Biographies & Memoirs Books


Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Best Price: $7.00
This book's setting is eerily similar to the current state of affairs going on in with the 2008...
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas JeffersonTwilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
Best Price: $14.94
Alan Pell Crawford brings an elegant writing style, a compelling narrative and insightful...
The Liars' Club: A MemoirThe Liars' Club: A Memoir
Best Price: $6.69
Mary Karr's memoir winds all over the place, beautiful prose, but it's everywhere at once. I...
Arnold: The Education of a BodybuilderArnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
Best Price: $7.91
Full of information on mental & physical training. Things even I would never have thought...
The Story of the Trapp Family SingersThe Story of the Trapp Family Singers
Best Price: $7.89
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers is a true story. It tells of their struggles in Nazi...


Here I Stand: A Life of Martin LutherHere I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
Best Price: $5.00
This book was a great research source and a pretty easy read. I recommend this to anyone...
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night RunnerUltramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
Best Price: $2.65
Dean does a great job of telling his story and inspiring others to live. After reading the book,...
Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It BackCrazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back
Best Price: $12.50
I became an evangelical Christian in 1984, and one of the first heavy-hitter apologetic authors...
Gringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in MexicoGringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico
Best Price: $4.99
This book was a joy to read from the opening sentence to the last word. The author described...
Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of LockheedSkunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
Best Price: $6.85
If you like information on this subject (jets, stealth, SR71)then this book is for you. I...


All But My Life: A MemoirAll But My Life: A Memoir
Best Price: $5.00
This book was gripping and I could not put it down until I finished it. It's so hard to believe...
Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and AmericaCan't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain, and America
Best Price: $13.50
Although I am not a huge Beatles fan, I found this book rather interesting in the detail that...
For Love of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton: The White House YearsFor Love of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton: The White House Years
Best Price: $15.91
In the past few months, I have been reading a lot about the Clintons. I wanted to know more...
A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of EmancipationA Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation
Best Price: $12.50
Recently two new important African-American slave narratives have come to light, published here...
EmbroideriesEmbroideries
Best Price: $5.85
my purchase of this book was but an afterthought. i only wanted to avail of the free shipping...

The Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created CaliforniaThe Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created California
Best Price: $14.03
A compelling and concise history of the California railroad. One realizes that Private capital...
Man's Search For MeaningMan's Search For Meaning
Best Price: $2.76
Frankl wrote a brilliant book. The way of his writing is very clear and to the point. There...
The Diana ChroniclesThe Diana Chronicles
Best Price: $5.25
This is a well written and compulsively readable book, which captures the essence of Diana...
Assassination VacationAssassination Vacation
Best Price: $3.22
I really enjoyed the first half of this book. It focused on Abraham Lincoln and took the author...
Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So FarMosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far
Best Price: $12.95
Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far I found this book very touching and moving. I admire Amy...

A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the SixtiesA Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties
Best Price: $15.61
A Freewheelin’ Time is Suze Rotolo’s firsthand, eyewitness,...
All over but the Shoutin'All over but the Shoutin'
Best Price: $2.45
I read this book after loving AVA'S MAN. I was less enthralled with ALL OVER, which was written...
Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual WorkplaceMaverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace
Best Price: $4.00
I have been strugling about how to have an organization or a corporation that are at the same...
Plan B: Further Thoughts on FaithPlan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
Best Price: $5.90
I love Anne Lamott and this book is no exception. As always, she writes with honesty and humor...
They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from SudanThey Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
Best Price: $7.89
When I picked it up I didnt know it was written written by the boys themselves. This made it...

Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the WorldTales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
Best Price: $7.97
"Rita introduces the normal housewife and career woman to the nomadic lifestyle. Her...
Girl, InterruptedGirl, Interrupted
Best Price: $1.49
This memoir, I must admit is quite a boring read. I watched the movie first, which some say is a...
The Quest for ShakespeareThe Quest for Shakespeare
Best Price: $13.57
Highly regarded and best-selling literary writer and teacher, Joseph Pearce presents a...
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of LifeThe Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Best Price: $23.10
Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world,...
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical WaiterWaiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
Best Price: $16.47

A Tale of Love and DarknessA Tale of Love and Darkness
Best Price: $4.16
This is a beautiful and moving memoir from a sensitive and humanistic writer of great skill and...
Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In PolygamyDaughter of the Saints: Growing Up In Polygamy
Best Price: $8.90
This is the second book I have read about polygamy. This is completely foreign to my Protestant...
I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A MemoirI'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir
Best Price: $11.97
"How can you be loved if you can never be known?" asks the author, and there's the...
Amazing Gracie: A Dog's TaleAmazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale
Best Price: $6.23
This is an extremely well written true story of a man needing some new direction in his life and...
Myself and Other More Important MattersMyself and Other More Important Matters
Best Price: $12.49
One of the world's most influential living management thinkers, Charles Handy has...

A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Great Discoveries)A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Great Discoveries)
Best Price: $7.17
There are probably only a handful of scientists the average educated person could name, among...
Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on TerrorNow They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror
Best Price: $5.99
This book is an education for everyone about the situation in the Middle East. It's a sobering...
Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken AutobiographyFidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography
Best Price: $20.00
This is the same man who after gaining power outlawed the possession of HIS OWN BOOK "La...
No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest PeaksNo Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Best Price: $7.88
Excellent. Well written and takes you to the summit of some of the world's nost inhospitable places.
The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing WorldThe Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World
Best Price: $14.51
It was a very captivating story and right up my alley so to speak. I also really could connect...

Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle GangUnder and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
Best Price: $7.15
Could'nt put this book down. It does'nt matter who's side you're on with this book because the...
Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian FaithSundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith
Best Price: $16.47
This was a book I had to keep reminding myself to slow down and savor - it's so engaging and so...
Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and BackCome Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back
Best Price: $3.24
A very emotional book about a mother daughter relationship. Its shocking and beautiful. You'll...
Write it When I'm GoneWrite it When I'm Gone
Best Price: $7.03
For those of us that had lived through this series of events this book does nothing to render it...
Things I Overheard While Talking to MyselfThings I Overheard While Talking to Myself
Best Price: $7.08
Alda's down to earth brief sketch of his life and career was very enjoyable reading. After...

Survivors: True Stories of Children in the HolocaustSurvivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust
Best Price: $2.08
an excellent collection of true stories of children of the holocaust. each story captivates your...
Celebrity Detox: (The Fame Game)Celebrity Detox: (The Fame Game)
Best Price: $2.32
As someone who reads far too many celeb memoirs, I am a pretty easy sell. I've been known to...
The Cube: Keep the SecretThe Cube: Keep the Secret
Best Price: $8.44
This is an incredible short trip into knowing yourself and looking at your own personality from...
Black Elk SpeaksBlack Elk Speaks
Best Price: $7.44
This book is very different from many others that I have read about Native Americans. It feels...
Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever LivedModoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Best Price: $4.91
This is truly one of the best books I have ever read. Someone gave me this book as a gift and I...

Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an EmpireIndian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire
Best Price: $17.00
i found this book very interesting in providing readers with the insights of the transfer of...
Teacher Man: A MemoirTeacher Man: A Memoir
Best Price: $3.25
I only picked up this book one day when I was bored at work and a co-worker lent it to me. After...
A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph BonannoA Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno
Best Price: $3.98
Who you lookin' at? That's as Italian De Niro can get. Expect the same kind of flavour when...
Napoleon: The Path to PowerNapoleon: The Path to Power
Best Price: $21.72
Dwyer presents a detailed examination of the early years of Napolean, from his childhood...
An American Journey: My Life on the Field, in the Air, and on the AirAn American Journey: My Life on the Field, in the Air, and on the Air
Best Price: $10.50
The second baseman on some of the greatest teams in baseball history and a six-time World Series...

The Essential Barack Obama: The Grammy Award-Winning RecordingsThe Essential Barack Obama: The Grammy Award-Winning Recordings
Best Price: $24.54
There is a reason that Barack Obama is supported so strongly by very educated people - this...
    
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