Biography and Memoir
October 2025

Recent Releases
Master of me : the secret to controlling your narrative by Keke Palmer
Master of me : the secret to controlling your narrative
by Keke Palmer

From an award-winning, multi-hyphenate global entertainer comes the true story of her journey to understanding her genuine value.
From here to the great unknown : a memoir by Lisa Marie Presley
From here to the great unknown : a memoir
by Lisa Marie Presley

Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Elvis's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, tells her whole story for the first time in a memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough, after Lisa Marie's death.
The third Gilmore girl : a memoir by Kelly Bishop
The third Gilmore girl : a memoir
by Kelly Bishop

An award-winning and actress chronicles her six decades in show business, from Broadway to Hollywood with A Chorus Line, Dirty Dancing, Gilmore Girls and much more.
We might just make it after all : my best friendship with Kate Spade by Elyce Arons
We might just make it after all : my best friendship with Kate Spade
by Elyce Arons

Follows two women from college dreams to entrepreneurial success, tracing the decades-long friendship behind a groundbreaking fashion brand, and exploring their creative journey, personal struggles, and the lasting impact of a partnership that shaped their lives and transformed the accessories industry.
What I ate in one year : (and related thoughts) by Stanley Tucci
What I ate in one year : (and related thoughts)
by Stanley Tucci

From an award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author comes a memoir that chronicles a year's worth of meals.
Uptown girl : a memoir by Christie Brinkley
Uptown girl : a memoir
by Christie Brinkley

Although the popular model and actress has lived more than 50 years in the public eye, the full story of her roller-coaster life has never been told—until now.
Rules of Resilience : 10 Ways Successful People Get Better, Wiser, and Stronger by Valorie Burton
Rules of Resilience : 10 Ways Successful People Get Better, Wiser, and Stronger
by Valorie Burton

No matter what it is you want in life, the difference between success and failure is resilience. Fortunately, the skills of resilience can be learned. In Rules of Resilience, Valorie Burton, best-selling author and CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute, teaches you how to build or strengthen your own personal resilience system, offering practical strategies you can employ immediately to conquer obstacles, overcome setbacks, achieve greater happiness, and succeed at higher levels than ever before. Drawing on more than two decades of experience as a personal and executive coach, and her extensive work in the pioneering field of applied positive psychology, Burton: reveals how to build a level of mental and emotional fitness and strength that will transform your work, relationships, finances, and health; consolidates intriguing research into easy-to-remember rules that can be put into practice right away; guides readers through any current or potential challenge--enabling them to conquer obstacles and achieve their life goals in a healthy and meaningful way. Once you know the rules of resilience and start practicing them, you’ll discover that it’s possible to learn how to grow through challenges and not just go through them. If you’re ready to learn the secrets of life-changing resilience, let Valorie Burton be your guide in this transformational book.-- Publisher description.
Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom by Christine Brown Woolley
Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom
by Christine Brown Woolley

Reality TV star Christine Brown Woolley speaks earnestly about her Mormon faith and upbringing and candidly about her choice -- following the conclusion of her TLC show Sister Wives -- to leave the tradition of fundamentalist polygamy in which she was raised.
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