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After a painful divorce, Sue Hubbell found herself alone on an Ozarks farm—with 300 beehives and a new start.
A Country Year
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After a painful divorce, Sue Hubbell found herself alone on an Ozarks farm—with 300 beehives and a new start. This witty, nature-filled memoir has earned praise for its quiet strength and lyrical charm. A Country Year is a beautifully told story of beekeeping, healing, and finding joy in the rhythms of rural life. Rated 4.5 stars on Amazon—don’t miss it!
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When Sue Hubbell’s thirty-year marriage ended, she didn’t fall apart—she got to work. Left with little more than a bee business on a remote Missouri farm, she found herself facing middle age alone and uncertain. But among the wildflowers and hives, she began to rebuild—day by day, bee by bee.
A Country Year is her gently humorous, profoundly observant memoir of resilience, rediscovery, and rural life. Through changing seasons and buzzing colonies, Sue writes with unflinching honesty and lyrical warmth about solitude, satisfaction, and the sting of starting over.
From stubborn hives to unexpected joy, her story captures what it means to begin again on your own terms.
Can a broken heart find peace in a swarm of bees? In Sue’s case, absolutely.
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In Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, Lana Del Rey debuts a hauntingly beautiful poetry collection filled with raw emotion, dreamy visuals, and signature melancholy.
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
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In Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, Lana Del Rey debuts a hauntingly beautiful poetry collection filled with raw emotion, dreamy visuals, and signature melancholy. With typewritten poems, original photography, and a stunning spoken word audiobook, this New York Times bestseller offers an intimate, unforgettable glimpse into the soul of a generation-defining artist.
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With Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, Lana Del Rey—iconic singer-songwriter and cultural touchstone—delivers a spellbinding debut poetry collection that captures her signature voice in a raw, lyrical, and unfiltered new form.
Featuring over thirty poems alongside Lana’s own photography and typewritten pages, this deeply personal collection is equal parts confession, observation, and dreamscape. From LA Who Am I to Love You? to Bare Feet on Linoleum, these works explore fragility, fame, memory, and longing with the haunting honesty fans have come to expect.
A New York Times bestseller, this beautifully crafted hardcover is both a literary debut and an artistic artifact. Lana’s spoken word audiobook—set to music by Jack Antonoff—adds another lush dimension to an already unforgettable poetic experience.
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Best for readers who like thoughtful memoirs about medicine, mortality, fatherhood, and what makes a life meaningful.
When Breath Becomes Air
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A #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist called “unmissable” by The New York Times, When Breath Becomes Air follows neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi as he becomes a patient confronting stage IV lung cancer, with a 4.7-star rating from more than 109,700 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like thoughtful memoirs about medicine, mortality, fatherhood, and what makes a life meaningful.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?
“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, People, NPR, The Washington Post, Slate, Harper’s Bazaar, Time Out New York, Publishers Weekly, BookPage
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a naïve medical student “possessed,” as he wrote, “by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life” into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.
What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.
Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. “I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything,” he wrote. “Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: ‘I can’t go on. I’ll go on.’” When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.
Finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational Memoir
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From Star Trek to Boston Legal, William Shatner has lived a life as wild and unpredictable as his career.
Up Till Now
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From Star Trek to Boston Legal, William Shatner has lived a life as wild and unpredictable as his career. In Up Till Now, the beloved icon shares hilarious, surprising, and heartfelt stories from six decades in showbiz. This must-read memoir is full of charm, chaos, and Kirk-level charisma. Resistance is futile.
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The New York Times bestseller: "That rare celebrity autobiography that's as entertaining as it is self-revealing, a genuinely fun read." ―The Dallas Morning News
After almost sixty years as an actor, William Shatner has become one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. It was the original Star Trek series, and later its films, that made Shatner an internationally known figure, but he neither began nor ended his career with Captain Kirk. He straddled the classic world of the theater and the new world of television, stepping in for Christopher Plummer in Shakespeare's Henry V and staring at "something on the wing" in a classic episode of The Twilight Zone. And he's gone on to star in numerous successful shows including T. J. Hooker, Rescue 911, and most recently, Boston Legal.
In this touching and very funny autobiography, William Shatner reveals the stories behind these unforgettable moments and tells us how he's become the worldwide star and acclaimed actor he is today.
"It is now Bill Shatner's universe—we just live in it." —New York Daily News
"Shatner's sincerity, honesty, and heightened sense of humor all come across at warp speed in this entertaining memoir." ―Publishers Weekly
"Shatner makes you feel like he's sitting out on the balcony with you, sharing a cigar and waxing nostalgic." ―The Oregonian
"Why did William Shatner cross the road? Why has he ever? To get to the other side. To see what's out there. To find out stuff and inhale the universe in his singular Shatnerian way." —Associated Press
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Part gripping true crime, part haunting memoir, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark chronicles Michelle McNamara’s obsessive quest to unmask the Golden State Killer.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
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Part gripping true crime, part haunting memoir, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark chronicles Michelle McNamara’s obsessive quest to unmask the Golden State Killer. With 4.7 stars on Amazon and hailed as a modern classic, this New York Times bestseller is chilling, powerful, and unforgettable—true crime at its most human and relentless.
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For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area.
Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark—the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death—offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman’s obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Utterly original and compelling, it has been hailed as a modern true crime classic—one which fulfilled Michelle's dream: helping unmask the Golden State Killer.
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A lively fit for readers interested in rock memoirs, celebrity stories, and behind-the-scenes accounts of fame and excess.
Tommyland
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Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee recounts his childhood, music career, relationships, and years in the public eye in this candid memoir, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 900 Amazon reviewers. A lively fit for readers interested in rock memoirs, celebrity stories, and behind-the-scenes accounts of fame and excess.
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The New York Times bestseller in which Tommy Lee, rock and roll’s most notorious bad boy bares it all—and boy is there a lot to bare!
I am Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece, on October 3, 1962, and raised in a suburb of California by an American father and a Greek mother. At seventeen, I joined Mötley Crüe and we became one of the baddest-ass rock bands in history. We sold over 40 million albums, we wreaked havoc, we scared parents, and we titillated too many fathers’ daughters. I’ve been married three times: once for just a few days to a Penthouse Pet, for seven years to Heather Locklear, and then for five years to Pamela Anderson, with whom I have two beautiful sons. I’ve gotten into a lot of fights and I’ve been to jail a few times.
But this book isn’t your typical journey in a straight line from day one to day now. I’m more interested in revealing what’s most important about my life, like how I cook my steaks, what I think of the tabloids, the truth, my ex-wives, my ex-band, my music, and what an innocent observer might find hanging around my house any given Sunday. You’ll get plenty of facts and I’ll tell you a story, but my real mission here is to paint you a picture of my life. I want to show you how my memories smell.
I’d like to get into it now, so please take your seats. I advise you to keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times. If you have a pacemaker, a heart condition, or if you are pregnant or too damn short to reach the safety bar, I ask that you turn back immediately. Those with weak stomachs, strict morals, or chronic indigestion should put the book down now. For the rest of you, there’s one truth that’s real across the board: What you send out is what you get back. Send out the good, people, and it will come back to you. There’s another thing I've learned over the years, in court, in fights, and in arguments with people I love: There isn’t one truth, there are many. This book is my truth.
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A must-read for fans of memoirs that don’t hold back and women who refuse to be silenced.
My Love Story
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In My Love Story, music legend Tina Turner reveals the highs and lows of her extraordinary life—from abuse and heartbreak to triumph and true love. This New York Times bestseller is raw, inspiring, and full of heart. A must-read for fans of memoirs that don’t hold back and women who refuse to be silenced.
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In this New York Times bestseller, Tina Turner—the legendary queen of rock & roll—reveals personal stories she’s never told before, about her complicated relationship with her mother, the tragic death of her son, and finally finding true love with Erwin, setting the record straight about her illustrious career in this "rollicking, dishy, emotional memoir" (People).
From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee to her rise to fame alongside Ike Turner to her phenomenal success in the 1980s and beyond, Tina candidly examines her personal history, from her darkest hours to her happiest moments and everything in between.
My Love Story is an explosive and inspiring story of a woman who dared to break any barriers put in her way. Emphatically showcasing Tina’s signature blend of strength, energy, heart, and soul, this is a gorgeously wrought memoir as enthralling and moving as any of her greatest hits.
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A strong fit for readers who enjoy rock memoirs, music history, and behind-the-scenes stories about the long road to a career-defining break.
The Lives of Brian
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Named one of SPIN’s Best Music Memoirs of 2022, Brian Johnson’s memoir traces his working-class childhood, years of struggling to build a music career, and the unexpected audition that led him to AC/DC and Back in Black, with a 4.5-star average from more than 2,600 Goodreads ratings. A strong fit for readers who enjoy rock memoirs, music history, and behind-the-scenes stories about the long road to a career-defining break.
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One of SPIN'S Best Music Memoirs of 2022!
Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic Back in Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.
Brian Johnson was born to a steelworker and WWII veteran father and an Italian mother, growing up in New Castle Upon Tyne, England, a working-class town. He was musically inclined and sang with the church choir. By the early ’70s he performed with the glam rock band Geordie, and they had a couple hits, but it was tough going. So tough that by 1976, they disbanded and Brian turned to a blue-collar life.
Then 1980 changed everything. Bon Scott, the lead singer and lyricist of the Australian rock band AC/DC died at 33. The band auditioned singers, among them Johnson, whom Scott himself had seen perform and raved about. Within days, Johnson was in a studio with the band, working with founding members Angus and Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd, along with producer Mutt Lange.
When the album, Back in Black, was released in July—a mere three months after Johnson had joined the band—it exploded, going on to sell 50 million copies worldwide, and triggering a years-long worldwide tour. It has been declared “the biggest selling hard rock album ever made” and “the best-selling heavy-metal album in history.”
The band toured the world for a full year to support the album, changing the face of rock music—and Brian Johnson’s life—forever.
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A must-read for fans of An Unquiet Mind, this memoir is raw, brave, and unforgettable.
Madness: A Bipolar Life
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In Madness, bestselling author Marya Hornbacher dives headfirst into life with Type I rapid-cycle bipolar disorder. With unflinching honesty and razor-sharp prose, she lays bare the devastation, resilience, and truth of living with mental illness. A must-read for fans of An Unquiet Mind, this memoir is raw, brave, and unforgettable.
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Before she was diagnosed, Marya Hornbacher lived in chaos. Afterward, she had a name for it: Type I rapid-cycle bipolar disorder.
In Madness, the bestselling author of Wasted returns with a searing, unflinching memoir of mental illness. With startling clarity and dark wit, she recounts her lifelong battle with moods that swung violently between euphoria and despair—and the desperate, destructive attempts to quiet them.
From addiction and self-harm to the pursuit of stability in marriage and recovery, Hornbacher doesn’t just describe bipolar disorder—she inhabits it on the page.
This memoir is both a survival story and a call to understanding, challenging the stigma around bipolarity and confronting the questions surrounding childhood diagnosis. Fierce, raw, and revelatory, Madness will shake you—and stay with you.
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A must-read for anyone who’s ever believed in second acts and Disney magic.
If You Would Have Told Me
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In his New York Times–bestselling memoir, If You Would Have Told Me, John Stamos gets raw about fame, heartbreak, and finding himself again. With stories from Full House, ER, and the Beach Boys, it’s funny, emotional, and full of star-studded surprises. A must-read for anyone who’s ever believed in second acts and Disney magic.
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John Stamos never imagined he'd become a household name—or that fame would come with such a steep price.
From flipping burgers at his dad’s diner to melting hearts on General Hospital and Full House, Stamos became a teen idol overnight. But behind the smile and perfect hair was a man struggling with loneliness, heartbreak, and reinvention.
In If You Would Have Told Me, Stamos pulls back the curtain on his decades-long career, his unforgettable friendships (hello, Beach Boys), and the moments that nearly broke him.
Wry, moving, and unexpectedly vulnerable, this New York Times bestseller is more than a celebrity memoir—it’s a love story to the messy, magical process of becoming who you’re meant to be.
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A plane crash leaves an eleven year old boy stranded on a frozen mountainside with only the lessons his father taught him to survive.
Crazy for the Storm
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A plane crash leaves an eleven year old boy stranded on a frozen mountainside with only the lessons his father taught him to survive. In Crazy for the Storm, Norman Ollestad recounts the brutal descent he made after the crash that killed his father and the pilot. This memoir blends survival against nature with a raw portrait of a complicated father and son bond.
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"As much about a father-son relationship as it is a survival story . . . his father's life philosophy . . . got him down the mountain and through life." —USA Today
Norman Olstead's New York Times–bestselling memoir Crazy for the Storm is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father. Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature—Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer; Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm—it is a literary triumph that novelist Russell Banks (Affliction) calls, "A heart-stopping story beautifully told . . . Norman Olstead has written a book that may well be read for generations."
"A heart-stopping adventure that ends in tragedy and in triumph, a love story that fearlessly explores the bond between a father and son and what it means to lead a life without limits." —Susan Cheever, award-winning author of American Bloomsbury
"An elegant memoir as well as a transformative coming-of-age tale. When he leaves his father's limp body behind on the icy plateau—giving it a final kiss and caress as it's claimed by the snow—Ollestad takes his first perilous steps not just into survival, but into adulthood." —New York Post
"Cinematic and personal . . . Ollestad's insights into growing up in a broken home and adolescence in southern California are as engrossing as the story of his trip down the mountain." —Chicago Tribune
"Riveting." —Entertainment Weekly
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A good pick for readers who enjoy candid celebrity memoirs, behind-the-scenes Hollywood stories, personal growth, and gender advocacy.
Dying of Politeness
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Geena Davis looks back on her childhood, her path into acting, her Hollywood career and iconic roles, and the growing confidence that helped shape her advocacy for women and girls, with a 4.0-star average from more than 9,400 Goodreads ratings. A good pick for readers who enjoy candid celebrity memoirs, behind-the-scenes Hollywood stories, personal growth, and gender advocacy.
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From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her “journey to badassery”—from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood.
At three years old, Geena Davis announced she was going to be in movies. Now, with a slew of iconic roles and awards under her belt, she has surpassed her childhood dream—but the path to finding yourself never did run smoothly. In this simultaneously hilarious and candid memoir, Davis regales us with tales of a career playing everything from an amnesiac assassin to the parent of a rodent, her eccentric childhood, her relationships, and helping lead the way to gender parity in Hollywood—all while learning to be a little more badass, one role at a time. Dying of Politeness is a touching account of one woman’s journey to fight for herself, and ultimately fighting for women all around the globe.
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