Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

When a neuroscientist discovered similarities between serial killer brain patterns and his own, his research led to new conclusions about the nature of the mind. With nearly 400 five-star ratings on Goodreads, this exploration of psychopathy is “absorbing, insightful, and quirky” (Kirkus Reviews).

In this “explosive” New York Times bestseller (People), the former daughter-in-law of disgraced financier Bernie Madoff tells her story, from her marriage into wealth to the day her father-in-law’s Ponzi scheme came crashing down — and her husband’s shocking suicide in the aftermath.

When Andie Mitchell realized her relationship with food was taking over her life, she knew something had to change. In this profoundly honest New York Times bestseller, she reflects on her journey of weight loss and self-acceptance. “Candid and inspiring” (Kirkus Reviews).

Dancing electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling shares her unconventional journey in an inspiring New York Times bestselling memoir filled with the…

The timeless, fearless, #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Lovely Bones–a powerful account of her…

In this New York Times bestseller, Augusten Burroughs chronicles his bizarre yet hilarious boyhood experiences in the home of a crazed psychiatrist. “Amazing” (The Washington Post) with over 69,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A New York Times bestseller: As a child, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright grew up in the shadow of World War II. In this intimate mix of history and memoir, her “vivid storytelling and measured analysis bring this tragic era to life” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

A neurosurgeon shares his most incredible tales of brain surgery in this “dramatic, moving, and utterly fascinating” memoir (The New York Times Book Review). With over 2,800 five-star Goodreads ratings.

“Lewis has such a gift for storytelling…he writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those who read him for…

“The best brief account of the Auschwitz experience available” (The New York Review of Books): A Jewish doctor chronicles his time at Auschwitz, where he was forced to work as an assistant to the infamous Nazi scientist Josef Mengele. A New York Times bestseller with over 9,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.