The powerful true story of a young mans journey through a 27-year prison sentence that offers profound insights into societys deepest strugglesAdam Lacerda thought he understood the worldhow to succeed in it, how to navigate it, how to control it.
In Live a Little Better, John Beyer shares his extraordinary journey from a troubled childhood and struggles with addiction to becoming a successful entrepreneur and devoted parent, offering an inspiring story of perseverance, transformation, and hope.
A Definitive Biography of the Twentieth-Century Thinker"e;Certainly, in all my work my dependence upon my father will be visible, and, so I hope, a testimony to his life's work will be given.
**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**'Andrea Wulf belongs to the small, splendid canon of writers unafraid to render fact with feeling' Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian and author of FiguringAn inspiring biography of the remarkable naturalist, explorer and revolutionary, by the bestselling author of The Invention of NatureGeorge Forster was a man out of time: he journeyed to the far reaches of the known world and challenged the worldviews of eighteenth-century Europe with radical ideas about equality and freedom.
Gripping, suspenseful, and layered with insight, this is the first full account of the infamous disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley while onboard a cruise ship in the Caribbeanfrom the acclaimed author ofTrue Crime Addict.
Expositions and Developments brings readers into the collaborative reflections of Igor Stravinsky and Robert Craft, offering an intimate portrait of one of the twentieth century's most influential composers.
The narrative of Details Are Unprintable primarily unfolds over a seven-month period from October 1943 to April 1944from the moment the body of twenty-two-year old Patricia Burton Lonergan is discovered in the bedroom of her New York City Beekman Hill apartment, to the arrest of her husband of two years, Wayne Lonergan, for her murder, and his subsequent trial and conviction.
Expositions and Developments brings readers into the collaborative reflections of Igor Stravinsky and Robert Craft, offering an intimate portrait of one of the twentieth century's most influential composers.
A powerful mix of memoir and hard-earned knowledge, in The Long Goodbye, Keri Kitay charts her family's poignant and devastating journey after their mother was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease.
The narrative of Details Are Unprintable primarily unfolds over a seven-month period from October 1943 to April 1944from the moment the body of twenty-two-year old Patricia Burton Lonergan is discovered in the bedroom of her New York City Beekman Hill apartment, to the arrest of her husband of two years, Wayne Lonergan, for her murder, and his subsequent trial and conviction.
For fans of the series Finding Your Roots, a compelling memoir about how land connects us alland how, if we are to mend our relations to each other and the earth, we must first reckon with our past, no matter how distant, shameful, or tragic.
For anyone who's ever gone on terrible date, a vulnerable memoir that explores dating in midlife after divorce, with bad datesfrom terrible one-night stands to promising matches who ultimately disappointanchoring the theme of every chapter.
At 18 years of age, Theodore Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project, hired as a junior at Harvard and put to work at Los Alamos in 1944.
A revelatory, magisterial biography of Sam Shepardthe dark, rugged genius of modern American theater and film, ';the poet laureate of America's emotional badlands' (Jack Kroll).
At 18 years of age, Theodore Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project, hired as a junior at Harvard and put to work at Los Alamos in 1944.
In this raw and intimate memoir Anita Slominska recounts her sister Shauna's eighteen-month wait for a liver transplant that failed to take place in time to save her life.
A kaleidoscopic memoir by acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara, director of the cult classic films Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, and Dangerous Game, offering an unflinching look at his life, career, and the gritty world of independent cinema.
On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ';great economic manager' sold our future.
The Real Housewives of New York City star and life coach shares stories from forty survivors of racism, abuse, illness, relationship problems, and more.
This book of essays brings together the author's most recent reflections on Wittgenstein's philosophy as well as some earlier essays that seem worth preserving for historical reasons, as they involve information about personal relationships otherwise not easily retrievable by future chroniclers.
