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House of Secrets

Lowell Cauffiel

Eddie Lee Sexton is evil incarnate. Like Charles Manson, he exercised a cult-like mind control over others who did his...

Mob Daughter: The Mafia, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, and Me!

Karen Gravano

“Told with candor and swagger, befitting a daughter of Mafia royalty.” ― Publishers Weekly KAREN GRAVANO was born...

The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief

Ben Macintyre

From the Publisher "Fascinating...a brisk, lively, colorful biography of an amazing criminal." --The New York Times...

My First Five Husbands..And the Ones Who Got Away (Random House Large Print)

Rue McClanahan

Review “McClanahan’s unpretentious candor and wit reveal an irrepressible personality full of vitality and...

Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World's Most Notorious Jewel Thief

Zelda Lockhart

“Payne’s personal charm is clearly evident on every page. Engaging reading about an elegant modern-day Robin...

Take Me Home: An Autobiography

John Denver

From Publishers Weekly Singer-songwriter Denver, now 50, uses this self-indulgent autobiography to review his career...

The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw

Sheila Hancock

About the Author Sheila Hancock was born in 1933 and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before embarking on a...

Travels

Michael Crichton

From Publishers Weekly A Harvard medical-school graduate, inveterate traveler and author of, among other books, The...

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AFN CLARKE

... a major contribution to our understanding of war and how people act ... Contact is the work of a brave writer."...

The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria

Max Adams

A triumph. The most gripping portrait of 7th-Century Britain that I have read... A Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages."...

Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

Sally Mann

Sally Mann , born in Lexington, Virginia, is one of America's most renowned photographers. She has received numerous...

Dear Mr. You

Mary-Louise Parker

From the Artist Mary-Louise Parker

The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop

Steve Osborne

Praise for The Job :"Osborne has the macabre sense of humor people in adrenaline-jacked jobs often develop, as well as...

Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante

Larry McShane

About the Author Native New Yorker Larry McShane is a 35-year veteran city reporter, first with The Associated Press...

Triumph: Life After the Cult--A Survivor's Lessons

Carolyn Jessop

From Booklist In 2008 when Texas state authorities raided a remote ranch and took into custody 167 children of the...

Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved, and Died Under Nazi Occupation

Anne Sebba

“A fascinating account of how the buildup to WWII, the war itself, and its aftermath marked the lives of Parisian...

Swiss Watching, 3rd Edition: Inside the Land of Milk and Honey

Diccon Bewes

A fascinating book, teeming with facts, figures, and anecdotes which even the Swiss don't know. A journalist,...

Mile 445: Hitched in Her Hiking Boots

Claire Miller

Two young adults, one experienced hiker and a strong mind novice started on the PCT, fall in love, get married. A...

Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby

Dan Abrams

A fascinating blend of courtroom drama and legal analysis." -The Wall Street Journal "Clear, straightforward writing...

Babylon Confidential: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and Addiction

Claudia Christian

An honest, page-turning insight into alcoholism and the road back out."— Neil Gaiman, New York Times Bestselling...

Hitler: The Memoir of the Nazi Insider Who Turned Against the Fuhrer

Ernst Hanfstaengl

Ernst Hanfstaengl was born in 1887 to German and American parents. He was educated at Harvard, but eventually moved to...

Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys

Patty Civalleri

About the Author Joseph Hardin Coulombe was an American Entrepreneur. He founded the grocery store Trader Joe’s in...

Bastards: A Memoir

Mary Anna King

Sheer gorgeousness." ― Boston Globe "Gregarious, soul-baring." ― Elle "Painful and heartfelt." ― Minneapolis Star...

Who Says You Can't Go Home?: An Autobiography

B. Loren

The book was edited and reorganized because while it was being published, Jim and I were in the middle of moving to...