Biography & Autobiography

50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONNew York Public Library Book of the Century SelectionTime Magazine “100 Greatest Non-Fiction Books” SelectionNew Foreword f...

"If you peek under the sofa cushion or into the mind of a cartoonist, mostly you will find crumbs, a couple of cheap ballpoint pens, some candy wr...

What does it take to transcend the impact of trauma and achieve happiness, meaning, and purpose? At an early age, Dr. Paul Foxman became a victim ...

This book here… is it a memoir? Kind of. Is it a humor book? Yeah, a bit. Is it an instructional tome? Here and there. Perhaps best known as the sn...

World famous at twenty-four, brilliant and reckless, hard-living and scandalous, Stephen Crane wrote The Red Badge of Courage before he ever exper...

An inspiring self-portrait of a world-renowned African American vocal artistThis is a fascinating account of a gifted woman's coming of age and ris...

As a survivor of the devastating civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Joseph Kaifala recounts the harrowing details of an early life punctuated ...

The first black woman Harvard MBA tells the remarkable story of how she achieved the American dream   Lillian Lincoln Lambert rose from humble beg...

"Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider's keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sens...

The Eagles are the bestselling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the ...

The Addams Family is creepy and kooky, but wait till you see what their creator had in his apartment. In Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life, meet...

Jonathan Shaw's Scab Vendor: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist is a surreal, multi-generational roller coaster ride through the underbelly of modern ...

Explore all of the murder, madness, and mayhem in Ancient Rome during the reign of the mad emperor, Caligula. In this book about Rome’s most infam...

Killer Angel: A Short Biography Of Planned Parenthood's Founder, Margaret Sanger

The inside story of Chicago, one of the most successful and enduring rock bands ever With their distinctive blending of soulful rock and horn-infus...

A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details.--Publishers Weekly"Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughl...

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War: The definitive Civil War classic as Sam wanted it revised complete with his edits, new pe...

A fascinating read.–Associated Press Joshua Greene, who studied meditation with the legendary Beatle George Harrison, draws on personal remembrance...

The real story behind a very private American fashion icon—Lilly Pulitzer Today, Lilly Pulitzer's iconic brand of clean-cut, vibrantly printed clot...

"Incredible!"―Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life and Meaty Raw, witty, and unapologetic, That’s...

AS SEEN IN THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE “One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in 21st-century annals.”―The Hollywood Reporter “A rare book ...

What made Winston Churchill one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century? What enabled him to inspire nations while those around ...

The faith and character of Theodore Roosevelt are examined in context with his life and achievements in this biography.

In this gripping biography, acclaimed author Harlow Giles Unger paints an intimate portrait of the heroic young French soldier who, at 19, renounc...