Browsing: Notable Women

Jon Krakauer’s literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus…

A riveting #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by an iconic rock ‘n’ roll muse: After decades of silence, the former wife of George Harrison and Eric Clapton shares her story — on her own terms. “Will thrill classic rock buffs with a taste for scandal” (Entertainment Weekly).

One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred…

As a niece of the leader of the Church of Scientology, Jenna Miscavige Hill was raised in the controversial organization — and had to fight to get out. In this no-holds-barred #1 New York Times bestseller, she details her escape and her efforts to help others do the same.

Barbie and Ruth by Ruth Gerber is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman…

While studying abroad in Italy, Amanda Knox was accused of murder — and was only acquitted after years of imprisonment. This memoir of her nightmare features extracts from letters, journals, and court testimony. “Required reading for those who can’t get enough of this headline-grabbing saga” (Booklist).

A #1 New York Times bestseller with over 82,000 five-star Goodreads ratings! In this “beautifully written” memoir (USA Today), a woman recounts her experience renovating an abandoned Tuscan villa — and reflects on the joy she found living in the Italian countryside. “Enchanting” (Publishers Weekly).

Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. Learn about the six women behind the rhyme in this New York Times bestselling account of Henry VIII’s wives. “Brilliantly written and meticulously researched” (San Francisco Chronicle), with over 26,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

Abducted and abandoned at the age of four, Marina grew up living among monkeys deep in a Colombian jungle. This provocative memoir of her unusual childhood is “thrilling, upsetting, and powerful… A coming-of-age tale like no other” (Publishers Weekly) with over 1,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

The classic, definitive account of what happened on the night the “unsinkable ship” sank: Based on exhaustive research, this #1 New York Times bestseller brings the Titanic’s harrowing final hours to life. “The best Titanic story after all these years” (Library Journal).