Biographies & Autobiographies books

A spiky and delicious new literary biography of the great twentieth-century writer Muriel Spark  Read More >>

These letters between Theodore Dreiser, pioneer of literary realism, and the actress and artist Kyra Markham (born...  Read More >>

In Anthropomorphosis , a post-divorce escape becomes and opportunity to explores the spectacular wilderness of the...  Read More >>

In this biography Dave Bohmer makes the case that Ford Frick was one of baseball history's most effective executives...  Read More >>

A powerful blend of WWII history and personal discovery, this memoir traces a son’s search for his father’s forgotten...  Read More >>

Omeljan Pritsak and the Intellectual Origins of the Ukrainian “Harvard Miracle” is the first English-language intellectual...  Read More >>

G. M. ‘Tom’ Bunning helped to drive the ascent of Bunnings as one of the great successes of Western Australian private...  Read More >>

J. C. Raulston, described by the New York Times upon his untimely death as “a generous-spirited giant among horticulturists,”...  Read More >>

The first biography of A.D. Hope, one of Australia's greatest poets. Alec Derwent Hope (1907-2000) was one of Australia's...  Read More >>

An in-depth account of the life and career of Minnesota's first modern architect 2024 Docomomo US Modernism in...  Read More >>

John David Gregory did not lose his identity once. He lost it piece by piece. A former University of Kentucky...  Read More >>

For thirty years, Carolyn Dallmann held down various positions at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant, in Sauk County,...  Read More >>

After giving up his phone for a year, Tommy Short confronts the identity and validation it fed. Told in letters...  Read More >>

One question can change everything. Answering the Hard Questions uses 70+ prompts to help you face doubt, shift...  Read More >>

Royal Treatment is the story of Jackie Robinson's experience in Canada as a minor leaguer with the AAA Montreal...  Read More >>

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Brian Fagan is arguably the best-known archaeologist of the past half century. His textbooks introduced hundreds...  Read More >>

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Moultrie's service to state and country has earned him a respected place in history.  Read More >>

Massey and Jim Piecuch have compiled essays from distinguished scholars and written a joint introduction demonstrating...  Read More >>

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Going behind the scenes with a veteran member of the White House press corps Steven L Herman, chief national correspondent...  Read More >>

My family's story of healing, hope and living life in colour - a stunningly moving and uplifting memoir of love,...  Read More >>

When editor Linda Martin sets out to uncover the origin story of a long-standing independent book publisher, she...  Read More >>