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Biographies and Memoirs

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Briefly Perfectly Human

By Alua Arthur

Biographies and Memoirs

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Joyful, hilarious, effervescent, brilliant and deeply wise’ Glennon Doyle, on Alua Arthur Thinking deeply about your death – whether it’s imminent or not – will breathe wild new potential into your life. Warm, generous and…

Brain on Fire

By Susannah Cahalan

Biographies and Memoirs

'My first serious blackout marked the line between sanity and insanity. Though I would have moments of lucidity over the coming days and weeks, I would never again be the same person ...' Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy…

Bolívar

By Marie Arana

Biographies and Memoirs

The dramatic life of the revolutionary hero Bolivar, who liberated South America - a sweeping narrative worthy of a Hollywood epic. Simón Bolivar's life makes for one of history's most dramatic canvases, a colossal narrative filled with adventure and disaster,…

Born a Crime

By Trevor Noah

Biographies and Memoirs

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than one million copies sold! A “brilliant” (Lupita Nyong’o, Time), “poignant” (Entertainment Weekly), “soul-nourishing” (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid “Noah’s childhood stories are told with all…

Billy Joel

By Fred Schruers

Biographies and Memoirs

The all-access biography and unprecedented look at the life, career, and legacy of a pint-sized kid from Long Island who became a music legend. “A funny, revealing, and poignant look at [Billy] Joel’s long career.”—Boston Globe Exhibiting unparalleled intimate knowledge,…

Between Two Kingdoms

By Suleika Jaouad

Biographies and Memoirs

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix…

Being Henry

By Henry Winkler

Biographies and Memoirs

The instant New York Times bestseller. Henry Winkler was catapulted to worldwide fame as The Fonz in hit TV series Happy Days. When it ended, he could hardly find work. Through highs, lows and the roles that have won him…

Becky Lynch

By Rebecca Quin

Biographies and Memoirs

*The Sunday Times bestseller - now in paperback* By age seven, Rebecca Quin, now known in the ring as Becky Lynch, was already defying what the world expected of her. Raised in Dublin, Ireland in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca…