Efraim Lalevy Israel's Mossad is one of the world's most powerful intelligence agencies. Having served as its director, Efraim Halevy has witnessed the Middle East crisis from the inside-out. As...

Viktor E Frankl Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his...

Li Ginxin Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book.Until,...

Li Cunxin Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book.Until,...

Mapping My Way Home: Activism, Nostalgia, and the Downfall of Apartheid South Africa Stephanie Urdang Stephanie Urdang was born in Cape Town, South Africa, into a white, Jewish family staunchly...

This book presents a new and comprehensive biography of one of the most prominent artists of the twentieth century in dialogue with the events and ideologies of his time. It...

Gloria Sananes SteinIn 1917, Marguerite Saltiel, an 18 year old reporter for L'Independant, a popular newspaper in Salonica, Greece, was involved in the adventure of wartime coverage on the Allied...

John Grogan Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginning their life...

Anya Von Bremzen A James Beard Award-winning writer captures life under the Red socialist banner in this wildly inventive, tragicomic memoir of feasts, famines, and three generations Born in 1963,...

Elton JohnIn his only official autobiography, music icon Elton John writes about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the film Rocketman.Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy...

David Sedaris Anyone that has read NAKED and BARREL FEVER, or heard David Sedaris speaking live or on the radio will tell you that a new collection from him is...

Louisa B Waugh Do Gazans ever have fun? Is the Strip beautiful? And do TV reports actually reflect ordinary life inside the world’s largest ‘open-air prison’?From beautiful beaches to sealed...