Biography & Autobiography

"Heschel's last statement on despair and hope in Hasidism as he experienced it himself through study of the Baal Shem Tov and the Kotzker, whose li...

A must-read for Hemingway enthusiasts in the centennial year of his birth, A Hemingway Odyssey contains never-before-published interviews with peop...

Luther: A Giant Among Leaders When called to account for himself in front of the emperor and representatives of the people—a single assembly embody...

The city of Chicago led the nation when it came to gangland violence during the Prohibition era. As a result, many infamous, unforgettable personal...

Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman illustrates the life of one of the least complex and most transparent of our American presidents. As he said, "I...

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into adv...

With 1,093 U.S. patents to his credit, Thomas Edison was one of history's most prolific and influential inventors. His Menlo Park and West Orange, ...

The history of law enforcement in the Lone Star State goes back well before photography, dating to Texas’s days as part of the Spanish empire. Afte...

The popularity of great Americans frequently simmers before it boils, but the nation’s 40th President heard the kettle whistling from early in his ...

When Ernest Hemingway won the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature, presenters called him "one of this epoch’s great molders of style,” praising his viv...

The followup to the New York Times bestseller Stories from Candyland has even better stories to tell—about Candy Spelling’s notorious rift and re...

Lee: A Giant Among Leaders Robert E. Lee was a gentleman. Although he lived during a time filled with conflict and turmoil, in the eyes of his coun...

A Heart Promptly Offered presents the basic story of Calvin's life, along with numerous excerpts from his own pen—writings from his letters, comme...

A Divine Light: The Spiritual Leadership of Jonathan Edwards is the latest installment in the Leaders in Action series. Jonathan Edwards was one o...

Sometimes What We Need Most Is What We Fear Most"Times change and situations seem to change, but there is still a great need for prophets, for God'...

Inside One Author’s Heart offers a rare glimpse behind the image of a bestselling writer. Instead of her sweeping tales of the Old South, Ms. Pric...

This is only one of the many revelations in Eugenia Price’s intimate account of the many months she spent sorting through voluminous historical res...

Here, for the first time outside the pages of a small Island newspaper called Georgia’s Coastal Illustrated, Eugenia shares with her worldwide read...

The Burden Is Light! is the author’s soul-searching account of her discovery of Jesus Christ. Told in the vibrant, honest prose that has made Euge...

"Get it, read it, and pass it on." —Bill Moyers "Most Americans living today never heard Ed Murrow in a live broadcast. This book is for them I wan...

When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been hea...

Long before there were Tiger Woods, television, and tournaments with million-dollar purses, Bobby Jones was the most recognized and revered golfer ...

“You are in every page I turnIn every word I writeAll the birds here chant your name.I am nothing without you.” When Joanna al-Askari read these w...

Since his 1991 debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Hao Jiang Tian has appeared on the world’s greatest stages, more than 300 times at the Met a...

For many of those who are even familiar with his name, George Whitefield is thought of as a preacher, a man connected with the Great Awakening in ...

Booker T. Washington was among the most celebrated educators, authors, and statesmen of his day. He walked side by side with Frederick Douglass, Ma...

This biography of Hilde Bruch is a colorful, personal account of a legendary figure in modern psychiatry. Although she is best known as a pioneer ...

In the first book written by the child of someone who died from an eating disorder, Daniel Becker shows us the heartbreaking details of his mother'...

“A work of beauty: breathtaking tapestries, combined with a sensitive, poignant narrative of how art prevailed over suffering in the life and work ...

The author of Saint Everywhere is answering the call from fans for more reports from her quest to learn from some quietly extraordinary women―a...

A PEOPLE Pick – PEOPLE MagazineA SCIBA Award FinalistTraveling with―and learning from―the women saintsWhile visiting Siena, Italy, Mary Lea Carroll...

In this thought-provoking portrait of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world’s largest HIV/AIDS medical care provider, award-winning journalist Patr...

“We fans want a breezy, informative, intimate book about Huell, and Luis Fuerte delivers with Louie, Take a Look at This!” ―John Rabe, Off-Ram...

Wise, wry, and witty essays on fatherhood from Chris Erskine, the beloved columnist for the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. “Charming, well...

An adventure through the classic, the vintage, the kitsch, the nostalgic, and the fun of Americana culture guided by showman Charles Phoenix. “Add...

Vibrant, talented, strong, and beautiful, Andrea Smeltzer seemed destined for a great future. But after a one-year struggle with bulimia, she d...