Biography & Autobiography
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
$19.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – The extraordinary account of James Garfield’s rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from the bestselling author … [more below]
- Author: Millard, Candice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 12 2012
- ISBN10: 0767929713
- Language: English
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Correction: Parole, Prison, and the Possibility of Change
$29.99 Add to cartNYT EDITOR’S CHOICE – WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 – FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American crim
- Author: Austen, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1250758807
- Language: English
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
$5.95 Add to cartFrederick Douglass’s dramatic autobiographical account of his early life as a slave in America.
Born into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. It was a crim- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Douglass, Frederick
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 07 2005
- ISBN10: 0451529944
- Language: English
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The Genius of Birds
$19.00 Add to cart“Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of ‘bird brains, ‘ Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . .” —New York Times Book Review
“A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avia… [more below]- Author: Ackerman, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 11 2017
- ISBN10: 0399563121
- Language: English
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Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last
$18.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestseller!
“A warm and loving reflection that, like good bourbon, will stand the test of time.” –Eric Asimov, The New York Times “Bourbon is for sharing, and so is Pappyland.”–T- Author: Thompson, Wright
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 30, 2023
- ISBN10: 0735221278
- Language: English
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Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers
$16.95 Add to cartA most appealing book . . . Its genuineness and its simplicity will build up a large audience of enthusiastic readers.—San Francisco Chronicle
Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family m
- Author: Moody, Ralph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: September 01, 1991
- ISBN10: 0803281781
- Language: English
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Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee
$18.99 Add to cartBruce Lee’s daughter illuminates her father’s most powerful life philosophies–demonstrating how martial arts are a perfect metaphor for personal growth, and how we can practice those teachings every
- Author: Lee, Shannon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 09, 2021
- ISBN10: 1250206707
- Language: English
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Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling
$18.95 Add to cartA five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story — and why doing so matters.
Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or… [more below]
- Author: Dicks, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1608685489
- Language: English
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Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N’ Roll
$20.00 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, told by the woman who lived it.
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PRISCILLA,- Author: Presley, Priscilla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593639561
- Language: English
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All Creatures Great and Small: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World’s Most Beloved Animal Doctor
$20.00 Add to cartThe classic multimillion copy bestseller
Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world’s most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic anima- Series: All Creatures Great and Small
- Author: Herriot, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1250057833
- Language: English
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Desert Solitaire
$22.00 Add to cartHailed by The New York Times as “a passionately felt, deeply poetic book,” the moving autobiographical work of Edward Abbey, considered the Thoreau of the American West, and his passion for the southw
- Author: Abbey, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 15, 1990
- ISBN10: 0671695886
- Language: English
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Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems
$26.99 Add to cartTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Heartbreaking…Go read the book, everyone.” –Alex Cooper, host of the Call Her Daddy podcast Megan Fox showcases her wicked humor throughout a heartbreaking and dark- Author: Fox, Megan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1668050412
- Language: English
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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
$35.00 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War–a simmering crisis
- Author: Larson, Erik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: April 30, 2024
- ISBN10: 0385348746
- Language: English
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
$21.00 Add to cart#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER – The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more–including Krakauer’s–in guilt-ridden disarray.
“A harrowing tale o… [more below]- Author: Krakauer, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 19 1999
- ISBN10: 0385494785
- Language: English
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Taste: My Life Through Food
$32.00 Add to cartINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Named a Notable Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington Post From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in- Author: Tucci, Stanley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 05, 2021
- ISBN10: 1982168013
- Language: English
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Greenlights
$30.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – Discover the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through the Academy Award(R)-winning actor’s unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and less… [more below]
- Author: McConaughey, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 0593139135
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
$9.99 Add to cartONE OF TIME‘S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, an- Author: X, Malcolm
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 12 1987
- ISBN10: 0345350685
- Language: English
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
$9.99 Add to cartMaya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters.
Here is a book as joyous- Author: Angelou, Maya
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 21 2009
- ISBN10: 0345514408
- Language: English
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson
$17.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older gen
- Author: Albom, Mitch
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 08, 2002
- ISBN10: 076790592X
- Language: English
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On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory
$28.99 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar’s final thoughts on the cosmos–a dramatic revision of the theory he put forward in A Brief History
- Author: Hertog, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593128443
- Language: English
