A frank, poignant memoir about an unlikely marriage, a tragic death in Iraq, and the soul-testing work of picking up the pieces (People) in the tradition of such powerful bestsellers as Joan Didions The Year of Magical Thinking and Carole Radziwills What Remains.
In March 2014, Eric Larsen and Ryan Waters set out to traverse nearly 500 miles across the melting Arctic Ocean, unsupported, from Northern Ellesmere Island to the geographic North Pole.
From superstar Shania Twain, a poignant, heartfelt, and beautifully told account of her hard-scrabble childhood, rise to worldwide fame, and personal tragedies.
From the author of the beloved classic The Little Prince and awinner ofthe Grand Prix of the Academie Franaise, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, danger, and isolation of flight.
A fresh and fast-paced study of one of the most important crimes of the twentieth century (The Washington Post), The Brother now discloses new information revealed since the original publication in 2003including an admission by his sons that Julius Rosenberg was indeed a Soviet spy and a confession to the author by the Rosenbergs co-defendant.
In this eagerly anticipated memoir, former Vice President Dick Cheney delivers an unyielding portrait of American politics over nearly forty years and shares personal reflections on his role as one of the most steadfast and influential statesmen in the history of our country.
The BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack brought Anne Lister to international attention, awakening tremendous interest in her diaries, which run to nearly five million words and are partly written in her secret code.
With a veteran Green Beret as your guide, go deep inside the grueling training that every Special Forces soldier must endure to become an elite fighting machine.
A devastating and infuriating book, more astonishing than any legal thriller by John Grisham (The New York Times) about a young father who spent twenty-five years in prison for a crime he did not commitand his eventual exoneration and return to life as a free man.
Depicted by the man himself, The Journals of James Cook is an intimate first-hand account, providing an uncensored and reliable narrative of adventures spanning across the globe.
Mark Whitaker ';writes with the eye of a journalist and ear of a poet' (The Boston Globe) to tell the story of the momentous year that redefined the civil rights movement as a new sense of Black identity, expressed in the slogan ';Black Power,' challenged the nonviolent philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Critically acclaimed and award-winning actress Marlee Matlin reveals the illuminating, moving, and often surprising story of how she defied all expectations to become one of the most prolific and beloved actresses of our time.
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHY *FORBES TOP 5 BREAKTHROUGH BOOK OF THE YEAR In this intimate memoir of life beyond the camera, Connor Franta shares the lessons he has learned on his journey from small-town boy to Internet sensationso far.
**ONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ROLLING STONE**The captivating memoir from ';the emperor of intergalactic funk' (NPR) and most influential pop artists of our timeknown for over forty R&B hit singlesGeorge Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic.
This well-researched book is a biography of the lifeand disappearanceof Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator who was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic in 1928.
The highly acclaimed biography of one of the most important and controversial Secretaries of State of the twentieth century, this is an intimate portrait of the quintessential man of action who was vilified by the McCarthyites for being soft on communism, yet set in place the strategies and policies that won the Cold War and brought down the USSR.
Larry McMurtry's fascinating and surprisingly intimate memoir of his lifelong passion of buying, selling, and collecting rare antiquarian books is ';a necessary and marvelous gift' (San Antonio Express-News).
A fresh look at President William McKinley from New York Times bestselling author and political mastermind Karl Rovea rousing tale told by a master storyteller whose love of politics, campaigning, and combat shines through on every page (Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Team of Rivals).
A ';captivating' (The Washington Post) true story of ';courage, resolve, and determination' (The Christian Science Monitor), author Ralph White's successful effort to save nearly the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their families before the city fell to the North Vietnamese Army.
In this lyrical and deeply moving memoir, one of America's most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
The New York Times bestslling account of a courageous eighteen-year-old from Nashville who gave up every comfort and convenience to become the adoptive mother to thirteen girls in Uganda.
Michael Jacksons closest sister pulls back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of the Jackson family, Michaels tortured soul, and her own love for her brother in this intimate portrait of a beloved, yet troubled, pop legend.
Dorothy Eady's life is one of the most extraordinary tales of the 20th century-a story that blurs the line between history, spirituality, and reincarnation.
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* The No-Holds-Barred Truth About Life Inside the Gotti DynastyTold by Their Most Famous DaughterVictoria Gotti never intended to reveal the inside story of the Gotti householdthe day-to-day life of a family that has sparked scandalous rumors and sensational headlines for decades.
When a machine-gun bullet ended the life of war correspondent Ernie Pyle in the final days of World War II, Americans mourned him in the same breath as they mourned Franklin Roosevelt.
Like Michael Lewis's classic Liar's Poker, Jared Dillian's Street Freak takes us behind the scenes of the legendary Lehman Brothers, exposing its outrageous and often hilarious corporate culture and offering a ';candid look at the demise of a corporate behemoth' (Publishers Weekly).
Revolutionary lives of the Red and Black Atlantic brings to light the life histories of a wide range of radical figures whose political activity in relation to the black liberation struggle was profoundly shaped by the global impact and legacy of the Russian Revolution of October 1917.
Now in paperback, after five hardcover printings, Tommy Jamess wild and entertaining true story of his careerpart rock & roll fairytale, part valentine to a bygone era, and part mob epicthat “reads like a music-industry version of Goodfellas” (The Denver Post).
