Biography & Memoir ebook deals

"[A] rolllicking history of Streep's early years . . . a love letter to a great actress and a behind-the-scenes study of iconic movies like Kramer vs. Kramer." —PeopleIn 1975 Meryl Streep was finding her place in the New York theater scene. Burning with talent and...

Set in a Hungarian estate on the edge of the Carpathian Mountains, this “lucid and crisp” memoir is a clear-eyed elegy to a country—and a marriage—torn apart by World War II (The New Yorker).Best known for her classic book Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden,...

A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater, from Patrick McGilligan, the acclaimed author of Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to...

The true story of the WWII pilot who inspired Steve McQueen's character in The Great Escape: "An extraordinary chronicle of resolve and heroism." —Midwest Book Review When American fighter pilot William Ash's plane was shot down over France in 1942, he was captured by...

This biography of the celebrated Greek king "provides today's leaders with examples of leadership that transcend the centuries" (Military Review).Foreword by General Wesley K. ClarkWhen the Oracle of Delphi told Alexander the Great that he was invincible, it was...

In this "hilarious" memoir, a woman recounts her memories of summer camp "that anyone who has ever drunk bug juice will cringingly recognize" (The Wall Street Journal).It's 1974 and Mindy Schneider is thirteen and determined to go away to her dream summer camp, where...

In this definitive biography of the most infamous female outlaw of the nineteenth century, best-selling historian Michael Wallis challenges a notorious legacy.In the annals of legendary Wild West desperadoes, Belle Starr is remembered to this day as the Bandit Queen....