Biographies & Memoirs

Letters and essays from Folsom State Prison during the early 1960's lay bare Cleaver's ideas about himself as an Afro-American and the society which has nur...

Do not let the title Kelly Tough fool you. This is not a “be all you can be, no pain–no gain” story. Toughness is overrated. And being Kelly Tough, we...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBill Belichick: "Julian is the epitome of competitiveness, toughness, and the great things that are possible when someone is deter...

From the award-winning chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report comes the definitive history of Air Force One. From FDR's prop-driv...

The first full-scale biography of Canada’s first prime minister in half a century by one of our best-known and most highly regarded political writers. T...

John Updike’s memoirs consist of six chapters in which he writes of his home town, his psoriasis, his stuttering, his discomfort during the Vietnam war, his...

The best of a generation of Brazilians universally acknowledged as the most astounding group ever to play the game, Pelé is a true legend in the world of s...

Frank Bartleman nacio el 14 de diciembre de 1871 y murio el 23 de agosto de 1936. Fue muy influyente al comienzo del avivamiento pentecostal como autor, eva...

In the 1970s, Calvin Trillin informed America that its most glorious food was not to be found at the pretentious restaurants he referred to generically as L...

Born on a Blue Day is a journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today -- guided by its owner himself. Daniel Tammet sees numbers as shapes, co...

Life for Irene Spencer was a series of devastating disappointments and hardships. Irene's first book, Shattered Dreams, is the staggering chronicle of her s...

Now available in trade paperback-the illuminating New York Times bestseller from the American icon. The beloved superstar reveals her thoughts on her mil...

1930s Shanghai Could Give Chicago A Run For Its Money. In The Years Before The Japanese Invaded, The City Was A Haven For Outlaws From All Over The World: A...

Gerald Clarke. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [602]-608.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Arts & LiteratureAuthors

The Inspirational Story of a Coach, a Baseball Team, and the Season They’ll Never Forget In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinoi...

Takes a detailed look at each ruler, revealing their life, achievements and failures, as well as their impact on the wider world. Now in a new handy-forma...

On an overcast September day in 1993, Jim Abbott took the mound at Yankee Stadium and threw one of the most dramatic no-hitters in major-league history. Th...

A revelatory and touching tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds written by the person who knew them best, Todd Fisher’s poignant memoir...

"This is a story of two battles, a battle to keep out 'the world' and a battle to join it." She inhabits a place of chaos, cacophony, and dancing light--w...

On their 30th anniversary, the surviving Pythons—John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin—reminisce about their collaboration,...

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...

Why do dogs speak so profoundly to our inner lives? When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion for his dying partner, he finds himself bringing ...

The public called him Scarface; the FBI called him Public Enemy Number One; his associates called him Snorky. But Capone is the name most remember. And John...

William Shatner ; With David Fisher. Includes Index.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

She Was Already Well-known In Some Circles Before March 6, 2018, But That's Probably The First Time You Heard The Name Stormy Daniels. That's The Day She Fi...

From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to become the heal...

Within these visionary pages, meditation and dharma teacher Spring Washam meets the spirit of one of America's greatest ancestors, Harriet Tubman. The Spiri...

Now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts.MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIS...

An American painting dynasty is portrayed in this biography of N.C. Wyeth. His name summons up our earliest images of the beloved books we read as children...

From The Author Of The Bestseller Eat And Run, A Thrilling New Memoir About His Grueling, Exhilarating, And Immensely Inspiring 46-day Run To Break The Spee...

In 1942, with a black-market chicken tucked under his arm by his mother, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went off to...

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...

Drew Barrymore was a star by the time she was seven years old, a drug addict by twelve, and a has - been before her sixteenth birthday. But with the resoun...

In The Comedians, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with real-life characters, forgotten stars, mainstream heroes...

Fabulosity (n): 1: a state of everything that is fabulous 2: a quality ascribed to that which expresses glamour, style, charisma, power, and heart Kimora...

this Is The Story Of The Greatest Con In Financial History-it Has Commanded The Attention Of The Entire World From The Day The News Broke On December 11, ...

A man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams--a unique gift for the travelers and sailors in your life...

Explores The Life, Career, And Influence Of Levittown, Pa., High School Teacher And Theater Director Lou Volpe, Focusing On His Last School Years And Follow...

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

Product Description In this beautifully written and propulsive memoir, Huma Abedin—Hillary Clinton’s famously private top aide and longtime advisor...

When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than a...

Amazon.com Review\An Amazon Best Book of December 2022: Rob Delaney is known for his laugh-out-loud performance on Catastrophe, but this memoir isn’t abou...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The life and loves of Prince Charles are illuminated in a major new biography from the New York Times bestselling author of Eli...

In 1981, a small but heavily armed force of misfits from Canada and the United States set off on a preposterous mission: invade an impoverished Caribbean co...

From the frontlines of the COVID crisis to the real events behind the meteoric rise and unfathomable fall of Governor Andrew Cuomo, one of the most powerfu...

In This Deeply Moving Memoir, Margaret Trudeau Speaks With Candour And Insight About The Illness That Silently Shaped Her Life -- A Life Lived Often In Turb...

Early in the nineteenth century, the mountain men emerged as a small but distinctive group whose knowledge and experience of the Trans-Mississippi West exte...

A momentous look at the private companies driving a revolutionary new economy in space, from the New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk With the l...