Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

19th Century

What Would Mrs. Astor Do?

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“As informative as it is entertaining” (The New York Times Books Review): This tour through the Gilded Age “delivers a crisp survey of New York’s upper-class world in the late 19th century, using society maven Caroline Astor as the guide” (Publishers Weekly).

Authors

Tell Me a Story

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“Tell Me A Story is breathtakingly tender, heartbreakingly true…The best memoir I’ve read.”   — Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of The Beach…

Advice and How-To

Autism in Heels

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When Jennifer O’Toole was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of 35, her life suddenly made sense. She chronicles her experiences in a memoir that is “witty, frank, and full of insight” (New York Times bestselling author Steve Silberman).

Biographies and Memoirs

The Lie

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For over two decades, William lived as a closeted gay man with his wife and children. In this “compelling” read (The New York Times), he shares his struggle to come out in a story that “honors the redemptive power of forgiveness and love” (Kirkus Reviews).