Autobiographies
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Not a Novel: A Memoir in Pieces
$16.95 Add to cartJenny Erpenbeck’s highly acclaimed novel Go, Went, Gone was a New York Times notable book and launched one of Germany’s most admired writers into the American spotlight. In the New Yorker, James Wood … [more below]
- Author: Erpenbeck, Jenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0811229327
- Language: English
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Among the Almond Trees: A Palestinian Memoir
$21.00 Read moreA poetically written and bitterly sweet memoir about nature, death, life in Palestine, and the universal concept of home.
Palestinian writer Hussein Barghouthi was in his late forties when he was dia- Series: Arab List
- Author: Barghouthi, Hussein
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 154
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0857428969
- Language: English
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Aurelia, Aurélia: A Memoir
$15.00 Read moreAn eerily dreamlike memoir, and the first work of nonfiction by one of our most inventive novelists.
Aurelia, Aurélia begins on a boat. The author, sixteen years old, is traveling to Europe at an age- Author: Davis, Kathryn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 164445078X
- Language: English
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Never Give Up: My Life in the Wild
$28.00 Read moreAdmired by millions as the star of Man vs. Wild and the acclaimed NGC series Running Wild, global adventurer Bear Grylls has explored places few would dare to go. Now, he shares time-honored lessons f… [more below]
- Author: Grylls, Bear
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1426222629
- Language: English
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I’m Not Broken: A Memoir
$19.00 Read moreIn this unflinching and inspiring memoir, Jesse Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and survival, shining a light on a childhood spent devastated by sex trafficking, street life, and subst… [more below]
- Author: Leon, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0593466519
- Language: English
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Chess Queens: The True Story of a Chess Champion and the Greatest Female Players of All Time
$28.99 Read moreFor fans of The Queen’s Gambit, this is the real life story of a female chess champion travelling the world to compete in a male-dominated sport with the most famous players of all time.
Jennifer Shah- Author: Shahade, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1399701371
- Language: English
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Ready for Absolutely Nothing: A Memoir
$30.00 Read more2022 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR FROM THE TELEGRAPH (UK) AND THE SUNDAY TIMES (UK)
This darkly funny, confessional memoir from the star of What Not to
2022 BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF THE YEAR FROM THE TIMES (UK)- Author: Constantine, Susannah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0306831899
- Language: English
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I Saw Them Standing There: Adventures of an Original Fan During Beatlemania and Beyond
$32.95 Read moreAfter February 9, 1964, everyone wanted to be Debbie Gendler. On that date, she was just one of a relative handful of lucky fans who were in the live audience for The Beatles’ historic performance on
- Author: Gendler, Debbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1493079743
- Language: English
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The Girl with Three Birthdays: An Adopted Daughter’s Memoir of Tiaras, Tough Truths, and Tall Tales
$17.95 Add to cartPatti Eddington always knew she was adopted, and her beloved parents seemed amenable enough to questions–but she never wanted to hurt them by expressing curiosity, so she didn’t. The story of her mot… [more below]
- Author: Eddington, Patti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1647426502
- Language: English
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Leaving: How I Set Myself Free from an Abusive Marriage
$17.95 Read moreAs a young woman in New Delhi, Kay Bhaskar enters into an arranged marriage to a social charmer-only to find that her new husband is an alcoholic with a wildly violent streak, and the system in India … [more below]
- Author: Bhaskar, Kanchan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1647424755
- Language: English
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Resurrection Lily: The Brca Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never Knew
$14.99 Add to cartResurrection Lily shares a story of inheritance and intuition, of what can surface in the body and the spirit when linked by DNA. As Amy Byer Shainman discovers she has inherited a BRCA gene mutation … [more below]
- Author: Amy Byer Shainman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: June 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1480867063
- Language: English
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Her Word Is Bond: Navigating Hip Hop and Relationships in a Culture of Misogyny
$19.95 Read moreHer Word is Bond recounts the triumphs and setbacks of a rap legend who blazed a new trail for women in hip hop.
- Series: Break Beat Poets
- Author: Bowen, Cristalle Psalm One
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 164259461X
- Language: English
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Exhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant
$27.00 Read moreExhale is the riveting memoir of a top transplant doctor who rode the emotional rollercoaster of saving and losing lives–until it was time to step back and reassess his own life.
A young father with- Author: Weill MD, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 1642937606
- Language: English
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Kevin Smith’s Secret Stash: The Definitive Visual History (Classic Movies, Film History, Cinema Books)
$65.00 Read more“Being Kevin Smith is my favorite thing in the world. . . . I don’t have a job. I don’t even have a career anymore. I’m just me for a living.”
Making the leap from convenience store worker to internat- Author: Smith, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1683830997
- Language: English
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Don’t Blow Yourself Up: The Further True Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky
$27.00 Add to cartFrom Homer Hickam, the author of the #1 bestselling Rocket Boys adapted into the beloved film October Sky, comes this astonishing memoir of high adventure, war, love, NASA, and his struggle for litera… [more below]
- Author: Hickam, Homer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1642938246
- Language: English
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Swing and a Hit: Nine Innings of What Baseball Taught Me
$36.00 Add to cartThis fun and fiery New York Times bestselling memoir tells the life story of All Star Yankee and five-time World Champion, Paul O’Neill, like you’ve never seen him before.
In Swing and Hit, O’- Author: O’Neill, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1538709619
- Language: English
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The Forerunner: A Story of Pain and Perseverance in America
$28.00 Read moreFrom one of America’s most transformative politicians and activists, a powerful and inspiring memoir that sheds light on a harrowing personal journey and reveals how urgently we need our political lea… [more below]
- Author: Bush, Cori
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0593320581
- Language: English
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Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
$25.95 Read moreFrom the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.
In 2018, boun- Author: Tutti, Cosey Fanni
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0571362184
- Language: English
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Tell Me Good Things: On Love, Death, and Marriage
$27.00 Read moreA profound examination of grief and a great celebration of love by internationally bestselling author James Runcie.
In early 2020, as the world sunk into the pandemic, James Runcie and his wife Marily- Author: Runcie, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1639731520
- Language: English
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Playing God: The Evolution of a Modern Surgeon
$26.00 Read moreWhat does it mean to be a doctor?
“I am a doctor.” Every year, thousands of medical school graduates utter these four simple words. But as you will see in Playing God, earning an M.D. is just the firs- Author: Youn M. D., Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1642931284
- Language: English
