From the bestselling author of Sweetbitter , a memoir of growing up in a family shattered by lies and addiction, and of one woman's attempts to find a life beyond the limits of her past. Stray is a moving, sometimes devastating...
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
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Author:Danler, StephanieSummary: -
Author:Moser, BenjaminSummary: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...
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Author:Kantor, JodiSummary:From the Pulitzer-prize winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its...
- Author:Smarsh, SarahSummary:
The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland focuses her laser-sharp insights on a working-class icon and one of the most unifying figures in American culture: Dolly Parton. Growing up amid...
- Author:Jones, FaithSummary:
Educated meets The Vow in this story of liberation and self-empowerment-an inspiring and stranger-than-fiction memoir of growing up in and breaking free from the Children of God, an oppressive, extremist religious cult. Faith Jones was...
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Author:Monroy, LizaSummary:Liza Monroy's new book is collection of deeply personal essays that tackle the universal themes of romantic and familial love, fate and chance, all told in a humorous and intelligent manner that keeps the reader yearning for more....
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Author:Kluthe, JessicaSummary:Between 1870 and 1970, 26 million Italians left their homeland and travelled to places like Canada, Australia and the United States, in search of work. Many of them never returned to Italy. Against this historic backdrop comes the story...
- Author:Clark, HeatherSummary:
"Finally, the biography that Sylvia Plath deserves ... A spectacular achievement." —Ruth Franklin, author of Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life The highly anticipated new biography of Sylvia Plath that focuses on her...
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Author:Lamb, Christina, Mustafa, NujeenSummary:This is the true story of Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude and hope.
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Author:Knizhnik, Shana, Carmon, IrinSummary:Offers an unprecedented look at the Supreme Court Justice and how she changed the world. As the country struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stands as a testament to how far we can come...
- Author:Joplin, LauraSummary:
A revealing and intimate biography about Janis Joplin, the Queen of Classic Rock, written by her younger sister. Janis Joplin blazed across the sixties music scene, electrifying audiences with her staggering voice and the way she seems...
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Author:Scovell, NellSummary:Nell Scovell blows the doors off the male-dominated writers' room and offers a scathingly funny account of Hollywood's sexual politics.
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Author:Johnson, CarolineSummary:A fresh, unique insider's view of what it's like to be a woman aviator in today's US Navy-from pedicures to parachutes. Caroline Johnson was an unlikely aviator candidate. A tall blonde debutante from Colorado, she could...
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Author:Garcia, Amanda YatesSummary:Traditionally, Wiccans are initiated through a ceremony with a High Priestess. But even though Amanda Yates Garcia's mother, a practicing witch herself, initiated her into the earth-centered practice of witchcraft when she was...
- Author:Karbo, KarenSummary:
Karen Karbo presents an ode to bold and charismatic women of modern history, spotlighting spirited rule breakers who charted their way with little regard for expectations.
- Author:Attenberg, JamiSummary:
Modern fiction author Jami Attenberg reveals the defining moments that pushed her to create a life, and voice, she could claim for herself.
- Author:Maas, Elizabeth Wiggs, Wiggs, SusanSummary:
Here is the all-too-true tale of a mother and daughter collaborating on life's ultimate celebration, a dream wedding. Join mother and daughter as they wade through piles of flowers and favors, grueling gown decisions, and the cold...
- Author:Torti, Jules, Arden, JannSummary:
The German word zugunruhe translates as the “stirring before moving.” It’s used to describe birds and herds of animals, like wildebeests, before the great migration. Though Jules Torti is neither German nor a wildebeest, she understands...
- Author:Teitel, Amy ShiraSummary:
This is the mostly unknown tale of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb--two accomplished aviatrixes, one generation apart, who each dreamed of being the first woman in space, but along the way battled their egos, their expectations, and...
- Author:Hager, Jenna BushSummary:
Jenna Bush Hager, the former first daughter and granddaughter, author, and co-anchor of the Today show, shares moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on that has shaped her life.
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