Biography & Memoir
Toscanini: Musician of Conscience
Hardback
On the 150th anniversary of his birth comes this monumental biography of conductor Arturo Toscanini, whose dramatic life was unparalleled among twentieth-century musicians.
Frederick Douglass
Paperback
"A masterpiece….[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation’s past." —New York Newsday
Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
Hardback
Poignant and witty essays on the beautiful complexity of marriage.
Life Without a Recipe: A Memoir
Paperback
A “bold, luscious” memoir, “indispensable to anyone trying to forge their own truer path” (Ruth Reichl).
Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath
Paperback
Ben S. Bernanke’s rise to chair of the Federal Reserve, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed’s bold and effective response.