the band’...

Michael Lesy. Text Previously Published As Part Of Visible Light / Michael Lesy. New York : Times Books, 1985.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Arts &am...

Worldwide, scores of millions of people recognize the opening strains of 'Louie Louie' the instant they hear them. Whether listening to The Kingsmen blastin...

worshipped By Her Fans, Denounced By Her Enemies, And Forever Shadowed By Controversy And Scandal, The Novelist And Philosopher Ayn Rand Was A Powerful Thi...

A ground-breaking work of nation building, this unique biographical book by many of English and French Canada's best-known writers and thinkers -- Margaret...

A Stirringly Evocative, Thought-provoking, And Often Jaw-dropping Account, The Operator Ranges Across Seal Team Operator Robert O'neill's Awe-inspiring Four...

Acclaimed Historian John Boyko Shines New Light On The Kennedy Presidency And Jfk's Critical Battles With America's Trucelent Northern Neighbour.--dust Jack...

Young Hélène St. Onge and her older sister Catherine are orphans. When King Louis XVI orders all men in New France to marry, Catherine becomes a fille du ...