Biography & Autobiography Books

Andy Warhol was one of the most celebrated figures in New York society for some twenty-five years, and probably second only to Picasso as the worl...

The true story about a shipwreck discovery, exciting explorations, broken alliances, and returning a lost piece of Alaskan history.Since its sinkin...

Filled with stories of family, food, and culture, and interwoven with personal recipes and photographs taken by the author, My Father's Smokehouse...

“You are in every page I turnIn every word I writeAll the birds here chant your name.I am nothing without you.” When Joanna al-Askari read these wo...

World famous at twenty-four, brilliant and reckless, hard-living and scandalous, Stephen Crane wrote The Red Badge of Courage before he ever exper...

The outpouring of grief and heartfelt tributes following Ronald Reagan’s death demonstrated the love and admiration people still have for our natio...

John McAfee: internet pioneer, presidential candidate, and probable madman. After parting ways with the eponymous McAfee Antivirus software compan...

This biography of Hilde Bruch is a colorful, personal account of a legendary figure in modern psychiatry. Although she is best known as a pioneer ...

  Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke ground and made his mark in the Al...

"A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details." --Publishers Weekly"Interesting and exciting . . . a thorou...

He was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen was mirrored in his personal life. As Kirk Doug...

"A fascinating read."–Associated Press Joshua Greene, who studied meditation with the legendary Beatle George Harrison, draws on personal remembran...

One will not find the name of William Clarke Quantrill in the pantheon of noble Civil War personalities but rather listed near the top of the list ...

What does it take to transcend the impact of trauma and achieve happiness, meaning, and purpose? At an early age, Dr. Paul Foxman became a victim ...

The story that captivated a nation: how a horribly neglected little girl was rescued by her loving adoptive parents In July 2005, a six-year-old gi...

50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONNew York Public Library Book of the Century SelectionTime Magazine “100 Greatest Non-Fiction Books” SelectionNew Foreword f...

"A smart debut."―Publishers Weekly "A riveting read."―Readers' Favorites Review "A slim, concise, compulsively readable memoir."―Ingram Publi...

“A work of beauty: breathtaking tapestries, combined with a sensitive, poignant narrative of how art prevailed over suffering in the life and work ...