From the highs of Menudo and "Livin' la Vida Loca" to the personal journey of embracing his sexuality and fatherhood, Ricky Martin's memoir shows a superstar finding his voice amid global fame.
Terence McKenna recounts his Amazonian journey with psychoactive plants, exploring the line between madness and enlightenment and questioning our ideas about time and consciousness.
In this raw memoir, Marguerite Duras reveals the Nazi occupation of Paris, showing the harrowing intimacy of survival, resistance, and personal sacrifice through nursing her emaciated husband back from Bergen-Belsen and her dangerous connection with a Gestapo officer.
From the squalor of a medium-security prison, disgraced politician FF8282 navigates the daily degradations and unexpected camaraderie of incarceration, offering a raw and often darkly humorous glimpse into the British penal system.
From a childhood steeped in rural isolation and religious fundamentalism amidst a junkyard, Janisse Ray forged a passionate quest to resurrect the vanishing longleaf pine ecosystem, weaving together personal history and ecological elegy.
Carol Ann Lee identifies Anne Frank's betrayer, showing a disturbing, long-term link between Otto Frank and the informant that lasted until his death, while also revealing Frank's hidden life through his secret journal.
Myriam Gurba's "Mean" is a funny and bold memoir where a queer, mixed-race Chicana uses sharp humor to fight sexual assault, racism, and misogyny, showing that meanness, when done well, is a powerful art.
With a sharp wit and a fresh perspective, Lytton Strachey examines the cherished stories of Florence Nightingale, General Gordon, Cardinal Manning, and Dr. Arnold, exposing the human flaws beneath their Victorian reputations and changing how biographies are written.
In a series of personal letters, Jawaharlal Nehru explains Earth's history, humanity's beginnings, and civilization's growth to his ten-year-old daughter, Indira, turning global history into a captivating bedtime story.
Rebecca West travels through Yugoslavia before WWII, exploring its history, culture, and her own reflections to understand the Balkans' turbulent nature.
In 1924 Vermont, the Ku Klux Klan shatters a quiet town, forcing a Black girl, a Jewish girl, and their neighbors to face hatred and find strength in unexpected friendships.
John Edward's book demystifies the afterlife, guiding readers to connect with the Other Side, understand spiritual helpers, and use their own psychic abilities for a fearless journey.
In a sleepy 1940s Mississippi town, a shy boy's world is transformed by the arrival of Skip, a spirited fox terrier with an intelligent gaze and an insatiable appetite for adventure.
Winston Churchill, with his unique voice and direct involvement, tells the story of the Second World War from tyranny's rise to victory and loss, creating both a historical record and a literary work.
This is the raw diary of David Brainerd, a young missionary on the 18th-century American frontier, battling deep depression and illness. He relentlessly seeks God and sparks a spiritual awakening among Native American tribes.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, in the wild beauty of a Florida orange grove, navigates runaway pigs and colorful neighbors, finding humor, hardship, and a deep bond with the land that shapes her.
In the shadow of ambition and betrayal, Rome's most powerful general, Julius Caesar, discovers that even the closest friends can wield the deadliest daggers.
