Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

Jill Grunenwald dreamed of becoming a librarian, but her first job — located in the library of a men’s prison — was far from what she imagined. In this memoir, she shares her unforgettable experience of seeing the importance of books firsthand. “A fascinating look into a world many of us never see” (Booklist).

Flora Miller Biddle was the product of a marriage between two of New York’s most powerful families, the Vanderbilts and the Whitneys. In this memoir, she shares memories of her early 20th-century childhood amid wealth and excess. An “Americanized version of Downton Abbey” (Publishers Weekly).

A Serial Killer —Your Neighbor, Friend, Even Your Spouse?Serial killers: Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer are often…

Dragons and magic exist. Eragon meets The Cruel Prince in a cunning adventure of magic, betrayal, and epic dragon warriors.…

“A touchingly triumphant remembrance combined with sober analysis.” – Kirkus Reviews“A must-read for anyone feeling trapped by their choices and thinking there’s…

A world-class oncologist’s devastating and deeply personal examination of cancerWe have lost the war on cancer. We spend $150 billion…

Former Olympic figure skater and self-professed America’s Sweetheart Adam Rippon shares his underdog journey from beautiful mess to outrageous success…

From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold, “richly detailed” story of the women of Walt…

New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945-2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions, but…

The setting is deep in a field of wildflowers, far from any city. It is during the Alaska oil boom,…