Biographies & Autobiographies books

Beloved star and Emmy-winning actress Christina Applegate's raw and darkly funny memoir illuminates the life of...  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 son of extreme privilege who became a great American poet-winner of every major poetry prize, from the Pulitzer...  Read More >>

Jack Kerouac was one of America's great writers of the latter half of the 20th century, yet he endured a life characterized...  Read More >>

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

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

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

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

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Cree poet and kêhtê-aya Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer chronicles her childhood in a cabin on reserve, through...  Read More >>

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 >>

Beginning with her 29th birthday and ending with her 30th, Cazzie tries to mature in the span of one year. Along...  Read More >>

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Two commoners pretend to be royalty to bring down the Tudors. The long-awaited Tudor prince dies of the Sweat on...  Read More >>

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Japan’s prime minister and top military general during WWII, Hideki Tojo is today associated above all with the...  Read More >>

Explore the lives and writings of ten influential Church Fathers who shaped the practices of Christianity as we...  Read More >>