Browsing: Memoirs

A suitcase full of personal artifacts guided Danielle Geller’s exploration of her late mother’s life, family history, and former home on the Navajo Nation. “Eye-opening, moving… A deftly rendered, powerful story of family, grief, and the search for self” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).

“The American Dream need not forever be deferred.” – JFKWhat is success? Is it money, or a prestigious job title,…

A RECOMMENDED SUMMER READ BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, TIME, AND NEWSWEEK Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon…

The beginnings of the the UK’s National Health Service are told through the words of Aneira “Nye” Thomas, the first baby born under its care. In this emotional memoir, Nye reflects on her family’s history — and the huge strides that have been made in public health.

Serious Little Catholics follows Kathy Gereau, the oldest of seven children, as she grows up in the mid-’50s and ’60s…

Anarchy in High Heels is not a state of dress; it’s a state of mind.A San Francisco porno theater might…

Since leaving home for Europe alone at age seventeen, Karen Gershowitz has traveled to more than ninety countries. In pursuit…

If you love dogs like I do or if you’re stuck in a soul-destroying job like I was and dreaming…

The Long-Awaited, Enormously Entertaining Memoir by One of the Great Artists of Our Time–Now a New York Times, USA Today, Los…

“[An] elegantly executed memoir” (Publishers Weekly) from a New York Times bestselling author: Jacqueline Winspear shares moving stories of her family’s experiences during and after World War II — from her mother’s evacuation during the London Blitz to her soft-spoken father’s assignment on an explosives team.