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A Captain's Duty
Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans."
--President Barack Obama
It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama,...
Waco
A Survivor's Story
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
The basis of the celebrated Paramount Network miniseries starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch--Waco is the critically-acclaimed, first person account of the siege by Branch Davidian survivor, David Thibodeau.
Twenty-five years ago, the FBI staged a deadly raid on the Branch Davidian compound...
Damn Few
Making the Modern SEAL Warrior
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
From leadership expert, former Navy SEAL, "American Grit" feature player, and author of Worth Dying For: A Navy SEAL's Call to a Nation, Rorke Denver, the bestselling account of how he helped create the U.S. Navy SEALS of today.
Rorke Denver trains the men who become Navy SEALs--the...
The Pirate Hunter
The True Story of Captain Kidd
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2003
Everybody knows the legend of Captain Kidd, America's most ruthless buccanneer. Few people realize that the facts of his life make for a much better tale. Kidd was actually a tough New York sea captain hired to chase pirates, a married war hero whose secret mission took a spectacularly bad turn.
This...
Maid
Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich.
At 28, Stephanie Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown...
Tranny
Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
ONE OF BILLBOARD'S "100 GREATEST MUSIC BOOKS OF ALL TIME"
The provocative transgender advocate and lead singer of the punk rock band Against Me! provides a searing account of her search for identity and her true self.
It began in a bedroom in Naples, Florida, when a misbehaving...
Blowing the Bloody Doors Off
And Other Lessons in Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Hollywood legend Michael Caine shares wisdom and stories from his remarkable career in this "engrossing" memoir that "shines with positive energy" (Library Journal, starred review).
One of our best-loved actors, Michael Caine has starred in over 100 films in his six-decade...
by Frank Walker
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
The Vietnamese hilltribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. This is the remarkable true story of Australian war hero Barry Petersen.
As he flew over South East Asia towards Vietnam, Captain Barry Petersen struggled to keep an aura of calm. Inwardly he was incredibly excited....
I'm Your Biggest Fan
Awkward Encounters and Assorted Misadventures in Celebrity Journalism
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
The Executive Editor of People Magazine provides an unfiltered and hilarious look at her life alongside the rich and famous, as she reveals how being a fan-girl lead to celebrity close encounters she could only dream of growing up.
From the NY Post's "Page Six" to Good Housekeeping...
Between You and Me
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2005
At the age of 87, Mike Wallace is a legendary figure in broadcast journalism. Now, after 60 years of reporting on important events around the world, he shares his personal stories about the incredible range of celebrities, newsmakers, criminals, and world leaders who have subjected themselves to his...
Cabin Pressure
One Man's Desperate Attempt to Recapture His Youth as a Camp Counselor
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2007
What happens when a grown man returns to the site of his fondest childhood memories? A wry, clear-eyed, and laugh-out-loud look at the transition to adulthood.
Three months before getting married at age thirty-four, Josh Wolk decides to treat himself to a "farewell to childhood" extravaganza:...
The Mighty Queens of Freeville
A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Dear Amy,
First my husband told me he didn't love me. Then he said he didn't think he had ever really loved me. Then he left me with a baby to raise by myself. Amy, I don't want to be a single mother.
I told myself I'd never be divorced. And now here I am--exactly where I didn't want to be!
My daughter...
And Still Peace Did Not Come
A Memoir of Reconciliation
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
When bullets hit Agnes Kamara-Umunna's home in Monrovia, Liberia, she and her father hastily piled whatever they could carry into their car and drove toward the border, along with thousands of others. An army of children was approaching, under the leadership of Charles Taylor. It seemed like the end...
A Little Piece of Light
A Memoir of Hope, Prison, and a Life Unbound
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Random Family meets Orange Is the New Black in A Little Piece of Light, a memoir of survival, redemption, hope, and sisterhood from a bold new voice on the front lines of the criminal justice reform movement.
Like so many women before her and so many women yet to come, Donna Hylton's early...