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An illuminating biography of Desi Arnaz, the visionary, trailblazing Cuban American who revolutionized television and brought laughter to millions as Lucille Ball's beloved husband on I Love L

This instant New York Times bestseller by Alton Brown, the acclaimed cookbook author, beloved culinary personality, and food science expert, is a "must-read" (Gaby Dalkin, New York Times

"A riveting, deeply compassionate" (The New York Times) narrative of homelessness, despair, and hope.

In the tradition of Evicted and Invisible Child, a "moving, real-life saga" (The New Yorker) that follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles courageously struggling to keep her family

This unforgettable and "beautifully written" (The Seattle Times) memoir explores first love, unthinkable loss, and the toll of grief.

A Sixties Scoop survivor's journey back to her Nation and the truth of who she is.

Whatever you do or don't know about being a musician, this no-holds-barred tour through the hilarious and brutal realities of life inside the music industry is as informative as it is entertai

It was Christmas time, December 27th, 1950 — the Feast of Saint John. General Douglas MacArthur had just landed in Korea.

Homes tells the story of Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, a young boy whose family moved from Iraq to Syria just before the start of the Syrian civil war.

In the first full-scale life of the most important composer-lyricist at work in musical theatre today, Meryle Secrest, the biographer of Frank Lloyd Wright and Leonard Bernstein, draws on her exten

Beryl Potter was a reserved working-class mother of three living a decent life, or so it seemed, when a harmless slip and fall marked the unravelling of everything that she had known about herself

A James Herriot for the 21st century recounts his adventures as a newcomer to Newfoundland.

In this singular firsthand account, a former migrant worker reveals a disturbing system of exploitation at the heart of Canada's farm labour system.

When twentysomething reporter Miranda Kennedy leaves her job in New York City and travels to India with no employment prospects, she longs to immerse herself in the turmoil and excitement of a rapi

America's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, now updated with a new afterword discussing Holmes' exhumat