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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The Tender Bar: A Memoir
$14.99A moving, vividly told memoir full of heart, drama, and exquisite comic timing, about a boy striving to become a man, and his romance with a bar. Learn More -
The Silence of Our Friends
$16.99As the civil rights struggle heats up in Texas, two families—one white, one black—find common ground. Learn More -
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The Second Messiah: Templars, The Turin Shroud And The Great Secret Of Freemasonry
$18.95Is the Shroud of Turin genuine? Learn More -
The Lives And Loves of Daisy And Violet Hilton: A True Story of Conjoined Twins
$19.95THE LIVES AND LOVES OF DAISY AND VIOLET HILTON follows the poignant life story of twin sisters who were literally joined at the hip, set against the tumultuous backdrop of America during the first half of the 20th century. Learn More -
The Last of the Live Nude Girls: A Memoir
$14.95In the last of Times Square’s peep shows, a man pays $40 to watch a girl strip naked behind glass. Learn More -
The Kid Stays In The Picture
$17.95Success, Scandal, Sex, Tragedy, Infamy ... And That's Just The First Chapter... Learn More -
The Historic Unfulfilled Promise
$16.95Howard Zinn's life and work are the stuff of legend. His People's History of the United States has sold over two million copies and has altered how we see and teach history. A hero in word and deed, Zinn's views on freedom, fairness, history, democracy, and our own human potential are educational and transformative. Learn More -
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
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