Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

Asia

Indian Sun

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One of Library Journal’s “Best Arts Books of 2020” The definitive biography of Ravi Shankar, one of the most influential…

Actors

A Very Punchable Face

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In these hilarious essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor learns how to…

20th Century

Buried Beneath the Boarding House

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In the late 1980s, a man’s disappearance led Sacramento police to the discovery of a boarding home for the needy run by a kindly old woman… who buried bodies in her backyard. A shocking true story you’ll have to read to believe.

Advice and How-To

Adorning the Dark

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Andrew Peterson enthralls his audiences with music and storytelling steeped in the Christian faith. In this deeply personal look at his creative life, he shares the principles that guide his work as a singer, songwriter, and author.

20th Century

18 Tiny Deaths

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“Eye-opening… Genuinely compelling”(Kirkus Reviews): After becoming fascinated with the investigation of violent crimes, 19th-century socialite Frances Glessner Lee went on to become the mother of modern forensics. “Devotees of TV’s CSI will have their minds blown” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

20th Century

The Light of Days

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This instant New York Times bestseller has already been optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture! Discover the remarkable feats of a group of young Jewish women who banded together to fight the Nazis in World War II Poland. “Superbly told… Batalion brings to light half-forgotten tales of astounding courage” (The Economist).