This is the extraordinary, behind-the-scenes tale of how Woodstock went from a pipe dream to the most iconic rock concert of all time. Elliot Tiber, then known as Eliyahu Teichberg, was a budding painter in the 1960s. He also happened...

The author recounts how she gradually lost her sight from retinal hemorrhages, and describes her experiences in a training program for blind adults.

This book will resonate with those who have lived with violence and educate many who don't understand how difficult it can be to leave an abusive partner. Clearly written and interspersed with messages of hope and tips for self-care,...

Part man, part myth, and all American, Muhammad Ali is history's most beloved, most revered athlete. But though he was "The Greatest" inside the ring, outside he was a hulking mass of contradictions. This book is the...

In this memoir, American scholar and leadership expert Warren Bennis shares insights he's gained through the course of his nearly eight-decade life and career.

A biography of American novelist Stephenie Meyer, author of the best-selling Twilight saga.

A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has the quality of myth: A poor cobbler's son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russian Empire, reinvents himself as a...

Space is the final frontier, and these ten women have established their place in it. This collection of ten biographies features women who have made an important contribution to the exploration of space. Included are Jerrie Cobb, who...

Mythologized and misunderstood, lauded and loathed, a girl from the suburbs who became a proud symbol of cosmopolitanism, Susan Sontag left a legacy of writing that forms an indispensable key to modern culture. With hundreds of...