Autobiographies
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Still Sideways: Riding the Edge Again After Losing My Sight
$27.95 Add to cartBefore a surfing accident caused thirty-three-year-old Devon Raney to lose all but 15 percent of his vision, he had already lived an extraordinary life. Time and again he’d gone against the grain to m
- Author: Raney, Devon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1938340892
- Language: English
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Little Lady with a Big Drum
$23.95 Add to cartThis, the official autobiography of Elayne Jones, is the story of one woman’s remarkable life and career in her own words; a journey from meager beginnings as a self-described “skinny little girl from
- Author: Jones, Elayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 310
- Publish Date: March 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1631320661
- Language: English
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Brother to a Dragonfly
$25.00 Add to cartIn Brother to a Dragonfly, Will D. Campbell writes about his life growing up poor in Amite County, Mississippi, during the 1930s alongside his older brother, Joe. Though they grew up in a close-knit
- Series: Banner Books
- Author: Campbell, Will D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1496816307
- Language: English
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Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat: A Navajo Autobiography
$26.95 Add to cartWith a simplicity as disarming as it is frank, Left Handed tells of his birth in the spring of 1868 “when the cottonwood leaves were about the size of [his] thumbnail,” of family chores such as guardi… [more below]
- Series: Bison Classic Editions
- Author: Left Handed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: August 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1496205154
- Language: English
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Intensa Vida, La
$20.95 Read more- Author: Valdes, Zoe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 8418709510
- Language: Spanish
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Run!: My Story of LGBTQ+ Political Power, Equality, and Acceptance in Silicon Valley
$28.99 Add to cartRun! tells the story of how LGBTQ+ people in San Jose/Silicon Valley progressed from being political outcasts to becoming a force that gained political power, equality, and acceptance.
Having lived an
- Author: Yeager, Ken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1639889906
- Language: English
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Emergence: Labeled Autistic
$19.99 Add to cartA true story that is both uniquely moving and exceptionally inspiring, Emergence is the first-hand account of a courageous autistic woman who beat the odds and cured herself. As a child, Temple Grandi… [more below]
- Author: Grandin, Temple
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0446671827
- Language: English
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Black Market: An Insider’s Journey Into the High-Stakes World of College Basketball
$21.99 Read moreFrom a former college basketball player and Executive at Nike, a “riveting” (Sports Illustrated) insider’s account into the business of college basketball exposes the corrupt and racist systems that e… [more below]
- Author: Code, Merl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1335449450
- Language: English
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Cross Bronx: A Writing Life
$110.83 Add to cartIn his inimitable prose, master storyteller Peter Quinn chronicles his odyssey from the Irish Catholic precincts of the Bronx to the arena of big-league politics and corporate hardball.
Cross Bronx is- Author: Quinn, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1531500943
- Language: English
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The Leftovers: Baylor, Betrayal, and Beyond
$18.99 Add to cartAs a young boy, Matt Sayman dreamed of playing pro basketball. His family believed in his vision, even agreeing to move to Texas when one of Matt’s favorite coaches left Pennsylvania for the Lone Star… [more below]
- Author: Sayman, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1641238372
- Language: English
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Southern Man: Music & Mayhem in the American South: A Memoir
$24.95 Read more“We developed reputations real fast. We treated our entertainers right. We got them paid. Other agents and promoters and managers showed them the money. We got them the money. We brought respect to th… [more below]
- Author: Walden, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1911036718
- Language: English
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London Street
$28.00 Add to cartWithin a Dutch enclave already removed from the larger world, Janie’s family is further isolated and odd. Janie struggles within the tight-knit community to understand the secrets and events involving… [more below]
- Author: Griffioen, Jane E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1725267551
- Language: English
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So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression and Resilience
$19.99 Add to cart“Mark Henick is a powerful storyteller.” –Rosie O’Donnell
“So-Called Normal is a call to arms, yes, but it’s also a call to care, highlighting the power of kindness. Required reading for anyone workin
- Author: Henick, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1443455032
- Language: English
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My Life as a Potter: Stories and Techniques
$44.95 Read moreA gorgeous full-colour coffee table book celebrating the art of one of BC’s finest potters, My Life as a Potter recounts Mary Fox’s long journey to the peak of her craft. Part memoir, part coming-of-a
- Author: Fox, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1550179381
- Language: English
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In Defense of Loose Translations: An Indian Life in an Academic World
$39.95 Add to cartIn Defense of Loose Translations is a memoir that bridges the personal and professional experiences of Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. Having spent much of her life illuminating the tragic irony of being an Indi… [more below]
- Series: American Indian Lives
- Author: Cook-Lynn, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1496208870
- Language: English
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Living and Loving with Parkinson’s Disease: Our Partnership Through a 45-Year Journey
$19.95 Add to cartAnnie and Rolf Lulloff were entering an exciting stage of life in 1976 when the first signs of health issues that lie ahead for Annie began to emerge. A sudden loss of sense of smell, severe anxiety a
- Author: Lulloff, Rolf
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: September 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1942731469
- Language: English
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Sick: A Memoir
$18.99 Add to cartA Best Book of the Year: Real Simple, Entropy, Mental Floss, Bitch Media, The Paris Reivew, and LitHub.
Time Magazine’s Best Memoirs of 2018 – Boston Globe’s 25 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2018 – B
- Author: Khakpour, Porochista
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 006242873X
- Language: English
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Jason Priestley: A Memoir
$18.99 Add to cartJason Priestley, star of the iconic hit television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and one of the biggest teen idols of the 1990s, chronicles the highs and lows of his life and career in this charming and
- Author: Priestley, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 05 2015
- ISBN10: 006224759X
- Language: English
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Fishing for Chickens: A Smokies Food Memoir
$30.95 Add to cartFishing for Chickens is a well-seasoned blend of memoir and cookbook. It offers the perspective of a Bryson City, North Carolina, native on a particular portion of southern Appalachia–the Smokies. Ca
- Author: Casada, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0820362123
- Language: English
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Riding the Lightning: A Year in the Life of a New York City Paramedic
$26.99 Read more“An intense look at the high-stakes world of a NYC paramedic in the months before and after COVID-19 altered our landscape.”—Damon Tweedy, MD, author of Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflecti
- Author: Almojera, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 0358652901
- Language: English
