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  • A Darker Shade of Blue

    A Police Officer’s Memoir

    by Keith Merith ...
    A transparent first-hand account of a Black officer maneuvering through three terrifying yet rewarding decades of policing, all while seeking reform in law enforcementWhen 16-year-old Keith Merith finds himself pulled over, berated, and degraded by a white police officer, he’s outraged. He’s done nothing wrong. But the officer has the power, and he doesn’t. From that day on, he vows to join a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Man of Two Faces

    A Memoir, A History, A Memorial

    A Man of Two Faces is the first personal memoir from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and public intellectual. Although Nguyen has written personal essays before for major publications, this is the first time he is diving into much of his family’s story in a sustained, public-facing way, from their arrival in the United States in 1975 as refugees from Vietnam, up through Nguyen’s experiences as a ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • A Memoir of My Former Self

    A Life in Writing

    by Hilary Mantel ...
    THE FINAL BOOK FROM ONE OF OUR GREATEST WRITERSIn addition to her celebrated career as a novelist, Hilary Mantel contributed for years to newspapers and journals, unspooling stories from her own life and illuminating the world as she found it. “Ink is a generative fluid,” she explains. “If you don’t mean your words to breed consequences, don’t write at all.” A Memoir of My Former Self collects the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • A Very Private School

    A Memoir

    INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER“A tour de force.” —The Washington PostIn this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend boarding school.A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding sy... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Woman I Know

    Female Spies, Double Identities, and a New Story of the Kennedy Assassination

    The “fascinating” (The New York Times) true story of a filmmaker whose investigation of her film’s subject opened a new window onto the world of Cold War espionage, CIA secrets, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.“A compelling real-life thriller.”—The Telegraph (UK)Independent filmmaker Mary Haverstick thought she’d stumbled onto the project of a lifetime—a biopic of aviation pioneer Jerrie ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Alphabetical Diaries

    by Sheila Heti ...
    A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour.Sheila Heti kept a record of her thoughts over a ten-year period, then arranged the sentences from A to Z. Passionate and reflective, joyful and despairing, these are her alphabetical diaries. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Be Useful

    Seven Tools for Life

    **THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone.**The world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world’s sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Beautiful People

    My Thirteen Truths About Disability

    by Melissa Blake ...
    Well-known disability activist and social media influencer Melissa Blake offers a frank, illuminating memoir and a call to action for disabled people and allies.In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A conservative pundit caught wind of it, mentioning Blake’s work in a YouTube video. What happened next is equal parts a searing view into society, how we ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Becky Lynch: The Man

    Not Your Average Average Girl

    by Rebecca Quin ...
    This compelling and deeply personal memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin—a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch—delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame.By age seven, Rebecca Quin, now known in the ring as Becky Lynch, was already defying what the world expected of her. Raised in Dublin, Ireland in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca constantly ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Behind the Seams

    My Life in Rhinestones

    by Dolly Parton ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories and 450 full-color photographs, including exclusive images from her private costume archiveIn Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Behind the Shoulder Pads

    Tales I Tell My Friends

    by Joan Collins ...
    USA TODAY BESTSELLER“I’ve had many amazing adventures in my life. Some stories, though, I have only ever shared with my friends.… Until now!”Dame Joan Collins has always believed that one should retain some mystery in life and hide a knowing smile behind one’s shoulder pads. In her new book, she returns in dazzling form to share her most memorable moments from her eclectic and vibrant life—in and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Being Henry

    The Fonz . . . and Beyond

    by Henry Winkler ...
    Instant New York Times Bestseller!From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply thoughtful memoir of the lifelong effects of stardom and the struggle to become whole.Henry Winkler, launched into prominence as “The Fonz” in the beloved Happy Days, has transcended the role that made him who he is. Brilliant, funny, and widely-regarded as the nicest ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Breaking Through

    My Life in Science

    A powerful memoir from Katalin Karikó, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, whose decades-long research led to the COVID-19 vaccines“Katalin Karikó’s story is an inspiration.”—Bill Gates“Riveting . . . a true story of a brilliant biochemist who never gave up or gave in.”—Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in ChemistryA KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • But Everyone Feels This Way

    How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life

    by Paige Layle ...
    Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to diagnosis and living life autistically.“For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. But knew it couldn’t be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me. This wasn’t okay. This wasn’t normal. This wasn’t functioning. And it certainly wasn’t fine.”Paige Layle was normal. She lived in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Call You When I Land

    A Memoir

    by Nikki Vargas ...
    "I absolutely loved it. It’s so good. So real and heartfelt and funny and rich with life." –CHERYL STRAYEDA RECOMMENDED READ FROM: Shondaland, Real Simple, Country Living, PureWow, Glamour, Forbes, Scary Mommy, The Daily Beast, Goodreads, The Everygirl, Zibby Mag, and more!A soul-stirring memoir from Colombian immigrant and travel journalist Nikki Vargas, whisking us through the countries that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Candy Darling

    Dreamer, Icon, Superstar

    by Cynthia Carr ...
    A Must-Read: The New York Times Book Review, Nylon, Star Tribune, Ms., Kirkus Reviews, The Bay Area Reporter, Town & Country, InsideHookFrom the acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of the queer icon and Warhol superstar Candy Darling.You must always be yourself no matter what the price . . . Don’t dare destroy your passion for the sake of othe... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Carson McCullers

    A Life

    The first major biography in more than twenty years of one of America’s greatest writers, based on newly available letters and journalsV. S. Pritchett called her “a genius.” Gore Vidal described her as a “beloved novelist of singular brilliance . . . Of all the Southern writers, she is the most apt to endure . . .” And Tennessee Williams said, “The only real writer the South ever turned out, was ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Charlie Chaplin vs. America

    When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided

    by Scott Eyman ...
    The “shocking” (The Wall Street Journal), must-read story of Charlie Chaplin’s years of exile from the United States during the postwar Red Scare, and how it ruined his film career, from bestselling biographer Scott Eyman.Bestselling Hollywood biographer and film historian Scott Eyman tells the story of Charlie Chaplin’s fall from grace. In the aftermath of World War II, Chaplin was criticized for ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Class

    A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education

    NATIONAL BESTSELLERA Good Morning America Book Club PickA New York Times Most Anticipated Books of FallFrom the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling mother barely making ends meet as a housecleaner, a “raw and inspiring” (People) memoir about college, motherhood, poverty, and life after Maid.When ... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Cloistered

    My Years as a Nun

    "A profoundly moving memoir which gripped me . . . It’s about spirituality and asceticism and silence and sisterhood, but also about how flawed human beings can abuse power and how hermetically sealed communities, which should care for and protect their members, can be dangerously vulnerable to threats from inside their walls.” - Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Dear Black Girls

    How to Be True to You

    by A'ja Wilson ...
    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Through honest stories and inspiring lessons from her life, A’ja Wilson reminds us to never doubt who we are or apologize for being true to ourselves. Dear Black Girls is a must-read for every Black girl out there.” ―Gabrielle UnionThis one is for all the girls with an apostrophe in their names.This is for all the girls who are labeled “too... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Dear Sister

    A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds

    **AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF FEBRUARYA breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile case: Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killing her longtime abuser; and the author, Michelle Horton, left in the devastating fall-out to raise Nikki's young children and to battle the criminal justice system.**In September 2017, a knock on the door from police upends Michelle Horton’s life ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Down the Drain

    by Julia Fox ...
    **A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe hotly anticipated book from “one of the all-time pop-culture greats” (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.**Julia Fox is famous for many things: her captivating acting, such as her breakout role in the film Uncut Gems; her trendsetting style, including bleached eyebrows, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Drive

    The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods

    by Bob Harig ...
    Bob Harig's latest deep-dive into Tiger Woods' thrilling career, as seen through his iconic 2019 Masters comeback and win.In April of 1997, the world of golf was forever changed. At the age of 21, a young Tiger Woods won the most prestigious golf tournament in the world, the Masters, by a record of 12 strokes. Woods became the youngest golfer ever to win the Masters and the first African or Asian ... Read more

    $14.99 USD