Browsing: Memoirs

A National Book Award–winning author explores how the “tragedy, betrayal, and heartbreak of war extend far beyond the battlefield” (Publishers Weekly): As World War I rages on, tuberculosis patients seek recovery at an upstate New York sanitarium, where discovery and distrust abound…

A #1 New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of 2015 hailed as “required reading” (Toni Morrison): Written as a powerful letter from father to son, this Pulitzer Prize finalist offers “a riveting meditation on the state of race in America” (The Washington Post).

Who hasn’t experienced life’s painful jabs-especially those of us who have rounded the corner into middle age? Emotional family events,…

As a college administrator, Gwen Plano lived her professional life in a highly visible and accountable space-but as wife and…

Laura Bradbury left a promising legal career in London to revive a dilapidated house in the French countryside. Amidst the grapevines of a charming Burgundian village, she fell in love with her adventurous new life. A rich, inspiring memoir for anyone who’s ever dreamed of making a change.

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Jenny Lawson takes readers on an offbeat, laugh-out-loud journey into her life and imagination. “Gaspingly funny” (O, The Oprah Magazine), with nearly 54,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

When 13-year-old Martin McKenna ran away from home in 1970s Ireland, six street dogs became his new family… and his future. This “astonishing, well-told” memoir “gives us humans a rare insight into the workings of the canine mind” (New York Times bestselling author Malachy McCourt).

This “astonishing” true story (Booklist) follows Eve Haas, the daughter of German Jewish refugees, who set out to uncover the secrets of her family’s heritage on a daring voyage across Europe. “Fascinating” (BBC).

Based on the true account of a World War II POW who escaped from a Soviet gulag, this book chronicles Clemens Forell’s harrowing, years-long trek across Siberia to regain his freedom. “A story of human courage, endurance, and terror” (The Washington Post).

In this thrilling true story, an itinerant cowboy volunteers for a British air squadron during World War I — and goes on to become a famed flying ace. A “jewel of a war memoir… Exciting, understated, and humorous” (The Wall Street Journal).