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Top Hoodlum: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Mafia

Anthony M. DeStefano

“Biography of a low-profile "original gangster" who connected the Prohibition era and the "Five Families,” Pulitzer...

Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean

Roz Savage

From Publishers Weekly Savage, a famous ocean rower and motivational speaker, was a thirty-something non-athlete when...

I Was Hitler's Pilot: The Memoirs of Hans Baur

Hans Baur

Readers interested in early aviation history will find some interesting anecdotes in Baur’s account." New York...

My Secret Life in Hut Six: One woman's experiences at Bletchley Park

Gethin Russell-Jones

As someone who has written extensively on Bletchley Park, I rate this very highly . . . among the books written about...

Starting Over

La Toya Jackson

About the Author La Toya Jackson is the fifth of the famous Jackson siblings. A beloved international superstar in her...

Kennedy

Ted Sorensen

About the Author Distinguished s author and statesman, Ted Sorenson was the personal counsel to President Kennedy...

The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan

Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller

Review “Full of vivid detail and emotion, this compelling memoir captures the ache of a young child desperate for...

The Wolf of Wall Street

Jordan Belfort

Review “Raw and frequently hilarious.” — The New York Times “A rollicking tale of [Jordan Belfort’s] rise to...

Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone

Greg Shaw

Satya Nadella is chief executive officer of Microsoft. Before being named CEO on February 4, 2014, he held leadership...

The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder

Charles Graeber

Put this one on the shelf next to Ann Rule's classic about Ted Bundy, The Stranger Beside Me - it's that good. Grade: A...

Uganda Be Kidding Me

Chelsea Handler

From Booklist *Starred Review* Here’s all you really need to know about Chelsea Handler, straight from the girl...

Monster

Steve Jackson

About the Author Bestselling and award-winning author and journalist Steve Jackson lives and works in the mountains of...

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage: A Reese's Book Club Pick

Ann Patchett

“I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I...

La historia de Luz: Basada en hechos reales. (Spanish Edition)

Fernando Gamboa

About the Author Fernando Gamboa González (Barcelona 1970) tras dedicar buena parte su vida adulta, a viajar por...

The Monster of Florence

Douglas Preston

Amazon Best of the Month, June 2008 : When author Douglas Preston moved his family to Florence he never expected he...

Siege: Trump Under Fire

Michael Wolff

Review “[ Siege is] a mordant, readable tell-all designed to show how Trump, simply by being Trump, has made himself...

Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

Howard Schultz

Amazon Best Books of the Month, April 2011 : Onward is not a puff piece. In just under 400 brisk pages, Starbucks CEO...

In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile

Dan Davies

Absolutely jaw-dropping― Nicky Campbell, Radio Five Live An astonishing account . . . It is an incredible read―...

The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It

Tilar J. Mazzeo

Amazon Best of the Month, October 2008 : With its trademark fizz and sparkling taste, champagne has long been the...

Daughter of Empire: My Life as a Mountbatten

Pamela Mountbatten

Joyously entertaining...In what is arguably the poshest book that ever has or will be written, Hicks remembers it all...

The House on the Strand

Daphne Du Maurier

The House on the Strand is prime du Maurier. . . . She holds her characters close to reality; the past she creates is...

3500: An Autistic Boy's Ten-Year Romance with Snow White

Ron Miles

About the Author Ron Miles is the proud father of an autistic son, a software architect, and a musician. Born and...

Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

Mason Currey

A Look Inside Daily Rituals Click here for a larger image Click here for a larger image Click here for a larger image...

Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire

Alex Von Tunzelmann

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. The transfer of power from the British Empire to the new nations of India and...