Autobiography: literary books

Acclaimed author and feisty nonagenarian Hotchner's witty ruminations about the art of living well into old age...with...  Read More >>

Authors have been writing since the beginning of time, but on rare occasions, a work is created which defines the...  Read More >>

'Nellie' was born in 1881, her father a popular novelist, her mother from a famous American acting family. She was...  Read More >>

Using the life and career of her father, an early Hollywood actor, New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot tells the...  Read More >>

"""As a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past Presidents, Henry Adams was...  Read More >>

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A haunting, unforgettable mother-daughter story for a new generation the debut of a blazing new lyrical voice Domenica...  Read More >>

A memoir that explores the author's relationship with his father, a failed writer.  Read More >>

An essential collection of poems from one of Ireland's most treasured poets.  Read More >>

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Charles Dickens was regarded as the great proponent of hearth and home in Victorian Britain, but in 1858 this image...  Read More >>

The autobiography of Jack London, one of the most famous American literary figures, in his own...  Read More >>

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A vivid and personal documentation of T. S. Eliot's most crucial years, both in his private and public life.  Read More >>

"Bernard Malamud was one of the most accomplished American novelists of the postwar years. From the Pulitzer Prize...  Read More >>

Railtracks is a unique collaboration between two writers of remarkable achievement. A profound meditation on railways,...  Read More >>

This autobiography of Arthur Conan Doyle describes the varied aspects of his professional life as a doctor, sportsman,...  Read More >>

Sleepy Benteen County, Kansas, turns frantic on election day. The religious right is out to unseat Sheriff English,...  Read More >>

The daughter of a respectable self-made businessman, the middle-aged Eliot was cast into social exile when she began...  Read More >>

"""As a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past Presidents, Henry Adams was...  Read More >>

Everyone wants to know how EL James, a middle-aged mom of two from the London suburbs became the best-selling author...  Read More >>

This fascinating literary work explores the influence of Andalusia's ancient culture and civilization on the works...  Read More >>

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A literary tour de force about the making of a film and representation from a master of the memoir form.  Read More >>