Biography & Memoir
Pretty Boy: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd
Paperback
"This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."—Larry McMurtry
The Golden Cage: Three Brothers, Three Choices, One Destiny
Hardback
"If you do not have the power to overthrow the rule of oppression, inform others of the oppression."—Persian proverb
David Crockett: The Lion of the West
Hardback
Steeped in legend, shrouded in folklore, the real David Crockett, American frontiersman and cultural icon, finally emerges in this engrossing biography.
One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing
Hardback
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
Finalist for the National Book Circle Critics Award
"Diane Ackerman's most enjoyable, intimate, and heartrending work yet."—Atul Gawande
Jane Addams: Spirit in Action
Hardback
In this landmark biography, Jane Addams becomes America's most admired and most hated woman—and wins the Nobel Peace Prize.