Biography & Autobiography
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Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman
$29.00 Add to cartA memoir of the author’s journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.
Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the na- Author: Hutchison, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1250285704
- Language: English
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Katie Ledecky: Swimming Legend
$31.32 Read moreAt just 15 years old, Katie Ledecky won her first gold Olympic medal. Since then, she has added nine more Olympic medals and 21 world championships. She has also broken 16 world records and has the mo… [more below]
- Series: Sports Illustrated Kids Stars of Sports
- Author: Van Cleave, Ryan G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669076512
- Language: English
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The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien (a Graphic Novel)
$24.99 Add to cartFrom New York Times bestselling, award-winning creator John Hendrix comes The Mythmakers, a graphic novel biography of two literary lions–C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien–following the remarkable story… [more below]
- Author: Hendrix, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1419746340
- Language: English
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Hiding for My Life: Being Gay in the Navy
$17.95 Add to cartKaren Solt, an eighteen-year-old nonconformist with an alcohol problem, is working at a gas station when a slick Navy recruiter railroads her into enlisting in the military. Before she knows it, she i… [more below]
- Author: Solt, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 1647426723
- Language: English
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Something in the Woods Loves You
$30.00 Add to cartAn inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health
Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his li- Author: Anderson, Jarod K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1643262297
- Language: English
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Dear Maine: The Trials and Triumphs of Maine’s 21st Century Immigrants
$19.95 Read moreDear Maine, written by Morgan Rielly, an author and state senator, and Reza Jalali, a former refugee and executive director of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, recounts the trails and tr… [more below]
- Author: Jalali, Reza
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1952143195
- Language: English
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Average Expectations: Lessons in Lowering the Bar
$17.99 Add to cartThis witty and engaging collection of essays from the charismatic star of Southern Charm offers rip-roaring stories and tongue-in-cheek advice on everything from relationships to travel to popular cul… [more below]
- Author: Rose, Shep
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1982159804
- Language: English
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Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
$18.99 Add to cartA galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history
In this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject o
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Johnson, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 02 2008
- ISBN10: 0061143170
- Language: English
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Vip: Lewis Latimer: Engineering Wizard
$7.99 Read moreGet ready to light up the world with Lewis Latimer in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the t
- Series: VIP
- Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0062889664
- Language: English
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Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
$30.00 Read moreOn the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figure
A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues t- Author: Smith, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: November 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1250141265
- Language: English
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Drum Legends Alphabet
$19.95 Add to cartFrom Art Blakey to Ziggy Modeliste, Cindy Blackman Santana to Sheila E, Drum Legends Alphabet rolls together an A to Z of the greatest, most influential drummers to ever sit behind a kit. Bombasticall… [more below]
- Author: Feiner, Beck
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0648962881
- Language: English
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Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War
$19.99 Add to cartThey were both prewar failures–Grant, forced to resign from the Regular Army because of his drinking, and Sherman, holding four different jobs, including a much-loved position at a southern military
- Author: Flood, Charles Bracelen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 24 2006
- ISBN10: 0061148717
- Language: English
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You Can’t Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television
$18.99 Read moreIn this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television’s most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrillin
- Author: Michaels, Al
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 08 2015
- ISBN10: 0062314971
- Language: English
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I Am Charlie Wilson
$17.99 Add to cartThe long-awaited New York Times bestselling memoir of seven-time Grammy-nominated artist Charlie Wilson, the iconic R&B and Funk singer-songwriter-producer and former lead singer of The Gap Band–inte… [more below]
- Author: Wilson, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 28 2016
- ISBN10: 1476790086
- Language: English
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In Pursuit of Love: One Woman’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant
$19.99 Add to cartThrough her own gripping story of escape from human trafficking, Rebecca Bender reveals the inner workings of the underground world of modern-day slavery and helps us learn how we can be a catalyst fo
- Author: Bender, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 0310356857
- Language: English
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Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules
$17.00 Add to cartThe New York Times Bestseller
Recently retired WWE superstar AJ Mendez Brooks is a powerhouse–strong, quirky, and totally confident. But that wasn’t always the case. With humor and tremendous heart,- Author: Mendez, A. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 0451496671
- Language: English
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Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
$17.99 Add to cart“Spare, poetic words sit as lightly as snowflakes.”–Wall Street Journal
“An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role.”–School Library Journal, sta… [more below]- Author: Snyder, Laurel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: August 18 2015
- ISBN10: 1452118906
- Language: English
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My Life as a Potter: Stories and Techniques
$44.95 Add to cartA gorgeous full-colour coffee table book celebrating the art of one of BC’s finest potters, My Life as a Potter recounts Mary Fox’s long journey to the peak of her craft. Part memoir, part coming-of-a
- Author: Fox, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1550179381
- Language: English
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And Poison Fell from the Sky: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Survival in Maine’s Cancer Valley
$18.95 Read moreMarie Therese Beaudet Martin grew up grateful for the paper mill that dominated the economy of her small Maine town. It was only years later, while working as a nurse, that she and her physician husba… [more below]
- Author: Martin, Marie Thérèse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: November 22 2022
- ISBN10: 195214339X
- Language: English
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Delancey
$18.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestseller from the author of A Homemade Life and the blog Orangette about opening a restaurant with her new husband: “You’ll feel the warmth from this pizza oven…cheerfully hones… [more below]
- Author: Wizenberg, Molly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 26 2015
- ISBN10: 1451655118
- Language: English
