Biography & Memoir

Private Notebooks: 1914-1916
Hardback
Written in code under constant threat of battle, Wittgenstein’s searing and illuminating diaries finally emerge in this first-ever English translation

Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
Paperback
Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America

In the East: How My Father and a Quarter Million Polish Jews Survived the Holocaust
Paperback
The extraordinary true story of Polish-Jewish child refugees who escaped the Nazis and found refuge in Iran.

Counterpoint: A Memoir of Bach and Mourning
Paperback
A Pulitzer Prize–winning critic reflects on the meaning and emotional impact of a Bach masterwork.

One Friday in April: A Story of Suicide and Survival
Hardback
A searing and brave memoir that offers a new understanding of suicide as a distinct mental illness


