Biography & autobiography

The Cathays Files seventh edition

by Haydn Thomas

Some of the activities described in this non-fiction book are as follows. Forging documents and using forged documents carried out by staff in a British university. It was covered up by those who took part in...

Running with Champions: A Midlife Journey on the Iditarod Trail

by Ms. Lisa Frederic

Lisa Frederic's account of her experinces in the world of Alaskan Sled dog racing.

Winging It!: Jack Jefford, Pioneer Alaskan Aviator

by Mr. Jack Jefford & Ms. Carmen Jefford Fisher

Jack Jefford shares stories of his gripping rescues, white-knuckle crackups, and wild adventures that come from flying the not always friendly skies of Alaska.

Sit, Ubu, Sit: How I went from Brooklyn to Hollywood with the same woman, the same dog, and a lot less hair

by Gary David Goldberg

A sports-crazed kid from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Gary David Goldberg never imagined he’d end up in Hollywood, let alone make it big there. But as a twenty-five-year-old waiter in Greenwich Village he met Diana,...

Blue Genes: A Memoir of Loss and Survival

by Christopher Lukas

Christopher (Kit) Lukas’s mother committed suicide when he was a boy. He and his brother, Tony, were not told how she died. No one spoke of the family’s history of depression and bipolar disorder. The brothers...

The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love

by Jill Conner Browne

To know the Sweet Potato Queens is to love them, and if you haven't heard about them yet, you will. Since the early 1980s, this group of belles gone bad has been the toast of Jackson, Mississippi, with their...

Up: A Mother and Daughter's Peakbagging Adventure

by Patricia Ellis Herr

When Trish Herr became pregnant with her first daughter, Alex, she and her husband, Hugh, vowed to instill a bond with nature in their children. By the time Alex was five, her over-the-top energy levels led...

In the Water They Can't See You Cry: A Memoir

by Amanda Beard & Rebecca Paley

In this candid and ultimately uplifting memoir, Olympic medalist Amanda Beard reveals the truth about coming of age in the spotlight, the demons she battled along the way, and the newfound happiness that has...

My Life in Doha : Between Dream and Reality

by Rachel Hajar M.D.

Synopsis: My Life in Doha: Between Dream and Reality is Dr. Rachel Hajar's memoir of her remarkable life in the heart of Arab-Islamic culture and society.---- Rachel never dreamed she would marry an Arab cardiologist...

The Daughters Of Maeve: 50 Irish Women Who Changed World

by Gina Sigillito

For Hundreds of Years...In Ireland and the New World...

Irish Women Have Made a Difference

From ancient times to the present, Irish women have made their mark in times of peace and war, in Ireland and America....

Naked: The Life And Pornography Of Michael Lucas

by Corey Taylor

Ask anyone who the biggest name in gay porn is and they'll tell you, "Michael Lucas." Ask what he's like and you'll get the gamut of replies: He's a smart, shrewd businessman who studied law and loves the opera....

Paris in Love: A Memoir

by Eloisa James

“Exhilarating and enchanting . . . brims with a casual wisdom about life.”—Chicago Tribune

In 2009, New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: She sold her...

Imperfect: An Improbable Life

by Jim Abbott & Tim Brown

“Honest, touching, and beautifully rendered . . . Far more than a book about baseball, it is a deeply felt story of triumph and failure, dreams and disappointments. Jim Abbott has hurled another gem.”—Jonathan...

Blossoms of the Lower Branches, a Hero's Journey Through Grief

by Rebecca Guevara

Blossoms of the Lower Branches is an intimate memoir and how-to that invites anyone who is suffering in traumatic grief after losing a loved one. Recovery is a lonely, painful journey with roots through history...

The Tale of the Rose: The Passion That Inspired The Little Prince

by Consuelo De Saint-Exupery

In the spring of 1944, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry left his wife, Consuelo, to return to the war in Europe. Soon after, he disappeared while flying a reconnaissance mission over occupied France. Neither his plane...

The Golden Hat

by Kate Winslet, Keli Thorsteinsson & Margret Ericsdottir

Thank you for taking this journey with us. We hope this book brings a new awareness of the opportunity we have to help those with autism learn to communicate and realize their ambitions. People with autism have...

The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches from the Future of Food

by Josh Schonwald

A fascinating look at the people, trends, and technologies transforming the food of today and tomorrow

In The Taste of Tomorrow, journalist Josh Schonwald sets out on a journey to investigate the future of food....

Five Men Who Broke My Heart

by Susan Shapiro

On sale 1/20/04! In this honest, hilarious, fiercely intelligent memoir, journalist Susan Shapiro dares to do what every woman dreams of: track down the five men who'd broken her heart and find out what really...

Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected--A Memoir

by Kelle Hampton

Love me. Love me. I'm not what you expected, but oh, please love me.

That was the most defining moment of my life. That was the beginning of my story.

From the outside looking in, Kelle Hampton had the perfect...

Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick

by Paul Dickson

William Louis "Bill" Veeck, Jr. (1914-1986) is legendary in many ways-baseball impresario and innovator, independent spirit, champion of civil rights in a time of great change. Paul Dickson has written the first...