Posts Tagged ‘biography’

The son of an African father and white American mother discusses his childhood in Hawaii, his struggle to find his identity as an African American, and his life accomplishments.

A memoir told in stories, in which the acclaimed trans storyteller recounts their childhood as a Yukon tomboy.

A National Geographic Best Book of the Year National Bestseller Many people dream of escaping modern life. Most will never act on it–but in 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight did just that when he left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another person…

“If someone says I’m doing this out of faith, I say, Why don’t you do it out of conviction?” –CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS One of his generation’s greatest public intellectuals, and perhaps its fiercest, Christopher Hitchens was a brilliant interview subject. This collection–which spans from his early prominence as a hero of the Left to his controversial…

Schumer “mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationships, and sex and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is–a woman with the courage to bare her soul to stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh”–Amazon.com.

Stevie Nicks is a legend of rock, but her energy and magnetism sparked new interest in this icon. At 68, she’s one of the most glamorous creatures rock has known, and the rare woman who’s a real rock ‘n’ roller. Gold Dust Woman gives “the gold standard of rock biographers” (The Boston Globe) his ideal…