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The Soundtrack of My Life

Clive Davis

In this star-studded autobiography, Clive Davis shares a personal, candid look into his remarkable life and the last fifty years of popular music as only a true insider can.In the history of popular music, no one looms as large as Cli...

Unabridged CD
Published: Feb 2013

Stonewall Jackson (Great Generals)

Donald A. Davis

Deemed 'irreplaceable' by Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson assumed his nickname during the Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War. It is said that The Army of Northern Virginia never fully recovered from the loss of Stonewall's leadershi...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2009

The Long Loneliness

Dorothy Day

A compelling autobiographical testament to the spiritual pilgrimage of a woman who, in her own words, dedicated herself 'to bring[ing] about the kind of society where it is easier to be good.

Paperback
Published: Jan 1997

The Memoirs of Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio De Chirico

No Italian painter of this century has aroused so much comment, from eulogy to outright condemnation, as Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978). One of the initiators of surrealism, he is a key figure in modern art; his influence on later pai...

Paperback
Published: Apr 1994

The White Road: Journey into an Obses...

Edmund de Waal

An extraordinary blend of narrative history and memoir, by the author of the award-winning and bestselling international sensation, The Hare with Amber EyesIn The White Road, artist Edmund de Waal gives us an intimate portrait of his ...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2016

Pure Goldwater

John W. Dean

New York Times bestselling author John W. Dean and the son of conservative icon Barry Goldwater come together to show why Goldwater matters.

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2008

Ernest Hemingway: A Biography

Mary Dearborn

A St. Louis Post Dispatch Best Book of 2017The first full biography of Ernest Hemingway in more than fifteen years is the first to draw on a wide array of never-before-used material, resulting in the most nuanced portrait to date of t...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2018

Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga P...

Claire Dederer

Poser is unlike any other book about yoga you will read -- because it is actually a book about life. Witty and heartfelt, sharp and irreverent, Poser is for anyone who has ever tried to stand on their head while keeping both feet on t...

Unabridged CD
Published: Dec 2010

The Hunger: A Memoir of an Accidental...

John Delucie

A page-turning memoir from the chef of The Waverly Inn, New York City's vaunted celebrity gathering spot The Hunger is an insider's romp through the crazy life of the restaurant business, told by a journeyman chef who fought his way ...

Paperback
Published: May 2010

The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men W...

Sally Denton

From the bestselling coauthor of The Money and the Power, the "compelling corporate history" (The National Book Review) and inside story of the Bechtel family and the empire they've controlled since the construction of the H...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2017

Creeker: A Woman's Journey (Women in ...

Linda Scott Derosier

"Mine was not the Kentucky of bluegrass, juleps, and cotillions; the Kentucky of my youth was one of coal banks, crawdads, and country music." A memoir of growing up in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, Creeker heralds the...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2002

Abraham: The World's First (But Certa...

Alan M. Dershowitz

One of the worlds best-known attorneys gives us a no-holds-barred history of Jewish lawyers: from the biblical Abraham, who argued with God on behalf of the doomed sinners of Sodom, through modern-day advocates who have changed the wo...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2015

Descartes: An Introduction

Rene Descartes

René Descartes is one of the formative figures in Western philosophy, logic and mathematics. His famous statement: I think, therefore I am, has become perhaps the most famous phrase in all of philosophy. Descartess ground-breaking ...

Abridged CD
Published: Dec 2009

The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arith...

Keith Devlin

Leonardo of Pisa-better known today as Fibonacci-was the first Westerner to recognize the power of the Hindu-Arabic number system (featuring the numerals 0 through 9), which offered a much simpler method of calculation than the finger...

Paperback
Published: Jul 2012

The Adventurer's Son: A Memoir

Roman Dial

NATIONAL BESTSELLER  “A brave and marvelous book. A page-turner that will rip your heart out.” —Jon Krakauer "Gripping." —New York Times Book Review(Editor's Choice) * "Beautiful." &#...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2021

Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A M...

Amy Dickinson

In Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things--her follow-up memoir to the NYT bestselling The Mighty Queens of Freeville--America's most popular advice columnist, "Ask Amy," shares her journey of family, second chances, and finding love. By pe...

Paperback
Published: Mar 2018

FALLING INTO GRACE

Michael Dietrich

He had jumped 28 times before, exhilarated by the panoramic view. Why should this jump be any different? But it was. First, there was no familiar tug when the canopy should have billowed out. Next, all he could see over his head...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2015

An American Childhood

Annie Dillard

A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s.

Paperback
Published: Sep 1988

The Writing Life

Annie Dillard

With color, irony and sensitivity, Pulitzer prize-winner Annie Dillard illuminates the dedication absurdity, and daring that is the writer's life. As it probes and exposes, examines and analyzes, The Writing Life offers deeper insight...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2011

Morgue: A Life in Death

Vincent Dimaio

"[AN] ENGROSSING LOOK BEHIND THE HEADLINES OF NOTORIOUS HOMICIDES."―PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)In this clear-eyed, gritty, and enthralling narrative, Dr. Vincent Di Maio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide ...

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Published: May 2017

TALK ABOUT A MESS, It Happened in Vie...

Terrance R. Dinan

This is a riveting account of the inept and incredible, brilliant and absurd, hilarious and sometimes tragic events witnessed by Lieutenant Terrance R. Dinan in Vietnam from April 1967 to November 1968. If you have ever served anywher...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2015

Catching Hell: A True Story of Abando...

Jay Dobyns

Four days on the job Jay Dobyns was shot point-blank in the back by a criminal suspect. The bullet travelled through his lung and exited his chest. For the next twenty-seven years, he accepted every dirty and dangerous undercover assi...

Paperback
Published: May 2018

Lion in the White House: A Life of Th...

Aida D. Donald

New York state assemblyman, assistant secretary of the Navy, New York City police commissioner, governor of New York, vice president and, at forty-two, the youngest president ever--in his own words, Theodore Roosevelt 'rose like a roc...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2007

The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True St...

John (Chick) Donohue

In 1967, John (Chick) Donohue was a 26-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran working as a merchant seaman when he was challenged one night in a New York City bar. The men gathered at this hearth had lost family and friends in the ongoing...

Paperback
Published: May 2017

From the Corner of the Oval: A Memoir...

Beck Dorey-Stein

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • What if you lived out the drama of your twenties on Air Force One? “[This] breezy page turner is essentially Bridget Jones goes to the White House.”—The New York Times RECOMMENDED READING th...

Paperback
Published: May 2019

Single State of Mind

Andi Dorfman

The breakout star of ABC's The Bachelorette and New York Times bestselling author of It's Not Okay returns with a "relatable AF" (Cosmopolitan) collection of her adventures as a still-single gal surviving and thriving in New...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2018

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Do...

Frederick Douglass

This memoir written by writer, orator, and former slave Frederick Douglass describes, in gripping detail, the circumstances of his upbringing, his brutal treatment at the hands of slave-owners, and his narrow escape from Maryland to f...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Jan 2019

Sergeant Rex: The Unbreakable Bond Be...

Mike Dowling

The thrilling and inspiring story of a U.S. Marine and his dog Rex, a bomb sniffing German Shepard, who forged a bond of trust and loyalty while serving on the war-torn streets of Iraq's most dangerous city./PDeployed to Iraq's infamo...

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Published: Oct 2012

Isabella: The Warrior Queen

Kirstin Downey

An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influent...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2015

Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission Tha...

Bob Drury

"A fast-paced, well-researched…irresistible" (USA TODAY) World War II aviation account of friendship, heroism, and sacrifice that reads like Unbroken meets The Dirty Dozen from the authors of the #1 New York Times bestsell...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2017
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