Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

“Searching, funny, warm” (O, The Oprah Magazine): When Betsy returned home to care for her sick mother, she found their tense relationship unexpectedly repaired with the help of the local bridge club. A “beautifully written, bittersweet story of ladies of a certain age and era” (Publishers Weekly).

With over 1,100 five-star Goodreads ratings, this inspirational autobiography sheds light on a modern-day mystic famous for communicating with angels since infancy. “A revelation that will open your eyes and change your life” (New York Times bestselling author Matthew E. Adams).

Follow the extraordinary lives of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet throughout the first half of the 20th century, from their meteoric rise in the entertainment world to their later years. “An impeccably researched chronicle” (New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard).

Called “Mata Hari from Minnesota” (Time), glamorous American spy Betty Pack paved the way for the Allies’ victory with her death-defying secret missions during World War II. A New York Times bestselling author chronicles Pack’s gripping life of espionage in this “provocative” historical tale (Library Journal).

At the age of seventeen in a last-minute twist of fate, Laura Bradbury is sent to Burgundy, France, for a…

When the Grand Jury indicted abortion doctor Dr. Kermit Gosnell in 2011, it wrote: “This case is about a doctor…

President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. Decision Points is the extraordinary memoir…

Lucie B. Amundsen was shocked when her husband revealed his dream of quitting his job to start an egg farm. In this funny and winsome memoir, Lucie describes how she suddenly found herself with nearly 2,000 chickens named Lola. “I absolutely loved Locally Laid” (Sue Grafton).

An Olympic gold medalist reveals the dark side of professional cycling in this “harrowing” look (The New York Times) at illegal practices in the Tour de France. Featuring insider details on Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal, this New York Times bestseller has nearly 5,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

J. Richard “Dick” Steffy stood inside the limestone hall of the Crusader castle in Cyprus and looked at the wood…