Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs

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This Is Not the Story You Think It Is...

Laura Munson

By the time Laura Munson had turned 40, her life was not how she thought it would turn out. Career success had eluded her; her beloved father was no longer around to be her biggest cheerleader; and her husband wanted out of their marr...

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Published: Apr 2011

Who I Am CD

Peter Townshend

Long acknowledged as one of rock music's most intelligent and literary performers, Pete Townshend—guitarist, songwriter, singer and founding member of The Who—at last tells his wild story in this candid and immersive autobiography...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2012

Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir

John Paul Stevens

When he resigned last June, Justice Stevens was the third longest serving Justice in American history (1975-2010)--only Justice William O. Douglas, whom Stevens succeeded, and Stephen Field have served on the Court for a longer time. ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2011

The House at Sugar Beach: In Search o...

Helene Cooper

A poignant memoir of tragedy, forgiveness, and transcendence told with unflinching honesty and gentle humorHelene Cooper is 'Congo,' a descendant of two Liberian dynasties -- traced back to the first ship of freemen that set sail from...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2008

The Devil in Pew Number Seven

Rebecca N. Alonzo

Rebecca never felt safe as a child. In 1969, her father, Robert Nichols, moved to Sellerstown, North Carolina, to serve as a pastor. There he found a small community eager to welcome him—with one exception. Glaring at him from pew n...

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Published: Aug 2010

A Chelsea Concerto

Frances Faviell

‘Take off your coat,’ said the doctor. I took it off. ‘And your dress,’ he said. ‘It’s too dangerous – the folds may catch in the debris and bring the whole thing down.’ I took off the dress. ‘Fine,’ he said shortl...

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Published: Oct 2016

The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir

Michele Harper

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA New York Times Notable BookLOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK CLUB PICK“Riveting, heartbreaking, sometimes difficult, always inspiring.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAs seen/heard on Fresh Air, Th...

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Published: Jul 2021

Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fat...

Michael Lewis

When he became a father, Michael Lewis found himself expected to feel things that he didn't feel, and to do things that he couldn't see the point of doing. At first, this made him feel guilty, until he realized that all around him fat...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2009

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicil...

Tembi Locke

This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is "a captivating story of love lost and found" (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food,...

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Published: Feb 2020

Paris: A Love Story; A Memoir

Kati Marton

[Read by Kathe Mazur] This is a memoir for anyone who has ever fallen in love in Paris, or with Paris -- and for anyone who has ever had their heart broken or their life upended. In this remarkably honest memoir, award-winning journal...

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2012

Denali: A Man, a Dog, and the Friends...

Ben Moon

The story of a dog, his human, and the friendship that saved both of their lives.When Ben Moon moved from the Midwest to Oregon, he hadn't planned on getting a dog. But when he first met the soulful gaze of a rescue pup in a shelter, ...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2020

Winded: A Memoir in Four Stages

Dawn Newton

When Dawn Newton, an adjunct professor and mother of three, gets a terminal lung cancer diagnosis, the path forward appears rutted. The Great Recession has left her exhausted and juggling multiple jobs. Then she learns of her cancer's...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2019

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes w...

Maggie O'Farrell

On seventeen occasions, Maggie O'Farrell has stared death in the face—and lived to tell the tale. In this astonishing memoir, she shares the near-death experiences that have punctuated and defined her life: The childhood illness tha...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2019

Bird Cloud: A Memoir

Annie Proulx

Part autobiography, part natural history, Bird Cloud is the glorious story of Annie Proulx's piece of the Wyoming landscape and her home there.

Unabridged CD
Published: Jan 2011

Mornings with Mailer: A Recollection ...

Dwayne Raymond

In the spring of 2003 when Norman Mailer was 80 years old, he invited an improbable companion into his life: Dwayne Raymond, 40 years his junior, originally from a small town in Oregon, and now a waiter at a restaurant in Provincetown...

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Published: Feb 2010

Beautiful Boy (Movie Tie-In Edition):...

David Sheff

#1 New York Times bestseller  With a new afterwordNow a Major Motion Picture Starring Steve Carell * Timothée Chalamet * Maura Tierney * and Amy Ryan “A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful mo...

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Published: Sep 2018

Little Failure: A Memoir

Gary Shteyngart

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR "SO FAR" BY TIME AND THE WASHINGTON POST • NAMED ONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS' "NEW BOOKS DESTINED TO BECOME CLASSICS" • SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPEAR'...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2014

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir

Carly Simon

The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A People Magazine Top Ten Book of the Year!"Intelligent and captivating. Don't miss it." - People Magazine"One of the best celebrity memoirs of the year." -The Hollywood ReporterRock Star. Comp...

Paperback
Published: Nov 2016

A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless

Danielle Steel

In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2013

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

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From award-winning comedian, writer, producer, and actress Amy Schumer comes The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, a thoughtful, honest, and hysterical collection of (very) personal essays.Never one to shy away from the uproarious, cha...

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2016

Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons...

Adriana Trigiani

"No one ever reads just one of Trigiani's wonderfully quirky tales. Once you pick up the first, you are hooked." —BookPageNew York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani shares a treasure trove of insight and guidance f...

Paperback
Published: Oct 2011

Waitress: a memoir

Angel Woolery

Thirty years of hefting trays full of food, warming the muffins of strangers and dealing with cranky customers has brought this waitress to the edge. From ice machine shenanigans to children running amok, you'll experience the restaur...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2015

The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life...

Krystyna Chiger

In 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of Polish Jews daringly sought refuge in the city's sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Ch...

Paperback
Published: Sep 2009

Code Talker: The First and Only Memoi...

Chester Nez

In the 1920s, growing up on the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo Reservation wasn't easy. There was no electricity or indoor plumbing. The New Mexico summers were hot and the winters harsh. But the beautiful mesas provided bountiful la...

Unabridged CD
Published: Dec 2011

Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Wife an...

Jean Sasson

A true story that few ever believed would come to light, GROWING UP BIN LADEN uncovers startling revelations and hidden secrets carefully guarded by the most wanted terrorist of our lifetime, Osama bin Laden. "I was not always th...

Paperback
Published: Dec 2010

A Long Way Home

Saroo Brierley

As a little boy in India, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train. Twenty-five years later, from Australia, he found his way back. This is what happened in between.Born in a poor village in India, Saroo lived hand-to-mouth in a one room hu...

Paperback
Published: Jun 2015

Farmworker's Daughter: Growing Up Mex...

Rose Castillo Guilbault

In this memoir, Guilbault invites us into her girlhood, revealing what it was like to grow up as a Mexican immigrant in a farming community during the turbulent 1960s. With openness, courage, and charm, she recalls her early struggles...

Paperback
Published: May 2006

Vacationland: True Stories from Painf...

John Hodgman

"I love everything about this hilarious book except the font size." —Jon StewartAlthough his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on fake news and invented facts, in 2016 that ...

Paperback
Published: May 2018

Mama Made The Difference: Life Lesson...

T. D. Jakes

Inspirational writer and minister T. D. Jakes writes lovingly about the key role that his mother played in his life, as he reflects on mothers from scripture and shares memories from other prominent African Americans about their mothe...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2007

A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the A...

Sue Klebold

On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound twenty-four others before taking their own ...

Paperback
Published: Feb 2017
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