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It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War
Lynsey Addario · The Penguin Press
Pages: 357
Format: Print book
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"A brutally real and unrelentingly raw memoir."--Kirkus (starred review) War photographer Lynsey Addario's memoir It's What I Do is the story of how the relentless pursuit of truth, in virtually every major theater of war in the twenty-first century, has shaped her life. What... |
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Homegrown terror : Benedict Arnold and the burning of New London
Eric D Lehman · Wesleyan University Press
Format: Book
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On September 6, 1781, Connecticut native Benedict Arnold and a force of 1,600 British soldiers and loyalists took Fort Griswold and burnt New London to the ground. The brutality of the invasion galvanized the new nation, and "Remember New London!" would become a rallying cry for troops... |
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Mermaid: A Memoir of Resilience
Eileen Cronin · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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MERMAID: A Memoir of Resilience was chosen as one of Oprah's Best Memoirs of the Year (2014).MERMAID is included in the February O Magazine's selection "10 Titles to Pick Up Now.A gorgeously crafted memoir about resilience, family, and forging your own way, by a woman born... |
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Let's start a riot : how a young drunk punk became a Hollywood dad
Bruce McCulloch · HarperCollinsPublishersLtd.,
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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A biting, funny, always revealing collection of personal stories from the legendary Kid in the Hall, comedian, writer and director, Bruce McCulloch. Comedian, writer, director and legendary Kid in the Hall Bruce McCulloch chronicles his journey from wild early days as a "young punk"... |
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The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and His Streetwise Cat
James Bowen · St Martins Pr
Pages: 286
Format: Hardcover
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Bob Fever has swept the globe, with A Street Cat Named Bob vaulting its way to #7 on The New York Times bestseller list in its first week on sale. With rights sold to 27 countries around the globe and a top spot on the British bestseller list for more than a year, this book has been a smashing... |
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Maeve Binchy: The Biography
Piers Dudgeon · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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Maeve Binchy's heartwarming tales of love, life, and loss made her one of America's best-loved storytellers. Her novels, which sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, captured imaginations on both sides of the Atlantic in a way that most authors only dream of. Seared with a truth... |
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Orchard House: How a Neglected Garden Taught One Family to Grow
Tara Austen Weaver · Ballantine Books
Pages: 284
Format: Print book
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For fans of Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving memoir of rediscovering, reinventing, and reconnecting, as an estranged mother and daughter come together to revive a long-abandoned garden and ultimately their relationship and themselves. Peeling paint, stained floors, vined-over windows,... |
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Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Neil Patrick Harris · Crown Pub
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover
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Tired of memoirs that only tell you what really happened? Sick of deeply personal accounts written in the first person? Seeking an exciting, interactive read that puts the "u" back in "aUtobiography"? Then look no further than Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography!... |
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I Hate Everyone, Except You
Clinton Kelly · Gallery Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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Bestselling author and television host Clinton Kelly pens a hilariously candid, deliciously snarky collection of essays about his journey from awkward kid to slightly-less-awkward adult.Clinton Kelly is probably best known for teaching women how to make their butts look smaller. But in I Hate... |
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Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
Kate Bolick · Crown
Format: Hardcover
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"A single woman considers her life, the life of the bold single ladies who have gone before her, and the long arc of slowly changing attitudes towards women"-- |
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Memories of Yesterday
Janice Woffinden Tyrrell · Authorhouse
Pages: 516
Format: Hardcover
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I was somewhat apprehensive to return to work after a five-day vacation at the Ritz-Carlton Psychiatric Convention Center. After taking a deep breath, I prepared myself to be greeted by true friends who would tease me about playing checkers with the likes of Mrs. Coca-Cola and the Stay... |
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Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan
ELAINE M HAYES · Ecco
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Queen of Bebop brilliantly chronicles the life of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century and a pioneer of women's and civil rightsSarah Vaughan, a pivotal figure in the formation of bebop, influenced a broad array of singers... |
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