Biographies & Autobiographies books

The award-winning author of Stone Yard Devotional and The Natural Way of Things, explores the solitary and shared...  Read More >>

An inspiring work about creativity and resilience from the multi-award-winning author of Stone Yard Devotional....  Read More >>

With inspiring stories and practical advice, Miriam shows how to become more self-reliant and independent. Whether...  Read More >>

An astonishing maritime adventure: the true story of a Captain’s wife forced to take the helm in the most perilous...  Read More >>

The first 45 years of Walter Dexter’s life read like adventure fiction. What credible author would have dreamt up...  Read More >>

An irreverent look at the darkly funny experience of getting older from one of Australia's favourite authors.  Read More >>

Presenting Poepoe’s funerary narrative in Hawaiian and in English, this work features a kanikau (mourning chant)...  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 >>

Tells Fred Harris's many stories: some serious, some funny, and all true. Each story forms a part of this report...  Read More >>

In the powerful and haunting lands of the Southwest, rainbows grow unexpectedly from the sky, mountain lions roam...  Read More >>

With more than 250 historic images and excerpts from Hemingway's letters, journals, and stories, Picturing Hemingway's...  Read More >>

The first and only book devoted to the landscape Frederic Church designed at Olana—what he considered his greatest...  Read More >>

A literary collection honoring and memorializing Selena, the Queen of Tejano  Read More >>

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 >>

Memories and insights of a lifelong social justice advocate as she searches for """"true"""" freedom as an African...  Read More >>

My father’s heart, and my mother’s, can still break. In this most essential way, they are still themselves. They...  Read More >>

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

A powerful memoir about one young woman's survival against the odds, and how the love of her mother saved her. When...  Read More >>

The untold story of Nat Bass, one of Australia's most loved entertainers.  Read More >>

The story of a journalist's coming of age in Duluth during the boom days of print.  Read More >>

A revelatory portrait of the visionary behind Google DeepMind, the race to control the future - and what it means...  Read More >>

What really makes the royal family tick?  Read More >>

A diary of a firefighter’s early journey transforms setbacks into empowering lessons in resilience. Personal struggles...  Read More >>

Jacques's book is part of the My Voice Project, a collection of firsthand accounts of Holocaust survivors and refugees...  Read More >>