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Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:Kidder, TracySummary: - Author:DelGaudio, DerekSummary:
A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction, from one of the most acclaimed conjurors and gifted sleight-of-hand artists in a generation, the creator and star of the astonishing one-man show, In and of Itself....
- Author:Lipsyte, RobertSummary:
A long-time sports columnist for the "New York Times" combines personal stories with the events he has covered, discussing how "Jock Culture" has permeated business, politics, and family life, and how its definitions...
- Author:Metcalf, JohnSummary:
The Argus-eyed editor; the magisterial prose stylist; the waggish, inflammatory cultural critic; the mentor and iconoclast. John Metcalf is a literary legend whose memoir maps the underground he labored tirelessly to establish.
- Author:Grisham, JackSummary:
An American Demon is Jack Grisham's story of depravity and redemption, terror and spiritual deliverance. While Grisham is best known as the raucous and provocative front man of the pioneer hardcore punk band TSOL (True Sounds...
- Author:Hadfield, ChrisSummary:
As Commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield captivated the world with stunning photos and commentary from space. Now, in his first book, Chris offers readers extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and...
- Author:Abdul-Jabbar, KareemSummary:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar takes listeners on a tour through the segregated days of early basketball, including the remarkable story of the Harlem Rens--the first professional champions of basketball. Along the way, hoops icons like Charles...
- Author:Gandhi, Mohandas K.Summary:
The remarkable life and inspiring beliefs of a legendary peacemaker and liberator of India-in his own words. Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end...
- Author:Critch, MarkSummary:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER. The heartfelt and hilarious story of beloved Canadian comedian Mark Critch's journey from Newfoundland to the national stage—and back home again. One of Mark Critch's earliest acting gigs was in a Newfoundland...
- Author:Glass, CathySummary:
When foster carer, Cathy Glass, is asked to foster Darcy-May, a two-day old baby, she is very concerned. The baby is coming to her straight from hospital and will have no contact with her teenage mother, Haylea. Even more worrying, she...
- Author:Hallendy, NormanSummary:
Arctic researcher, author, and photographer Norman Hallendy’s journey to the far north began in 1958, when many Inuit, who traditionally lived on the land, were moving to permanent settlements created by the Canadian government. In this...
- Author:Riordon, MichaelSummary:
An Unauthorized Biography of the World explores the practice of engaged oral history: the difficult, sometimes dangerous work of recovering fragments of human story that have gone missing from the official versions. Michael Riordon has...
- Author:Goodwin, Doris KearnsSummary:
Narrated by Doris Kearns Goodwin with the star of Breaking Bad , Bryan Cranston! The audio edition also includes archival recordings of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Robert F. Kennedy. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal...
- Author:Castro, JuliánSummary:
A candid and compelling memoir about race and poverty in America from Julián Castro, the keynote speaker at the 2012 DNC, former San Antonio mayor, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, that chronicles his journey from...
- Author:Yeebo, YepokaSummary:
New Yorker Best Book of the Year "A fascinating story brilliantly told."- The Boston Globe * "A non-fiction masterpiece." - Philadelphia Inquirer The astounding, never-before-told story of how an audacious Ghanaian...
- Author:Cousins, NormanSummary:
The power of laughter triumphs over illness in Norman Cousins's bestselling classic memoir that revolutionized medicine. Norman Cousins's iconic firsthand account of victory against terminal disease, Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived...
- Author:Newton, MaudSummary:
Maud Newton's ancestors have vexed and fascinated her since she was a girl. Her mother's father, who came of age during the Great Depression in Texas, was supposedly married thirteen times, and survived being shot in the...
- Author:Wheatley, ThelmaSummary:
The shocking true story of the institutionalization and abuse of children and adults with intellectual and physical handicaps in Canada’s oldest provincial institution in Orillia, Ontario. Daisy Lumsden and her family were such victims...
- Author:Kimball, MargaretSummary:
In 1988, Kimball's mother attempted suicide on Mother's Day, and this became one of many things Kimball's family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a visual...
- Author:Raab, Elisabeth M.Summary:
“It is Easter Sunday, April 1945, early in the morning, maybe just dawn. We stand still, like frozen grey statues. Us. Seven hundred and thirty women, wrapped in wet, grey, threadbare blankets, standing in the rain. Our blankets hang...
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