Biography & Memoir 93

SEVENTY years a showman. Seventy years! A long, long day is waning at last. Here in the peaceful shadows of the Garden of Life I pause awhile. I want to drink in the scene. I want to realize the ful……続きを見る

Thomas Carlyle's fascinating work looks at the concept of the Hero by comparing a wide range of different types of heroic figures, including Odin, Shakespeare, Cromwell and the Prophet Mohammed. 続きを見る

Wynonna Judd has a smile like Elvis Presley’s, a voice comparable to Patsy Cline’s, and a vocal style that’s (almost) all her own. Onstage, she shares the music and the limelight with her Kentucky-b……続きを見る

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • We all have dreamsーthings we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that made it come ……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A brilliant storyteller, a master of sarcasm, and a hallucinatory stylist whose obsession with the impress of the past on the present binds him to Southern literary trad……続きを見る

An amazing, often overlooked story of the man who brought Yoga and Tibetan culture to America. Theos Bernard’s colorful, enigmatic, and sometimes contradictory life captures an intersection of East ……続きを見る

Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs, is the……続きを見る

The first five chapters of this book give an account of my early education, previous to going to America, where it was continued, first at Monson Academy, in Monson, Massachusetts, and later, at Yal……続きを見る

I was born Catholic: grew up Catholic: was educated Catholic; and served as an editor for U.S. Catholic, the National Catholic Reporter, and Modern Liturgy. Why would someone like me begin moving in……続きを見る

This book is for a wide audience who have an interest in outstanding people. It will appeal to those with a love of Irish history, the world of entertainment, the theatre, medicine and history in ge……続きを見る

After several visits to study the medieval Icelandic sagas, Nancy Marie Brown returns to Iceland to search for the perfect horse, one she can bring back to her Pennsylvania farm and make her own. Sh……続きを見る

From one of the foremost poets in contemporary Japan comes this entrancing memoir that traces a boy’s childhood and its intersection with the rise of the Japanese empire and World War II. Originally……続きを見る

“I told God that if he would let us survive this night, I would make it mean something worthwhile. And then, somehow, I felt calmer than I have ever felt. Unreasonably so. Irrationally so. I looked ……続きを見る

A moving and illuminating memoir about a singular woman's relationship with a fascinating and complex country A fresh, nuanced perspective on a profoundly perplexing country: this is what Wallis Wil……続きを見る

The story of the winners of the world's most prestigious prize, now updated to include the 2009 recipients. The Nobel Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious award one can receive. The Priz……続きを見る

A Man, His Magazine, the Adventures "Hunting the Dream" is much more than the typical info-packed book artfully crafted by award-winning journalist and Hall of Fame archer, M. R. James. Much more, i……続きを見る

Dean Koontz’s first ever nonfiction book, the deeply moving story of his life with his good dog Trixie Dean Koontz is known for exploring the dark side of human nature in his fiction. But his softer……続きを見る

Agatha Christie’s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative nov……続きを見る

In the summer of 1959, I met Dorothea Harfield. Her father and three brothers from the hills of North Carolina were working for a logging company on our property in Massachusetts, harvesting timber.……続きを見る

Wife of the Chef is at once a no-holds-barred memoir of restaurant life and a revealing look at married life. For Courtney Febbroriello, the two are intertwined. She and her husband own an American ……続きを見る

Lets go bush These laconic words were to spark the beginning of a journey for two adventurous city kids under the spell of Banjo Paterson, and his tales of horses and men in the Australian outback. ……続きを見る

In this beautifully crafted book, Elizabeth Kendall tells the story of a family, of a passionate attachment between a mother and a daughter and the sudden tragedy that tears it apart. American Daugh……続きを見る

There is a new demographic known as “The Middle Aged Woman,” and her ranks are growing quickly. This woman was taught to go to college in order to meet a man/partner, get married and rely on this pe……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling author of Just Desserts: Martha Stewart: The Unauthorized Biography comes a scrupulously researched investigative biography that tells the inside story of Anna Wi……続きを見る

The definitive biography of a man with one of the most iconic and fascinating careersーand livesーin Hollywood. For six decades, Jack Nicholson has been part of film history. With three Oscar wins a……続きを見る

The intimate, life-affirming journey of recovery and rehabilitation from a major stroke, written by one of morning television's most beloved personalities Mark McEwen was at the top of his game and ……続きを見る

As law enforcement officer and game manager for the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Lt. Tom Shirley was the law in one of the last true frontiers in the nation--the Florida Everglades.……続きを見る

Graham Walker began giving away excerpts from his life story written on A4 sheets of paper inserted in his Big Issues. The response from his customers was overwhelming and queues formed at Graham's ……続きを見る

The shocking inside story of life in a biker gang, from one of Britain’s top true-crime writers As a member of the international motorcycle club known as the Pagans, Daniel “Snake Dog” Boone had a r……続きを見る

This reflection on growing up during the Depression, her college days and later teaching career, is an adaptation of a memoir by Sister Perkins that appeared in an anthology published by Praeger in ……続きを見る