Darryl Cunningham Author of more than six acclaimed graphic novels and well-known for his economical drawing and clear, explanatory narrative, Cunningham shows how the West and its leaders have been...

Lucy S Dawidowicz In this powerful and unusual memoir, Lucy S. Dawidowicz tells of her life during the tragic years of 1937-1948, bearing witness to the ruthless destruction of European...

Ken Krimstein An NPR Best Book of the YearA Washington Post Best Book of the YearA Chicago Tribune Fall "Best Read"An Alma most anticipated book of NovemberFrom the prize-winning author...

Jeff Kaye ALMOST EIGHTY YEARS AFTER Samuel Jacobs died in Glasgow, only two of his original seventeen grandchildren remained, and his life story was at dire risk of being lost...

Sidney Poitier In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career.  His body of work is arguable the most morally significant in cinematic...

Miriam Fastag January 1, 2000 by Miriam Fastag

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...

Fatima Mernissi An exotic and magical narrative tells the story of a woman born in a harem in Morocco, growing up with wise, funny, individualistic women, and creating a fantasy...

Pamela Druckerman The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a "French parent." French parenting isn't a...

Ernest Hemingway Begun in the autumn of 1957 and published posthumously in 1964, Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast captures what it meant to be young and poor and writing in Paris during...

Gerald Durrell 'What we all need,' said Larry, 'is sunshine...a country where we can grow.''Yes, dear, that would be nice,' agreed Mother, not really listening.'I had a letter from George this...

Erica Jong Addressing the conflicting roles and fluctuating expectations faced by today's women baby boomers, a humorous look into the second half of life applies the author's insight to such...