In her award-winning book: The Avocado Tree: An Immigrants Journey author Roxanne Catherine Mapp chronicles her life as an immigrant who came from Trinidad & Tobago to America; with her two young daughters for a better life.
Gravel and Grit recounts not only a rural boyhood in a period of racial hostility and class exclusion but also of simple country pleasures and strong family ties.
Sarimanok is the thrilling story of an attempt to cross the Indian Ocean in a 20-metre-long dugout canoe to demonstrate how the Austronesian-speaking people of Madagascar may have colonised their island some 1,500 years before Christ.
Many Faces One Spirit: A View from the Other Side reflects some of my many past lives and how my conscious presences broke the cycle of identifying with my pathological ego and how this affected my present life today and future lives to come.
This is about the fascinating stories that the author's father told him when he was a little boy and of his travels during his employment in Nigeria, which invoked in him a burning desire to undertake his own journey to broaden his horizons.
Where Tigers Flew is an emotional journey and dramatic story of escape, love, disappointment, survival, courage, and sacrifice through these autobiographical memoirs.
alla ricerca della pace interiore, kendra racconta le sue esperienze di donna single che mette se stessa per prima, trovando la sua luce e brillando piu che mai.
in her search for peace, kendra writes about her experiences of being single, putting herself first, stepping into her light, and shining as bright as she can.
INSTANT BESTSELLER For parents, teachers, and everyone who remembers being a student, an unforgettable glimpse into the inner workings of school, from a life-long educator.
';A brutally honest memoir that socks you in the gut with its candor' (Elton John and David Furnish) about lust, abuse, addiction, stardom, and redemption from Arrow and Teen Wolf actor Colton Haynes.
From award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters, ';a startling portrait of one of our greatest tech visionaries, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh' (Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road), reporting on his short life, untimely death, and what that means for our pursuit of happiness.
';A thoroughly engaging and enjoyable' (National Review) biography of Grover Clevelandone of America's most unusual presidents and the first one to serve two non-consecutive terms.
NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Biography/Autobiography In her own words, Cyntoia Brown-Long shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction.
A ';deeply, darkly funny' (Ali Wong, comedian and New York Times bestselling author) collection of insightful and razor-sharp essays on motherhood in our post-apocalyptic world from comedian Natasha Leggero.
In this ';thought-provoking blend of history, biography, women's studies, and travelogue' (Library Journal) Mia Kankimki recounts her enchanting travels in Japan, Kenya, and Italy while retracing the steps of ten remarkable female pioneers from history.
*Finalist, Hubert Evans Nonfiction Prize A genuinely moving, funny, and inventive account of loss and grief, mental illness and suicide, from film and TV producer Liz Levine (Story of a Girl), written in the aftermath of the deaths of her sister and best friend.
A luminous new memoir from the author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller After Long Silence, The Escape Artist has been lauded by New York Times bestselling author Mary Karr as ';beautifully written, honest, and psychologically astute.
A riveting, revealing portrait of tennis champion and global icon Serena Williams that combines biography, cultural criticism, and sports writing to offer ';a deep, satisfying meditation' (The New York Times) on the most consequential athlete of her time.
A ';moving and lucidly written memoir' (The Wall Street Journal) of the late Senator John McCain from one of his closest and most trusted confidants, friends, and political advisors.