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From the quietly profound to the wildly extraordinary, these personal journeys offer insight, inspiration, and a front-row seat to the human experience.
Selected by New York Times Book Review as one of their “Great Road Trip Books”NATIONAL BESTSELLER Best Book of the Year —NPR, Vulture, Book Riot, B&N"America the Beautiful? is so funny and special and illuminating that it makes even me, a person who cannot tolerate...
The soulful, hilarious memoir of a chronic people pleaser who surprised everyone in her life by abandoning an unfulfilling career and marriage to join a convent—and learned how much we stand to gain when we fully embrace our authentic selves“A Change of Habit follows...
They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference. Joe and Rose Kennedy’s strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the Queen of...
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail. In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from...
From Douglas Waller, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Bill Donovan, an intimate and expertly researched biography of little-known early CIA leader Frank Wisner, whose behind-the-scenes influence on Cold War policy--and hundreds of highly secret anti-Soviet...
A story of Cold War weather control and two remarkable men is "a gem . . . about science and politics that touches on big questions about ethics and progress" (San Francisco Chronicle). In the mid-1950s, Kurt Vonnegut takes a job in the PR department at General...
"Far from growing up in the wealthy, fox-hunting circles . . .her mother had in fact been raised in a foundling hospital for the children of unwed women." —Editor's Choice, The New York Times Book ReviewJustine Cowan's remarkable true story begins when she found her...
"A testament to [Pryor's] stature not only as an African-American entertainment idol but also as an American icon . . . [An] exuberant tribute." —The New York Times Book ReviewRichard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the...
"This dazzling writer has created a guidebook for growing up queer in the American South . . . a testament to human endurance and dignity." —Nick White, author of Sweet & Low  Growing up in a small town in the South, Julia and her childhood best friend Laura know the...
#1 International Bestseller: A frontline trauma surgeon tells his "riveting" true story of operating in the world's most dangerous war zones (The Times). Â For more than twenty-five years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world's most perilous...