When her five-year-old son passed the rigorous entrance exams to one of Japan's top private elementary schools, Makihara, a single mother, thought they were on their way.
'[a] memoir of modern American industrial life, written by the insider who got away - or got away enough to reflect intelligently on where they came from.
From one of Britain's best-loved comedians comes this wonderfully funny, sharp and touching memoir and a celebration of the bond between man and dog - an autobidography, if you will.
'Brilliant' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of QUEENIE'Essential' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER'Hugely important' PAULA AKPAN____________________________As a minority in a predominantly white institution, taking up space is an act of resistance.
The definitive oral history of the cult classic Dazed and Confused, featuring behind-the-scenes stories from the cast, crew, and Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater.
Reveals Shocking Revelations about Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal Familyand the Divisive Rifts Between Them This explosive expose, Royals at War,takes readers inside a riven Buckingham Palace to provide the definitive account of the unfolding abdication crisis of 2020dubbed Megxitduring which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, became royal outcasts.
NPR Best Books of 2017In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race.
*Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2020**Winner of non-fiction book of the year at the Irish Book Awards*An extraordinarily intimate book of essays that chart the experiences that have made Sinead Gleeson the woman and the writer she is today, for readers of The Last Act of Love and I Am, I Am, I Am.
From the former Prime Minister and most decorated solder in Israel's history, this is essential reading to understand today's Israel-Palestine conflict and the precarious path to a two-state solution.
'An adrenalin-fuelled, gritty story of heroism on the frontline in Afghanistan' - Andy McNabUnflinching and laced with wry humour, Johnny Mercer's We Were Warriors is an action-packed account of his journey from young commando to a captain with one of the most pressurized and skilled jobs in the army.
Written in the tradition of works by Joan Didion, bell hooks, Toni Morrison, and Eve Ensler, this ';profoundly insightful and brilliantly inciting' (Dominique Morisseau, Obie Award-winning playwright) exploration of the soul of the United Statesthe past, the present, and the future Kevin Powell wants for us all, through the lens and lives of three major figures: his mother, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump.
A ';riveting and enlightening account' (Bookreporter) of a mostly unknown chapter in the life of Eleanor Rooseveltwhen she moved to New York's Greenwich Village, shed her high-born conformity, and became the progressive leader who pushed for change as America's First Lady.
The ';superb' (The Guardian) biography of an American who stood against all the forces of Gilded Age America to fight for civil rights and economic freedom: Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan.
The Gerald Ford presidency is explored as never before by Donald RumsfeldNew York Times bestselling author and Fords former Secretary of Defense, Chief of Staff, and longtime personal confidantin this essential reading to anyone seeking to understand the American presidency (Dick Cheney).
La extraordinaria historia de Reyna Grande—que comenzó en su exitosa autobiografía La distancia entre nosotros—continúa ahora en esta fabulosa travesía para encontrar su lugar en los Estados Unidos como universitaria latina de primera generación y como escritora.
New York Times Bestseller An endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy's personal assistant and occasional nannyand the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady.
An action-packed, on-the-ground memoir of the Fort McMurray wildfire and the courage, resilience, and sacrifice of the firefighters who saved the city.
In this ';engrossing peek into a little-known chapter of World War II, and one family's harrowing tale of finding the lost pieces of its own history' (Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar Temptress Solider Spy), a woman sets out to track down the descendants of the Jewish family her grandmother helped hide seventy years earlier.
No One Tells You This is ';sharp, intimateA funny, frank, and fearless memoirand a refreshing view of the possibilitiesand pitfallspersonal freedom can offer modern women' (Kirkus Reviews).
In this “vivid and companionable memoir of a remarkable life” (The New Yorker), an outspoken, Christian reproductive justice advocate and abortion provider reveals his personal and professional journeys in an effort to seize the moral high ground on the question of choice and reproductive justice.
From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Liveswinner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Awardis a ';moving, bracingly honest memoir' (The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power.
As featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross A do-it-herself guide to auto maintenance, roadside emergencies, and the real scoop on how women can get honest car service at the garage, from engineer turned auto mechanic and award-winning entrepreneur Patrice Banks.
A startling and eye-opening look into America's First Family, Never Caught is the powerful story about a daring woman of ';extraordinary grit' (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
In Pure, Linda Kay Klein uses a potent combination of journalism, cultural commentary, and memoir to take us ';inside religious purity culture as only one who grew up in it can' (Gloria Steinem) and reveals the devastating effects evangelical Christianity's views on female sexuality has had on a generation of young women.
In his major New York Times bestseller, Jimmy Carter looks back from ninety years of age and reveals private thoughts and recollections over a fascinating career as businessman, politician, evangelist, and humanitarian (Booklist).
"e;With its tough humor, profound cynicism, and unerring nose for corruption and hypocrisy, City of Nets offers a distinctly Brechtian vision of Hollywood.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWe should aspire to Colapinto's stellar journalist example: listening carefully to the circumstances of those who are different rather than demanding that they conform to our own.
New York Times Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Wall Street Journal Bestseller A brilliant, hilarious, and honest essay collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author and YouTube sensation Shane Dawson about how messy life can get when you're growing up but how rewarding it can feel when the clean-up is (pretty much) done.
Bette Midler, also known as Divine Miss Mthe indomitable and incomparable singer, actor, and musical theater extraordinaire, with a career spanning almost half a centuryrevisits her classic memoir, now with a new introduction.
From golden-voiced ingnue to bus-driving mother of a pop band, Shirley Jones sets aside her wholesome, squeaky clean image in a memoir as shockingly candid, deliciously juicy, and delightfully frank as the star herself.
When Isabel Allendes daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child.
A Humans of New York Instagram sensation, this is the inspiring, dramatic and heart-warming true story of family, justice and how we all deserve a second chance.
