Essential Biographies and Memoirs to Cozy up With This Winter
Learn from individuals who have shaped our history. Explore these acclaimed biographies and memoirs, from personal stories on overcoming hardships to explorations of famous figures.
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Add to BookshelfAmerican Sherlock
by Kate Winkler Dawson
A gripping historical true crime narrative that “reads like the best of Conan Doyle himself” (Karen Abbott, author of The Ghosts of Eden Park), American Sherlock recounts the riveting true story of the birth of modern criminal investigation.
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Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad
A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission and, ultimately, a road trip of healing and self-discovery.
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Hidden Valley Road
by Robert Kolker
The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science’s great hope in the quest to understand the disease.
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Wintering
by Katherine May
An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down.
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Under Our Roof
by Madeleine Dean and Harry Cunnane
A congresswoman and her son reveal how he survived a ten-year battle with opioid abuse—and what their family’s journey to recovery can teach us about finding hope amid the unspeakable.
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Bravey
by Alexi Pappas
The Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker and writer Alexi Pappas shares what she’s learned about confidence, self-reliance, mental health, embracing pain, and achieving your dreams.
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