Best Biographies And Memoirs - April 2024

Educated: A Memoir

#1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S AWARD IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK • FINALIST FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • O: The Oprah Magazine • Time • NPR • Goo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399590501
• ASIN: 0399590501
• Brand: Random House
• Manufacturer: Random House

In Pieces

In this intimate, haunting literary memoir and New York Times Notable Book of the year, an American icon tells her own story for the first time -- about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother. One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of seventeen. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling com... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1538763028
• ASIN: 1538763028
• ISBN: 1538763028
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty

A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 13.3px Times; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 13.3px Times; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 16.0px} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 13.3px Times; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Barba... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1538713640
• ASIN: 1538713640
• ISBN: 1538713640
• Manufacturer: Twelve

Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Completed just days before his death and hailed by Mark Twain as "the most remarkable work of its kind since the Commentaries of Julius Caesar," this is the now-legendary autobiography of ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT (1822-1885), 18th president of the United States and the Union general who led the North to victory in the Civil War. Though Grant opens with tales of his boyhood, his education at West Point, and his early military career in the Mexican-American war of the 1840s, it is Grant's intimate observations on the conduct of the Civil War, which make up the bulk of the work, that have made this ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1596059990
• ASIN: 1596059990
• ISBN: 1596059990
• Manufacturer: Cosimo Classics

Surviving The Forest (A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor)

Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate …She was a beautiful and happy young woman who lived a fairytale life. Shurka, her beloved husband and their two small children lived in a pretty house in a village in Poland, surrounded by a little garden with lilies. This was their life and nothing could harm it, or so they thought…WWII broke out and though the happy family thought the Germans would never reach their idyllic village, they quickly understood they were wrong and their happiness came to a brutal end. The family had to flee their house and find shelter in a neighboring Ghetto... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1796269409
• ASIN: 1796269409
• ISBN: 1796269409
• Manufacturer: Independently published

Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival

Surviving Severe Child Abuse, Sexual Assault and Leaving the Amish ChurchA gripping story that takes you on the journey of a child abuse and sexual assault survivor turned activist. Photo Gallery in the back of the book.True story of child abuse. When Misty Griffin was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch and subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and extreme physical violence. Their step-father kept a loaded rifle by the door to make sure the young girls were too terrified to try to esc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1633539083
• ASIN: 1633539083
• ISBN: 1633539083
• Manufacturer: Mango

Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies

In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America’s first families.  J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily life—at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chie... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1504038673
• ASIN: 1504038673
• ISBN: 1504038673
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir

The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A People Magazine Top Ten Book of the Year!"Intelligent and captivating. Don't miss it." - People Magazine"One of the best celebrity memoirs of the year." -The Hollywood ReporterRock Star. Composer and Lyricist. Feminist Icon. Survivor.Simon's memoir reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that wou... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250095913
• ASIN: 1250095913
• ISBN: 1250095913
• Brand: Flatiron Books
• Manufacturer: Flatiron Books

Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii

For fans of The Glass Castle and Educated, comes mystery author Toby Neal’s personal story of surviving a wild childhood in paradise.We never call it homeless. We're just "camping" in the jungle on Kauai...We live in a place everyone calls paradise. Sure, Kauai’s beautiful, with empty beaches, drip-castle mountains, and perfect surf...but we’ve been "camping" for six months, eating boiled chicken feed for breakfast, and wearing camouflage clothes so no one sees us trespassing in our jungle hideout. The cockroaches�leave rainbow colors all over everything from eating the crayons we ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1732771251
• ASIN: 1732771251
• ISBN: 1732771251
• Manufacturer: Toby Neal

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this instant and tenacious bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of 2016 and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501135929
• ASIN: 1501135929
• ISBN: 1501135929
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Robin

• ASIN: 1627794247
• ASIN: 1627794247
• ISBN: 1627794247
• Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co.

Spilled Milk: Based on a true story

Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call to social services about the escalating brutality in her home.When they jeopardize her safety, condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding. In her pursuit for safety and justice Brooke battles a broken system that pushes to keep her father in the home, and she risks losing the support of family, coming to the realization that some people simply do not want to be saved.Spilled Milk is a novel of shocking narrative, trium... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0615835600
• ASIN: 0615835600
• ISBN: 0615835600
• Manufacturer: K.L Randis

Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas reveals her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in a shockingly honest and emotional memoir. Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award in the First Book categoryInstant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw.Now, in BETWEEN BREATHS, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety--which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served i... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1455559628
• ASIN: 1455559628
• ISBN: 1455559628
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

My Dad, Yogi: A Memoir of Family and Baseball

A candid and nostalgic father-son memoir by Dale Berra, providing a unique perspective on his legendary Hall of Fame dad, the inimitable and highly quotable Yogi Berra. Everyone knows Yogi Berra, the American icon. He was the backbone of the New York Yankees through ten World Series Championships, managed the National League Champion New York Mets in 1973, and had an ingenious way with words that remains an indelible part of our lexicon. But no one knew him like his family did. My Dad, Yogi is Dale Berra's chronicle of his unshakeable bond with his father, as well as an intimate portrait of on... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316525456
• ASIN: 0316525456
• ISBN: 0316525456
• Manufacturer: Hachette Books

If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't)

The New York Times bestseller from the beloved actress and Hollywood icon who's made us laugh on shows from The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Golden Girls to Saturday Night Live!In this candid take on everything from the unglamorous reality behind red-carpet affairs to her beauty regimen (“I have no idea what color my hair is, and I never intend to find out”), Betty White shares her observations about life, celebrity, and love (for humans and animals). Filled with photos, If You Ask Me is funny, sweet, and straight to the point—just like Betty.

• ASIN: 0425245284
• ASIN: 0425245284
• ISBN: 0425245284
• Brand: Berkley
• Manufacturer: Berkley

The Best We Could Do : An Illustrated Memoir

An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Bui. "A book to break your heart and heal it."--Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning

• UPC: 771117223
• Rating: 4.125

I'll Push You : A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair

"Two best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime. Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same

• UPC: 55389519
• Rating: 5.0

The Journal of Best Practices : A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband

The warm and hilarious "New York Times"-bestselling memoir by a man diagnosedwith Asperger's syndrome who sets out to save his

• UPC: 20561716
• Rating: 4.556

All the Best, George Bush : My Life in Letters and Other Writings

"Updated with new letters and photos"--Dust

• UPC: 22148788
• Rating: 4.0

The Best We Could Do : An Illustrated Memoir

The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States. Presented in graphic novel

• UPC: 55034194
• Rating: 4.125

The Best of Us : A Memoir

From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard, a memoir about discovering strength in the midst of great loss--"heart wrenching, inspiring, full of joy and tears and life." (Anne

• UPC: 814771458
• Rating: 4.667

My Best for Him : My Memoir

My book title, My Best for Him, provides a statement about my life in Christ. I have not always been the best of Christians and have committed my share of sins and behavior unbecoming to

• UPC: 883645373

The Best Little Boy in the World : The 25th Anniversary Edition of the Classic Memoir

Originally published under the assumed name of John Reid, the best-selling account of growing up homosexual in a uniformly heterosexual world is republished to coincide with its new sequel, The Best Little Boy in the

• UPC: 1174952
• Rating: 3.0

The Best Cook in the World : Tales from My Momma's Southern Table

A New York Times bestseller Part cookbook, part memoir, The Best Cook in the World is Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Bragg's loving tribute to the South, his family and, especially, to his extraordinary mother. Here are

• UPC: 907336806

The Last Best of All Times

The Last Best of All Times

• UPC: 10164350