Biographies and autobiographies

  • Rebel girl : my life as a feminist punk

    Creator

    Hanna, Kathleen

    Abstract

    An instant New York Times bestseller. An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. "Hey girlfriend I got a proposition goes something like this: Dare ya to do what you want." Kathleen Hanna's band Bikini Kill embodied the punk scene of the 90s, and today her personal yet feminist lyrics on anthems like "Rebel Girl" and "Double Dare Ya" are more powerful than ever. But where did this transformative voice come from?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Ecco

    [New York]

    Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

    Not specified
  • She said : breaking the sexual harassment story that helped ignite a movement

    Creator

    Kantor, Jodi

    Abstract

    The instant New York Times bestseller. "An instant classic of investigative journalism...‘All the President’s Men’ for the Me Too era." —Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists—who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times—Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movement. For years, reporters had tried to get to the truth about Harvey Weinstein’s treatment of women.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Books

    New York

    Penguin Books

    Not specified
  • Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike

    Creator

    Knight, Phil

    Abstract

    In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh, illuminating his company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of the year and called it an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Scribner

    New York

    Scribner

    Not specified
  • Solito : a memoir

    Creator

    Zamora, Javier

    Abstract

    New York Times bestseller • Read With Jenna book club pick as seen on Today • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiography • Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this “gripping memoir” (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Hogarth

    New York

    Hogarth

    Not specified
  • Sorry I'm late, I didn't want to come : one introvert's year of saying yes

    Creator

    Pan, Jessica

    Abstract

    An introvert spends a year trying to live like an extrovert with hilarious results and advice for readers along the way. What would happen if a shy introvert lived like a gregarious extrovert for one year? If she knowingly and willingly put herself in perilous social situations that she'd normally avoid at all costs? Writer Jessica Pan intends to find out.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC

    Kansas City, Missouri

    Andrews McMeel Publishing

    Not specified
  • Stay true : a memoir

    Creator

    Hsu, Hua.

    Abstract

    Pulitzer Prize Winner — New York Times Bestseller — A gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art, by the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu. “This book is exquisite and excruciating and I will be thinking about it for years and years to come.” —Rachel Kushner, New York Times bestselling author of The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room. One of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Vintage

    New York

    Doubleday

    Not specified
  • Talking as fast as I can : rrom Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and everything in between)

    Creator

    Graham, Lauren

    Abstract

    New York Times bestseller. In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again. With a new bonus chapter.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Ballantine Books

    New York

    Ballantine Books

    Not specified
  • Taste : my life through food

    Creator

    Tucci, Stanley

    Abstract

    Instant New York Times bestseller -- Named a Notable Book of the Year by NPR and The Washington Post -- From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table, and now he takes us beyond the savory recipes and into the compelling stories behind them.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Gallery Books

    New York

    Gallery Books

    Not specified
  • Tell me everything : the story of a private investigation

    Creator

    Krouse, Erika

    Abstract

    Winner of the 2023 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime — A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Part memoir and part literary true crime, Tell Me Everything is the mesmerizing story of a landmark sexual assault investigation and the female private investigator who helped crack it open. Erika Krouse has one of those faces. "I don't know why I'm telling you this," people say, spilling confessions. In fall 2002, Erika accepts a new contract job investigating lawsuits as a private investigator.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Flatiron Books

    New York

    Flatiron Books

    Not specified
  • Tell me everything : a memoir

    Creator

    Kelly, Minka

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller — A Washington Post best celebrity memoir of 2023 — An Audible best celebrity memoir of 2023. "A timely, urgent portrait of working-class American women." — Gabrielle Union. In her highly anticipated memoir Tell Me Everything, Minka Kelly shares a story as powerful as it is page-turning. Fans know her as the spoiled, rich cheerleader Lyla Garrity on Friday Night Lights or as the affluent, mysterious Samantha on the HBO megahit Euphoria. But as revealed for the first time in these pages, Minka Kelly's life has been anything but easy.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Henry Holt and Co.

    New York

    Henry Holt and Company

    Not specified