Biography/Autobiography

Before the gold medals, commercials, and millions of dollars, these world-famous athletes were just kids growing up and…

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche was a big shot in the Tibetan master scene but at the age of 36 he decided to ditch his monk…

Even people who are anti-Royalty are often pro-Prince. That's because he was a total legend, shaping music and culture…

Author Eileen Garvin's older sister, Margaret, was diagnosed with severe autism at age three. Growing up alongside…

Thurgood Marshall was the first Black justice on the Supreme Court and an important figure in the civil rights movement,…

This beautiful book is part biography, part anthology, and includes many of Van Gogh's most celebrated works. With full…

In this volume, New York Times Bestselling biographer, Brian J Robb, explores the histories of the most prominent…

Grown-Up Anger is part biography of two of our most celebrated folk musicians (Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie), part…

In Seed to Dust, author Marc Hamer creates an ode to the garden that “belongs to everyone. This vast, 12-acre Welsh…

Author Dianne Lake was fourteen years old when she was sucked into Charles Manson's orbit, becoming one of "Charlie's…

This is a story for Johnny Cash fans, a story that is often just a chapter or overlooked curt detail in other…

As a young girl who came from humble beginnings, Beverly Clearly dreamed of writing children's books for kids like her.…

More than Petticoats: Remarkable Oregon Women (2nd Edition) celebrates the women who shaped the Beaver State. Short,…

In January 2002, the United States sent a group of Muslim men they suspected of terrorism to a prison in Guantánamo…

High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary,…

During his life and even after his death, Captain William Kidd’s name was famed in England and the American colonies…

Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him up the wall and personal…

George Orwell’s work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime, in the age of Brexit, Trump, and populism,…

From disenchanted Catholic schoolgirl and glam maniac to instigator on the 1980s hardcore punk scene, Nancy Barile…

Part of the four-book Queens of the Resistance series, saluting some of the most beloved boss ladies in Congress: a…

Dead Gods provides intimate detail in telling the stories of some of the most inspirational, compelling, yet at times,…

Adapted from the bestseller, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, this volume explains the origins of racism,…

Massimo Vacchetta was a veterinarian in Italy who, despite providing care animals like cows, horses, sheep, never…

A is for Aronia, berry member of the apple family, clothes-stainer, and superfruit with reputed healing power. D is for…

Part of the four-book Queens of the Resistance series, saluting some of the most beloved boss ladies in Congress: a…

In this remarkable book, discover how well-known people have struggled with mental health and gain a fuller picture of…

During the 1970s, a notorious underground bakery in San Francisco called Sticky Fingers distributed thousands…

In this memoir from the lead singer and songwriter of Bad Religion, Greg Graffin, discover the world of punk music…

The precursor to today's Planned Parenthood, the American Birth Control League was founded by Margaret Sanger in 1921.…