Biographies

Swerve or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing Kyle Petty

SWERVE OR DIE is the biography of a famous television personality, major philantropist, singer, musician, hugely successful business owner, former sports champion, and a member of NASCAR's first family. No, this is not about seven different people, but the one and only Kyle Petty. The guy who won the very first stock-...

Dinner with Dimaggio: Memories of an American Hero Rock Positano

DINNER WITH DIMAGGIO: MEMORIES OF AN AMERICAN HERO is an intimate, personal, up-close look at one of the most private American superstars. These are never-before-revealed stories that Rock Positano is now sharing. He became Joltin' Joe's closest friend and protector in the last decade of his life.

 

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On My Own Diane Rehm

ON MY OWN explains the motivation that her dying husband's struggle provided Diane Rehm to become the poster person for the "right to die" movement.

 

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Elsewhere Richard Russo

ELSEWHERE is Richard Russo's warm memoir of coming of age in upstate New York. It is full of humor, heartbreak and love. Every Richard Russo reader needs this treasure.

 

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Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 David Sedaris

THEFT BY FINDING: DIARIES 1977 - 2002 must be the funniest diary on record. This book needs to be read in a sound-proof room to avoid embarrassment! This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for the last several decades. We will ship it free anywhere...

The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt Jeff Shaara

THE OLD LION: A NOVEL OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT while not a biography, might be the best book ever written for an understanding of the very being of one of the most effective to ever hold the office of President of the United States. Jeff Shaara is a master of using fiction to paint an accurate historical image. This is a...

Hello, Molly!: A Memoir Molly Shannon

HELLO MOLLY! is inspiring, hilarious, poignant and will leave readers astonished. Critics have rated this delicious book "a cut above" most celebrity memoirs. The charming story is a pleasure to read and includes many never-before-told tales of a most beloved entertainer.

 

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Coolidge Amity Shlaes

COOLIDGE exposes the hitherto unknown heroic nature of the man and brings to life one of the most vibrant periods in American ecooimic history.

 

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A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver Mark Shriver

A GOOD MAN: REDISCOVERING MY FATHER, SARGENT SHRIVER is a lovely and complete look back at the founder of the Peace Corps and architect of President Johnson's War on Poverty. A son's childhood memories along with countless interviews with our country's leaders present an inspiring story for which all America can be...

Dinner with the Smileys: One Military Family, One Year of Heroes, and Lessons for a Lifetime Sarah Smiley

DINNER WITH THE SMILEYS: ONE MILITARY FAMILY, ONE YEAR OF HEROES, AND LESSONS FOR A LIFETIME is a warm, wonderful story of a military family inviting fifty-two guests to dinner over a year's time while their father/husband was deployed as a Navy pilot. Weekly fill-ins ran the gamut from U.S. Senators to ninety-four-...