Biography & Autobiography - General

181-210 of 3337

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including A...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2006

Colonel Roosevelt

Edmund Morris

Of all our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt is the only one whose greatness increased out of office. When he toured Europe in 1910 as plain "Colonel Roosevelt," he was hailed as the most famous man in the world. Crowned ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2010

This Truckin' Life: The Reminiscences...

Laurie Driver

This book is a set of reflections and recollections of a driver's 40 plus years in the hard and unforgiving world of the haulage and transport industry. It delves into the methods resorted to, in order to survive and make ends meet fo...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2006

Einstein: His Life and Universe

Walter Isaacson

By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available.How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows h...

Paperback
Published: May 2008

Wildflower

Drew Barrymore

Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of happiness she's achieved today. Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks bac...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2015

Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir

Frances Mayes

A lyrical and evocative memoir from Frances Mayes, the Bard of Tuscany, about coming of age in the Deep South and the region's powerful influence on her life.The author of three beloved books about her life in Italy, including Under t...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2014

The True Adventures of the Rolling St...

Stanley Booth

[Read by Nick Sullivan]This account has been called - by Robert Stone, among others - the best book ever written about the sixties. Stanley Booth, a member of the Rolling Stones' inner circle, met the band just a few months before Bri...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2013

Elsewhere (Vintage)

Richard Russo

A Washington Post Notable Work of NonfictionAn NPR Best Book of 2012Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo turns to memoir in this hilarious and bittersweet account of his lifelong bond with his high-strung, spirited mother—a...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2013

Joey the Hitman: The Autobiography of...

David Fisher

Following up on the success of the Adrenaline title Mob: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime, Adrenaline Classics brings back the New York Times bestseller (originally published as Killer) that helped pave the way for t...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2002

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Ge...

Walter Isaacson

The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and h...

Unabridged CD
Published: Mar 2021

It Worked For Me

Colin Powell

It Worked for Me is filled with vivid experiences and lessons learned that have shaped the legendary career of the four-star general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. At its heart are Powell's "Thirteen Rules"—su...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2012

The Long Road Home: A Story of War an...

Martha Raddatz

The First Cavalry Division came under surprise attack in Sadr City on April 4, 2004, now known as 'Black Sunday.' On the homefront, over 7,000 miles away, their families awaited the news for forty-eight hellish hours-expecting the wor...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2008

Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia ...

Bob Spitz

The stunning story of how Julia Child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for more than fifty years. Spanning Pasadena to Paris, acclaimed author Bob Spitz reveals th...

Paperback
Published: May 2013

When Character Was King

Peggy Noonan

This appreciation of Ronald Reagan the man focuses on what the author sees as his exemplary qualities of character--steadfastness, honesty, courage, etc. Noonan sees these as the defining qualities that make a great leader. She shares...

Abridged CD
Published: Nov 2001

The Life and Times of Frederick Dougl...

Frederick Douglass

Born around 1817 in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was a former plantation slave who went on to become a brilliant writer and eloquent orator. In this amazing first-hand narrative, published in 1881, he vividly recounts his early years,...

Paperback
Published: Dec 2003

Hitch-22: A Memoir

Christopher Hitchens

Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic ext...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2010

West with the Night

Beryl Markham

Markham is often described as "the first person" to fly the Atlantic east to west in a solo non-stop flight, though most now dispute this claim. When Markham decided to take on the Atlantic crossing, no pilot had yet flown n...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2012

Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story...

Raymond Arroyo

Born Rita Rizzo in Canton, Ohio in 1923, Mother Angelica was abandoned by her father and raised in poverty by a mother who suffered suicidal depressions. As a young woman, after Rita developed severe abdominal pain she sought the pray...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2005

A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the ...

William F. Buckley

In a half century on the national stage, William F. Buckley Jr. achieved unique stature as a the undisputed godfather of modern American conservatism. Among all of his distinctions, Buckley was a master of that most elusive of art for...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2016

The Frontiersmen: A Narrative

Allan W. Eckert

The bloody battle for the conquest of the Northwest territory between the English settlers and the native Indian warriors comes to life in Allan W. Eckert's dramatic history.

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Feb 2011

Words in a French Life: Lessons in Lo...

Kristin Espinasse

Imagine a former French major getting vocabulary tips from her young children! That was the experience of Kristin Espinasse, an American who fell in love with a Frenchman and moved to his country to marry him and start a family. When ...

Paperback
Published: May 2007

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Par...

S. C. Gwynne

In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche...

Paperback
Published: May 2011

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creat...

William Kamkwamba

William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would brin...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2010

The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers a...

Olivia Laing

OLIVIA LAING'S WIDELY ACCLAIMED ACCOUNT OF HOW WRITERS IN THE GRIP OF ALCOHOLISM CREATED SOME OF THE GREATEST WORKS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE In The Trip to Echo Spring, Olivia Laing takes a journey across America, examining the links b...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2014

The Long Run: One Man's Attempt to Re...

Matthew Long

New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident, based on the wildly popular March 2009 piece in Runner's WorldOn the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cyclin...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2010

Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Gr...

Eric Metaxas

In Seven Men, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely known—but not well understood—Christian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certai...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2015

Making Toast: A Family Story

Roger Rosenblatt

When his daughter, Amy a gifted doctor, mother, and wife collapsed and died from an asymptomatic heart condition, Roger Rosenblatt and his wife, Ginny, left their home on the South Shore of Long Island to move in with their son-in-law...

Unabridged CD
Published: Feb 2010

Untitled Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld

The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy.\r\n\r\nSince his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a twenty-one-yea...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2020

Coolidge CD

Amity Shlaes

Amity Shlaes, author of EMThe Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America's thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. In ...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2012

Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + Go...

Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons, the original and eternal hip-hop mogul, is one of the most innovative and influential figures in modern American business and culture. When no one outside of inner-city New York had even heard of hip-hop, Simmons saw ...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2002
  • 181-210 of 3337

Browse

  • 50% Off - Join Now!
  • Save time, money, shelf space and the environment
  • Large selection of current and past titles
  • Convenience of home delivery (Free Shipping)
  • No due dates or late fees, ever!
  • Sign Up