SOCIETY
The titles in this category deal with society at large - politics, history, religion, science, crime, etc.
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The Glorious Deception
$16.95In a biography woven from equal parts enchantment and mystery, Jim Steinmeyer unveils the secrets behind the most enigmatic performer in the history of stage magic, Chung Ling Soo, the 'Marvelous Chinese Conjurer' - a magician whose daring made his contemporary Houdini seem like the boy next door. Learn More -
The Glen Rock Book Of The Dead
$12.95In her author’s note to the book, Marion Winik writes that in Mexico on the Day of the Dead, “people build altars to their loved ones . . . they go to the cemetery and stay all night, praying, singing, drinking, wailing. They tell the sad stories and the noble ones; they eat cookies shaped like skeletons. They celebrate and mourn at once.” Learn More -
The Girl's Guide to Homelessness: A Memoir
$16.95Brianna Karp entered the workforce at age ten, supporting her mother and sister throughout her teen years in Southern California. Learn More -
The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography
$29.95Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge University as a convicted fraudster and thief, an addict, liar, fantasist, and failed suicide, convinced that any moment he would be sent away. Learn More -
The Elfish Gene - Dungeons, Dragons And Growing Up Strange: A Memoir
$14.00A laugh-out-loud funny memoir about a fantasy addicted youth. Learn More -
The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar
$25.00"Killing yourself at any age is a seriously tricky business. But when I was seven, the odds felt insurmountable." Learn More -
The Chronology of Water
$15.95This is not your mother’s memoir. Lifelong swimmer and Olympic hopeful Lidia Yuknavitch accepts a college swimming scholarship in Texas in order to escape an abusive father and an alcoholic, suicidal mother. Learn More -
The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam
$14.95The extraordinary story of an all-American girl’s conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with a young Egyptian man, The Butterfly Mosque is a stunning articulation of a Westerner embracing the Muslim world. Learn More -
The Book of Drugs: A Memoir
$16.00Mike Doughty first came to prominence as the leader of the band Soul Coughing then did an abrupt sonic left turn, much to the surprise of his audience, transforming into a solo performer of stark, dusky, but strangely hopeful tunes. Learn More -
The Basketball Diaries
$14.00The classic about growing up hip on New York's mean streets. Learn More
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