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Young Eliot: From St. Louis to The Waste Land
Robert Crawford - Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking new biography of one of the twentieth century's most important poetsOn the fiftieth anniversary of the death of T. S. Eliot, the award-winning biographer Robert Crawford presents us with the first volume of a comprehensive account of this poetic genius. Young Eliot... |
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Mrs. Kennedy and Me
Clint Hill - Gallery Books
Format: Paperback
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The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Clint Hill that Kirkus Reviews called “clear and honest prose free from salaciousness and gossip,” Jackie Kennedy’s personal Secret Service agent details his very close relationship with the First Lady during the four years leading... |
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Year of the Cow: How 420 Pounds of Beef Built a Better Life for One American Family
Jared Stone - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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This is the story of a man, a cow, and a question: What am I eating? After realizing he knew more about television on his wall than the food on his plate, award-winning TV producer and amateur chef Jared Stone buys 420 pounds of beef directly from a rancher and embarks on a hilarious and inspiring... |
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Perfectly Miserable: Guilt, God and Real Estate in a Small Town
Sarah Payne Stuart - Riverhead Hardcover
Format: Book
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A wryly comic memoir that examines the pillars of New England WASP culture—class, history, family, money, envy, perfection, and, of course, real estate—through the lens of mothers and daughters. At eighteen, Sarah Payne Stuart fled her mother and all the other disapproving mothers... |
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Rings of a Family Tree: Growing Strong and Tall Through Your Challenges
Elaine Staae?l Haugen - Illumify Media
Format: Kindle Edition
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Elaine Staael Haugen was born unto the prairies of Old Sanish, North Dakota in 1935 to a father, who witched for water, and a mother, who used that water to create an oasis where five children would set out to defy the forecast of want predicted by drought and poverty; reckoned by deprivation... |
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Money Sucks: A Memoir on Why Too Much or Too Little Can Ruin You
Michael Baughman - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book
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A funny and touching story about how to deal with the struggles of adulthood, how to live a good life, and how money can complicate it all.Michael Baughman’s hope was to send his oldest grandson off to his first year of college in the fall of 2012 with an informed and thoughtful attitude... |
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The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince
Mayte Garcia - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAt the one-year anniversary of his death, legendary musician Prince's first wife shares a uniquely intimate, candid, and revelatory look inside the personal and professional life of one of the world's most beloved icons. In The Most Beautiful,... |
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How About Never--Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons
Bob Mankoff - Holt & Company, Henry
Format: Hardcover
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Memoir in cartoons by the longtime cartoon editor of The New YorkerPeople tell Bob Mankoff that as the cartoon editor of The New Yorker he has the best job in the world. Never one to beat around the bush, he explains to us, in the opening of this singular, delightfully eccentric book, that... |
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Unprotected: A Memoir
Billy Porter - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover
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It's easy to be yourself when who and what you are is in vogue. But growing up Black and gay in America has never been easy. Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic Emmy-winning performance in the celebrated TV show Pose; before he was the groundbreaking Tony... |
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Duncan Hines: How a Traveling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food
Louis Hatchett - The University Press of Kentucky
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Duncan Hines (1880--1959) may be best known for the cake mixes, baked goods, and bread products that bear his name, but most people forget that he was a real person and not just a fictitious figure invented for the brand. America's pioneer restaurant critic, Hines discovered his passion... |
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