Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

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This is the third book about the author’s life in South Africa. In Highveld Ways, Valerie and her daughters join…

“Joan Didion at a start-up” (Rebecca Solnit): When Anna Wiener left behind the publishing world for San Francisco, she witnessed Silicon Valley’s wild, unchecked culture firsthand… This “absorbing, unsettling” New York Times bestseller (The Boston Globe) is “a literary-minded outsider’s insider account” (The Atlantic).

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The founder of the first female-focused recovery program offers a groundbreaking look at alcohol and a…

This New York Times bestseller offers a “vast and penetrating analysis” (Booklist) of how, at a time when lifespans are longer than ever, growing old is viewed with disdain by society. “An examination of aging and the human condition” that is “empathetic, probing, and often emotionally moving” (Kirkus Reviews).

For anyone who has ever felt like they don’t belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of…

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The…

“Larsson buffs won’t want to miss this one” (Publishers Weekly): Before his death, Stieg Larsson was fascinated with the 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme — and collected evidence to solve the case. “This well-crafted whodunit will keep readers engaged” (Library Journal).

After falling off a horse, Sarah Vallance was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. In this “powerful” memoir (Kirkus Reviews), she recounts her struggle to reclaim her life — and her eventual path to healing.

A National Indie Excellence Awards Winner, a Book Excellence Awards Finalist, a Finalist in Christian Inspirational in the International Book…