Big in China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues, and Becoming a Star in Beijing
Alan Paul
B PAUL
When the author’s wife was offered the job as the Wall Street Journal’s China bureau chief, he saw it as an amazing opportunity to shake up their staid suburban life.
Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards
Josh Wilker
B WILKER
A baseball-haunted memoir that moves through the author’s coming-of-age through a collection of portraits of Topps baseball cards from 1974-1981.
The Churchills: In Love and War
Mary S. Lovell
B CHURCHILL
The extraordinary lives of the famous family, beginning with the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), is recounted by a noted biographer.
Come to the Edge: A Memoir
Christina Haag
B HAAG
An account of the author’s life and relationship with the late John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Does the Noise in My Head Bother You: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir
Steven Tyler
B TYLER
An old rocker remembers the good old days of “wretched excess in dandified duds.”
Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi
Dean Faulkner Wells
B FAULKNER
An evocative portrait of the Faulkners of Mississippi and the family’s famous member, William Faulkner.
A Short Autobiography
F. Scott Fitzgerald
James L.W. West III, ed.
B FITZGERALD
The personal essays of the famous author are an intriguing look into his life and times.
Familyhood
Paul Reiser
B REISER
Following his two books, Couplehood and Babyhood, the author humorously shares his view from further down the road in life.
Finding Sarah: A Duchess’s Journey to Find Herself
Sarah Ferguson
B FERGUSON
The personal memoir of Sarah’s journey to “find herself” when her life became off course.
From This Moment On
Shania Twain
B TWAIN
The tumultuous life story of the well-known performer.
Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant
Jennifer Grant
B GRANT
The only child of the elegant, sophisticated actor reveals him as a loving father.
The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, The Making of a Navy Seal
Eric Greitens
B GREITENS
The author relates the story of life, his humanitarian work, and his grueling training as a Navy Seal. The heart of his story is the paradox that sometimes you have to be strong to do good, but you also have to do good to be strong.
In Spite of Everything: A Memoir
Susan Gregory Thomas
B THOMAS
A brilliantly told account of a mother’s fight to protect her children’s world and make sense of her troubled past.
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Manning Marable
B X MALCOLM
The story of one of the most complex, multifaceted and controversial figures in the history of civil rights.
A Man from Another Land: How Finding My Roots Changed My Life
Isaiah Washington
B WASHINGTON
The actor shares his adventure as he searches for both his
American and African identity.
Modigliani: A Life
Meryle Secrest
B MODIGLIANI
Considered to be the quintessential bohemian artist, Modigliani’s legend is almost as infamous as Van Gogh’s.
My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business
Dick Van Dyke
B VAN DYKE
One of the greats of the golden age of television presents his own heartwarming story.
My Year with Eleanor: A Memoir
Noelle Hancock
B HANCOCK
After losing her job, the author was crippled by anxiety, until she was inspired by a quote on a coffee shop chalkboard: “Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Paper Garden: An Artist {Begins Her Life’s Work} at 72
Molly Peacock
B DELANY
The wonderful story of Mary Granville Pendarves Delany (1700-1788) who created a new art form: mixed-media collage, and whose art works are now housed in the British Museum.
Reading My Father: A Memoir
Alexandra Styron
B STYRON
The story of a daughter who comes to know her father at last: William Styron, a noted author and a man whose devastating depression darkened the lives of his family.
Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper
Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin
B WASDIN
A behind-the-scenes look into the world of Navy SEALs and Special Forces snipers and the toughest military training in the world.
Season to Taste: How I Lost My Sense of Smell and Found My Way
Molly Birnbaum
B BIRNBAUM
As an aspiring chef, the author was devastated when an accident destroyed her sense of smell. A look at an often overlooked sense.
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother
Janny Scott
B DUNHAM
The life story of an unconventional woman and whom President Obama has credited with “what is best in me.”
Small Memories
José Saramago
B SARAMAGO
The respected Portuguese writer presents a simple, yet affecting look into his boyhood and youth.
Stan Musial: An American Life
George Vecsey
B MUSIAL
A tribute to the great “Stan the Man.”
Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography
Rob Lowe
B LOWE
After spending almost his entire in the public eye, the celebrity actor relates his story.
Through My Eyes
B TEBOW
Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
The firsthand story of the young football quarterback’s rise to fame.
“21”: The Story of Roberto Clemente
Wilfred Santiago
B CLEMENTE
A graphic biographical story of the great and beloved baseball player and humanitarian.
Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love
Matthew Logelin
B LOGELIN
The author describes his heartbreaking loss after the sudden death of his wife and his new life with his baby daughter, Madeline.