Biographies & Autobiographies books

A JourneyThrough the Life of a Visionary Leader: Discover the Impact of a 20th Century Pioneer Statesman Whose Faithand...  Read More >>

The Purpose of Getting Lost isn't a story about travel-it's a story about what happens when a woman finally stops...  Read More >>

A modern-day explorer takes on the Antarctic, the business world, and eventually the U.S. Government. Ben Koether...  Read More >>

This powerful memoir is the compelling true story of Peter Tang, a Chinese labor camp survivor who was brutally...  Read More >>

As Close as You Can Get to True Crime In the Mid-Atlantic While Still Breathing!  Read More >>

Drawing on unexplored archival material, The Black Box traces the rise and demise of an elite Nova Scotia family...  Read More >>

Blending biography and archival history, After the Flood asks of Bob Dylan, “If your dreams are fulfilled at twenty,...  Read More >>

Through vivid vignettes and lyrical prose, The Iron Grasshopper transcends memoir, immersing readers in the poignant...  Read More >>

As racism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia resurge and continue to pollute the modern era, his pain--imparted through...  Read More >>

From the musical director of Rent comes a thirtieth-anniversary account of how Broadway's iconic grunge rock show...  Read More >>

""The aspirational story of American musician B.B. King, from his childhood in the Jim Crow South to his triumphant...  Read More >>

The first full biography of the innovative ""father of modern photography"" vividly depicts his life and works,...  Read More >>

A landmark biography of one of our most prominent chroniclers of American life In this groundbreaking literary...  Read More >>

""This book explores the life and assassination of a frontier figure who, after being raised by Indigenous communities,...  Read More >>

The story of a Nebraska-born writer that provides a unique view on how a woman with a strong voice, vivid sense...  Read More >>

This nineteenth installment in the complete collection of Henry James's known and extant letters records James's...  Read More >>

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the 1976 classic film version starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson,...  Read More >>

The inspiring, previously untold tale of survival, defiance, heroism, and an unlikely hero - the Jewish civil engineer...  Read More >>

This is the first critical biography of the life and work of Annette and Rudi Rada, two photographers who captured...  Read More >>

The murder of Emily Beilby Kaye in 1924 was a crime of shocking brutality. Her body, having been dismembered, was...  Read More >>

Ice hockey has long been considered one of the most dangerous sports. It's full-contact, played at high speeds on...  Read More >>

The life story of the Judean queen Berenice, descendant of Herod the Great, who became a player on the stage of...  Read More >>

A thrilling exploration of what Romans thought about their emperors, and how rumors and gossip—ranging from new...  Read More >>

An essay on restriction, resistance, and reclaiming space, Black Public Joy is essential reading for all politically...  Read More >>

Full Circle is a honest journey through healing, faith, and becoming whole. In this deeply personal memoir-""ish"",...  Read More >>