Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

Lisa Wingate’s #1 New York Times bestselling Before We Were Yours centered around a chilling practice that began in 1920s Tennessee: Children were kidnapped, then placed with adoptive parents. This book recounts the true stories of survivors — and how some managed to find their way back to their birth families.

“A staggering narrative about the forgotten women of the Holocaust” (New York Times bestselling author Gail Sheehy): In March 1942, nearly 1,000 Jewish women unknowingly boarded a train to Auschwitz. This harrowing look into their stories is an important contribution to Holocaust literature.

Based on real events from the life and family history of the bestselling author of “Away From Here: A Young…

When it comes to murder, nothing has changed in the last one-hundred years. The cold-blooded killers of today are the…

A moving true story: In war-torn Mosul, zookeeper Abu Laith found himself evacuating a string of animals from the city’s zoo — including a lion cub and a bear. “An engaging yet heartbreaking narrative that reads like fiction” (Kirkus Reviews).

When Mark McDonough was a teen, a catastrophic fire claimed the lives of his mother and younger brother. It also…

In times of doubt, fear, and loss, we turn to the songs and hymns that remind us that this world…

In 2016, missionary Andrew Brunson was arrested in Turkey and accused of being a spy. Learn the incredible true story of his imprisonment in this riveting read — and how his faith in God’s love carried him through his unthinkable ordeal.

“Knife-sharp… A genuine pleasure” (The New York Times): A stand-up comedian addresses her daughters as she chronicles her upbringing, recounts dating disasters, and shares unforgettable stories from the entertainment world. This New York Times bestseller and Time Best Book of 2019 has over 13,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

The instant New York Times bestseller.“An instant classic of investigative journalism…‘All the President’s Men’ for the Me Too era.” —…