Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

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“The potential readership for this book is not limited to Austen fans—of which there are legions—but also to those interested in the work of women writers and . . .

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offers a multifaceted history of Franklin’s invention.

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"Henry Alford provides a clear, incredibly thoroughly-researched recounting of Mitchell’s abundant life."

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"A thorough exploration of Vincent's journey to become an artist with a strong, distinctive vision."

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“Deborah Dwork has fashioned an inspiring, wide-ranging, and gripping story of brave Americans living perilously among their refugee clients in dangerous wartime Europe and China.”

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Whether you have read just one or both parts—or none—of Goethe’s epic poem Faust, this exegesis and commentary by A. N. Wilson will enrich your mind and spirit.

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In the preface to his raunchy, revealing, and sometimes disturbing memoir, The Loves of My Life, Edmund White declares that he is now, in his mid-eighties, “at an age when writers are supp

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What can be said about Food Network’s Ina Garten that fans of Food TV’s Barefoot Contessa don’t already know?

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“Jade Scott explains that, depending on your belief, Mary Queen of Scots was innocent, naïve, cunning, manipulative, deceitful, adulterous, tyrannical . . . and more.”

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It’s easy to say that Josephine Baker (1906–1975) was a one-of-a-kind personality.

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George Cukor began directing at the beginning of the sound era and continued until he was 81 years old, when he directed his 55th production, Rich and Famous. He wasn’t as versati

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"part history, part murder mystery, part sea-going adventure—entirely captivating."

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“This book shares two important lessons: Don’t take selfies with wild elephants or let fear keep you from your dreams.”

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“I found myself, in short, finding existing intolerable . . . I was in the grip of one might term a lethal neurosis.”

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The vibrant, highly graphic cover and satisfying dense shape and weight of Michael Craig-Martin: The Complete Prints and Multiples certainly signal that this is the definitive cof

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“There is a kind of sterility, a lifelessness, that emanates from his career, a reflection of the spiritual barrenness that marks power seekers.

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“Pamuk compels the reader to gaze at his colorful drawings and, almost like an afterthought or footnote, offer a paragraph or line of wisdom or autobiographical insight on each page . .

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Trial by Ambush is a historic case study of prosecutorial behavior at one of its ugliest moments—a moment that served no one, not the innocent, the guilty, or society in general.”

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“Oller has produced another work of dramatic reality and reading far superior to Hollywood myth and popular misunderstandings.”

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“DeGaulle’s writing about politics and war is stirring and reflective, poignant and inspiring, passionate and stoic, detailed and contextual.”

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Connecting emotionally with a memoir is a tricky thing.

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"Crystalline and poetic, philosophical and evocative, each short section of such brilliance it demands being savored and read over and over again."

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