Simon Schuster: 4797 books
Master of War
The Life of General George H. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2009
In this revelatory, dynamic biography, one of our finest historians, Benson Bobrick, profiles George H. Thomas, arguing that he was the greatest and most successful general of the Civil War. Because Thomas didn't live to write his memoirs, his reputation has been largely shaped by others, most notably...
The Man He Became
How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Here, from James Tobin, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography, is the story of the greatest comeback in American political history, a saga long buried in half-truth, distortion, and myth—Franklin Roosevelt’s ten-year climb from paralysis to the White House.
In 1921,...
George Washington's First War
His Early Military Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Renowned historian David A. Clary studies George Washington’s early military career as a young colonel during the French and Indian War, and how those campaigns influenced his leadership and strategy as a general during the Revolutionary War and as the first president of the newly formed United...
Unremarried Widow
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
“A frank, poignant memoir about an unlikely marriage, a tragic death in Iraq, and the soul-testing work of picking up the pieces” (People) in the tradition of such powerful bestsellers as Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking and Carole Radziwill’s What Remains.
Artis Henderson...
What My Mother and I Don't Talk About
Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
*Most Anticipated Reads of 2019 Selection by Publishers Weekly, BuzzFeed, The Rumpus, Lit Hub, The Week, and Elle.com*
Fifteen brilliant writers explore what we don’t talk to our mothers about, and how it affects us, for better or for worse.
As an undergraduate, Michele Filgate started...
Michelangelo
A Life in Six Masterpieces
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
This is the life of one of the most revolutionary artists in history, told through the story of six of his greatest masterpieces: “The one indispensable guide for encountering Michelangelo on his home turf” (The Dallas Morning News).
Michelangelo stands alone as a master of painting, sculpture,...
by Diane von Furstenberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
One of the most influential, admired, and colorful women of our time: fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg tells the most personal stories from her life, about family, love, beauty and business: “It’s so good, you’ll want to take notes” (People).
Diane von Furstenberg...
Empire of Dreams
The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
BEST KNOWN AS THE DIRECTOR of such spectacular films as The Ten Commandments and King of Kings, Cecil B. DeMille lived a life as epic as any of his cinematic masterpieces.
As a child DeMille learned the Bible from his father, a theology student and playwright who introduced Cecil and his older...
She Always Knew How
Mae West, a Personal Biography
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2009
In She Always Knew How, her wonderful new biography of legendary actress Mae West, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler draws on a series of interviews she conducted with the star just months before her death in 1980. From their first meeting, where West held out a diamond-covered hand in greeting...
The Todd Glass Situation
A Bunch of Lies about My Personal Life and a Bunch of True Stories about My 30-Year Career in Stand-Up Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
A “triumphant” (The New York Times) memoir from beloved comedian Todd Glass about his decision at age forty-eight to finally live openly as a gay man, and the support from his illustrious collection of comedy pals, from Louis CK to Sarah Silverman.
As Todd Glass tells it, growing up in...
Married to Laughter
A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2000
The current generation knows him as the serenity-seeking Frank Costanza from Seinfeld. An older generation knows him as one-half of the comedy team Stiller and Meara. But, as his memoir, Married to Laughter, reveals, Jerry Stiller has had a lifelong love affair with entertainment.
Growing up during...
Bruce Lee
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
“The first noteworthy treatment of its subject—and a definitive one at that...Fascinating narrative threads proliferate” (The New York Times Book Review).
The most authoritative biography—featuring dozens of rarely seen photographs—of film legend Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a...
Sounds Like Me
My Life (So Far) in Song
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
With refreshing candor, Sounds Like Me reveals Sara Bareilles, the artist—and the woman—on songwriting, soul searching, and what’s discovered along the way.
Sara Bareilles shares the joys and the struggles that come with creating great work, all while staying true to yourself. Imbued...
A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius
A Memoir Based on a True Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
From the author of *The Circle—*the inspiration for the major motion picture starring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks!
"Exhilarating…Profoundly moving, occasionally angry, and often hilarious…A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is, finally, a finite book of jest, which is why it...