Autobiography: literary books

Recalling the ""magic world"" of youth, Aksakov portrays the delights and tumults of Russian country life.  Read More >>

A groundbreaking new look at the author of an iconic American novel-- The Wizard of Oz --this biography offers profound...  Read More >>

The first-ever biography of the one-of-kind author who created The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light...  Read More >>

Involved in a car crash at the age of 14, the author developed a Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) that she would...  Read More >>

Covering nineteenth-century drug use, this book captures the spirit of French Romanticism, in its struggle to free...  Read More >>

The ""New York Times""-bestselling author of ""Running with Scissors"" delves into new territory with his most personal...  Read More >>

A renowned critic pens this surprising and scandalous story of how the interaction within the lives of some of the...  Read More >>

In Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Dostoevsky's life, ideas, and writings...  Read More >>

1883 biography of Emily Jane Bronte (30 July 1818 - 19 December 1848), a British novelist and poet, now best remembered...  Read More >>

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Contains essays that transports us from the author's Berkeley garden to the streets of Kyoto, to Imperial China,...  Read More >>

Though prone to periods of mental breakdown, Virginia Woolf portrayed an exceptionally lucid introspective insight...  Read More >>

A literary exploration of one of life's most taxing, emotional, and pervasive experiences: moving. <p>When acclaimed...  Read More >>

Sullivan goes beyond the myth to present the Henry David Thoreau that many don't know: the activist, organizer,...  Read More >>

The Sisters Antipodes is a unique window on the intimate devastations of family betrayal, in equal measure unsettling...  Read More >>

A man of extraordinary gifts and learning and a member of one of the greatest American families, Henry Adams wrote...  Read More >>

Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was one of Canada's pre-eminent literary voices for more than a half-century. Best...  Read More >>

Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was one of Canada's pre-eminent literary voices for more than a half-century. Best...  Read More >>

"Becoming Shakespeare begins where most Shakespeare stories end-with his death in 1616-and relates the fascinating...  Read More >>

Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul offers a probing meditation on the cultural and literary influences that...  Read More >>

With Authors & Artists for Young Adults teens have a source where they can discover fascinating and entertaining...  Read More >>

Broken down into three distinct parts, the book details Anderson's childhood, along with the years she spent primarily...  Read More >>

With virtually all the letters in this volume previously unpublished - this is a revealing new insight into the...  Read More >>

"From the acclaimed author of ""A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates"" comes the unforgettable life...  Read More >>