Biographies & Memoirs

The definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, presenting the most in-depth portrait yet of the grou...

Warm, feisty, and intelligent, the Delany sisters speak their mind in a book that is at once a vital historical record and a moving portrait of two remark...

A true story of food, Paris, and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Publishers Weekly When the author, an American journalist and software executive wo...

"The New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me share the stories behind the five infamous, tragic days surrounding JFK's assassination--alon...

This beautiful illustrated gift edition features: a beautiful cloth cover a unique dog leash bookmark ribbon full-color photos throughout a special no...

An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom in Afghanistan that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl.In Afghanis...

The Definitive History Of The Carter Administration From The Man Who Participated In Its Surprising Number Of Accomplishments--drawing On His Extensive And ...

This is a combined edition of all three volumes of the great Chinese pastor-teacher Watchman Nee's classic work, based on Scripture and personal experience,...

When twenty-five-year-old Bob Dylan wrecked his motorcycle near Woodstock in 1966 and dropped out of the public eye, he was already recognized as a genius,...

The Author Reveals How She Has Developed Her Paranormal Abilities And Used Them To Investigate Hauntings And Aid Police In Solving Crimes. Sylvia Browne And...

The only biography ever authorized by a sitting President--yet written with complete interpretive freedom--Dutch is as revolutionary in method as it is form...

Presents an insider look at the pharmaceutical industry from a former salesman of Viagra, discussing some of the questionable ways in which the drug was mar...

A Child Of The Rhodesian Wars And Daughter Of Two Deeply Complicated Parents, Alexandra Fuller Is No Stranger To Pain. But The Disintegration Of Fuller's Ow...

the Celebrated Author Of the Last American Man Creates An Irresistible, Candid, And Eloquent Account Of Her Pursuit Of Worldly Pleasure And Spiritual Devo...

From more than ten thousand interviews, StoryCorps-the largest oral history project in the nation's history-presents a tapestry of American stories, told by...

With just the right mix of humor and wisdom, Done reveals the enduring promise of elementary school as a powerful antidote to the cynicism of our times. C...

In this now classic work, Barbara Ehrenreich, our sharpest and most original social critic, goes "undercover" as an unskilled worker to reveal the dark side...

The New York Public Library, in looking back on the greatest books of the past century, called Churchill's history "monumental" and said that the author "d...

The Grammy- and Academy Award- nominated singer-songwriter's haunting, lyrical memoir, sharing the story of an unthinkable act of violence and ultimate hea...

From ex-aide to President Donald Trump, comes a tell-all describing her time in the White House--Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & G...

While debating literature’s greatest heroines with her best friend, thirtysomething playwright Samantha Ellis has a revelation—her whole life, she's been tr...

Hitler's Vienna Explores The Critical Years That The Young Adolf Hitler Spent In Vienna, The City That In So Many Ways Furnished The Future Dictator's Educa...

the Daughter Of A Algonquin Mother And An Iroquois Father, Catherine/kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) Has Become Known Over The Centuries As A Catholic Conve...

During The Early Twentieth Century, The Eccentric And Brilliant Inventor Nikola Tesla Blazed The Path That Electrical Development Followed For Many Years To...

The World War II intelligence exploits of William Stephenson-the mysterious man known simply as "Intrepid" who is said to be the real-life model for Ian Fle...

One Of The Most Popular Canadian Prime Ministers In Recent History, Elected To Government For Three Consecutive Majority Terms, Jean Chrétien Has Some Sto...

Traces The Author's Journey Of Self-discovery After The Dissolution Of Her Marriage, Revealing How She Found Healing By Rejecting Gender Standards And Refus...

Fourteen Years Before Kirsten Gillibrand Succeeded Hillary Rodham Clinton As Senator From New York, She Heard Her Future Mentor Say These Life-changing Word...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "[A] LANDMARK BOOK." --San Francisco Chronicle "POWERFUL." --The New York Times Book Review "GRIPPING." --The Boston Sunday Globe...

The Turbulent Life Of Vincent Van Gogh Is A Constant Source Of Inspiration And Intrigue For Artists And Art Lovers. In This Beautiful Graphic Biography, Art...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Adulting comes a story about how to make something when you're capable of nothing. Kelly Williams Brown had ...

From Roger Rosenblatt, author of the bestsellers Making Toast and Unless It Moves the Human Heart, comes a moving meditation on the passages of grief, the ...

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

Bravely Addresses A Gender Transition From The Parent's Perspective In Ways That Will Resonate With Anyone Who Loves A Child Who Is DifferentCategories: LGB...

From the #1 national bestselling author of Befriend and Betray, an intimate exposé of a criminal empire and the massacre that nearly started a global biker...

Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey Through the First Year of Parenthood in Four CountriesCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government...

"A masterpiece of women’s wisdom."—Christiane Northrup, M.D. "The journey to capture her feminine soul and live authentically . . . makes a fascinatin...

An award-winning science journalist traces the development of the marine chronometer by an obscure, uneducated clock maker--an invention that revolutionized...

In 1971 Richard Burke, A Freshman At Georgetown University, Volunteered His Services To The Offices Of His Political Idol, Senator Edward M. Kennedy Of Mass...

The thrilling adventures of traveler, rancher, and fighter Big-Foot” Wallace in a bygone era of the American frontier. Amid the embroiling conflicts of f...

Get inside the mind of an elite cold case investigator and learn how to solve a murder.Despite advances in DNA evidence and forensic analysis, almost half o...

Recounts the life of the woman who was married to Randolph Churchill, Leland Hayward, and Averell Harriman and who used beauty, intelligence, and ambition t...

From the environmental activist, consumer advocate, renowned crusader, and champion fighter whose courageous case against Pacific Gas and Electric was drama...

Brooke Shields Never Had What Anyone Would Consider An Ordinary Life. She Was Raised By Her Newark-tough Single Mom, Teri, A Woman Who Loved The World Of Sh...

“Round-heeled” is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous—someone who nowadays might be called “easy.” It’s a surprising way for a cultured ...

The Highest-ranking Woman In The History Of U.s. Government Chronicles The Story Of Her Life, From Her Childhood As A Czechoslovakian Refugee Through Her Ri...

breaking Their Silence, Witnessees Expose A Cover-up In Jfk's AssassinationCategories: History United StatesState & Local

A fascinating Castaneda-like spiritual journey into the wilderness of Manitoba, where Lynn Andrews meets Agnes Whistling Elk, the Native American "heyoehkah...