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No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

Owen, Mark

About the Author MARK OWEN is a former member of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group, commonly known as SEAL...

The Lost Girls: The True Story of the Cleveland Abductions and the Incredible Rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus

John Glatt

John Glatt is one of the finest true crime craftsmen writing today," - Howard Goldberg, VH1.com"The murder case John...

My Friend Dahmer

John Backderf Derf

About the Author Derf Backderf has been nominated for two Eisner Awards and has received a host of honors, including...

Ravenmaster

Christopher Skaife

Packed with insight and anecdote, [ The Ravenmaster ] brings the Tower ravens to vivid life, each bird with a...

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

Craig Ferguson

“A fine writer, witty, reflective, and candid.... Ferguson is a kinetic cutup teeming with foolishness, brilliance,...

Always Looking Up

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox began his career as the lovable Alex P. Keaton, the star of the poular sitcom Family Ties. Since then,...

The Cupboard Under the Stairs: A Boy Trapped in Hell...

Paul Harrison

Paul Harrison runs his own successful marketing and copywriting business and is the author of more than twentyxa0books....

Always Running

Luis J. Rodriguez

From Publishers Weekly As the preface of this admirable but ultimately disappointing memoir states, Rodriguez, an...

White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam's One Million White Slaves

Giles Milton

An elegantly discursive retelling . . . [with] customarily elegant prose."--Simon Winchester, The Boston Globe "A...

The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade

Ann Fessler

“Journalism of the first order, moving and informative in equal measure.”xa0— San Francisco Chronicle “A...

Guts: The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster

Kristen Johnston

From Kirkus reviewsGUTS is immensely likable, and Johnston's rigorous honesty is admirable. Her reminiscences are...

Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise

Scott Eyman

The most entertaining and enlightening star biography in years . . .xa0Axa0captivating look at a captivating star." --...

Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit

Charlie A. Beckwith

Review “Delta Force, considered the equivalent of SEAL Team 6, are far more tight-lipped than the SEALs.” — New...

Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir

Sharon Gless

About the Author Sharon Gless was born into a prominent Hollywood family and always knew she wanted to be an actress....

The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice―Crossing Antarctica Alone

Colin O'Brady

New York Times Bestseller An Amazon Best Books of the Year Pick “An incredibly engaging and well-written account of...

Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist

Roger Lowenstein

Only in America. The bonus of this fine, fine biography is that it could turn you into an investor, if you're not one...

First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents

Gary Ginsberg

Intimate...Gary Ginsberg chronicles the unelected yet undeniably powerful people who shape presidencies...advisers of...

Faith of My Fathers : A Family Memoir

John McCain

A breath of fresh air. . . . Compelling, harrowing. . . and bluntly self-critical." -- -- Seattle Post Intelligencer "A...

Substance: Inside New Order

Peter Hook

Review “As raw, undiluted, and fitfully funny as its predecessors… It’s an unapologetic rock memoir, concerned...

Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War

William Manchester

About the Author William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The...

Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump

Kate Andersen Brower

“Brower is quickly becoming a brand-name Washington writer because of her ability to deliver juicy tidbits and...

A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story

Qais Akbar Omar

“An autobiography that is among the best to emerge from Afghanistan.... A memorably harrowing view into the decade...

Recondo: LRRPs in the 101st Airborne

Larry Chambers

“I made this book mandatory reading for my Rangers. . . . We went from the worst platoon in the regiment to the best...

When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail

D. Dauphinee

About the Author D. Dauphinee has been a mountaineering, fly fishing, and back-country guide for over thirty years and...