Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

Fans of Bill Bryson and James Herriot will delight in this collection of hilarious, heroic, and heartwarming stories from physicians who practice medicine in the Southern Appalachian Mountains! A Wall Street Journal bestseller with nearly 800 five-star Goodreads ratings.

One day in 2009, twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under…

In this #1 New York Times bestseller and “instant classic” (The Washington Post), Frank McCourt recounts his search for hope amidst a childhood of poverty and struggle. A Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner that’s “almost impossible to put down” (Library Journal).

“Moving… Deserves to be read” (The Washington Post): This gripping narrative recounts the largest prisoner escape of World War II, when hundreds of Jews trapped in a secret Nazi death camp bravely revolted against their captors. “Well-researched and well-written” (Library Journal).

When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team—and facing the daunting task of having to…

This #1 New York Times bestseller tells the inspirational true story of Roselle, a loyal guide dog who led her blind owner from the World Trade Center to safety on 9/11. With over 3,200 five-star ratings on Goodreads.