Biographies & Autobiographies books

Founded in 1919, the Federated Press (FP) collected, compiled, and distributed news to America's labor and radical...  Read More >>

How She Became Her Own Doctor is a personal story of what happens when everything familiar begins to fall apart-and...  Read More >>

A raw memoir of failure, faith, and building a new kind of trade school-challenging traditional ideas of success,...  Read More >>

A powerful, funny, high-spirited, coming-of-age memoir and manifesto.  Read More >>

""Traces the posthumous reputation of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, examining how perceptions of his art and character...  Read More >>

From the beloved host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, moving tales of the marvellous animals who have crossed...  Read More >>

When Jason Irwin visits his mother two days before Christmas, he finds her in bed, racked with pain.  Read More >>

Robert Rickelman had suffered from crippling anxiety his entire life. Then, he found his perfect life coach-alcohol....  Read More >>

A pediatric neurosurgeon’s affecting memoir about celebrating life, postponing death, and resurrecting the forgotten...  Read More >>

Cherryl de Veth herinnert zich die nacht nog levendig, ze was nog maar zeven jaar oud. Haar ouders waren beneden,...  Read More >>

Trust Yourself Anyway is a memoir-meets-guide that helps women strengthen self-trust, clarity, and courage. Through...  Read More >>

Letters From The Wild is a memoir in letters about childhood, heartache, love, and early adulthood. About the small,...  Read More >>

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Discover the extraordinary legacy of Mary K. Simkhovitch, a trailblazing advocate for public housing and urban reform,...  Read More >>

In this latest volume of Ig's popular Auteur series, New York Times bestselling author Steve Almond (Candyfreak,...  Read More >>

Delve into the profound spiritual journey of Elie Wiesel through this comprehensive study of his fiction. From the...  Read More >>

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Anna Keyser Baker's diary offers a rare view of post-Civil War Philadelphia through the reflections of a devout...  Read More >>

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One woman's genre-defying account of training for a gruelling alpine bicycle challenge.  Read More >>

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