Tracy Kidder (MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS) has a gift for crafting exhilarating narrative nonfiction, and he has found perhaps his...
The first volume of Edmund Morris's biography of Theodore Roosevelt covers his life up to 1901, when he assumed the presidency...
A no-holds-barred account of extreme bike racing documents the author's experiences within its highly competitive arenas...
One of NBC's most famous anchormen celebrates the greatest generation in history--Americans born in the 1920s who came of age...
In a landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly...
Martyrs Mirror is a record of the path of the early martyrs. The price of their own life, limbs, and blood was a gift they gladly...
One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was...
Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of being Anne Sexton) gave him away to be...
Part memoir, part mystery, Find Me is a compelling and utterly original t...
In this memoir, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board recalls his long life and career, telling how he got to his...
Provides the true story of the actions that led to the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima by the American Marines in February 1945...
This companion to the HBO+ miniseries focuses on the real-life stories of five U.S. armed servicemen who fought the key battles...
Joseph Campbell, the worlds foremost authority on mythology, and Bill Moyers, one of most distinguished journalists, offer a...
Jung's autobiography is considered by many to be the most interesting of all his works. In telling his life story, Jung writes of...
A partial inspiration for the movie Julie & Julia, the memoir begun just months before Child's death describes the legendary food...
A prominent Christian journalist recounts how his career with the Los Angeles Times forced him to confront doubts about his faith...
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of...
Take one very large guy. Add booze, cigarettes, and an extreme amount of junk food. Mix in a wry, self-effacing wit. Throw in a...
An analysis of the political career of Thomas Jefferson considers his role as the originator of many founding principles of...
The author of Bel Canto, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Orange Prize, and long-running New York Times best seller, turns to...
Since the release of his best seller, It's Not About the Bike, Lance Armstrong has enjoyed a new series of thrilling rides, from...