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From the quietly profound to the wildly extraordinary, these personal journeys offer insight, inspiration, and a front-row seat to the human experience.
“[A] fascinating window on Afghan life under the Taliban . . . a celebration of women . . . who support . . . loved ones with tenacity, inventiveness and sheer guts.” —PeopleThe life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city...
This classic memoir is “an absorbing tale” of life in Appalachian Kentucky during the Great Depression (The Washington Post).G.C. “Red” Jones’s classic memoir of growing up in rural eastern Kentucky during the Depression is a story of courage, persistence, and...
A New York Times Bestseller“Brooks tracks the geography of grief with patience and grace as she comes to terms with the ongoing nature of outliving the ones you love most. ... Her memoir is certainly a testament to her own unique loss, but it’s moreover a lifeline to...
Pioneer heart surgeons and bitter rivals: The “thoroughly engrossing” true story of doctors Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley (The New York Times Book Review). By 1970, the Texas Medical Center in Houston was the leading heart institute in the world, home to the...
“A powerful tale of the triumph of love under extremely difficult conditions,” tells the story of a married couple who were part of the Jewish Resistance (Publishers Weekly).At his father’s funeral, one of the mourners told Michael Bart that the gravestone should...
The revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President as the first woman and person of color—a work of immense historical importance that both captures and transcends its times, newly reissued to...
The true story behind the iconic fictional detective is “a fascinating chapter in the history of publishing” (The Seattle Times).  An Edgar Award Winner for Best Biography and a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year  The plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her...
“A lush Narnia tale for grownups”: The first comprehensive biography of the rebel thinker who married C. S. Lewis (Megan Marshall, Pulitzer Prize winner).  If Joy Davidman is known at all, it’s as the wife of C. S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia. On her...
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of The Prince of Providence, a revelatory biography of greatest heavyweight champion of all time. Named a Best Book of the Year by The Boston Globe and Library Journal A Wall Street Journal 2018 “Reader Favorite”...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her “vulnerable, tender, and infinitely inspirational” (Oprah Daily) memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. “A billowingly triumphant...