Biographies & Autobiographies books

Ann Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page....  Read More >>

He was unassuming, sweet, and friendly. ""Saved"" in church as a teen, he never caused trouble. In the Navy, they...  Read More >>

In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries...  Read More >>

Published to mark the centenary of the Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida’s birth, Eduardo Chillida and Pilar Belzunce:...  Read More >>

An outrageously provocative and profoundly moving new work on the complicated relationship between Joan Didion and...  Read More >>

Experience a soldier's journey in Afghanistan through the lens of a sergeant. Discover military life, perilous drives...  Read More >>

Book Summary: Plup: The Journey of a Smash Legend delves into the remarkable rise of Plup, a silent hero who conquered...  Read More >>

An autobiography that captures a young athlete's battle with a devastating diagnosis and the courage and perseverance...  Read More >>

Submitting to unwanted sex destroyed Kate's love for her husband But she considered killing herself before she...  Read More >>

On August 28, 1963, hundreds of people protested racist norms and practices in Enfield, North Carolina, including...  Read More >>

In a world where movie marketers are the stars of the story, Opening Weekend recounts Jim Fredrick’s journey through...  Read More >>

Stay: A Story of Love & Other Traumas is a richly woven memoir that explores the joyous and painful complexity of...  Read More >>

The first biography of the Algerian artist Baya Mahieddine, celebrated in mid-twentieth-century Paris, her life...  Read More >>

Personal Art and Artifacts from The Walt Disney Family Museum chronicles the legacy of the legendary American artist,...  Read More >>

An Italian émigré’s dreams are shattered, and she embarks on a new and unexpected life in the American South. South...  Read More >>

This collection makes a critical and creative intervention into ongoing debates about the relationship between poetry...  Read More >>

Now in paperback, this “unique and brilliant book” (Oliver Burkeman) is a candid, relatable, very funny memoir of...  Read More >>

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Should we assume that people who lived some time ago were quite similar to us or should we assume that they need...  Read More >>

Beyond the Sky is the second volume of the autobiography of global financier, philanthropist, adventurer and explorer...  Read More >>

The first person of color to serve as vice president, Charles Curtis was once a household name but has become a...  Read More >>

Immerse yourself in the heart-pounding narratives of high-profile cases, including the intensity of the Broadwater...  Read More >>

A collection of never-before-seen photographs of RADIOHEAD by their bassist Colin Greenwood, with a ten-thousand-word...  Read More >>

This saga of a writer done dirty resurrects the silenced voice of Sanora Babb, peerless author of midcentury American...  Read More >>

A narrative that is equal parts genetic and family detective story, geneticist Susan W. Liebman chronicles the sorrows...  Read More >>