Biographies & Memoirs Books


A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham ClintonA Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Best Price: $7.32
Hillary is hard to hate. She is also hard to take. We owe this author and now Mr. Obama for...
A Remarkable MotherA Remarkable Mother
Best Price: $8.57
Very quick service. I got this book for my mom for Mother's Day and she loved it. I recommend...
The Founding Fathers (The American Presidents)The Founding Fathers (The American Presidents)
Best Price: $37.77
Leading scholars define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president...
Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy LabBody of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab
Best Price: $10.67
I was almost EMBARASSED to let people see me buying this book! I was somehow afraid people would...
The Real Deal: My Life in Business and PhilanthropyThe Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy
Best Price: $3.75
Russell Palmer in his "Ultimate Leadership" suggests that a full leadership...


Diana, Princess of Wales: A Tribute (BBC)Diana, Princess of Wales: A Tribute (BBC)
Best Price: $18.05
I listened to this audiobook on my commute to/from work. Even after arriving home, I actually...
The Narrated Life History of Frederic Chopin: Part III: Romantic (Classical Genius Composer)The Narrated Life History of Frederic Chopin: Part III: Romantic (Classical Genius Composer)
Best Price: $8.48
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Knowledge Products (Giants of Philosophy) (Library Edition)Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Knowledge Products (Giants of Philosophy) (Library Edition)
Best Price: $10.45
If you are looking for a thoughtful and honest summary of the more important aspects of Aquinas'...
Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson
Best Price: $18.86
I have read several of this author's works, and have never been disappointed. It is easy to see...
Churchill and AmericaChurchill and America
Best Price: $22.87
Winston Churchill's blood was American. His father was of noble descent as was Winston who was...


Natasha: The Biography of Natalie WoodNatasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood
Best Price: $1.99
Too bad Wood's story-book career is overshadowed by the many unanswered questions surrounding...
Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American DreamMr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream
Best Price: $39.95
Hugh Hefners life behind the public persona, from awkward schoolboy to cultural iconwritten with...
Isaac Newton CDIsaac Newton CD
Best Price: $11.99
Several versions of Isaac Newton's life have evolved in the three centuries since his death in...
Island of SaintsIsland of Saints
Best Price: $16.96
Pistol: The Life of Pete MaravichPistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
Best Price: $19.48
I should say this up front - The best sports books are always about more than sports. This is...

The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the MafiaThe Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia
Best Price: $28.57
This is a tight,concise true crime saga with a cast of hundreds of good and bad guys. YET there...
Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and MeWonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me
Best Price: $11.54
I had heard tidbits about how Eric Clapton "stole" George Harrison's beautiful wife,...
Orange County Choppers: The Tale of the TeutulsOrange County Choppers: The Tale of the Teutuls
Best Price: $13.72
I bought this book to send to my son in Iraq. He loves to watch their program on TV. My son...
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a TimeLove Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
Best Price: $17.72
This book is honest and bittersweet. He goes on just enough tangents to satiate curiosity...
Seldom Disappointed CDSeldom Disappointed CD
Best Price: $17.74
"For they are seldom disappointed" I started with the recorded book 11 CD set and...

The Journey of Crazy HorseThe Journey of Crazy Horse
Best Price: $21.52
Joseph Marshall has done the greatest possible tribute to the legendary Crazy Horse by...
Change in the Weather: Life After StrokeChange in the Weather: Life After Stroke
Best Price: $11.74
I had a cerebellar stroke in March, which caused this communications major and ex-Micrsoft...
Lives Of The Twelve CaesarsLives Of The Twelve Caesars
Best Price: $25.11
Not much is known about the life of Gaius Suetonius Tranquillis. He was probably born in A.D....
Oh the Glory of It AllOh the Glory of It All
Best Price: $4.82
I came to THE GLORY OF IT ALL via Pat Montandon's slightly over-the-top memoir, WHISPERS FROM...
The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the WorldThe Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World
Best Price: $14.98
The Great Escape by Kati Marton. The book is about the lives of amazing Jewish Hungarians who...

Maximum Phish: The Unauthorised Biography of Phish (Maximum)Maximum Phish: The Unauthorised Biography of Phish (Maximum)
Best Price: $8.49
Ok, i purchased this because I thought it was going to be a CD-ROM...Because it says...
I Am SpockI Am Spock
Best Price: $24.95
Good look at the man behind Spock. As someone who is a fan of the show and movies, it was...
Producer: A MemoirProducer: A Memoir
Best Price: $1.72
Working through all the cd's of the audiobook was a marathon, but surprisingly addicting. I...
Fun While It Lasted: My Rise & Fall in the Land of Fame & FortuneFun While It Lasted: My Rise & Fall in the Land of Fame & Fortune
Best Price: $8.99
Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway MountainDog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain
Best Price: $12.30
I don't own an Akita, but this book caught my eye because it was a different kind of story. The...

Scar TissueScar Tissue
Best Price: $22.84
I have never been more intrigued by a story in my life. Anthony Kiedis continually strived to...
Simone de Beauvoir (World of Philosophy)Simone de Beauvoir (World of Philosophy)
Best Price: $11.34
Simone de Beauvoir stands as a towering figure in the twentieth century?s flowering of thought...
King of the Mild FrontierKing of the Mild Frontier
Best Price: $17.85
King Of The Mild Frontier recalls the immature and near idiotic behaviors of a youthful Mr....
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His GreatnessLincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
Best Price: $23.35
I can truthfully say that this is the first book I have ever read about A. Lincoln. I loved it!...
MacArthur: The Great Generals Series (Great Generals)MacArthur: The Great Generals Series (Great Generals)
Best Price: $11.70
Riddled with typos, this is nevertheless a model of short biography, by far the best of the four...

Fresh Air: Best of Stage and ScreenFresh Air: Best of Stage and Screen
Best Price: $8.85
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and...
Ruth Bell Graham: Celebrating an Extraordinary LifeRuth Bell Graham: Celebrating an Extraordinary Life
Best Price: $6.00
This three-CD audio tells of the "pilgrim journey" of the wife of Billy Graham....
Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de GaulleHeroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
Best Price: $11.82
Paul Johnson is a gifted writer. He writes with wit, elegance and clarity. He has the ability...
Green Hills of AfricaGreen Hills of Africa
Best Price: $16.28
some highlights: the swahili word "m'uzuri" meaning good or well reminds hemingway of...
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment KitchenJulie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Best Price: $6.94
Like many of the other reviewers here, I was intrigued by the premise of this book, but the...

Davy Crockett: My Own StoryDavy Crockett: My Own Story
Best Price: $13.59
WHETHER THIS IS, AS IT CLAIMS TO BE, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY FRONTIERSMAN OR NOT (IT...
American Hostage: A Memoir of a Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq and the Remarkable Battle to Win His ReleaseAmerican Hostage: A Memoir of a Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq and the Remarkable Battle to Win His Release
Best Price: $1.95
His story is well told. I found myself thinking about all the small things that many of us...
April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.s Death and How It Changed AmericaApril 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.s Death and How It Changed America
Best Price: $11.83
This book is informative yet unfocused. As a reader I was looking forward to learning about the...
Confessions of a Video VixenConfessions of a Video Vixen
Best Price: $8.00
I lived the same life in my early twenties, but instead of rappers, my life revolved around rock...
The Hiding Place (Radio Theatre)The Hiding Place (Radio Theatre)
Best Price: $8.92
Enter into The Hiding Place to relive Corrie ten Boom's heart-pounding account as a leader in...

Not the Girl Next Door: Joan Crawford, a Personal BiographyNot the Girl Next Door: Joan Crawford, a Personal Biography
Best Price: $16.95
I like to read biographies. But this one did not give me a picture of what the real Crawford was...
The Man on Mao's Right: From Harvard Yard to Tiananmen Square, My Life Inside China's Foreign MinistryThe Man on Mao's Right: From Harvard Yard to Tiananmen Square, My Life Inside China's Foreign Ministry
Best Price: $30.39
Couldn't put this book down, it was such a riveting, dramatic personal story. By the end I felt...
Six Wives CD: The Queens of Henry VIIISix Wives CD: The Queens of Henry VIII
Best Price: $5.68
David Starkey's "Six Wives" is very engaging and easy to read, despite the...
Personal HistoryPersonal History
Absolutely perfect biography. Graham's book is frank in ways few would care to be. Her...
On Writing: A Memoir Of The CraftOn Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft
Mr. King's story of his development into a noted and successful writer and his description of...

Deal Makers, Brokers, and Bankers (Secrets of the Great Investors)Deal Makers, Brokers, and Bankers (Secrets of the Great Investors)
Best Price: $15.02
The institutions and big players of Wall Street shape your financial world in a profound way;...
Spook: Science Tackles the AfterlifeSpook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
Best Price: $19.03
I had high expectations for this book. But it ended up reminding me of Christine Wicker's...
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of ChinaWild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Best Price: $129.95
I've had this book on my shelf since published in 1991 and decided this week to read it. I am...
There Are No Shortcuts: Changing the World One Kid at a TimeThere Are No Shortcuts: Changing the World One Kid at a Time
Best Price: $16.95
As a teacher, I highly reccomend Rafe's first book. His life story is truly inspiring and...
Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia EmpireTakedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire
Best Price: $17.82
I just finished reading this book, and i could not put it down! This is one amazing book, i...

One LOne L
Best Price: $21.21
I hear references to this book all the time in the halls of my law school and on fellow...
FAREWELL TO ARMSFAREWELL TO ARMS
Best Price: $13.77
A master description of the lost generation. The Nobel Prize on Literature, Hemingway, was the...
   
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