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Biographies and Memoirs

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The Salt Path

By Raynor Winn

Biographies and Memoirs

_________ The uplifting true story of the couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey of salvation across the windswept South West coastline. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD & WAINWRIGHT GOLDEN BEER…

The Rival Queens

By Nancy Goldstone

Biographies and Memoirs

The riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois, whose wildly divergent personalities and turbulent relationship changed the shape of their tempestuous and dangerous century. Set in magnificent Renaissance France, this is the story of…

The Pirate Hunter

By Richard Zacks

Biographies and Memoirs

A gripping look at the life of the seventeenth-century sea captain and the never-before-told story of his hunt for the ruthless pirate Robert Culliford. "A richly detailed nautical thriller . . . combines exciting escapism with thought-provoking history." —James Bamford,…

The Mongol Empire

By John Man

Biographies and Memoirs

Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across…

The Genius in the Design

By Jake Morrissey

Biographies and Memoirs

"The remarkable story of the two seventeenth-century geniuses. . . . A highly successful double biography." — Booklist The rivalry between the brilliant seventeenth-century Italian architects Gianlorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini is the stuff of legend. Enormously talented and ambitious…

Source Code

By Bill Gates

Biographies and Memoirs

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age. “A surprisingly candid memoir of the Microsoft mogul’s early years. . . . Reading this…