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Biography & Autobiography - Women
Pancho Barnes was a force of nature, a woman who lived a big,
messy, colorful, unconventional life. She ran through three
fortunes, four husbands, and countless lovers. She outflew Amelia
Earhart, outsmarted Howard Hughes, outdrank the Mexican Army, and
out- maneuvered the U.
A memoir by the celebrated singer-songwriter and social activist
Ani DiFranco
In her new memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, Ani DiFranco recounts her early life from a place of hard-won wisdom, combining personal expression, the power of music, feminism, political activism, storytelling, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and much more into an inspiring whole.
In her new memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, Ani DiFranco recounts her early life from a place of hard-won wisdom, combining personal expression, the power of music, feminism, political activism, storytelling, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and much more into an inspiring whole.
The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed
the course of the Second World War
In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission. "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.
In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission. "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.
The powerful story of a young poet who becomes an activist
through a trial by fire
What You Have Heard is True is a devastating, lyrical, and visionary memoir about a young woman's brave choice to engage with horror in order to help others.
What You Have Heard is True is a devastating, lyrical, and visionary memoir about a young woman's brave choice to engage with horror in order to help others.
The intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of Sandra
Day O’Connor, America’s first female Supreme Court
justice, drawing on exclusive interviews and first-time access to
Justice O’Connor’s archives—by the New York
Times bestselling author Evan Thomas.
Abby Maslin shares an inspiring story of resilience and
commitment in a deeply affecting new memoir. After her husband
suffered a traumatic brain injury, the couple worked together as he
recovered—and they learned to love again.
When Abby Maslin's husband, TC, didn't make it home on August 18, 2012, she knew something was terribly wrong.
When Abby Maslin's husband, TC, didn't make it home on August 18, 2012, she knew something was terribly wrong.
Bestselling and beloved author Frances Mayes discovers the
hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative that
crisscrosses each region, with inventive new recipes celebrating
Italian cuisine
The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco.
The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco.
The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the
woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during
World War II, from the bestselling author of Citizens of
London and Last Hope Island
In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of a vast intelligence organization—the only woman to serve as a chef de résistance during the war.
In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege and known for her beauty and glamour, became the leader of a vast intelligence organization—the only woman to serve as a chef de résistance during the war.
Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human
search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of
several historical figures across four centuries—beginning
with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of
planetary motion, and ending with the marine biologist and author
Rachel Carson, who catalyzed the environmental movement.
With the same brilliant combination of humor and warmth she brought
to bestseller Bird by Bird, Anne
Lamott gives us a smart, funny, and comforting chronicle of single
motherhood.
It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby.
It’s not like she’s the only woman to ever have a baby.
The child's diary that awakened the conscience of the
world
When Zlata’s Diary was first published at the height of the Bosnian conflict, it became an international bestseller and was compared to The Diary of Anne Frank, both for the freshness of its voice and the grimness of the world it describes.
When Zlata’s Diary was first published at the height of the Bosnian conflict, it became an international bestseller and was compared to The Diary of Anne Frank, both for the freshness of its voice and the grimness of the world it describes.
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First
Lady of the United States
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.
