Biographies & Autobiographies books

Eight Septembers: a Woman on Wall Street From 9/11 to Lehman is a gripping memoir that captures the tumultuous landscape...  Read More >>

Fredricka R. Maister calls herself ""a lifelong mourner."" At twelve, she lost her father suddenly-and coped...  Read More >>

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A Powerful Memoir of Survival, Sisterhood, and HopeAfter losing everything she loved, Mia Godfrey faced a choice:...  Read More >>

Beloved star and Emmy-winning actress Christina Applegate's raw and darkly funny memoir illuminates the life of...  Read More >>

This anniversary reissue of the acclaimed biography tells the remarkable life story of Eva Gore-Booth, an author...  Read More >>

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

The dramatic story of an ingenious man who explained nature and created a country  Read More >>

A monumental intellectual history of the pivotal figure of Hindu nationalism Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (18831966)...  Read More >>

From their acclaimed biographer, a final, powerful book about how Emerson, Thoreau, and William James forged resilience...  Read More >>

Australian journalist Sheryle Bagwell's move to Provence is enlivened by the discovery of a book of seventeenth-century...  Read More >>

The inspirational true story of an Aussie bloke from the outback, crippled with depression, who challenges himself...  Read More >>

The son of extreme privilege who became a great American poet-winner of every major poetry prize, from the Pulitzer...  Read More >>

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A young entrepreneur's blueprint for taking the right risks, scaling to new heights, and building a legendary brand...  Read More >>

Unravel one of history's greatest mysteries in this spellbinding narrative exploring three leading theories of Amelia...  Read More >>

A deep dive into one of the most overlooked and fascinating sides of Bob Dylan - the filmmaker. While his music...  Read More >>

A powerful exploration of resilience, tracing Ben Barbic's journey from trauma and loss to purpose and transformation...  Read More >>

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How a felon eco-terrorist hobo refused to work, evaded the FBI and adulthood, swapped six-figure felonies for seven-figure...  Read More >>

Disillusioned chef and sustainable food advocate Lucy Ridge is sick of the barked orders, the long hours, the inappropriate...  Read More >>

In Raven Mother, Jane Messer weaves together her Jewish family's compelling and tragic story stretching back and...  Read More >>

Blending biography with evocative vignettes, Chapal Rani traces the career of Bengali stage actor Chapal Bhaduri...  Read More >>

This book makes available a rare eyewitness account of Florida's Spanish colonial period: the 1595 narrative of...  Read More >>