Best Biographies and Memoirs I Read in 2018

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  • Educated: A Memoir

    • ASIN: 0399590501
    • Brand: Random House
    • Manufacturer: Random House

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE’S AWARD IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY • FIN... [Read More]

  • In Pieces

    • ASIN: 1538763028
    • ISBN: 1538763028
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

    In this intimate, haunting literary memoir and New York Times Notable Book of the year, an American icon tells her own story for the first time -- about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother. One of the most celebrated, beloved... [Read More]

  • The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty

    • ASIN: 1538713640
    • ISBN: 1538713640
    • Manufacturer: Twelve

    A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 13.3px Times; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0... [Read More]

  • Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

    • ASIN: 1596059990
    • ISBN: 1596059990
    • Manufacturer: Cosimo Classics

    Completed just days before his death and hailed by Mark Twain as "the most remarkable work of its kind since the Commentaries of Julius Caesar," this is the now-legendary autobiography of ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT (1822-1885), 18th president of the United States and the Union general who led the North to victory in the Civil War. Though Grant opens wit... [Read More]

  • Surviving The Forest (A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor)

    • ASIN: 1796269409
    • ISBN: 1796269409
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate …She was a beautiful and happy young woman who lived a fairytale life. Shurka, her beloved husband and their two small children lived in a pretty house in a village in Poland, surrounded by a little garden with lilies. This was their life and nothing could harm it, or so they thought…WWII broke ... [Read More]

  • Tears of the Silenced: An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival

    • ASIN: 1633539083
    • ISBN: 1633539083
    • Manufacturer: Mango

    Surviving Severe Child Abuse, Sexual Assault and Leaving the Amish ChurchA gripping story that takes you on the journey of a child abuse and sexual assault survivor turned activist. Photo Gallery in the back of the book.True story of child abuse. When Misty Griffin was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and h... [Read More]

  • Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies

    • ASIN: 1504038673
    • ISBN: 1504038673
    • Manufacturer: Open Road Media

    In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America’s first families.  J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily life—at the request of the president and his family. He... [Read More]

  • Boys in the Trees: A Memoir

    • ASIN: 1250095913
    • ISBN: 1250095913
    • Brand: Flatiron Books
    • Manufacturer: Flatiron Books

    The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A People Magazine Top Ten Book of the Year!"Intelligent and captivating. Don't miss it." - People Magazine"One of the best celebrity memoirs of the year." -The Hollywood ReporterRock Star. Composer and Lyricist. Feminist Icon. Survivor.Simon's memoir reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied ch... [Read More]

  • Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii

    • ASIN: 1732771251
    • ISBN: 1732771251
    • Manufacturer: Toby Neal

    For fans of The Glass Castle and Educated, comes mystery author Toby Neal’s personal story of surviving a wild childhood in paradise.We never call it homeless. We're just "camping" in the jungle on Kauai...We live in a place everyone calls paradise. Sure, Kauai’s beautiful, with empty beaches, drip-castle mountains, and perfect surf...but we’... [Read More]

  • Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

    • ASIN: 1501135929
    • ISBN: 1501135929
    • Brand: Scribner
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this instant and tenacious bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic,... [Read More]

  • Robin

    • ASIN: 1627794247
    • ISBN: 1627794247
    • Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co.

  • Spilled Milk: Based on a true story

    • ASIN: 0615835600
    • ISBN: 0615835600
    • Manufacturer: K.L Randis

    Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call to social services about the escalating brutality in her home.When they jeopardize her safety, condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding. In her pursuit for safety and jus... [Read More]

  • Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

    • ASIN: 1455559628
    • ISBN: 1455559628
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

    Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas reveals her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in a shockingly honest and emotional memoir. Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award in the First Book categoryInstant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to intervi... [Read More]

  • My Dad, Yogi: A Memoir of Family and Baseball

    • ASIN: 0316525456
    • ISBN: 0316525456
    • Manufacturer: Hachette Books

    A candid and nostalgic father-son memoir by Dale Berra, providing a unique perspective on his legendary Hall of Fame dad, the inimitable and highly quotable Yogi Berra. Everyone knows Yogi Berra, the American icon. He was the backbone of the New York Yankees through ten World Series Championships, managed the National League Champion New York Mets ... [Read More]

  • If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't)

    • ASIN: 0425245284
    • ISBN: 0425245284
    • Brand: Berkley
    • Manufacturer: Berkley

    The New York Times bestseller from the beloved actress and Hollywood icon who's made us laugh on shows from The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Golden Girls to Saturday Night Live!In this candid take on everything from the unglamorous reality behind red-carpet affairs to her beauty regimen (“I have no idea what color my hair is, and I never intend to f... [Read More]

  • Sex, Hair And Billionaires: The Adventures Of A Celebrity Hairstylist

    • ASIN: 1549616447
    • ISBN: 1549616447
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    Sex, money, murder and a love story! Sex, Hair & Billionaires is a collection of true stories about a Hollywood hairstylist who's life is catapulted into the high-end world of rock stars, billionaires and celebrities. It's a behind the scenes look into the lives of some of the most famous and powerful people in the world. It's like being a trusted ... [Read More]

  • Business Biographies and Memoirs: 6 Manuscripts: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Richard Branson

    • ASIN: 1948489937
    • ISBN: 1948489937
    • Manufacturer: CAC Publishing LLC

    In this bundle we take a deep dive into the lives, successes, and failures of some of the most successful (and wealthy) men on the planet.What makes them different? What is it about them that makes them super-achievers?You will discover all of that and more.What is it about Jeff Bezos that allows him to change the way the entire world shops (and be... [Read More]

  • Cornelius Vanderbilt - The Commodore: Insight and Analysis Into the Life and Success of America's First Tycoon (Business Biographies and Memoirs - Titans of Industry)

    • ASIN: 195001035X
    • ISBN: 195001035X
    • Manufacturer: CAC Publishing LLC

    **Buy the Paperback version of this book and get the Kindle eBook version for FREE!**Cornelius Vanderbilt I had no illusions about his life. He didn’t start out with grand plans and ungodly greed. He merely stepped in this world one foot at a time, one boat at a time, one market at a time—one day at a time. He worked sixteen hours a day, seven ... [Read More]

  • Fractured Not Broken: a Memoir

    • ASIN: 098633622X
    • ISBN: 098633622X
    • Manufacturer: M. Weidenbenner

    AWARD-WINNING and BESTSELLING AUTHOR WINNER of the New Apple Literary Award in the Inspirational and Spirit Categories. Parts of this memoir appeared on ESPN and in Rosie. Fractured Not Broken is a true story of loss, faith, and a rare love that only happens in nonfiction. In a sweeping and heart-wrenching narrative, Kelly exposes the truth about w... [Read More]

  • The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

    • ASIN: 1419718789
    • ISBN: 1419718789
    • Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

    National bestseller2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui.   This b... [Read More]

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