Biography & Memoir

Victor Sebestyen's riveting biography of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin—the first major biography in English in nearly two decades—is not only a political examination of one of the most important historical figures of the twentieth century but also a...

Overthrowing the conventional image of Stalin as an uneducated political administrator inexplicably transformed into a pathological killer, Robert Service reveals a more complex and fascinating story behind this notorious twentieth-century figure...

The thrilling #1 bestselling memoir by adventure legend and survivalist Bear Grylls.   Bear Grylls has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on a remote island off of Britain's windswept coast, he was taught by his father to sail and...

A champion manager of people, Jack Welch shares the hard-earned wisdom of a storied career in what will become the ultimate business bible   With Winning, Jack Welch delivers a wide-ranging, in-depth, no-holds-barred management guidebook about the...

A remarkable guide to the quests that give our lives meaning—and how to find your own—from the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup and 100 Side Hustles “If you like complacency and...

From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life.“A timeless classic that will change how you approach life. There is a billion-dollar education inside this...

With an introduction from RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha VelourTheir greatest act of resistance was simply existingIn 1950s New York, a group of drag pioneers found work in a small number of Lower East Side clubs. They occupied the margins of...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRYFor fans of Diane Seuss and Victoria Chang, a coruscating collection that eloquently invokes the perseverance and myth of the Filipino diaspora in America.   In 1972, after Ferdinand Marcos...

"A brilliant, powerful, must-read for anyone and everyone on planet earth." —Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear   The climate crisis is reaching a critical tipping point—and you might have heard of the countless amazing young...

In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 – known colloquially as the 'Birthplace' – remains the chief shrine. It's not as romantic as Anne Hathaway's thatched...

The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers—until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial. • THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PAIN...

New Yorker Best Book of the Year."A fascinating story brilliantly told.”—The Boston Globe * "A non-fiction masterpiece."—Philadelphia InquirerThe astounding, never-before-told story of how an audacious Ghanaian con artist...

Narrative non-fiction doesn’t get much better than Patrick Radden Keefe. If you’re familiar with Keefe from his book-length deep dives, then this anthology of collected works is a treat. And, if you know him from The New York...

The Manson family is more than a little intriguing, and this book brings fresh insights to the spectrum. From Hollywood stars to government operatives, Tom O'Neill's narrative is as fascinating as it is genuinely surprising.A journalist's twenty-year...

One Nation Under Blackmail is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network known as the National Crime Syndicate. This book...

A DEBUT COLLECTION OF FIERCE, FUNNY ESSAYS ABOUT GROWING UP THE DAUGHTER OF INDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN WESTERN CULTURE, ADDRESSING SEXISM, STEREOTYPES, AND THE UNIVERSAL MISERIES OF LIFEOne of NPR's Best Books of the YearIn One Day We’ll All Be Dead...

Maid set the bar incredibly high for Stephanie Land, opening up a whole discourse on working conditions and the lives of those with the chips stacked against them. Class sees that bar, and raises it. Weaving together themes of motherhood...

Selma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as … a mean baby. In...

Life is tough. Steve-O’s stint on Jackass never made it easy. Remember, Steve-O took the kicks for us. We think there’s a thing or two we can learn from his choices.Stephen "Steve-O" Glover—social media icon, comedy-touring...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of...