Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

“It is the writing itself that astonishes. It is elegant, poetic—even appropriately elegiac—and wry.”

“American Goulash tells Stephanie Yuhas’s childhood story with humor, pathos, and love.”

“. . . pretty much everyone can take away something positive from this book.”

I try to stay on the positive side of things as much as I can, because I’m a positive kind of guy.  But once in a while, a book comes along that is so laughably obtuse that you just can’t give it a

“. . . the kind of book that provides endless possibilities in terms of multiple readings as it is a timeline, a diary, a love letter to the designer’s career.”

“What also sets apart Marianne Faithfull: A Life on Record is that it is written by the subject and not by some third party who never knew her.”

“Hancock, a Buddhist, writes about his spiritual journey in Possibilities but isn’t preachy about his its effect on his life, relationships, music and philosophy.”

“Gavin keeps focus on what Peggy Lee was doing musically even as everything else in her life was sensationally spiraling out of control.”

“Marella Agnelli: The Last Swan is a collection of rare beauty that allows us to live within her world if only while enjoying this book.”

“Unger's biography of John Marshall reveals how he saved the nation, but also democracy's fragility.”

“Shot in the Head is an important addition to the collection of enlightening and educational works that encompass the heartache and reward of loving a family member with severe men