Biographies & Autobiographies books

The Kray Twins aka Ronnie and Reggie ruled London's Gangland underworld during the 1960s with a ruthlessness rod...  Read More >>

PC George William Gutteridge was a well-liked and respected village policeman for Stapleford Abbotts in rural Essex,...  Read More >>

Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell shared one of the most remarkable literary friendships of the 19th century,...  Read More >>

The author of the NY Times essay, “My Abortion at 11 Wasn’t a Choice. It Was My Life,” offers an urgent ecological...  Read More >>

A comprehensive review of Julius Caesar’s life and works. Julius Caesar: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works...  Read More >>

Secondary trauma, moral injury, and institutional betrayal—go behind the scenes into what it’s really like to be...  Read More >>

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This first biography of Adm. Raymond A. Spruance in over fifty years offers a compelling portrait of the quiet strategist...  Read More >>

This timely biography explores Admiral Liu Huaqing's pivotal role in modernizing China's navy and shaping its maritime...  Read More >>

Madrigal of Seas and Summits is a vivid and deeply personal memoir by Denis Clift, chronicling a lifetime of public...  Read More >>

This haunting and immersive book shines a light on the dark history of Ireland and the Magdalene Laundries When...  Read More >>

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A deeply relatable, tender-hearted memoir for all the hopeless romantics and dog-obsessed among us.  Read More >>

A revealing biography of the new Pope Leo XIV, written by one of the world's most respected Vatican correspondents...  Read More >>

From the trailer parks of Vegas to the mansions of Nashville, Bunnie Xo has lived a lot of lives and seen the darkest...  Read More >>

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Through a vivid retelling of some of her most interesting and provocative cases braided together with her personal...  Read More >>

A collection of essays from writers with a wide variety of experiences, this book confronts the impacts of ableism,...  Read More >>

""entertaining. . .reads like atelevisionrealityseries."" -Alan Dershowitz, criminal defense attorney Ever...  Read More >>

Why Me? First Account for Me, are the memoirs of famed film director Tony Palmer. His vast filmography of over one...  Read More >>

For centuries, it was believed that a corpse would 'bleed anew' in the presence of its murderer. Chaucer wrote about...  Read More >>

On the night of 25 September 1829, the jewels of the Princess of Orange disappeared from her palace in Brussels....  Read More >>

In one of the most extraordinary true crime stories ever published, Broken Plea questions what really happened in...  Read More >>

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