Browsing: Notable Women

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).

An exhilarating memoir about one woman’s globe-trotting journey of inspiring awakening and self-discovery.Shaken by the loss of her father, drained…

“Amusingly offbeat and told with… biting sarcasm” (Publishers Weekly): In this #1 New York Times bestseller, a comedian shares darkly funny stories and strange revelations from her much-needed year of self-sufficiency. “Disarmingly, unblinkingly honest” (Chicago Tribune), with over 7,300 five-star Goodreads ratings.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Fast and thrilling . . . Life Undercover reads as if a John le Carré character…

A Smithsonian Best History Book of 2019: Uncover the story of a Prohibition-era bootlegger who made a mark on the United States. “An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that… exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life” (The Wall Street Journal).

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).

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

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

NOMINATED FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED…