Biographies & Memoirs

Back in the early seventies, one man had the idea that bringing in a planeload of marijuana from Colombia might be a profitable enterprise. If nothing else...

Don Cherry has become a broadcasting legend, garnering millions of fans around the world with his "Coach's Corner" segment on Hockey Night in Canada. For o...

A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity. ...

#1 New York Times Bestseller - The Funny, Sad, Super-honest, All-true Story Of Chelsea Handler's Year Of Self-discovery--featuring A Nerdily Brilliant Psych...

Beginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a m...

No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary ...

It officially began on February 28, 2006, when a handful of protesters from the nearby Six Nations reserve walked onto Douglas Creek Estates, then a residen...

A criminal profiler, trained at Quantico, former Chief Superintendent of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kate Lines recounts her remarkable story using...

A new edition of the landmark, worldwide bestseller on the life of the famed medical clairvoyant and founding father of the New Age: Edgar Cayce.Edgar Cayc...

From New York Times Bestselling Historian H. W. Brands, The Epic Struggle Over Slavery As Embodied By John Brown And Abraham Lincoln, Two Men With Radically...

Now in paperback: The founding father of Canadian bikers shares the story of his fascinating life. You could call Bernie Guindon the Sonny Barger of Ca...

Originally Published: Toronto: Random House Canada, 2013.Categories: Sports & Outdoors MiscellaneousSociology of Sports

A kayak accident during a South American adventure takes one woman to heaven — where she experienced God’s peace, joy, and angels — and back to life a...

Senator Obama Calls For A Different Brand Of Politics--a Politics For Those Weary Of Bitter Partisanship And Alienated By The Endless Clash Of Armies We See...

A book in which some of our best writers address their own losses — and help us endure our own…A heartbreaking, comforting and beautiful collection of t...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST 2011 – Ottawa Book Award for Non-FictionRoy MacGregor's lifelong fascination with Tom Thomson first led him to write Canoe La...

Twenty-five Years After Her Passing, Audrey Hepburn Remains The Most Beloved Of All Hollywood Stars, Known As Much For Her Role As Unicef Ambassador As For ...

Pat Burns was one of the great NHL coaches. He worked with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, and seemed alw...

Jesus Saw The Extraordinary In The Ordinary. His Extraordinary Vision Comes To Us In Bits And Pieces, In Random Stunning Insights, Embedded In The Everyday ...

in This Autobiographical Work, Actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (1923- ) Traces His Life From Childhood To The Present Day, Sharing Memories Of Family, Student Ye...

acclaimed As One Of The Most Exciting Books In The History Of American Letters, This Modern Epic Became An Instant Bestseller Upon Publication In 1974, Tr...

A graceful biography that was a #1 national bestseller, Flint & Feather confirms Charlotte Gray’s position as a master biographer, a writer with a ra...

From the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party—Jagmeet Singh—comes a personal and heartfelt story about family and overcoming adversity.In October ...

Jonathan Vance. A Phyllis Bruce Book. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 295-302) And Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & Nota...

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...

First person stories of patients who recovered from Alzheimer's Disease--and how they did it. It has been said that everyone knows a cancer survivor, but no...

Have you ever been called a freak or a geek? Have you ever felt like one? Luke Jackson is 13 years old and has Asperger Syndrome. Over the years Luke has l...

More than 12 years ago, Robbie Williams and Chris Heath published a ground-breaking memoir, Feel, about Robert P. Williams' rise to fame. Robbie has subce r...

Alanbrooke was CIGS - Chief of the Imperial General Staff - for the greater part of the Second World War. He acted as mentor to Montgomery and military advi...

By Betty Friedan ; Introduction By Anna Quindlen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 397-422) And Index.Categories: History WorldWomen in History

Discover the definitive book on the Menendez case—and the primary source material for NBC’s Law and Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders. A successf...

In this spellbinding account of the real facts of the Central Park jogger case, Sarah Burns powerfully reexamines one of New York City's most notorious crim...

The Broadcast That George Vi Made To The Nation On The Outbreak Of War In September 1939 - Which Formed The Climax Of The Multi Oscar-winning Film The King'...

An ordinary lad from Sheffield, Jamie Vardy has become known as an against-the-odds sports hero the world over. Yet a few years ago, things couldn’t have ...

Not For Turning Is The First Volume Of Charles Moore's Authorized Biography Of Margaret Thatcher, The Longest Serving Prime Minister Of The Twentieth Centur...

A Detective From Colorado Springs Details Some Of The Most Gruesome Murder Cases He Has Worked On In His Career.,kenda Shares His Deepest, Darkest, And Neve...

When Lily Raff McCaulou traded in an indie film production career in New York for a reporting job in central Oregon, she never imagined that she'd find her...

On March 5, 1973, 12-year-old Dave Pelzer was freed from the prison he had known his entire life. His clothing in tatters, his bed an old army cot, Pelzer ...

As An Idealistic Twenty-three-year-old English Teacher At Wilson High School In Long Beach, California. Erin Gruwell Confronted A Room Of Unteachable, At-ri...

Weight-conscious food lovers no longer need to deprive themselves of the ever-popular cuisine of Italy. Award-winning celebrity chef and #1 New York Times ...

Over a million troops from the Indian Army fought in the First World War, playing a crucial role alongside Britainâ€s allies and fighting in Egypt, Galli...

An updated edition of a beloved classic, the original book on happiness, with new material from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Dr. Howard Cutler. Nearly ...

In this riveting tale of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, Freeman brings to life the turbulent career of the original Southern rock band. This history includes ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her str...

This One-volume Collection - The Most Extensive And Authoritative Ever Published - Covers Five Decades Of Washington's Astonishingly Active Life And Brings ...

An unparalleled look inside the brilliant mind of one of America's most revered rock legends, Cobain Unseen collects previously unseen artifacts and photo...

Jamaica Kincaid's Among Flowers: A Walk In The Himalaya Is The Classic Travel Memoir About A Master Novelist's Journey To The Himalaya In Search Of Seeds......

What is it that binds human beings to other animals? T. H. White, the author of The Once and Future King and Mistress Masham’s Repose, was a young writer...