Becoming by Michelle Obama
11.38 USD
35.01 (67% off)
Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good
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 ...Show more
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
7.44 USD
8.99 (17% off)
Category: Biography
WINNER OF THE THURBER PRIZE The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the a ...Show more
Christian The Lion: The Illustrated Legacy by Rendall, John
20.99 USD
Category: Biography | Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature) Ser.
In 1969, at the height of swinging London, two carefree young Australians - John Rendall and Anthony 'Ace' Bourke - bought a lion cub from Harrod's. It was the start of an extraordinary journey. After raising the cub in their Chelsea flat, and exercising him after dark in the gardens of a local church, ...Show more
De Niro - A Life by Shawn Levy
18.19 USD
Category: Biography
REMARKABLE BIOGRAPHY OF AN ICON There s little debate that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest screen actors of his generation, perhapsof all time--if not, in fact, "the "greatest.His work, particularly in the first 20 years of his career, is unparalleled. "Mean Streets, the Godfather Part II, Taxi Dr ...Show more
Educated by Tara Westover
6.13 USD
16.91 (63% off)
Category: Biography
Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected. She hadn't b ...Show more
Gandhi (DK Life Stories) by Diane Bailey
3.55 USD
8.39 (57% off)
Category: Biography | Series: Life Stories Ser.
In this biography, discover the inspiring life story of Mohandas Gandhi, who successfully used his teachings of non-violence to win his country's freedom.Mohandas Gandhi was born at a time when his home country was choked under the oppression of British rule. Although many thought that violence was the ...Show more
Haben - The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
9.80 USD
19.59 (49% off)
Category: Biography
"This autobiography by a millennial Helen Keller teems with grace and grit." -- O, The Oprah Magazine"A profoundly important memoir." -- The Times** As featured in The Wall Street Journal, People, and on The TODAY Show ** A New York Times "New & Noteworthy" Pick ** An O Magazine "Book of the Month" ...Show more
Let My People Go Surfing - The Education of a Reluctant Businessman - Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual by Yvon Chouinard
26.60 USD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good
"Brillient" - Daphne (Staff) In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. Fro ...Show more
Memoirs by Tennessee Williams
18.19 USD
Category: Biography | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
When "Memoirs" was first published in 1975, it created quite a bit of turbulence in the media - though long self-identified as a gay man, Williams' candour about his love life, sexual encounters, and drug use was found shocking in and of itself, and such revelations by America's greatest living playwrig ...Show more
My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie by Todd Fisher
15.39 USD
Category: Biography
A revelatory and touching tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds written by the person who knew them best, Todd Fisher's poignant memoir is filled with moving stories of growing up among Hollywood royalty and illustrated with never-before-seen photos and memorabilia. In December 2016 ...Show more
Nelson Mandela (DK Life Stories) by Stephen Krensky
3.68 USD
8.39 (56% off)
Category: Biography | Series: Life Stories Ser.
In this kids biography, discover the inspiring story of Nelson Mandela, who became the first black president of South Africa after spending 27 years in prison. In 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to a lifetime in jail. His crime? Attempting to overthrow a government that openly discriminated against i ...Show more
Notes On A Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
13.99 USD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
The instant #1 international bestseller from the beloved author of How to Stop Time and The HumansThe societies we are part of are increasingly making our minds ill. It very often feels that the way we live is almost engineered to make us unhappy. Whether it is our attitudes toward sleep, the marketing ...Show more