Biography & Memoir
December 2014
Newer books
Actor & Musician Biographies
Face the music : a life exposed
by Paul Stanley

The lead singer of rock band Kiss discusses their decades-long career, legions of fans and much more in an intimate memoir. 100,000 first printing.
Johnny Cash : the life
by Robert Hilburn

In cooperation with the Johnny Cash estate, a noted music critic who knew the icon tells the unvarnished truth about Cash, whose personal life was far more troubled and his artistry much more profound than even his most devoted fans have realized.
James Gandolfini : the real life of the man who made Tony Soprano
by Dan Bischoff

An award-winning art critic draws on interviews with family members, castmates and other insiders to trace the life and career of the late Sopranos star, providing coverage of his Rutgers education, complicated relationships and breakout roles.
Love life
by Rob Lowe

A collection of personal writings by the actor, producer and best-selling author of Stories I Only Tell My Friends discusses such topics as his work on a flop television show, an actor's preparation exercises and his experiences while coaching a kids' basketball team dominated by omnipresent helicopter parents.
Memoirs
Popular : a memoir : vintage wisdom for a modern geek
by Maya van Wagenen

Documents a high school student's year-long attempt to change her social status from that of a misfit to a member of the "in" crowd by following advice in a 1950s popularity guide, an experiment that triggered embarrassment, humor and unexpected surprises. A first book.
Year of no sugar : a memoir
by Eve O Schaub

Chronicles one family's 12-month no-sugar experiment and the positive results it yielded. Original.
Romance is my day job : a memoir of finding love at last
by Patience Bloom

A longtime romance editor for Harlequin describes her book-inspired teen fantasies about love, her fulfilling dream job in the romance business in spite of her lackluster dating life and the reconnection with an old friend that enabled her to experience the relationship she had been seeking.
Finding me : a decade of darkness, a life reclaimed : a memoir of the Cleveland kidnappings
by Michelle Knight

Describes the heartbreaking details of the devastating abduction and decade-long captivity of one of the three victims of notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro and how she found the courage to endure unimaginable circumstances and never lose hope for the future.
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