Memoir

As an adolescent, Justin Pearson moved with his mother from “Shit Creek Phoenix, AZ” to sunny San Diego after his…

You’ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very…

With In-N-Out Burger, BusinessWeek writer Stacy Perman presents a chronicle of how a family-run California hamburger…

Last Things is the true and intensely personal story of how one woman coped with the devastating effects of a…

A compilation of Charles Bukowski's underground articles from his column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" appears here in book…

A memoir of living in a world where fat prejudice is rampant. Kara Richardson talks about her lifelong struggle with…

This long-form graphic novel, covering the Beatles from childhood to Beatlemania to breakup, is bracketed by photographs…

This book is for you dog lovers looking to read a touching, poetic memoir about a human and man's best friend. If you've…

I mean, I for one could use a break from society now and again, but this book brings it to a whole other level. An…

"I was a three-year-old arsonist." From the very first words of her memoir, Jenny Lawson sets the tone in this hilarious…

From the creator of the #DisabledAndCute hashtag, this is a story of a Black woman with a physical disability…

Frederick Douglass lived a huge life—abolitionist, newspaper reporter, women's rights activist, diplomat, politician,…

Author Eileen Garvin's older sister, Margaret, was diagnosed with severe autism at age three. Growing up alongside…

The Dreaming Circus tells the story of author Jim Morris' long, strange trip from Green Beret in Vietnam to the world…

In this one of a kind book, author Juniper Fitzgerald combines elements of memoir, sociological theory,…

This lovely book is the illustrated life story of 20th century inventor and utopian visionary, Buckminster Fuller.  …

Equal parts self-help book and memoir, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki follows Baek Sehee as she navigates…

When Mötley Crüe was at the height of its fame, there wasn't any drug Nikki Sixx wouldn't do. The highs were high, and…

In full color print, Woman Rebel follows Margaret Sanger's story as an activist, mother, nurse, and protofeminist…

This memoir is gripping tale of survival and hope. When Thomas decides to transition from female-to-male, he begins by…

An exploration into new age spirituality, paranormal and psychic phenomena, near-deah experiences, cults, mediumship,…

In January 2002, the United States sent a group of Muslim men they suspected of terrorism to a prison in Guantánamo…

High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary,…

From disenchanted Catholic schoolgirl and glam maniac to instigator on the 1980s hardcore punk scene, Nancy Barile…

In this fascinating memoir, follow author and filmmaker John Amero through his life and career, from growing up in a…

In her debut essay collection, master writer and comedian Quinta Brunson applies her trademark humor and heart as she…

In this reflection of history and the Communist dream, bicyclist Tim Moore describes his perhaps overly ambitious plan…

A rich and real-life music and counterculture memoir from a So Cal punk rock legend. A candid and personal account…

From the author of the My Struggle series comes the first of four autobiographical volumes based on the seasons.…