Biographie & Autobiographie

The Unknown Night: The Genius and Madness of R.A. Blakelock, an American Painter

de Glyn Vincent

On February 22, 1916, Ralph Albert Blakelock's haunting landscape Brook by Moonlight was sold at auction for $20,000, a record price for a painting by a living American artist. The sale made him famous, newspapers...

Child of the Sea

de Doina Cornell

A Child of the Sea is the true story of Jimmy Cornell's daughter sailing around the world on the family's small yacht from the age of 7 to 14, based on Doina's diaries, letters and memories. From 1975 to 1981...

Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity

de Kerry Cohen

For everyone who was that girl.

For everyone who knew that girl.

For everyone who wondered who that girl was.

Kerry Cohen is eleven years old when she recognizes the power of her body in the leer of a grown man....

One Soldier's War

de Arkady Babchenko & Nick Allen

One Soldier’s War is a visceral and unflinching memoir of a young Russian soldier’s experience in the Chechen wars that brilliantly captures the fear, drudgery, chaos, and brutality of modern combat. An...

Frankie's Place: A Love Story

de Jim Sterba

In this Tracy-Hepburn romance a sophisticated New York intellectual is charmed by a down-to-earth newspaperman. Frankie's Place is the tale of a summer cottage and the story that unfolds under its roof. Jim...

The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq

de Joshua Key & Lawrence Hill

 “Destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . A substantial contribution to history.”—Los Angeles Times

Now in paperback, The Deserter’s Tale is the first memoir from a soldier who...

The Boy Who Slept Under the Stars: A Memoir in Poetry

de Roseann Lloyd

The poet's brother disappears mysteriously in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. These deeply felt poems explore loss, grief, acceptance.

Not a Happy Camper: A Memoir

de Mindy Schneider

Remember those long sultry summer days at camp, the sun setting over the lake as you sang “Kumbaya”? Well, Mindy Schneider remembers her summer at Camp Kin-A-Hurra in 1974 just a wee bit differently. Not...

Neil Young FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Iconic and Mercurial Rocker

de Glen Boyd

(FAQ). Neil Young has had one of the most remarkable careers in the history of music. He hasn't just outlived many of his contemporaries some of whom were great inspirations for him ("From Hank to Hendrix,"...

Animated Life: A Lifetime of tips, tricks, techniques and stories from a Disney Legend

de Floyd Norman

A well designed, well written animated film has warmth, humor and charm. Since Steamboat Mickey, animators have been creating characters and films that are charming, warm and humorous, allowing people to connect...

Mao

de Michael Lynch

Michael Lynch presents an engaging and thorough account of Mao's life and politics, making use of a wealth of primary and secondary sources. He locates Maoism in the broader context of twentieth century Chinese...

Mary Shelley: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters

de Anne K. Mellor

An innovative, beautifully written analysis of Mary Shelley's life and works which draws on unpublished archival material as well as Frankenstein and examines her relationship with her husband and other key...

Roger Sessions: A Biography

de Andrea Olmstead

Recognized as the primary American symphonist of the 20th century, Roger Sessions (1896-1985) is one of the leading representatives of high modernism. His stature among American composers rivals Charles Ives,...

Martin Buber: The Life of Dialogue

de Maurice S. Friedman

Martin Buber: The Life of Dialogue, the first study in any language to provide a complete overview of Buber's thought, remains the definitive guide to the full range of his work and the starting point for all...

Cabin Boy to Advent Crusader

de Virgil E. Robinson

No history of the rise and development of the remnant church could claim to be complete if it failed to mention Joseph Bates and to emphasize the important place he played. Joseph Bates devoted the last twenty-five...

I Hear a Song In My Head: A Memoir In Stories of Love, Fear, Doctoring, and Flight

de Nergesh Tejani

Set in Uganda of the sixties with bookends in India and New York, this doctor's story tells of a turbulent political time when colonial Uganda graduated to self-rule. It is also the personal story of an Indian...

Adventures In the Scream Trade: Scenes from an Operatic Life

de Charles Long

For over two decades Charles Long thrilled opera audiences, performing at some of America's and the world's most famous venues, and singing alongside some of its greatest stars. In his insightful, frank and...

Getting to Bartlett Street: Our 25-Year Quest to Level the Playing Field in Education

de Carol Reich, Joe Reich & Joel Klein

The inspiring story of how one couple dedicated their lives and fortune to improving educational opportunities for underprivileged children.

On Higher Ground

de John A. Torres

This memoir recounts how veteran journalist John A. Torres was able to find his way back to God through heartbreaking assignments and reporting from disaster sites around the world. During poignant and amusing...

The Cathays Files 6th ediiton

de Haydn Thomas