Biographies & Autobiographies books

Over the years there have been many books published about the Kennedy family, individually and collectively but only this book provides a powerful and detailed look at the complex relationships shared among the three women who...

Tells the story of a life's work to find happiness. This book includes stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about a tyrant in place of a mother, who has two sets of false teeth and a...

From health and fitness to sex, love and self-understanding, this title provides you with a blueprint for living well and making the most of life. It shows how the critical years from 45 or 50, and from 60 and beyond, can be times...

In October 1898, on route to Paris' Gare du Nord station, the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland's jewels were stolen from her train carriage. More than 40 pieces, worth nearly GBP2m today, disappeared that night and the perpetrator...

Millions of people fantasize about leaving their old lives behind, enrolling in cooking school, and training to become a chef. But for those who make the decision, the difference between the dream and reality can be...

Provocative. Adams strips away Gandhi s saintly aura and explores the duality of India s most famous leader. Financial Times

Originally published as Treblinka by MacLehose (London) in 2010.

Outdoorsman, politician, patriot, soldier, bestselling author, naturalist, winner of the Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize, Theodore Roosevelt was both a consummate man of action and a prolific author. A Passion to Lead ...

A funny memoir of Faith Club coauthor's serious attempt to change her brain from panic to peace in a year-long spiritual quest --

Davis left over Christmas break her senior year for a short mission trip to Uganda and her life was turned completely inside out. She found herself so moved, so broken by the people and the children of Uganda, that she knew her...

At once a confessional, an adventure story, and a chronicle of Kiriakou's life in the CIA, The Reluctant Spy stands as an important, eloquent piece of testimony from a committed American patriot.

Originally penned for his Marine buddies, now, WWII veteran Chuck Tatum's coveted book, Red Blood, Black Sand, is available to audiences worldwide. Red Blood, Black Sand, is Chuck's true story, his first-hand account of Iwo...

Meet the Real Danielle...You've seen her on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, turning heads, raising eyebrows, and igniting feuds with her feisty suburban neighbors. Now, the always fascinating Danielle Staub gets real about her...

The first detailed biography of Robert Redford, written in close cooperation with the actor in the course of thirteen years

One of Mr. Saramago's last books, and one of his most touching, ( New York Times ), this posthumous memoir of his childhood, written with characteristic wit and honesty, traces the formation of an individual into an artist...

Drawing on untapped archives and full of fresh revelations, here is the definitive biography of America's legendary defense attorney and progressive hero.
Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being:...