Autobiography: literary books

Grove chronicles not only his own fascinating Anglo-Argentinian background growing up in Buenos Aires but also the...  Read More >>

An astounding work of fiction - resoundingly powerful, endlessly quotable and funny as hell - with its sights set...  Read More >>

In late-1940s Long Branch, a historic but run-down Jersey Shore resort town, in a neighborhood of Italian, Black,...  Read More >>

In late-1940s Long Branch, a historic but run-down Jersey Shore resort town, in a neighborhood of Italian, Black,...  Read More >>

"""A ... memoir from the first Latino and openly gay inaugural poet, which explores his coming-of-age as the child...  Read More >>

"""A ... memoir from the first Latino and openly gay inaugural poet, which explores his coming-of-age as the child...  Read More >>

In this remarkable history of father-son relationships in his family, Waugh exposes the dynamic fraught with love...  Read More >>

"""A memoir by the late journalist and critic Janet Malcolm""--"  Read More >>

In late-1940s Long Branch, a historic but run-down Jersey Shore resort town, in a neighborhood of Italian, Black,...  Read More >>

So what is a Herbert? It's a lifestyle based on the long standing British tradition of keeping your head down while...  Read More >>

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"A poignant, hilarious, and inspiring memoir from the first Latino and gay Presidential Inaugural Poet, which explores...  Read More >>

“Beautiful: honest, raw, careful, soulful, brave, and incredibly readable.” —Nick Hornby An exquisitely rendered...  Read More >>

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (commonly known as Madame Guyon) was a French mystic and one of the key advocates...  Read More >>

First published in 1818 and often reprinted, this book focuses on the social and personal aspects of the Elizabethan...  Read More >>

A biography of Queen Victoria in which Strachey details her youth, with its Whiggish sympathies and the unseen influences...  Read More >>

Charles Babbage (1791–1871) was one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century. In this influential...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

"""A memoir by the late journalist and critic Janet Malcolm""--"  Read More >>

As revealing as a bikini made of tooth floss, Alice Lushington's memoir Cycling Proficiency is a 4,482 mile illustrated...  Read More >>

"Schiffy - The Life and Times of Somebody You Probably Don't Know, But Should is the story of David ""Schiffy""...  Read More >>

'Something will happen to me on Desolation Peak...I can feel it.' In the summer of 1956, Jack Kerouac hitchhiked...  Read More >>

"People who have read my books, particularly ""The War of Art"" and its cousins, have a vague idea of the odyssey...  Read More >>

An exquisitely rendered portrait of a unique father-daughter relationship and a moving memoir of family and identity....  Read More >>

“Beautiful: honest, raw, careful, soulful, brave, and incredibly readable.” —Nick Hornby An exquisitely rendered...  Read More >>