Browsing: Notable Women

In this “graceful account of awakening and transformation” (Library Journal), a #1 New York Times bestselling author recounts her quest for the woman-centric spirituality she felt was missing from her life.

This New York Times bestseller follows Edith, a Jewish woman who disguised her identity to evade the Gestapo. When a member of the Nazi party courted her, Edith began an extraordinary and dangerous double life. “An inspiring example of perseverance in the face of terrible adversity” (Publishers Weekly).

A New York Times bestseller with over 13,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads: In this “tender, intensely moving” memoir (Publishers Weekly), a woman details her childhood in Africa during the Rhodesian Bush War. “By turns mischievous and openhearted, earthy and soaring” (The New Yorker).

From a New York Times bestselling author comes an “insightful and compelling” biography (USA Today): Explore the life of Isabella of England, one of history’s most dynamic queens, who toppled her own husband from his throne. “Gripping… a highly readable tour de force” (The Washington Post Book World).

A New York Times bestseller: Award-winning actress Ashley Judd shares stories of her humanitarian efforts, including how her own mental healing allowed her to care for others. “An absorbing memoir of challenge, courage, and renewal” (Library Journal).

A “spellbinding” winner of the National Book Award (People): Before she became a famed performer, Patti Smith was a girl from New Jersey who discovered a new world in New York City… “A heartbreakingly sweet recollection” (The Boston Globe).

The autobiography of the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie.

Emma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first personman or…

“Gripping” (The New York Times Book Review): When Nicholas found a trunk filled with his deceased aunt’s personal treasures, he embarked on a journey that revealed the true story of a woman who lived a complicated life in her native England during World War II.

Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast…