REAL LIFE
The titles in this section are biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. What's the difference between a memoir and an autobiography?
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
$16.00An awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards-and the costs-of raising her children the Chinese way. Learn More -
Beggars Of Life: A Hobo Autobiography
$15.00A bestseller in 1924, this vivid piece of outlaw history has inexplicably faded from the public consciousness. Jim Tully takes us across the seamy underbelly of pre-WWI America on freight trains, and inside hobo jungles and brothels while narrowly averting railroad bulls (cops) and wardens of order. Learn More -
Biographical Novel: Che Guevara
$14.95Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, the legendary Argentinian revolutionary, was at the forefront of the Cuban revolution, tearing down the power of a corrupt government and investing it in the hands of the people. Learn More -
Blue Nights
$15.00From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old. Learn More -
Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal
$14.99Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the bookstore . . . Booky Wook 2! Learn More -
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
$15.00In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. Learn More -
Bossypants
$15.99Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. Learn More -
Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces
$16.99The saga of John Kennedy Toole is one of the greatest stories of American literary history. Learn More -
Chelsea Whistle: A Memoir
$15.95In this gritty, confessional memoir, Michelle Tea takes the reader back to the city of her childhood. Learn More -
Child of Baltimore
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What would you do if your every move was controlled by your parents? What if you were denied the company of friends or any contact with your immediate family? What if you were raised to believe that your sole purpose in life was to become a religious pioneer? What if your mother and brother were arrested and charged with the brutal beating death of your father? What if your entire life was marked by tragedy after tragedy? What would you do? Learn More
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