Biography and Memoir
November 2024
The Paranormal Ranger: A Navajo Investigator's Search for the Unexplained
by Stanley Milford, Jr.

Stanley Milford, Jr.'s engaging memoir chronicles his experiences working as a Navajo Ranger in Arizona, where he investigated paranormal occurrences and other unexplained phenomena.
I Will Do Better : A Father's Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love
by Charles Bock

A biography by turns comical and heartbreaking chronicles the journey of two defiant and wounded people, and their personal growth in the name of love.
Patriot
by Alexei Navalny

This compelling posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader and political prisoner Alexei Navalny was written shortly after his 2020 poisoning and includes never-before-seen letters he wrote while imprisoned. 
A little less broken : how an autism diagnosis finally made me whole
by Marian Schembari

An essayist reveals how her autism diagnosis at age 34 helped her find her true self after years of anxiety and depression and searching for the real reason she couldn't just act like everyone else around her. 
Sonny Boy
by Al Pacino

In his candid debut memoir, iconic film actor Al Pacino details his life and career, from his fraught South Bronx childhood to his origins in avant-garde theater to roles in landmark films of the 1970s and beyond. 
The wall of life : pictures and stories from this marvelous lifetime
by Shirley MacLaine

An Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author shares a memoir in photographs, chronicling her notable life with more than 150 images from her personal archive.
Gather me : a memoir in praise of the books that saved me
by Glory Edim

This inspiring memoir from the founder of the Well-Read Black Girl book club follows her journey from a challenging childhood, showcasing the transformative power of literature and community in finding one's voice and identity.
One Life : The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport
by Barbara Winton

Sir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 Jewish children from Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia at the brink of World War II. Most never saw their parents again. This is his story.
Hearts of darkness : serial killers, the behavioral science unit and my life as a women in the FBI
by Jana Monroe

The real-life model for The Silence of the Lambs Clarice Starling, shares her incredible story for the first time.
A well-trained wife : my escape from Christian patriarchy
by Tia Levings

A former member of the Christian fundamentalist Quiverfull movement recalls how she was able to escape her role as a godly and submissive wife.
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