Biographies & Memoirs

Von J. Edmund Güntz.Categories: Arts & Photography History & CriticismCriticism

Phyllis Theroux. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 277-279).Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

From The National Book Award-winning Author Of Arctic Dreams And Of Wolves And Men, An Epic, Revelatory Work That Recollects The Travels Around The World An...

Before Mommy Blogs Were Even Invented, Anna Quindlen Became A Go-to Writer On The Joys And Challenges Of Motherhood In Her Nationally Syndicated Column. Now...

With relentless media coverage, breathtaking events, and extraordinary congressional and independent investigations, it is hard to believe that we still mi...

Greg Savage Knows About Leadership. Greg Is A Founder Of Four Highly Successful Businesses In The Recruitment. He Has Led Start-ups To Ipo, Navigated Busine...

Who Gave Jonathan Van Ness Permission To Be The Radiant Human He Is Today? No One, Honey. The Truth Is, It Hasn't Always Been Gorgeous For This Beacon Of Po...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communitie...

An account of the killing spree of Richard Chase describes how Chase murdered two men, two women, and a child and how homicide detective Lt. Ray Biondi spea...

A Revelatory Account Of The Actions Taken By The First President To Retain His Slaves In Spite Of Northern Laws. Profiles One Of The Slaves, Ona Judge, Desc...

In this intimate portrait of an extraordinary father-son relationship, Mark K. Shriver discovers the moral principles that guided his legendary father and ...

An unforgettable memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath, and the indelible power of love--for readers of ...

50 Cent [with Kris Ex].Categories: Arts & Photography Music Musical GenresRap

drawing On Hundreds Of Hours Of Face-to-face Interviews, Carlo Reveals The Story Of Richard The Ice Man Kuklinski, Who Became One Of The Most Notorious An...

Since 1895, the University of Oklahoma football program has amassed some impressive numbers: seven national championships, 47 consecutive wins, 44 conferenc...

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway's Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author When 38 jet...

Two Jewish Girls Born Six Months Apart -- Judit Grünfeld (judy Abrams) In Hungary And Eva Felsenburg (marx) In Czechoslovakia -- Are Only Children When The...

In The Breathing Book, Internationally Renowned Yoga Instructor Donna Farhi Presents A Refreshingly Simple And Practical Guide To Reestablishing Proper Brea...

The Definitive Story Of The International Modeling Business--and Its Evil Twin, Legalized Flesh Peddling--model Is A Tale Of Beautiful Women Empowered And S...

'IF EAT PRAY, LOVE HAS BECOME A BIBLE FOR WOMEN WANTING TO INITIATE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES, THEN GILBERT IS THEIR PATRON SAINT' (SUNDAY TIMES)Categories: Tra...

Isaiah Berlin was witness to a century. Born in the twilight of the Czarist empire, he lived long enough to see the Soviet state collapse. The son of a Ri...

For 6,557 miles, Chuck Klosterman thought about dying. He drove a rental car from New York to Rhode Island to Georgia to Mississippi to Iowa to Minneapoli...

If you think ghosts are only responsible for hauntings, think again. The Demonologist reveals the grave religious process behind supernatural events and how...

Quentin Casey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format. Text In English.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Histor...

Heavenly Intrigue is the fascinating, true account of the seventeenth-century collaboration between Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe that revolutionized our ...

Amagisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's largest and least likely democracy, Ramachandra Guha's ...

Looking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiography unearths political and societal issues contained wit...

Max Born (1882--1970), physicist, Nobel prize winner and close friend to Albert Einstein, was one of the brilliant minds of the twentieth century. An advoca...

In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the personal secretary to the maharajah of a small Indian principality. In his journ...

Paris. The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafés, breathtaking façades around every corner--in short, an exquisite roman...

Romance -- Movie Kid -- The King Of The Forest -- Twice Christmas -- Early Innings -- Consultation -- We Are Fam-ilee -- Andy -- Getting There -- Dry Martin...

In 1959, A Popular Schoolboy, Just 14 Years Old, Was Convicted And Sentenced To Hang For The Rape And Murder Of His 12-year-old Classmate. That Summer, Cana...

"It's mind-blowing to me how utterly far gone Steve-O was, and how he looks back on it in this book with such intelligence, humor, and searing honesty. Wha...

Jesus revealed himself to a young, brash, Pakistani Muslim. But he didn’t just reveal himself; he turned Naeem Fazal’s world upside down. Moving from ...

Genocide Confounds Scholars, Practitioners, And Laypersons Alike. Despite The Carnage Of The Twentieth Century, Our Understanding Of Genocide Remains Partia...

Originally Published In 2016 In The United Kingdom By Simon & Schuster Uk--title Page Verso.Categories: Medical BooksHistory

It Was A Time, Much Like Today, When Americans Feared For The Future Of Their Democracy And Women Stood Up For Equal Treatment. At The Crossroads Of The Wat...

Alan and Denise Jackson's life seemed like a fairy tale: high school sweethearts marry young and leave small-town Georgia to pursue big dreams in Music Cit...

Biography of legendary singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, spanning his nomadic youth and early recording career to his substance abuse, final album, and posth...

This extraordinary investigation of the death of the author's grandson yields a powerful memoir of addiction, grief, and the stories we choose to tell our ...

*with A Foreword By John Grisham* By The Founder Of The First Organization In The United States Committed To Freeing The Wrongly Imprisoned, A Riveting Stor...

Product Description “Feminism, history, literature, politics—this tale has all of that, and a heroine worthy of her own turn in the spotlight.” â...

A Collection Of The Author's Nonfiction Pieces Addresses Such Topics As His Fascination With The Wizard Of Oz, The 2000 Presidential Election, The Muslim Fa...

A unique individual with a fascinating life story, Ivar Giaever is a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Experimental Physics in 1973. In his own words, Gi...

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...

Nicholson Baker, who “writes like no one else in America” (Newsweek), here assembles his best short pieces from the last fifteen years. The Way the Wo...

The Marvelously Compelling Biography Of Robert Ripley, The Enigmatic Cartoonist Turned Globetrotting Millionaire Who Won International Fame By Celebrating T...

Sunrise On The Pier -- Morning Coffee -- Pumpkin Season -- Shaping Heartsongs -- Awakening After A Close Call -- Wishes -- Mosaic Of Gifts -- Embracing Each...