Biographies & Autobiographies books

A beautiful reclamation of a pioneering South Asian actress captures her glittering, complicated life and lasting...  Read More >>

Death is an uncomfortable but inevitable topic often layered with euphemisms to cushion the reality of loss. Many...  Read More >>

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A searing portrait of a mother's grief and strength in the wake of unthinkable tragedy.  Read More >>

A revealing memoir for film and pop culture fans, tracing Clara Bow’s journey from Brooklyn’s streets to Hollywood’s...  Read More >>

A powerful memoir about resilience and authenticity - how a senior executive affirmed her gender proving true leadership...  Read More >>

The definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1990s alt-rock festival Lollapalooza - told by the musicians, roadies,...  Read More >>

Comedian and severe dyslexic Phil Hanley reveals his unlikely path to success in a story that is equal parts hilarious...  Read More >>

In this provocative memoir, one woman discovers that after years spent prioritizing other people's needs (her husband,...  Read More >>

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Twenty-four powerful voices from the frontlines of justice reveal how they're revolutionizing a system that fails...  Read More >>

The biography of early twentieth-century baseball player Stan Coveleski, a Hall of Fame pitcher who grew up in hardscrabble...  Read More >>

An exploration of Stephen King's writing from the first academic granted full access to King's archives.  Read More >>

From pushcart to pantry staple in the city that never sleeps New York’s Family Grocer tells how a neighborhood...  Read More >>

An exploration of how comics illuminate medicine, religion, and identity  Read More >>

The unlikely story of how the American big band conductor raised morale and fought Nazis during World War II  Read More >>

Interviews that illuminate a life shaped by jazz, history, and verse  Read More >>

A new biography revealing the remarkable story of Jackie Robinson as a civil rights crusader Jackie Robinson is...  Read More >>

Originally published under the title Maurice Tourneur: Râealisateur sans frontiáeres (La Tour Verte, 2015).  Read More >>

An eye-opening history of how white evangelicals came to see America's past as sacred and themselves as its rightful...  Read More >>

An Appalachian organizer's excavation of the past, her own and her people's, to spark a collective fight for a future...  Read More >>

A definitive new volume of the retirement papers of Thomas Jefferson The 586 documents in this volume begin with...  Read More >>

A powerful guide to finding strength in life's toughest moments. CHAOS helps you turn overwhelm into clarity, rebuild...  Read More >>