Browsing: Notable Women

The incredible true story of one determined mother’s perilous flight from the Nazis and the confounded Florida family that must…

The New York Times bestselling memoir of dying that’s a must-read for fans of When Breath Becomes Air: Born blind in the turbulence of 1970s Vietnam, Julie Yip went on to become an attorney, mother, and wife in New York. But a diagnosis of terminal cancer at 37 would force her to walk a new, nearly unbearable path.

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WATCH…

In this “riveting” #1 New York Times bestseller (The Wall Street Journal), a Marine vet describes his Rust Belt upbringing — and how he overcame his family’s legacy of poverty and trauma. “Unerringly forthright, remarkably insightful, and refreshingly focused… The cry of a community in crisis” (Booklist).

Susan Shumsky is a successful author in the human potential field. But in the 1970s, in India, the Swiss Alps,…

“It might be the most important book about being a parent that you will ever read.” –Emily Rapp Black, New…

“Endearing” (USA Today): The New York Times bestselling author of A Year in Provence shares tales from his life in the south of France in this “warm, nostalgia-soaked look at the place [Mayle] loved so dearly” (Travel and Leisure).

In this “bone-chillingly cool crime debut” (Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train), a young biologist studying the…

Award-winning actress and director Sally Field survived a turbulent childhood and went on to become a Hollywood icon. In this gripping and poignant memoir, she reflects on her struggles during adolescence, her decades-spanning career, and her path to motherhood.

Polly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane: These women’s names have been overshadowed by the moniker of their killer, Jack the Ripper. This “powerful” work (The Guardian) delves into their lives and stories. “Deeply researched and powerfully told… As necessary as it is compelling” (New York Times bestselling author Karen Abbott).