Biographies & Autobiographies books

For readers of Vacationland, a hilarious, one-of-a-kind, fish-out-of-water travel memoir with an earnest Tuesdays...  Read More >>

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An empowering and raw personal account by bestselling author, podcaster and mental health advocate Fearne Cotton...  Read More >>

This groundbreaking study of homoeroticism and homophobia in medieval Orthodoxy places Symeon the New Theologian's...  Read More >>

From the barricades of the Paris Commune to the spectacular trials and demonstrations, Louise Michel is one of the...  Read More >>

James Joyce, Viriginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, and a multitude of other artistic titans are encountered and ventriloquized...  Read More >>

Lisa G. Dill bears witness to one of the world's most powerful rivers as she and a crew of four cousins pilot a...  Read More >>

Insightful musings on the global connections between humans and nature  Read More >>

From the frozen wilds of Alaska's treacherous trails to the unyielding currents of Puget Sound and Canada's Inside...  Read More >>

A collection of darkly humorous, intensely personal essays by cult fave and multi-hyphenate artist Jean Grae.  Read More >>

The surprising story of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous invention - and a new take on the Founding Father we thought...  Read More >>

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At its heart, Invisibly Allergic is about recognition, empowerment, and change, speaking to the 33 million Americans...  Read More >>

Is the Government Legally Killing Us? represents Scott Schara's relentless search for the truth after the death...  Read More >>

Privilege Interrupted is a powerful memoir of resilience, identity, and advocacy.  Read More >>

The joy of success is cut short for true crime writer Vern Bridge when he hears word of a murderous, fire breeding...  Read More >>

Facing Recovery includes a detailed discussion guide and resources to increase empathy, awareness, and conversations...  Read More >>

""Mary Fisher is a woman of extraordinary courage and hope, inspiring generations of Americans from her groundbreaking...  Read More >>

For readers who wish Eat, Pray, Love had a cynical streak comes this propulsive, wildly original memoir about a...  Read More >>

A FASCINATING, FAST-PACED MEMOIR by award-winning journalist Charlotte Glennie, who survived a near-fatal accident...  Read More >>

Syaman Rapongan is a chronicler of his people, the Tao, an Indigenous community who live on Orchid Island near the...  Read More >>

From award-winning Detroit poet M.L. Liebler comes a heartfelt, thumping, and wide-ranging memoir of a life lived...  Read More >>

Margaret Randall has contributed poetry, essays, translations, and oral histories to the public discourse since...  Read More >>

This book is about a temporary flying job that turned into a life changing career. Flying bush Alaska was far more...  Read More >>

Struggling to connect with your teen? In Who You Are Is How You Parent, therapist and monk Jivan Das shows how self-understanding,...  Read More >>