Biography: literary books

27083 books were found.

Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood

Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern...

Author: Hilary A. Hallett (Columbia University)
ISBN: 9781324094463
Format: Paperback
$58.08

A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection The modern romance novel is elevated to a subject of serious study...  Read More >>

Der Gesang der Steine: Kurzgeschichten & Gedichte

Der Gesang der Steine: Kurzgeschichten & Gedichte

Author: Carl-Maria Bitte Ausw�hlen Die�el
ISBN: 9798884277311
Format: Paperback
$82.13

"Carl-Maria Die�el, geboren 1953 in Berlin-Tempelhof. Nach einer Gesangsausbildung durch Prof. Lenders im ""K�lner...  Read More >>

Maya Angelou: A Life in American History

Maya Angelou: A Life in American History

Author: F. Erik Brooks (Central State University, USA) ,  Erin W. Gilliam (Texas Southern University, USA)
ISBN: 9781440873720
Format: Hardback
$179.52

This accessible and up-to-date biography of Maya Angelou provides readers an ideal introduction to the life and...  Read More >>

Joyce Carol Oates: Letters To A Biographer

Joyce Carol Oates: Letters To A Biographer

Author: Joyce Carol Oates ,  Greg Johnson
ISBN: 9781636141169
Format: Hardback
$72.42

This rich compilation of Joyce Carol Oates's letters across four decades displays her warmth and generosity, her...  Read More >>

The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life

The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life

Author: Clare Carlisle
ISBN: 9780141992945
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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Footprints

Footprints

Author: James Ten Eyck
ISBN: 9798891901544
Format: Paperback
$39.57

"Footprints are a collection of poems that were either written or revised recently or recalled from work begun and...  Read More >>

The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery

The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery

Author: Adam Gopnik
ISBN: 9781324094432
Format: Paperback
$50.13

"""[W]ise, companionable, and often extremely funny.” —Oliver Burkeman, The Atlantic Best-selling author and...  Read More >>

I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys

I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys...

Author: Miranda Seymour
ISBN: 9781324074595
Format: Paperback
$52.77

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Thunderclap: A memoir of art and life & sudden death

Thunderclap: A memoir of art and life & sudden death...

Author: Laura Cumming
ISBN: 9781529922530
Format: Paperback
$29.99

From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Laura Cumming, a kaleidoscopic memoir connecting her life as an art critic...  Read More >>

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Author: Salman Rushdie
ISBN: 9780593913659
Format: Paperback
$79.20

"""Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022,...  Read More >>

On the Road with On the Road

On the Road with On the Road

Author: Jack Kerouac ,  Carl M. Moore
ISBN: 9781644282922
Format: Hardback
$110.00

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Muse of Fire: World War I as Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets

Muse of Fire: World War I as Seen Through the Lives...

Author: Michael Korda
ISBN: 9781631496882
Format: Hardback
$79.17

The First World War comes to harrowing life through the intertwined lives of the soldier poets in Michael Korda’s...  Read More >>

My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me

My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat...

Author: Caleb Carr
ISBN: 9780316503600
Format: Hardback
$79.20

"""The most brilliant feline portrait in literary history."" -People Magazine (Book of the Week) The #1 bestselling...  Read More >>

Anne Lamott Biografie: Das au�ergew�hnliche Leben und Verm�chtnis eines einflussreichen meisterhaften Geschichtenerz�hlers

Anne Lamott Biografie: Das au�ergew�hnliche Leben und...

Author: Tracey J Diaz
ISBN: 9798323016877
Format: Paperback
$36.93

Lassen Sie sich von der rohen, erl�senden Kraft eines erf�llten Lebens fesseln - willkommen in der Welt der literarischen...  Read More >>

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Author: Salman Rushdie
ISBN: 9780593730249
Format: Hardback
$73.92

From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account...  Read More >>

Tasweer-e-Khaana - kuch Khaake: (Literary Sketches)

Tasweer-e-Khaana - kuch Khaake: (Literary Sketches)...

Author: Mumtaz Rafiq
ISBN: 9789358729290
Format: Paperback
$65.97

"Renowned Urdu laureate Mumtaz Rafiq offers literary and social data on the lives and works of a few well-known...  Read More >>

The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Esprios Classics)

The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Esprios Classics)...

Author: James Gillman
ISBN: 9780464595410
Format: Paperback
$66.27

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Extinction Wednesday

Extinction Wednesday

Author: Joey Nicoletti
ISBN: 9781599542157
Format: Paperback
$47.52

Extinction Wednesday is a memoir that investigates the challenges of nostalgia, letting go of the past, and pursuing...  Read More >>

The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore in Baltimore

The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe: Nevermore in Baltimore...

Author: David F. Gaylin
ISBN: 9781683933939
Format: Hardback
$330.00

The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe contains an in-depth examination of the circumstances of Edgar Allan Poe's death...  Read More >>

Threads of Empowerment: The Story of Faith Ringgold and Her Art: Beyond the Quilt

Threads of Empowerment: The Story of Faith Ringgold...

Author: El Rudolph
ISBN: 9798322888024
Format: Paperback
$34.29

Faith Ringgold wasn't just a quilter; she was a revolutionary artist who stitched stories of social justice, resilience,...  Read More >>

Masquerade: The Lives of Noël Coward

Masquerade: The Lives of Noël Coward

Author: Oliver Soden
ISBN: 9781474612821
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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Andreas Vesalius: Anatomy and the World of Books

Andreas Vesalius: Anatomy and the World of Books

Author: Sachiko Kusukawa
ISBN: 9781789148527
Format: Hardback
$39.99

A revisionist biography of Andreas Vesalius — the father of modern anatomy — as deeply shaped by Renaissance culture....  Read More >>

The Amanda Knox Saga: Inside the High-Stakes Trial That Captivated the World and Redefined Legal Boundaries

The Amanda Knox Saga: Inside the High-Stakes Trial That...

Author: Terry L Neil
ISBN: 9798322664345
Format: Paperback
$36.93

"In ""The Amanda Knox Saga,"" delve deep into the heart of one of the most sensational legal battles of our time....  Read More >>

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