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Detroit Hustle: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Home
Amy Haimerl · Running Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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Journalist Amy Haimerl and her husband had been priced out of their Brooklyn neighborhood. Seeing this as a great opportunity to start over again, they decide to cash in their savings and buy an abandoned house for $35,000 in Detroit, the largest city in the United States to declare bankruptcy.As... |
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The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road
Finn Murphy · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 229
Format: Hardcover
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A long-haul mover's rollicking account of life out on the Big Slab.More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he's covered more than a million miles packing, loading, and hauling people's belongings all over America. Known by his trucker... |
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Dig If You Will the Picture: Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince
Ben Greenman · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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A unique and kaleidoscopic look into the life, legacy, and electricity of the pop legend Prince and his wideranging impact on our cultureBen Greenman, New York Times bestselling author, contributing writer to the New Yorker, and owner of thousands of recordings of Prince and Prince-related... |
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Been So Long: My Life and Music
Jorma Kaukonen · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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"A modern parable." -- from the foreword by Grace Slick"Jorma Kaukonen is a force in American music, equally adept at fingerpicked acoustic folk and blues as he is at wailing on an electric." - Acoustic Guitar"Jorma Kaukonen lit a fuse and transformed his electric... |
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Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
Hannah Hart · Dey Street Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Hannah Hart's new book is a roaring, beautiful, and profoundly human account of an extraordinary life." - John Green "Hannah shares her truth with an honesty that is inspiring - one that makes me believe her when... |
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Above the Line: My Wild Oats Adventure
Shirley Maclaine · Atria Books
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
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From the beloved and bestselling actress, a book about her experiences filming Wild Oats in the Canary Islands - which brings forth memories of a past life on the lost continent of Atlantis. This is a terrific companion to the movie, telling the behind-the-scenes, over-the-top story of how the film... |
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I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives
Roberto Canessa · Atria Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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On October 12, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying members of the "Old Christians" rugby team - and many of their friends and family members - crashed into the Andes Mountains. I Had to Survive offers a gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death... |
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Merlin Stone Remembered: Her Life and Works
Lenny Schneir · Llewellyn Publications
Format: Book
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Discover the extraordinary life and profound contributions of Merlin Stone, the renowned feminist, author, artist, historian, and speaker. With unparalleled access to Merlins unpublished writings, photos, and personal stories, Merlin Stone Remembered is a significant contribution to womens... |
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Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves
Kat Kinsman · Dey Street Books
Pages: 221
Format: Hardcover
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Joining the ranks of such acclaimed accounts as Manic, Brain on Fire, and Monkey Mind, a deeply personal, funny, and sometimes painful look at anxiety and its impact from writer and commentator Kat Kinsman.Feeling anxious? Can't sleep because your brain won't stop recycling thoughts? Unable... |
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Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy
Earl J Hess · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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As a leading Confederate general, Braxton Bragg (1817-1876) earned a reputation for incompetence, for wantonly shooting his own soldiers, and for losing battles. This public image established him not only as a scapegoat for the South's military failures but also as the chief whipping... |
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The Long Game: A Memoir
Mitch Mcconnell · Sentinel
Pages: 278
Format: Print book
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In October 1984, a hard-charging Kentucky politician waited excitedly for President Ronald Reagan to arrive at a presidential rally in Louisville. In the midst of a tough Senate campaign against an incumbent Democrat, the young Republican hoped Reagan's endorsement would give a much-needed... |
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The Dark Art: My Undercover Life in Global Narco-terrorism
Edward Follis · Gotham
Format: Hardcover
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A highly decorated veteran DEA agent recounts his incredible undercover career and reveals the shocking links between narcotics trafficking and terrorismWhat exactly is undercover? From a law-enforcement perspective, undercover is the art of skillfully eliciting incriminating statements.... |
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The Ingenious Mr. Pyke: Inventor, Fugitive, Spy
Henry Hemming · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of an enigmatic genius who changed warfare foreverIn the World War II era, Geoffrey Pyke was described as one of the world's great minds - to rank alongside Einstein. Pyke was an inventor, adventurer, polymath, and unlikely hero of both world wars. He earned a fortune... |
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The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table
Rick Bragg · Knopf
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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From the beloved, best-selling author of All Over but the Shoutin', a delectable, rollicking food memoir, cookbook, and loving tribute to a region, a vanishing history, a family, and, especially, to his mother. Including seventy-five mouthwatering Bragg family recipes for classic southern... |
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