"A riveting blend of family history and original reportage by a conversation-starting writer for The New York Times Magazine that explores-and reimagines-Asian American identity in a Black and white world. In 1965, a new...
Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:Kang, Jay CaspianSummary: - Author:Laing, OliviaSummary:
What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live if we're not intimately involved? Olivia Laing explores these questions by traveling deep into the work and lives of some of the century's most original artists.
- Author:McConnell, MitchSummary:
The candid, behind-the-scenes memoir of the of the Senate Majority Leader and GOP veteran. In October 1984, a hard-charging Kentucky politician waited excitedly for President Ronald Reagan to arrive at a presidential rally in Louisville...
- Author:Raddatz, MarthaSummary:
Documents the two-day firefight in Sadr City that began the Iraqi insurgency, during which eight 1st Cavalry Division soldiers were killed and numerous others wounded, an engagement that was vigilantly monitored by their loved ones back...
- Author:Sullivan, JoanSummary:
On the morning of July 1, 1916, at Beaumont-Hamel, the men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and advanced into no man’s land. Eric Mackenzie Robertson went over the top on that fateful day—and survived....
- Author:Goucher, KaraSummary:
In this unvarnished and affecting memoir, Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running. Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running...
- Author:Ward, DavidSummary:
Part biography, part memoir, and all catharsis Jim Harrison grew up on the prairies, played Junior in Saskatchewan, and pro with the Bruins, Leafs, Hawks, and Oilers. Three years before a former teammate equaled the mark, Harrison set...
- Author:Coady, L. W.Summary:
Hesketh Prichard set out with a group of adventurers in the early 1900s, determined to cross Labrador. Disregarding advice, his expedition headed up a canyon and massive cliffs all with a canoe in tow. The canoe was later abandoned. The...
- Author:Oates, Joyce CarolSummary:
Joyce Carol Oates chronicles her hardscrabble childhood in rural western New York State.
- Author:Meier, AndrewSummary:
A brilliant Columbia University graduate, Isaiah Oggins went to Berlin to establish a safe house and spy for his country--but he turned coat. Working for the Soviets, he was nevertheless poisoned in 1947 on Stalin's orders.
- Author:Weir, AlisonSummary:
A profile of the niece of Henry VIII reveals her contributions to sixteenth century politics, covering her two affairs, arrangement of her son's marriage to Mary Queen of Scots, and role in securing the English throne for her...
- Author:Roberts, EbonySummary:
With echoes of Just Mercy and An American Marriage, a remarkable memoir of a woman who falls in love with an incarcerated man, and the toll prison takes not only on those behind bars, but on their families and relationships. Ebony'...
- Author:Lawrence, Louise de Kiriline, Loates, GlenSummary:
Winner of the 1969 John Burroughs Medal From childhood Louise de Kiriline Lawrence dreamed of settling one day in an unspoiled, tranquil spot and living in harmony with nature. This beautifully written book is the story of her dream...
- Author:Villet, BarbaraSummary:
The Lovings: An Intimate Portrait documents the extraordinary love story of Mildred and Richard Loving. The Lovings presents Grey Villet's stunning photo-essay in its entirety for the first time and reveals with striking intensity...
- Author:Mahon, AnneSummary:
War, genocide, rape, looting, violence – the makings of nightmares is the daily reality for millions in contemporary Africa. To survive often means abandoning everything in a quick escape. If it were you, what would you do to survive?...
- Author:Rauhala, AnnSummary:
“What a lucky girl!” Everybody who has adopted a daughter from China has heard that one. And every parent has said, or thought, in reply: “No, we’re the lucky ones.” This anthology sets out to explain why people who have adopted...
- Author:Pohl, Herb, Raffan, JamesSummary:
The Lure of Faraway Places is the publication canoeist Herb Pohl (1930-2006) did not live to see published. But Pohl’s words and images provide a unique portrait of Canada by one who was happiest when travelling our northern waterways...
- Author:Koh, EJSummary:
Eun Ji finds a box of letters from her mother, seeking forgiveness for leaving her and her brother to return Korea years ago. How do words articulate the ways that distance can shape love?
- Author:Roper, John HerbertSummary:
Civil rights activist, writer, theologian, preacher and educator, Benjamin Elijah Mays (1894–1984) was one of the most distinguished South Carolinians of the 20th century. He influenced the lives of generations of students as a dean and...
- Author:Brown, TimSummary:
Tim Brown won the Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame and starred in the NFL for seventeen seasons. He left the game as a Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders legend and one of the most respected men in sports, and was inducted into the Pro...
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