Biographies and Memoirs books

Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle (The Country Nurse Series, Book One)

Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled...

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The Complete Persepolis (Persepolis, #1-4)

By: Marjane Satrapi

Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic...

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The Deal: Inside the World of a Super-Agent

By: Jon Smith

‘Excellent . . . an in-depth excavation of the murky and mysterious world of football business. Smith's candid and often shocking book reveals the true workings of football business that take into account things few of us even could...

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Breaking and Entering: The Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called “Alien”

By: Jeremy N. Smith

This taut, true thriller dives into a dark world that touches us all, as seen through the brilliant, breakneck career of an extraordinary hacker—a woman known only as Alien. When she arrived at MIT in the 1990s, Alien was quickly drawn...

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The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
by Lady Hyegyeong

The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea

By: Lady Hyegyeong

Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, is one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, which depicts a...

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Bono: The Amazing Story of a Rescue Cat Who Inspired a Community

By: Helen Brown

From New York Times bestselling author Helen Brown comes a funny and moving account of her life-changing month as a foster mother–to a homeless cat named Bono. When Helen Brown arrived in New York for a much-anticipated visit, a fellow...

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Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon

By: Greg Laurie

Join Greg Laurie, pastor and bestselling author of Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon, as he takes you on a personal journey into the life and legend of Johnny Cash. At the peak of his career, Cash had done it all—living...

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Seriously… I’m Kidding

By: Ellen DeGeneres

“Sometimes the greatest things are the most embarrassing.” Ellen Degeneres' winning, upbeat candor has made her show one of the most popular, resilient and honored daytime shows on the air. (To date, it has won no fewer than 31...

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