XinranWhen Deng Xiaoping’s efforts to “open up” China took root in the late 1980s, Xinran recognized an invaluable opportunity. As an employee for the state radio system, she had long...

Deborah Frances-WhiteIn 2015 I described myself as 'guilty feminist' for the first time. My goals were noble but my concerns were trivial. I desperately wanted to close the pay gap,...

Eddie Jaku Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku made a vow to smile every day and now believes he is the ‘happiest man on earth’. In his inspirational memoir, he pays tribute...

Edmund De Waal   264 wood and ivory carvings none of them larger than a matchbox: potter Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in the...

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas I have always wanted to enter into the consciousness of a nonhuman creature. I would like to know what the world looks like to a dog, or...

Barbara O'Hare Barbara O'Hare was admitted to Aston Hall psychiatric hospital when she was 12-years-old, where she was subjected to horrifying courses of 'treatment' from its head physician. Frequently injected...

The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I LeftEd HusainEd Husain's The Islamist is the shocking inside story of British Islamic fundamentalism,...

Stella Suberman"For a real bargain, while you're making a living, you should make also a life." --Aaron BronsonIn 1920, in small-town America, the ubiquitous dry goods store--suits and coats, shoes...

Brandon BaysThis is a book about Freedom All of us sense that deep inside lies huge potential. We long to experience it, yet something holds us back. We long to...

Edited by Russell Davies Following the publication of "The Kenneth Williams Diaries", this is a collection of his letters. Corresponding with all manner of people, including Alec Guinness, Maggie Smith,...

Kate AdieKate Adie has courageously reported from all over the world since she joined the BBC in 1969. These memoirs encompass her reporting from, inter alia, Northern Ireland, the Middle...

The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the WorldA.J. JacobsPart memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious,...