Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs

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Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blin...

Michael Hingson

A blind man and his guide dog show the power of trust and courage in the midst of devastating terror.It was 12:30 a.m. on 9/11 and Roselle whimpered at Michael's bedside. A thunderstorm was headed east, and she could sense the dista...

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Published: Aug 2011

An Italian Affair

Laura Fraser

When this memoirist's husband left her after a year of marriage, she retreated into the splendor of Southern Italy to recover. Knowing that there's nothing like a fling with Parisian art historian to cheer one up, she slowly came back...

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Published: May 2002

The Discomfort Zone: A Personal Histo...

Jonathan Franzen

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year The Discomfort Zone is Jonathan Franzen’s tale of growing up, squirming in his own über-sensitive skin, from a “small and fundamentally ridiculous person,” into an adult wi...

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Published: Aug 2007

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Conf...

Dublanica Aka the Waiter Steve

According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view...

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Published: Aug 2009

About My Sisters

Debra Ginsberg

The author of Waiting and Raising Blaze explores the connection she shares with her three sisters, recounting how their parents' frequent moves resulted in a deep bond between the four siblings that continues into their adult lives. R...

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Published: Mar 2005

High Achiever: The Incredible True St...

Tiffany Jenkins

An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics—a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising humor that puts a human face on the opioid crisis. "Raw, brutal, and shocking. Move over, Orange I...

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Published: Jun 2019

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fa...

Wes Moore

Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of t...

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Published: Apr 2010

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fa...

Wes Moore

Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of t...

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Published: Dec 2010

Rage Against the Meshugenah: Why it T...

Danny Evans

In his early thirties, Danny Evans had a smokin' hot wife, a new baby boy, and the highest paying job he'd ever had. Then, in the span of one week, a sudden layoff and the events of 9/11 plunged Evans into a crushing depression. At tu...

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Published: Aug 2009

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About H...

Jenny Lawson

In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrib...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2015

A Fine Romance

Candice Bergen

In the follow-up to Knock Wood—her bestselling "engaging, intelligent, and wittily self-deprecating autobiography" (The New York Times)—Candice Bergen shares the big events: her marriage to a famous French director, the ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2015

Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoi...

Gail Caldwell

"It's an old, old story: I had a friend and we shared everything, and then she died and so we shared that, too." So begins this gorgeous memoir by Pulitzer Prize winner Gail Caldwell, a testament to the power of friendship,...

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Published: Aug 2011

Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insom...

Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr has received many awards -- from the New York Public Library, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Library Association. Then came the Rome Prize, one of the most prestigious awards from the American Acad...

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Published: Sep 2015

Half a Life: A Memoir

Darin Strauss

Half my life ago, I killed a girl. In this powerful, unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Darin Strauss recounts a tragedy and its aftermath. In his last month of high school, just after turning eighteen, Strauss is behind the whe...

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Published: May 2011

Lust & Wonder: A Memoir

Augusten Burroughs

From the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an intimate look at the driving forces in one man’s life.With Augusten's unique and singular observations and his own unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the h...

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Published: Mar 2017

Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty

Diane Keaton

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself—no matter what anyone else ...

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Published: Apr 2014

Rich Brother, Rich Sister: Two Remark...

Robert Kiyosaki

Two lives. Together, then apart, then together again, as a brother and sister discover the riches of life. Rich Brother, Rich Sister combines the inspirational true life stories of Robert Kiyosaki and his sister Emi into one book that...

Unabridged MP3-CD
Published: Jan 2009

The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Li...

John Le Carre

"Recounted with the storytelling elan of a master raconteur — by turns dramatic and funny, charming, tart and melancholy." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesThe New York Times bestselling memoir from John le Carre, the...

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Published: Sep 2017

Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a Tr...

Chuck Klosterman

For 6,557 miles, Chuck Klosterman thought about dying. He drove a rental car from New York to Rhode Island to Georgia to Mississippi to Iowa to Minneapolis to Fargo to Seattle, and he chased death and rock 'n' roll all the way. Within...

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2005

Her Last Death: A Memoir

Susanna Sonnenberg

Her Last Death begins as the phone rings early one morning in the Montana house where Susanna Sonnenberg lives with her husband and two young sons. Her aunt is calling to tell Susanna her mother is in a coma after a car accident. She ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jan 2008

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A ...

Rhonda Janzen

A hilarious and moving memoir in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron about a woman who returns home to her Mennonite family after a personal crisis.The same week her husband of 15 years ditches her for a guy he met on Gay.com, a...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2009

What I Talk About When I Talk About R...

Haruki Murakami

From the bestselling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle comes an intimate look at writing, running, and the incredible way they intersect.Equal parts travelogue and literary reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers Haruki Murakami...

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Published: Aug 2009

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and ...

Adrienne Brodeur

"Exquisite and harrowing."--New York Times Book Review "This electrifying, gorgeously written memoir will hold you captive until the last word." --People NAMED A BEST FALL BOOK BYPeople * Refinery29 * Entertain...

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Published: Jun 2020

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • Hailed by Toni Morrison as "required reading," a bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history by "the single best writer ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2015

Ronnie And Nancy: Their Path to the W...

Bob Colacello

A portrait based on the author's access to the Reagan family shares information about the marriage between Ronald and Nancy, Ronald Reagan's modest childhood in Illinois, and Nancy Reagan's carefully cultivated social connections.

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2004

Cider with Rosie (Nonpareil Book)

Laurie Lee

One of eight children, Laurie Lee was born in 1914, in Slad, Gloucestershire, then a remote corner of England. As his father was absent, the large family five children from his father's first marriage and three from his second one was...

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Published: Apr 2008

Out of Egypt: A Memoir

Andre Aciman

This richly colored memoir chronicles the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, Andre Aciman introduces us ...

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Published: Jan 2007

Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at t...

Izabella St James

What happens in the Mansion, doesn't stay in the Mansion! How did I get here? I was raised a nice Catholic girl in Ontario, Canada. I am an only child whose parents lavished their attention and resources on me. I have a Bachelor of Ar...

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Published: Jul 2009

Lessons in Becoming Myself

Ellen Burstyn

An inspirational account by the Academy Award- and Tony Award-winning actress discusses her complicated relationship with her mother, film and Broadway roles, and her ongoing search for personal and professional authenticity. Simultan...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2006

Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forge...

Alexandra Fuller

A story of survival and war, love and madness, loyalty and forgiveness, Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness is an intimate exploration of Fuller's parents and of the price of being possessed by Africa's uncompromising, ferti...

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Published: Jun 2012
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