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Before his grandmother Paati moved in with his family in Mariposa, life was good for Muki Krishnan.

Olympic diver Tom Daley explores the experiences that have shaped him and the qualities that brought him success and joy--from the resilience he developed competing at a world-class level, to the c

Jessi Klein explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood, and explores the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife.

In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment.

When Sarah Byrne's mother dies in Chicago, her estranged grandmother, Miriam, attends the funeral and reveals that she escaped the holocaust, but had to leave a son behind in Latvia, and she w

Frances, you can call her Frankie, was not a happy baby. She was born amidst chaos, to loving but unprepared parents.

Private eye and WWII veteran Aloysius Archer heads to Los Angeles, the city where dreams are made and shattered, and is ensnared in a lethal case involving Hollywood and mob-ridden Las Vegas.

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Franny Moyle traces and analyzes the life and work of an extraordinary artist against the backdrop of an era of political turbulence and cultural transformation, to which his art offers a subtle an

In 1974, Dennis Lynn Rader stalked and murdered a family of four in Wichita, Kansas. Soon after killing the family, he murdered a young woman and then another, until he had ten victims.

Singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, activist, and worldwide superstar, Janelle Monáe presents a collection of tales from the bold vision and powerful Afrofuturistic themes of her acclaimed alb

In this memoir, award-winning actress Viola Davis shares her story, in her own words, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to the present day.

Wil Wheaton reveals how he has charted a career course unlike anyone else and has emerged as one of the most popular and well respected names in science fiction, fantasy, and pop culture.

It is easy to be pessimistic about inequality, which we know has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two generations.

A small-town cop must forgive himself for his past in order to help and protect his best friend's sister and his own estranged son.