Gore Vidal This is a memoir of the first 40 years of Gore Vidal's life, ranging back and forth across a rich history. He spent his childhood in Washington DC,...

Sarah Wildman One woman’s journey to find the lost love her grandfather left behind when he fled pre-World War II Europe, and an exploration into family identity, myth, and memory.Years...

Kati Marton This is a memoir for anyone who has ever fallen in love in Paris, or with Paris. Paris: A Love Story is for anyone who has ever had their heart...

Edward Keith-Roach The life of Edward Keith-Roach spans the transition of Britain's imperial history from a position of power, serenity and confidence, to one of growing frustration and decline. Perhaps...

Jonathan Raban First published October 12, 1999

Isabel Allende   "Listen, Paula. I am going to tell you a story so that when you wake up you will not feel so lost." So says Chilean writer Isabel...

Gunter Grass In this extraordinary memoir, Nobel Prize-winning author Gunter Grass remembers his early life, from his boyhood in a cramped two-room apartment in Danzig through the late 1950s, when The...

Jean Kerr15 new, extremely funny, pieces by the author of "Please Don't Eat the Daisies." These stories run the gamut from home entertaining to Twiggy with a laugh every step...

Guillem BalaguéAn entertaining biography of the former and hugely successful former manager of FC BarcelonaAs a footballer, Josep "Pep" Guardiola was a much-acclaimed defensive midfielder who spent the majority of...

Julie MetzJulie Metz's life changes forever on one ordinary January afternoon when her husband, Henry, collapses on the kitchen floor and dies in her arms. Suddenly, this mother of a...

Simon Dawson From the jacket: Aged just 32, Simon Dawson took a risk. He sold his London flat and moved his wife and Great Dane to a cottage in Devon....

Tova MordechaiHow does Tonica Marlow, an envangelical female minister, find her way to becoming Tova Mordechai, an Orthodox, practicing Jew? To Play With Fire is the riveting tale of one...