Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

“. . . his life was really not that much different than ours—except maybe for the endless family secrets.”

“Mr. Simmons’ book is riveting, with a style and pace that takes the reader on the journey with John Robinson—the African American man called brown condor.”

“Go ahead and laugh at Detroit. Because you are laughing at yourself.”

“. . . a dude’s guide to enlightenment . . . a lanky, loose-limbed labor of love . . .”

“One closes John Thavis’ perceptive study reflecting on the Vatican’s challenge: to persist in a secularizing world sometimes fascinated by the pomp and pageantry of St.

As a journalist stationed for many years in Jerusalem, author Lesley Hazleton is not unfamiliar with religious research and writing.

“Ms. Silver’s broad themes of identity and survival underlie this involving story . . .”

“Muhammad Ali . . . fashioned from the most contentious sport something perilously close to beauty.”

“. . . a difficult, painful, and at times almost unbearable read. Yet this memoir should be widely read and discussed . . .”

“Agata Tuszyńska has written a fiery portrayal of lives lived in horror as well as an exploration of the profound question of who really did collaborate with the Nazis.”

“If Dr. Seuss is a representative example of its overall quality, this series should be considered for inclusion in K–6 school curricula and libraries.”