Biography/Autobiography

The story of Frisch's personal journey into the world of magic, including an invitation into a secret underground…

An informative and funny deconstruction of how the giants of American capitalism shape our world. Darryl Cunningham…

Illustrations of diverse woman leaders are paired with short biographies, appropriate for young feminists ages 6-9.…

It is January 6, 2017, two weeks before the inauguration. Only a handful of people know about the Steele dossier, and…

Celebrate fierce, trailblazing female writers who challenged the literary canon that has long failed to recognize the…

Nellie Bly was a remarkable woman and investigative journalist who refused to be defined by the time she lived in,…

In seven interwoven comics and essays,this book addresses living in an era of what he calls “necessary protest.”…

At the end of the 19th century, young botanist David Fairchild set out to find foods from around the world that U.S.…

After a chance meeting in a pub, Roger Morgan-Grenville and his friend Duncan decide to take up beekeeping. Their…

A story that’s not often told about trans lives: what happens beyond the early days of transition. After the…

A powerful exploration of Black achievement in a white world based on honest, provocative, and moving interviews with…

A decade after his death by overdose at the age of thirty-five, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard lives on in epic…

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

A view of America—as seen in small towns, rural roads, and its overlooked in-between places. Slow down and visits the…

Ida B. Wells was a journalist, activist, and suffragist who committed herself to the needs of those who did not have…

Peter J. Tomasi and illustrator Sara DuVall bring to life the construction of one of the most iconic landmarks in the…

Geared toward readers ages 8–12, this book features people from around the world who played a major role in…

The success of a pioneering nonprofit founded in the 1970s and called National Public Radio (NPR) can be attributed, in…

Learn about the last utterances of writers, philosophers, athletes, kings and queens, movie stars, politicians, and…

Lior Suchard’s story is as incredible as his abilities. And now for the first time, this supernatural entertainer and…

Dr. Joel Salinas is a Harvard-trained researcher and neurologist with extraordinary gifts.  He has mirror-touch…

Were medieval women slaves to their husband's desires, jealously secured in a chastity belt in his absence? Was sex a…

A provocative book that uncovers the truth about a misunderstood and stigmatized disorder for a deeper, more empathetic…

The first English translation chronicling the life of Makhno and the movement he inspired. Available for the first time…

A political biography, history of of a revolutionary era, and nonstop adventure story across three continents. An…

A surprising, behind-the-scenes look at the training, basic rules, lessons, and procedures of space travel. Former NASA…

Ram Dass shares his journey from privileged child to renegade Harvard psychedelics researcher to beloved spiritual icon,…

Asa, drawing on her history as a refugee, shares how you can connect to your Inner Priestess with seven rituals she’s…

From Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead, comes the first-ever biography of Schlitzie, a major sideshow…

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