Browsing: Biographies and Memoirs

An NPR Best Book of 2019: In 1949, many Shanghai citizens fled from Mao’s new rule, leaving behind everything they knew for uncertain fates. This portrait of four refugees is “a deftly woven, deeply moving chronicle… Fills a gap in our collective memory” (San Francisco Chronicle).

At 36, Kevin Coughlin became blind due to a genetic disorder. Then, 20 years later, his eyesight spontaneously returned. This poignant USA Today bestseller is “a journey through darkness and light, love and loss, awakening and discovery” (New York Times bestselling author Robert Kurson).

A trilogy telling a story of love and loyalty, betrothal and betrayal, triumph and tragedy; novels that chart one man’s…

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History “Extraordinary…a great American biography” (The New Yorker) of the most important African-American of…

In this “little gem” (Washington Independent Review of Books), Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Barry…

Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her world, where she infuses the southern style, parties,…

A hilarious, heartfelt, and refreshingly honest memoir and New York Times bestseller by the beloved comedic actress known for her…

A New York Times bestseller, this “candid and courageous” memoir (Publishers Weekly starred review) by a fifth-generation Kansas woman recounts her life growing up as a member of the poor working class. “A deeply humane memoir that crackles with clarifying insight” (The New York Times Book Review).

A WRITER TURNS DETECTIVE TO LEARN WHAT HER MOTHER’S LIFE HAD BEEN LIKE BEFORE ALZHEIMER’S STOLE HER MEMORIES. A TRUE…

The true stories of six killers unfold in this harrowing look at American violence and crime. “A compelling and gripping work that explores gut-wrenching social issues” (New York Times bestselling author Tony D’Souza).