"You could say I had an unconventional upbringing. At the age of four, I was sharing my bedroom with Bob Dylan, and by the time I was fifteen, I had been taken out of school to go traveling and was smoking joints with my mother....
Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:Ash, NiemaSummary: - Author:Harris, GrahamSummary:
Three hundred years ago, Captain Kidd was hanged for piracy, but before died he claimed to have hidden a vast fortune in the Indies. In the years since, maps to the fabled island have appeared and there have been many attempts to...
- Author:Borins Ash, IreneSummary:
Irene Borins Ash captures the vitality of senior citizens in a series of photographs with biographical sketches and life philosophies. The fifty people featured represent a cross-section of the population, ranging from the famous to the...
- Author:Trejo, DannySummary:
On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. He's been shot, stabbed, hanged, chopped up, squished by an elevator, and once, was even melted into a bloody goo. Off screen, he's a...
- Author:Ritland, MichaelSummary:
As a SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S....
- Author:McPherson, James M.Summary:
James M. McPherson explores how Abraham Lincoln--struggling with feckless generals, fickle masses, and his own fearful demons--expanded the role of Commander in Chief amidst a war that defined him.
- Author:Elias, RuthSummary:
Ruth Elias, a Jewish woman who was taken to Auschwitz while several months pregnant, recounts her challenging and unthinkable story of confronting perhaps the most agonizing choice so that she and her newborn infant would not die. Taken...
- Author:Vaillant, George E.Summary:
The Grant Study of Adult Development charted the physical and emotional health of over two hundred men, starting with their undergraduate days in 1938. George Vaillant follows the men into their nineties, documenting what it is like to...
- Author:Andrews, TroySummary:
The stunning story and exquisite illustrations in this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning book can now be savored along with Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews reading the words and playing his trumpet in this...
- Author:Mehr, BobSummary:
Written with the participation of the Replacement's key members, including reclusive singer-songwriter Paul Westerberg, bassist Tommy Stinson, and the family of late guitarist Bob Stinson, Mehr creates a deeply intimate and nuanced...
- Author:Scoones, AnnySummary:
"Her book is a gift to all of us."— Patrick Lane, author of There is a Season. Following the lead of her earlier bestselling books, Anny Scoones once again charms and inspires readers with her insights and observations. Using her...
- Author:Mansouri, Lotfi, Hernandez, Mark, Burnett, CarolSummary:
An insider’s view of the opera world from one of its greatest figures. Everything about opera is larger than life, but the bigger the art form, the bigger the potential for disaster. When things go wrong at the opera house, they really...
- Author:Purkayastha, IanSummary:
Ian Purkayastha is New York City's leading truffle importer and boasts a devoted clientele of top chefs nationwide, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, David Chang, Sean Brock, and David Bouley. But before he was purveying the...
- Author:Galloway, StephenSummary:
Stephen Galloway illuminates the relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, one that took place against the backdrop of two world wars, the Golden Age of Hollywood, and the upheaval of the 1960s.
- Author:McCullough, DavidSummary:
Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times best-selling author of John Adams (RB# 96791), David McCullough pens a fascinating and sweeping biography of America's 33rd president. Born and raised on the Missouri frontier, Harry S. Truman...
- Author:Buttigieg, PeteSummary:
Pete Buttigieg demonstrates how a breakdown of trust is central to our nation's current predicament—and how our future depends on finding ways to instill confidence in the American project, and in each other. Trust is the...
- Author:McLachlin, BeverleySummary:
Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, offers a look at her life and shares her insights into the most pressing legal and social questions we face today. As a young girl, Beverley McLachlin's world was...
- Author:Simon, JohnSummary:
Producer John Simon takes you on an incredible journey through his career in music with inside tales and quirky good humor. "Simon’s star-studded debut memoir populated with humorous details and matter-of-fact commentary is incredibly...
- Author:Pelley, ScottSummary:
An inspiring memoir from the frontlines of history by the award-winning 60 Minutes correspondent. Don't ask the meaning of life. Life is asking, what's the meaning of you? With this provocative question, Truth Worth Telling...
- Author:Brett, BrianSummary:
For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given to asking such questions as 'Whaddya know?' and announcing 'Party time!' when guests showed up at Bretts farm. Although Brett bought Tuco...
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