Biographies and autobiographies

  • Spare

    Creator

    Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

    Abstract

    It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Canada

    Non spécifié
  • The food explorer : the true adventures of the globe-trotting botanist who transformed what America eats

    Creator

    Stone, Daniel

    Abstract

    In the 19th century, American meals were about subsistence, not enjoyment. But as a new century approached, appetites broadened, and David Fairchild, a young botanist with an insatiable lust to explore and experience the world, set out in search of foods that would enrich the American farmer and enchant the American eater. Kale from Croatia, mangoes from India, and hops from Bavaria. Peaches from China, avocados from Chile, and pomegranates from Malta.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York, New York

    Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House

    Non spécifié
  • The first time : finding myself and looking for love on reality TV

    Creator

    Underwood, Colton

    Abstract

    From former football player and star of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette comes a fascinating and eye-opening behind-the-scenes look at his drama-filled season on the hit reality show. Before Colton Underwood captured the hearts of millions on The Bachelor, he was a goofy, socially awkward, overweight adolescent who succeeded on the football field while struggling with personal insecurities off it. An All American gridiron hero, he was also a complex, sometimes confused, soft-hearted romantic wondering how these contradictions fit together.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The facemaker : a visionary surgeon's battle to mend the disfigured soldiers of World War I

    Creator

    Fitzharris, Lindsey

    Abstract

    "Enthralling. Harrowing. Heartbreaking. And utterly redemptive. Lindsey Fitzharris hit this one out of the park."--Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the VileLindsey Fitzharris, the award-winning author of The Butchering Art, presents the compelling, true story of a visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgery. The audiobook is read by actor Daniel Gillies who is the great, great nephew of the pioneering surgeon, Harold Gillies.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The education of an idealist : a memoir

    Creator

    Power, Samantha

    Abstract

    Pulitzer-Prize winner Samantha Power is widely known as the moral voice of her generation. A relentless advocate for promoting human rights, she has been heralded by President Barack Obama as one of America's "foremost thinkers on foreign policy." The Education of an Idealist traces Power's distinctly American journey, from Irish immigrant to human rights activist to United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    HarperCollins Canada

    Non spécifié
  • The Earth is all that lasts : Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the last stand of the Great Sioux Nation

    Creator

    Gardner, Mark Lee

    Abstract

    A magisterial dual biography of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, the two most legendary and consequential American Indian leaders, who triumphed at the Battle of Little Bighorn and led Sioux resistance in the fierce final chapter of the "Indian Wars."Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull: Their names are iconic, their significance in American history undeniable. Together, these two Lakota chiefs, one a fabled warrior and the other a revered holy man, crushed George Armstrong Custer's vaunted Seventh Cavalry.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperAudio

    Non spécifié
  • The deep places

    Creator

    Douthat, Ross Gregory

    Abstract

    In this vulnerable, insightful memoir, the New York Times columnist tells the story of his five-year struggle with a disease that officially doesn't exist, exploring the limits of modern medicine, the stories that we unexpectedly fall into, and the secrets that only suffering reveals. In the summer of 2015, Ross Douthat was moving his family, with two young daughters and a pregnant wife, from Washington, D.C., to a sprawling farmhouse in a picturesque Connecticut town when he acquired a mysterious and devastating sickness.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Convergent

    Non spécifié
  • The dead are arising : the life of Malcolm X

    Creator

    Payne, Tamara

    Payne, Les

    Abstract

    An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the authors interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative. Les Payne, the renowned Pulitzer Prizewinning investigative journalist, embarked in 1990 on a nearly thirty-year-long quest to interview anyone he could find who had actually known Malcolm X?all living siblings of the Malcolm Little family, classmates, street friends, cellmates, Nation of Islam figures, FBI moles and cops, and political leaders around the world.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Prince Frederick]

    Recorded Books, Inc.

    Non spécifié
  • The cook up : a crack rock memoir

    Creator

    Watkins, D.

    Abstract

    The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother Devin is shot-only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University-the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantel of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Grand Central Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • The comfort food diaries : my quest for the perfect dish to mend a broken heart

    Creator

    Nunn, Emily

    Abstract

    In the tradition of Elizabeth Gilbert and Ruth Reichl, former New Yorker editor Emily Nunn chronicles her journey to heal old wounds and find comfort in the face of loss through travel, home-cooked food, and the company of friends and family. One life-changing night, reeling from her beloved brother's sudden death, a devastating breakup with her handsome engineer fiance.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Non spécifié