Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

In this thrilling memoir, the FBI’s leading specialist in art crimes chronicles his extraordinary career catching crooks and recovering stolen treasures all over the world. “Riveting… Hands down the best book ever written on art crime” (Associated Press).

After the devastation at Hiroshima, 25 injured Japanese women came to the US for reconstructive surgery. This extraordinary story of how they rebuilt their lives is “beguiling… Evokes a range of human emotions” (The New York Times).

When Diane Downs and her three children were shot on a quiet, country road, residents of Springfield, Oregon, were frightened.…

In this affectionate New York Times bestseller, comedian Jerry Lewis looks back on the ups, downs, and traumatic end of his famous partnership with Dean Martin. “Lewis is a wonderful raconteur… Fans will be surprised and entertained” (Publishers Weekly).

A New York Times bestseller and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award: Having grown up a privileged member of the black Chicago elite, Margo Jefferson expounds on her experience with issues of race, class, and gender. “Brave… revelatory” (The New York Times Book Review).

A #1 New York Times bestseller with over 22,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Before she left Iran, Azar Nafisi met secretly with seven young women every week to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. A “sparkling memoir” (Kirkus Reviews) that “reminds us why we read in the first place” (Newsday).

A New York Times bestseller: The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Team of Rivals illuminates the life of Lyndon Johnson in this “absorbing” biography (The Washington Post). A longtime confidante of the former president shares the candid thoughts of a complicated, conflicted man.

In 1943, a group of US Army medical personnel became trapped in a harrowing, months-long fight for survival after their plane crashed in Nazi-occupied Albania. This “amazing World War II survival-and-rescue story” (Booklist) documents their struggle and the courageous villagers who risked everything to help them.

This New York Times bestseller thoughtfully explores the life of the common woodland snail — from its anatomy to its fascinating behavior. “Beautiful” (Booklist), with over 2,200 five-star Goodreads ratings.

“A groundbreaking book that shines a clear light on one of the darkest moments of history” (Philip Yancey). A Dutch family risked everything to shelter Jews during the Nazi occupation — but were sent to a concentration camp upon discovery. A faith-filled true story with over 135,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.