Biographies & Autobiographies books

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In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms,...  Read More >>

In Sophia Peabody Hawthorne: A Life, Patricia Dunlavy Valenti presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's spouse on her own terms,...  Read More >>

Brigid Lowry s reflections on ageing are a gentle, wise companion full of grace, gratitude, and loving kindness....  Read More >>

Evil, Goodness, and Creating Active Bystandership shares the remarkable journey of Ervin Staub, a scholar and actor...  Read More >>

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The Nine Years War (1593-1603), sometimes known as Tyrone's Rebellion, was one of the most devastating and brutal...  Read More >>

The first biography of the jazz legend and his journey from Texas to the cutting edge of bebop  Read More >>

A book of small rescues against despair. In this deftly comedic and deeply contemplative memoir, the New York Times...  Read More >>

Combining reflective storytelling with exquisite photography, this book invites readers into the deeply personal...  Read More >>

The Burn List follows Julie Cruse from an abusive childhood into two decades of escalating academic exploitation,...  Read More >>

In the search for her truth, Sally Dukes takes the reader on a difficult yet compelling pursuit, the unfolding of...  Read More >>

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A story of violence, murder, and despair in a remote camp surrounded by razor wire-but also of love and life against...  Read More >>

The definitive recounting of the mysterious assassination of one of Louisiana's most powerful politicians  Read More >>

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A woman replays her abandonment by her mother, who is sometimes addressed as a male mother-god. She is also abandoned...  Read More >>

The powerful NYT bestseller is now in paperback. “Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe...  Read More >>

Evil, Goodness, and Creating Active Bystandership shares the remarkable journey of Ervin Staub, a scholar and actor...  Read More >>

This autobiography is told through the eyes of a child growing into a teen from the last gasping thousand-year empire...  Read More >>

Braiding together biography and criticism, Adam Plunkett challenges our understanding of Robert Frost’s life and...  Read More >>

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Follow Julian Lisiecki's early 20th century life as he struggles for an education in Russian-controlled Poland....  Read More >>

In the search for her truth, Sally Dukes takes the reader on a difficult yet compelling pursuit, the unfolding of...  Read More >>