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American Reader #20: The Winged Seed: A Remembrance by Li-young Lee Publisher Comments "It has true spiritual importance for contemporary American literature."Edward Hirsch Upon its initial publication, acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee's memoir The Winged Seed: A Remembrance (1995), received an American Book Award from the Before... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker's Guide to World Tour Domination by Zakk Wylde Publisher Comments As a twenty-five-year veteran of the Ozzy Osbourne band and Black Label Society, golden god Zakk Wylde has managed to stay alive against all odds. Now Wylde and his brother-in-Metal Eric Hendrikx take you on a Crusade of World Tour Domination, sharing... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Way of the Fight by Georges St. Pierre Publisher Comments Theres more to winning battles than fists and feet For world-renowned professional fighter Georges St-Pierre, the greatest asset is not physical strength or athleticism—its a sense of purpose. From his beginnings as a small, mercilessly bullied... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala Publisher Comments A profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of grief — of learning to live with grief — that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Not Young, Still Restless: A Memoir by Jeanne Cooper Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling memoir from one of daytime television's most beloved actresses Three or four days a week, Jeanne Cooper drives from her Hollywood Hills home to the job she's held for more than three decades: bringing life to the character... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt (Jewish Lives) by Saul Friedleander Publisher Comments Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existence—in his many letters, in his extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Heart of a Tiger: Growing Up with My Grandfather, Ty Cobb by Herschel Cobb Publisher Comments Herschel Cobbs moving account of his relationship with his legendary grandfather reveals a side of Ty Cobb that few people ever saw, that of loving nurturer. A baseball icon and arguably the best player who ever lived, Ty Cobbs infamously cold... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Prospero's Son: Life, Books, Love, and Theater by Seth Lerer Publisher Comments “This book is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciousnesses and almost two epochs.” Thats how Edmund Gosse opened Father and Son, the classic 1907 book about his relationship with his father. Seth Lerers Prosperos Son... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Have Mother, Will Travel: A Mother and Daughter Discover Themselves, Each Other, and the World (P.S.) by Claire Fontaine Publisher Comments Their bestselling memoir, Come Back, inspired readers with the story of Mia Fontaine's harrowing drug addiction and her mother, Claire's, desperate and ultimately successful attempts to save her. Now, a decade later, as Mia finds that adult life isn't... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders by Jennifer Finney Boylan Publisher Comments New York Times bestseller and acclaimed author Jennifer Finney Boylan returns with a remarkable memoir about gender and parenting, including incredible interviews discussing gender, how families are shaped, and the difficulties and wonders of being human.... (read more) Your price: $24.00 New - Hardcover
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Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again After Being Blinded by a Bear by Dan Bigley Publisher Comments The unbelievable true story of a man who narrowly survived one of the most brutal grizzly bear attacks, and the love that separated his blindness from the dark .... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Hardcover
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Smoky Joe Wood: The Biography of a Baseball Legend by Gerald C. Wood Publisher Comments Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons, Howard Ellsworth “Smoky Joe” Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball history—a man many consider the best baseball player who is not in the Hall of Fame. About... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul Publisher Comments Caroline Paul was recovering from a bad accident and thought things couldn't get worse. But then her beloved cat Tibia disappeared. She and her partner, illustrator Wendy MacNaughton, mourned his loss. Yet weeks later, Tibia waltzed back into their lives.... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Hardcover
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I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales from a Happy Life Without Kids by Jen Kirkman Publisher Comments "You'll Change Your Mind." Thats what everyone says to Jen Kirkman— and countless women like her—when she confesses she doesnt plan to have children. But you know what? Its hard enough to be an adult. You have to dress yourself and... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Hardcover
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Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel Publisher Comments From the best-selling author of Fun Home, Time magazine's No. 1 Book of the Year, a brilliantly told graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel becoming the artist her mother wanted to be. Alison Bechdel's Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Map of My Dead Pilots: The Dangerous Game of Flying in Alaska by Colleen Mondor Publisher Comments The Map of My Dead Pilots is about flying, pilots, and Alaska, the beautiful and deadly Last Frontier. Author Colleen Mondor spent four years running dispatch operations for a Fairbanks-based commuter and charter airline, and she knows all too... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Girl with No Name: The Incredible True Story of a Child Raised by Monkeys by Marina Chapman Publisher Comments In 1954, in a remote mountain village in South America, a little girl was abducted. She was four years old. Marina Chapman was stolen from her housing estate and then abandoned deep in the Colombian jungle. That she survived is a miracle. Two days later,... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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Standing by: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War by Alison Buckholtz Publisher Comments More than two million U.S. service members have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan in the last decade. More and more of these veterans are writing about their wartime experience, but few military spouses have shared the truth about what it... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Topgun on Wall Street: Why the United States Military Should Run Corporate America by Jeffery Lay Publisher Comments TOPGUN on Wall Street chronicles one man’s extraordinary journey from the cornfields of Ohio, to the cockpit of an F-14, to the boardrooms on Wall Street. Lieutenant Commander Jeffery Lay and #1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick Robinson... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Progress in Chess #32: Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura: An American Chess Career in the Footsteps of Bobby Fischer by Karsten Muller Publisher Comments The first book to focus on United States Chess Champion Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura's fascinating journey to the top of world chess is documented in this look at his life and career. Hikaru was not a typical child prodigy, and at his first... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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