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White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood, and the Mess In Between
Judy Batalion · New American Library
Pages: 341
Format: Print book
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A memoir of mothers and daughters, hoarding, and healing. Judy Batalion grew up in a house filled with endless piles of junk and layers of crumbs and dust; suffocated by tuna fish cans, old papers and magazines, swivel chairs, tea bags, clocks, cameras, printers, VHS tapes, ballpoint pens... |
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Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Marc N Peyser · Nan A. Talese / Doubleday
Pages: 332
Format: Print book
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A lively and provocative double biography of first cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, two extraordinary women whose tangled lives provide a sweeping look at the twentieth century. When Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter... |
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Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef
Leonardo Lucarelli · Other Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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With the wit and pace of Anthony Bourdain, Italian chef and anthropologist Leonardo Lucarelli sketches the exhilarating life behind the closed doors of restaurants, and the unlikely work ethics of the kitchen. In Italy, five-star restaurants and celebrity chefs may seem, on the surface,... |
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The Written World: How Literature Shaped Civilization
MARTIN PUCHNER · Random House
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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The story of literature in sixteen acts, from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to Don Quixote and Harry Potter, this engaging book brings together remarkable people and surprising events to show how writing shaped cultures, religions, and the history of the world. |
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American Wife: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
Taya Kyle · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The widow of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle shares their private story: an unforgettable testament to the power of love and faith in the face of war and unimaginable loss--and a moving tribute to a man whose true heroism ran even deeper than the legendIn early 2013, Taya Kyle and her husband... |
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Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire
Julia Baird · Random House
Pages: 696
Format: Print book
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This page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen - a Victoria for our times. Drawing on previously unpublished papers, this stunning new portrait is a story of love and heartbreak, of devotion and grief, of strength and resilience."Victoria... |
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Never Look at the Empty Seats: A Memoir
C DANIELS · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
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The Incredible Story of a Country Music Legend Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America's musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. Readers will experience a soft, personal side of Charlie Daniels that has never before been documented. In his own words, he presents the path... |
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Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship
KAYLEEN SCHAEFER · Dutton
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A personal and sociological examination--and ultimately a celebration--of the evolution of female friendship in pop culture and modern society"Text me when you get home." After joyful nights out together, female friends say this to one another as a way of cementing their love.... |
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Men in Green
Michael Bamberger · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Instant New York Times Bestseller "Maybe the best golf book I've ever read." - Bill Reynolds, The Providence Journal "Surprisingly candid...Bamberger doesn't flinch at portraying the Tour's earthier aspects...But the book is overwhelmingly a love song."... |
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Let Me Tell You about Jasper . . .: How My Best Friend Became America's Dog
Dana Perino · Twelve
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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Bestselling author of And the Good News Is... Dana Perino is back with stories of friends, family, and how America's love for a dog named Jasper is a place where even political opponents can find common ground. Dana Perino is a popular and beloved host on Fox's The Five, with over two million... |
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Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much
Faith Salie · Crown Archetype
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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From comedian and journalist Faith Salie, of NPR's Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! and CBS News Sunday Morning, a collection of humorous essays chronicling the author's adventures during her lifelong quest for approval. Faith Salie has done it all in the name of validation. Whether it's... |
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