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In A Sometimes Paradise, Mark Miller recounts a life shaped by Wyoming’s wild beauty and relentless hardships.
A Sometimes Paradise
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In A Sometimes Paradise, Mark Miller recounts a life shaped by Wyoming’s wild beauty and relentless hardships. From ice storms to droughts, he learns resilience, forms unbreakable bonds, and finds purpose in a vanishing way of life. This powerful memoir celebrates the enduring spirit of the American West and its rugged landscapes.
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Mark Miller grew up in the rugged beauty and unforgiving challenges of Wyoming ranch life, where ice storms, droughts, and tough terrain tested his spirit. As a boy and then a young man, Mark faced dangers and hardships that forged an unbreakable bond with the land and its creatures. Each experience taught him resilience, the strength of family, and the irreplaceable value of friendship.
Through the harsh realities of ranching, he discovers not only his own limits but also the strength to protect a vanishing way of life.
In A Sometimes Paradise, Mark’s journey reflects the enduring spirit of the American West—where survival, self-discovery, and love of the land go hand in hand.
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Marya Hornbacher’s Wasted is a raw, unforgettable memoir of her battle with anorexia and bulimia—now reissued with a new afterword confronting the realities of recovery.
Wasted
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Marya Hornbacher’s Wasted is a raw, unforgettable memoir of her battle with anorexia and bulimia—now reissued with a new afterword confronting the realities of recovery. A New York Times bestseller and modern classic in eating disorder literature, Wasted remains brutally honest, timely, and essential. Read it for the truth. Stay for the fight to live.
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In her searing, unflinching memoir, Marya Hornbacher lays bare her years-long battle with anorexia and bulimia—a war she once romanticized, until it nearly killed her. Wasted chronicles how a brilliant young woman spiraled into self-destruction, chasing hunger, chaos, and control with relentless precision.
This updated edition features a new afterword where Hornbacher—now a respected voice in the field of eating disorders—confronts the complexities of recovery with the same honesty that made the original a classic. She offers no easy answers, only the urgent truth: recovery is possible, but never simple.
Brutally honest and deeply human, Wasted remains a powerful touchstone for anyone grappling with the realities of eating disorders, or seeking to understand them. It's not just a memoir—it’s a reckoning.
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Before she became The Man in the ring, she fought to claim space in a world that rarely made room for women.
Becky Lynch: The Man
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Before she became The Man in the ring, she fought to claim space in a world that rarely made room for women. In this candid memoir, Rebecca Quin traces her path from a restless childhood in Dublin to the heights of professional wrestling, revealing the injuries, doubts, and determination behind her rise. Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl explores ambition, resilience, and identity inside and outside the spotlight.
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This “infectious and contagious” (“Stone Cold” Steve Austin) New York Times bestselling memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin—a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch—delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame.
Raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca Quin constantly invented new ways to make her mother worry—roughhousing with the neighborhood kids, hosting secret parties while her parents were away, enrolling in a warehouse wrestling school, nearly breaking her neck and almost kneecapping a WWE star before her own wrestling career even began—and she was always in search of a thrilling escape from the ordinary.
Rebecca’s childhood love of wrestling set her on an unlikely path. With few female wrestlers to look to for guidance, Rebecca pursued a wrestling career hoping to change the culture and move it away from the antiquated disrespect so often directed at the elite female athletes who grace the ring. Even as a teenager, she knew that she would stop at nothing to earn a space among the greatest wrestlers of our time and to pave a new path for female fighters.
Culled from decades of journal entries, this “endearing debut memoir” (Publishers Weekly) offers a candid depiction of the complex woman behind the character Rebecca Quin plays on TV.
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The House on an Irish Hillside reflects on leaving a hurried life behind in search of meaning rooted in place.
The House on an Irish Hillside
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The House on an Irish Hillside reflects on leaving a hurried life behind in search of meaning rooted in place. Returning from London to rural Ireland, Felicity Hayes-McCoy rebuilds her days around landscape, community, and tradition. As she settles into an old house on the Dingle peninsula, everyday moments reveal deeper lessons about belonging and attention. This memoir offers a meditative exploration of homecoming, memory, and living with intention.
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"A lovely writer, far superior to the average memoirist. . . . A curious mind, a perceptive observer with an artist's eye, a seeker of truth and beauty." —Irish Independent
From the moment I crossed the mountain, I fell in love with the place, which was more beautiful than any I'd ever seen. And with a way of looking at life that was deeper, richer and wiser than any I'd known before. . . . From the first day I came here I always knew I'd come back.
Sometimes we have to go back to our beginnings to become the person we want to be. More than a decade ago, USA Today–bestselling author Felicity Hayes-McCoy left the hectic pace of London and returned to her home country of Ireland to forge a new life in a remarkable house on the stunning Dingle peninsula. Gorgeously written, this is a life-affirming tale of rediscovering lost values and remembering the things that matter most.
"Wise, funny and touching, this book is a portrait of friendships, customs and folklore of Ireland; but what stays with you is harder to catch, like smoke or running water. It is the taste of something we all once knew, ever-present if only you look for it." ―Joanna Lumley, actress and author of Absolutely: A Memoir
"The book glowed . . . when I finished reading, I felt a sense of well-being, wonder and delight." —Alice Taylor, bestselling author of To School Through the Fields
"A pitch-perfect delight." —Marian Keyes, international bestselling author of Grown Ups on The Transatlantic Book Club
"The spot-on descriptions of Ireland's country roads and expansive sky all but leap off the page. . . . Maeve Binchy and Patrick Taylor fans will find much to enjoy." —Booklist on The Library at the Edge of the World
"Sunshine on the page." —Cathy Kelly, bestselling author of Between Sisters on The Month of Borrowed Dreams
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Ideal for readers looking for memoir that combines family history, displacement, and twentieth-century Middle Eastern history.
Three Worlds
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Avi Shlaim recounts his childhood in Baghdad and his family's 1950 move to Israel while reflecting on Iraqi Jewish history and Arab-Jewish identity, with a 4.37-star average from more than 900 Goodreads ratings. Ideal for readers looking for memoir that combines family history, displacement, and twentieth-century Middle Eastern history.
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In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing their beloved Iraq to the new state of Israel.
'Remarkable.' Max Hastings, THE SUNDAY TIMES
Today the once flourishing Jewish community of Iraq, at one time numbering over 130,000 and tracing its history back 2,600 years, has all but vanished.
Why so? One explanation speaks of the timeless clash between Arab and Jewish civilisations and a heroic Zionist mission to rescue Eastern Jews from backward nations and unceasing persecution.
Avi Shlaim tears up this script. His parents had many Muslim friends in Baghdad and no interest in Zionism. As anti-Semitism surged in Iraq, the Zionist underground fanned the flames. Yet when Iraqi Jews fled to Israel, they faced an uncertain future, their history was rewritten to serve a Zionist narrative.
This memoir breathes life into an almost forgotten world. Weaving together the personal and the political, Three Worlds offers a fresh perspective on Arab-Jews, caught in the crossfire of Zionism and nationalism.
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Comedy, film, and a lifetime of stories—Woody Allen’s memoir is a candid and often hilarious look at his decades-long career.
Apropos of Nothing
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Comedy, film, and a lifetime of stories—Woody Allen’s memoir is a candid and often hilarious look at his decades-long career. From stand-up to screen classics like Annie Hall and Midnight in Paris, he shares his triumphs, missteps, and creative process in this New York Times bestselling reflection on fame, art, and the pursuit of storytelling.
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A legend in comedy and film, Woody Allen takes readers on an intimate, often hilarious journey through his life and career. From his Brooklyn childhood to his early days as a struggling stand-up, he shares the highs and lows of a career spanning over sixty years.
With his signature wit and storytelling flair, Allen reflects on his time writing for Sid Caesar, breaking into moviemaking with Take the Money and Run, and directing classics like Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Midnight in Paris. Along the way, he candidly explores his marriages, romances, friendships, and creative obsessions.
A New York Times bestseller, this memoir is a deeply personal, wildly entertaining self-portrait of one of the most influential filmmakers of our time.
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A good pick for readers who want a personal memoir about mental illness that includes humor and hopeful reflections on everyday life.
Reasons to Stay Alive
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A Sunday Times number-one bestseller called “Fascinating and beautifully written” by Ian Rankin, Reasons to Stay Alive recounts Matt Haig’s experience of depression and anxiety, beginning with a crisis at age 24. He shares how he learned to live again and the lessons he took from recovery. A good pick for readers who want a personal memoir about mental illness that includes humor and hopeful reflections on everyday life.
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library.
“A very special book that has provided a beam of hope to so many.”—DOLLY ALDERTON
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE?
Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him, and learned to live again.
It has helped millions of people do the same. Moving, funny, and even joyous, these are the lessons Matt learned. His reasons to stay alive.
"I wrote this book because the oldest clichés remain the truest. Time heals. The bottom of the valley never provides the clearest view. The tunnel does have light at the end of it, even if we haven't been able to see it . . . Words, just sometimes, really can set you free."
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Born to a black father and white Jewish mother, Marra Gad was adopted by a white Jewish family, facing racism in black spaces and rejection in Jewish ones.
The Color of Love
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Born to a black father and white Jewish mother, Marra Gad was adopted by a white Jewish family, facing racism in black spaces and rejection in Jewish ones. When her estranged Great-Aunt Nette, battling Alzheimer’s, needed her help, Marra chose love over resentment, building a bond that overcame prejudice. A moving memoir of resilience and forgiveness.
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Marra B. Gad was born to a black father and a white Jewish mother in 1970 and adopted by a white Jewish family in Chicago. For her parents, it was love at first sight—but for the world, their family was anything but acceptable.
In black spaces, Marra was deemed “not black enough” and faced antisemitism. In Jewish spaces, she was mistaken for the help or told to leave. Even within her own family, racism loomed large, forcing her parents to sever ties with relatives who couldn’t accept her—including Marra’s once-beloved Great-Aunt Nette.
Years later, estranged and battling Alzheimer’s, Nette needed Marra’s help. Instead of revenge, Marra chose love, forging a bond as the disease erased her aunt’s prejudice. This powerful memoir is a testament to forgiveness, resilience, and choosing love in the face of hate.
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A must-read for anyone affected by eating disorders.
Elena Vanishing
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Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every skipped meal is a battle against herself, every day a war she cannot win. Told from Elena’s perspective over five years, and co-written with her mother, this gripping memoir offers a heartbreaking, unfiltered look at the reality of anorexia. A must-read for anyone affected by eating disorders.
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Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing—one skipped meal at a time. What begins as a way to control her anxiety spirals into a relentless war against her own body, where victory and defeat look the same. Every calorie is a battle. Every day is a fight to disappear.
Told entirely from Elena’s perspective over five harrowing years, and co-written with her mother, award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle, this deeply personal memoir lays bare the devastating grip of anorexia. In raw, unflinching detail, Elena reveals the inner turmoil of a mind at war with itself—where fear, hunger, and survival collide.
A must-read for anyone affected by an eating disorder, Elena Vanishing is an unforgettable journey through struggle, resilience, and the search for hope.
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Best for readers who appreciate reflective memoirs about family history, apartheid, inherited patterns, faith, and reckoning with the past.
It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping
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Called “Important. Riveting. Unforgettable” by Ann Voskamp, It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping is Lisa-Jo Baker’s memoir of growing up white in apartheid South Africa and later examining her family history, her father’s anger, and the inherited hurts she does not want to repeat, with a 4.7-star rating from more than 200 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who appreciate reflective memoirs about family history, apartheid, inherited patterns, faith, and reckoning with the past.
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An honest and lyrical coming-of-age memoir of growing up in South Africa at the height of apartheid, and an invitation to recognize and refuse to repeat the sins of our fathers—from the bestselling author of Never Unfriended
“Heartfelt, emotionally charged reflections . . . [a] bracing memoir.”—Kirkus Review
“Important. Riveting. Unforgettable . . . a profoundly captivating story that can profoundly change your own story.”—Ann Voskamp, New York Times bestselling author of WayMaker
Born White in the heart of Zululand during the racial apartheid, Lisa-Jo Baker longed to write a new future for her children—a longing that set her on a journey to understand where she fit into a story of violence and faith, history and race. Before marriage and motherhood, she came to the United States to study to become a human rights advocate. When she naïvely walked right into America’s own turbulent racial landscape, Baker experienced the kind of painful awakening that is both individual and universal, personal and social. Yet years would go by before she traced this American trauma back to her own South African past.
Baker was a teenager when her mother died of cancer, leaving her with her father. Though they shared a language of faith and justice, she often feared him, unaware that his fierce temper had deep roots in a family’s and a nation’s pain. Decades later, old wounds reopened when she found herself spiraling into a terrifying version of her father, screaming herself hoarse at her son. Only then did Baker realize that to go forward—to refuse to repeat the sins of our fathers—we must first go back.
With a story that stretches from South Africa’s outback to Washington, D.C., It Wasn’t Roaring, It Was Weeping is a courageous look at inherited hurts and prejudices, and a hope-filled example for all who feel lost in life or worried that they’re too off course to make the necessary corrections. Baker’s story shows that it’s never too late to be free.
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In 1961, Suze Rotolo met a young folk singer named Bob Dylan.
A Freewheelin’ Time
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In 1961, Suze Rotolo met a young folk singer named Bob Dylan. Their love story played out against the backdrop of Greenwich Village’s booming music scene, political activism, and cultural revolution. As Dylan rose to fame, Suze had a front-row seat to history. A Freewheelin’ Time is an intimate, unforgettable memoir of love, youth, and a movement that changed everything.
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A love story. A revolution. A front-row seat to Bob Dylan’s rise.
In the summer of 1961, seventeen-year-old Suze Rotolo met a rising folk musician named Bob Dylan. She was shy, artistic, and politically engaged. He was talented, restless, and on the brink of something big. Their love affair unfolded in the heart of Greenwich Village, a vibrant epicenter of music, art, and activism.
As Dylan transformed from an obscure folk singer into the voice of a generation, Suze was by his side, witnessing the highs, the heartbreaks, and the cultural shifts that defined the 1960s.
A Freewheelin’ Time is an intimate memoir of youth, love, and revolution—capturing the energy of a world on the brink of change and offering a rare, deeply personal glimpse into the early days of an icon.
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Gregg Olsen's true-crime account follows three sisters who survived years of abuse and trauma at the hands of their mother, and the bond that helped them endure.
If You Tell
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Gregg Olsen's true-crime account follows three sisters who survived years of abuse and trauma at the hands of their mother, and the bond that helped them endure. It has a 4.2-star rating from more than 175,200 Amazon reviewers. A strong fit for true-crime readers drawn to survivor-centered family stories, difficult real-life cases, and sisterhood under extreme pressure.
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A #1 Wall Street Journal, Amazon Charts, USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen’s shocking and empowering true-crime story of three sisters determined to survive their mother’s house of horrors.
After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now.
For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined. Even as others were drawn into their mother’s dark and perverse web, the sisters found the strength and courage to escape an escalating nightmare that culminated in multiple murders.
Harrowing and heartrending, If You Tell is a survivor’s story of absolute evil—and the freedom and justice that Nikki, Sami, and Tori risked their lives to fight for. Sisters forever, victims no more, they found a light in the darkness that made them the resilient women they are today—loving, loved, and moving on.
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