Biographies & Autobiographies books

Interviews that illuminate a life shaped by jazz, history, and verse  Read More >>

An exploration of how comics illuminate medicine, religion, and identity  Read More >>

In 2010, Carlisle Floyd, one of American opera’s most titanic talents, found himself at an impasse. Caring for family...  Read More >>

From humble beginnings to iconic Founding Father… Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography is the blueprint for self‑made...  Read More >>

Assassinations. Surveillance. Software that watches back. The Octopus is real-and it never stopped growing. The...  Read More >>

Originally published under the title: Verda mi smeltar: êa leva med klimaendringer pêa Svalbard (Det Norske Samlaget,...  Read More >>

One man's search to answer the ultimate question in sports- Why is hockey so incredibly awesome? One man's search...  Read More >>

What if healing didn't mean being ""fixed,"" but finally feeling safe enough to live your life? Many trauma survivors...  Read More >>

A major new biography that reveals how politics profoundly shaped Joyce's life, thought and writings The young...  Read More >>

Part memoir, part recipe book, part decadent scrapbook - ENTRECOTE is ten years of sass, souffles and steak frites,...  Read More >>

The true story of how a woman and her daughter survived and saved others in brutal bomb-making slave labor camps...  Read More >>

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A fascinating biography of Kenneth More one of Britain's leading film stars from the 1950s and 1960s. Includes contributions...  Read More >>

As one of Canada's most prominent business leaders and supporter of the humanities, L.R. ""Red"" Wilson's story...  Read More >>

Nancy Mattina offers the first biography of Navajo artist Adee Dodge (1912-92), who aimed to bridge the gap between...  Read More >>

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Nathan Straus (1848-1931), a German-Jewish immigrant and self-made Macy's retailing magnate, used his wealth to...  Read More >>

A provocative history of Disney's rise to cultural dominance, pulling skeletons from the corporate closet to decode...  Read More >>

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An Instant New York Times Bestseller The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Saved tells the remarkable...  Read More >>

Growing up in Belfast during the Troubles, Bill Perrins was a young man hell-bent on a career as a pilot. He made...  Read More >>

There are very few directors for whom you can say ""that's his or her brand of film"", but the legendary John Hughes...  Read More >>

The four volumes of The Complete Medal of Honor present the full citations of the 3,537 awards granted to 3,517...  Read More >>

An inspiring story of adventure and endurance in a quest to rediscover the passions of youth. At the end of 2019,...  Read More >>

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