Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

Bestsellers

My Kitchen Year

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In this acclaimed New York Times bestseller, a beloved culinary figure shares the simple pleasures of cooking — and 136 of her treasured recipes. “A lyrical and deeply intimate journey” (Alice Waters).

Bestsellers

The Underground Girls of Kabul

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With over 3,400 five-star Goodreads ratings: In this “searing exposé” (Publishers Weekly), an investigative journalist chronicles the gripping true stories of girls raised as boys in Afghanistan. “Unique, important, and compelling… Book clubs will be riveted” (Booklist starred review).

Advice and How-To

A Dog Year

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When Jon Katz adopted a temperamental border collie named Devon, he gained precious insights into love, life, and himself. His true story of canine companionship is “moving, funny… a lovable mutt of a book” (Chicago Tribune).

African American Interest

Before I Forget

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“Powerful” (The Washington Post): Chef, restaurateur, and television host B. Smith joins forces with her husband to chronicle her fight against Alzheimer’s disease in this poignant New York Times bestseller. “The vulnerability, courage, and honesty in Before I Forget are heart-opening” (Maria Shriver).

Animals

Elephant Company

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A New York Times bestseller: Learn the story of the singular hero who trained elephants to perform vital tasks in the Second World War! “Masterfully written” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Gruen), with over 2,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Biographies and Memoirs

Uncovered

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In this riveting memoir, Leah Lax recounts how she left her secular family to join a Hasidic Jewish community — only to realize, decades later, that leaving once again was the only way she could truly live as herself. “Fascinating and insightful” (Booklist starred review).