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Corbett Mack: The Life of a Northern Paiute: The Life of a Northern Paiute by Michael Hittman Publisher Comments Corbett Mack (1892–1974), was a Northern Paiute of mixed ancestry, caught between Native American and white worlds. A generation before, his tribe had brought forth the prophet Wovoka, whose Ghost Dance swept the Indian world in the 1890s. Mack... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Trade Paper
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Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop: More Misadventures in Triathlon by Andy Holgate Publisher Comments Continuing Andy's inspirational journey from where Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run left off, a chronicle of his attempt to complete two Ironman triathlons six weeks apart A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run make... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Going Native by Tom Harmer Publisher Comments In a spiritual autobiography shaped by years of living with a band of Salish Indian people after the Vietnam War, Tom Harmer shares his hard-won knowledge of their world and the nature spirits that govern it. Leaving behind college, military service, and... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Trade Paper
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Wild Tales: A Rock and Roll Life by Graham Nash Publisher Comments From Graham Nash — the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies — comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan. Graham Nash's... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill Publisher Comments Jenna Miscavige Hill was raised to obey. As the niece of the Church of Scientology's leader David Miscavige, she grew up at the center of this highly controversial and powerful organization. But at twenty-one Jenna made a daring break from Scientology... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife? by David Harris-gershon Synopsis David Harris-Gershon and his wife, Jamie, moved to Jerusalem full of hope. Then, in the midst of a historic cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians, a bomb shrieked through Hebrew Universitys cafeteria. Jamie was hurled across the room, her body... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Biting Through the Skin: An Indian Kitchen in America's Heartland by Nina Mukerjee Furstenau Synopsis At once a traveler’s tale, a memoir, and a mouthwatering cookbook, Biting through the Skin offers a first-generation immigrant’s perspective on growing up in America’s heartland. Author Nina Mukerjee Furstenau’s parents brought... (read more) Your price: $19.00 New - Trade Paper
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William F. Winter and the New Mississippi: A Biography (Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography) by Charles C. Bolton, Aw Publisher Comments For more than six decades, William F. Winter (b. 1923) has been one of the most recognizable public figures in Mississippi. His political career spanned the 1940s through the early 1980s, from his initial foray into Mississippi politics as James Eastland'... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Friendkeeping: A Field Guide to the People You Love, Hate, and Can't Live Without by Julie Klam Publisher Comments From New York Times bestselling memoirist Julie Klam, a funny and affecting look at friendship in an age of isolation. Facebook says you have hundreds of friends. So why can you name only two? Friendship today is more confusing than ever, and yet having... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page by Brad Tolinski Publisher Comments This “oral autobiography” of Jimmy Page, the intensely private mastermind behind Led Zeppelin—one of the most enduring bands in rock history—is the most complete and revelatory portrait of the legendary guitarist ever published. ... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Rihanna: The Unauthorized Biography by Danny White Publisher Comments Going behind the gossip columns, the true story of a singer who has worked hard, reinventing herself along the way, to become a household name and one of the biggest artists on the planet Rihanna has sold more than 25 million albums and won numerous... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss by Nick Coleman Synopsis For thirty years Nick Coleman immersed himself in music, from rocknroll to pro rock,” jazz to classical, until one morning as he sat up in bed, his right ear went stone deaf. His left earas though to compensatestarted to make... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Only in Chicago: How the Rod Blagojevich Scandal Engulfed Illinois and Enthralled the Nation by Natasha Korecki Synopsis The city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and the nation at large were captivated by the arrest, trial, and general public embarrassment of Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Shortly after Blagojevich's arrest in December 2008, award-winning Chicago... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Rolling Stones: Fifty Years by Christopher Sandford Publisher Comments The definitive story of the most controversial and longest-surviving band in music history In order to accurately chronicle the human drama at the center of the Rolling Stones story, the author of this book has carried out interviews... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother's Dementia. with Refreshments by Alex Witchel Publisher Comments A daughterand#8217;s longing love letter to aand#160;mother who has slipped beyond reach Just past seventy, Alex Witcheland#8217;s smart, adoring,and#160;ultracapable mother began to exhibit undeniableand#160;signs of dementia. Her smart, adoring... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa Francis Publisher Comments The Glass Castle meets The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in this dazzlingly honest and provocative family memoir by former child actress and current Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis. When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Autobiography of Mark Twain: Deluxe Modern Classic by Charles Neider Publisher Comments "Mark Twain's autobiography is a classic of American letters, to be ranked with the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Adams. . . . It has the marks of greatness in it—style, scope, imagination, laughter, tragedy."&... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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City Lights/Streets Ahead: A Street Life/Life After City Lights by Keith Waterhouse Publisher Comments To coincide with the release of Keith Waterhouse’s previously unpublished autobiography, How to Live to Be 22, the British Library brings together in a single volume two collections of memoirs by Waterhouse, City Lights and Streets Ahead. ... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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George Wingfield: Owner and Operator of Nevada (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History & Humanities) by C. Elizabeth Raymond Publisher Comments Banker, hotel owner, and political powerhouse George Wingfield (1876-1959) was one of the most significant figures in Nevada’s history. He was the prime force behind the start-up of its tourism and gambling industries. Raymond’s biography... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Weeds: A Farm Daughter's Lament (American Lives) by Evelyn I. Funda Publisher Comments In Thomas Jeffersons day, 90 percent of the population worked on family farms. Today, in a world dominated by agribusiness, less than 1 percent of Americans claim farm-related occupations. What was lost along the way is something that Evelyn I. Funda... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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