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Life on Air Memoirs of a Broadcaster
David Attenborough
For fifty years David Attenborough has entertained, educated, and generally enchanted millions worldwide with his pursuit of the s...
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NPR Funniest Driveway Moments
Selected from the National Public Radio archives, these stories by some of NPR's favorite commentators will keep listeners laughin...
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Moab is My Washpot
Stephen Fry
Published in 1997, this book covers Stephen Fry's early years and his adventures as a notorious but charming thief and liar in the...
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman
Richard P. Feynman
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! : Adventures of a Curious Character is an edited collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize...
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His Excellency (George Washington)
Joseph J. Ellis
The author of seven highly acclaimed books, Joseph J. Ellis has crafted a landmark biography that brings to life in all his comple...
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I Drink for a Reason
David Cross
Now, for the first time, Cross is weaving his media mockery, celebrity denunciation, religious commentary and sheer madness into b...
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Lion's Head, Four Happiness
Xiaomei Martell
Xiaomei Martell was born in 1964 on the borders of the Mongolian steppes, just two years before Mao launched the Cultural Revoluti...
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Undaunted Courage
Stephen E. Ambrose
A biography of Meriwether Lewis that relies heavily on the journals of both Lewis and Clark, this book is also backed up by the au...
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Star Trek Memories
William Shatner
William Shatner talks about all his memories of Star Trek. 8 discs
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Speaking For Themselves (Volume 1)
Mary Soames
This is Volume 1 of a 2 volume collection of the personal correspondence between Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine. The tw...
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Marie Antoinette
Antonia Fraser
In the past, Antonia Fraser's bestselling histories and biographies have focused on people and events in her native England, from ...
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A Saint On Death Row
Thomas Cahill
On October 26, 2004, Dominique Green, thirty, was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas. Arrested at the age of eighte...
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Up Till Now
William Shatner
[Many] may know Shatner from his role as Denny Crane in Boston Legal, or as the pitchman for Priceline.com, or as a character in s...
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Crazy Horse
Larry Mcmurtry
In writing his superb life of Crazy Horse, Larry McMurtry faced the same obstacle as every previous biographer of the Oglala Sioux...
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Speaking For Themselves (Volume 2)
Mary Soames
This is Volume 2 of a 2 volume collection of the personal correspondence between Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine. The tw...
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Just Me
Sheila Hancock
'Well now, prove it, Sheila. As John would say, "Put your money where your mouth is." Be a depressed widow boring the arse off eve...
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Astounding Days
Arthur C. Clarke
In this memoir, Arthur C. Clarke describes the early days of science fiction, when he as a schoolboy in England thrived on the sci...
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Going Rogue
Sarah Palin
One year ago, Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage like a comet. Yet even now, few Americans know who this remarkab...
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The Genius of Alexander the Great
N.G.L. Hammond
The preeminent scholar of ancient Macedonia separates reliable fact from historical fiction to reveal the true intellect and charm...
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Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler
It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1...
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Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly re-creates the dr...
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