Turning Pages: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher
By: John Sargent
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Take a peek behind the curtain of some of the biggest publishing moments in the past several decade…
Want to Read $ 17.99"It struck me as tremendously important and courageous. Freedom of speech in its pure form. People risking injury and death rather than stopping a publication of a book."-John Sargent, Turning Pages: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher
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1. Avid Reader: A Life
By: Robert Gottlieb
3.90
Format: 15 pages, Hardcover
A spirited and revealing memoir by the most celebrated editor of his time After editing The Columbi… read more
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2. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
By: Ed Zwick
4.03
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends … read more
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- biography
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"One of Patsy Broderick's choicer comments was to describe my writing as ' limp as a penis ."-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
"I called Matthew Broderick. The radiophone was working again. 'Hi, Matthew, I hear you want to talk about the script. Over .' 'Yeah, well, I have a lot of notes…' He neglected to say “ over ."-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
"From the moment we met Patsy Broderick was contemptuous, demeaning, and volatile. As Matthew sat in opaque silence, I was forced to defend, in excruciating detail, my rationale for every line in ever…"-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood
3. Grief Is for People
By: Sloane Crosley
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Following the death of her closest friend, Sloane Crosley explores multiple kinds of loss in this d… read more
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- biography
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"Grief is for people, not things."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Suicide is a tax on human consciousness."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"How will he know you loved him," she asks, "unless you try to destroy yourself?"-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Pictures should be of what you see, not of what the world sees when it sees you."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
4. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
By: James Patterson
3.92
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- books about books
"Different books speak to us at different times."-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
5. Sipsworth
By: Simon Van Booy
4.26
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Over the course of a single week, a woman who is ready to die discovers an unexpected reason to liv… read more
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6. The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
By: Dwight Garner
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Garner gathers a literary chorus to capture the joys of reading and eating in this comic, personal … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- books about books
"There's no verb for traveling while hopping from swimming pool to swimming pool. Perhaps "cheevering" would suffice."-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
"A friend once told her that he had seen graffiti in a restaurant's men's room that read, "Gael Greene uses a thesaurus."-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
7. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
By: Shannon Reed
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more
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- writing
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"I think, therefore, I cry..."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"Life is so much better with books than without."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
8. Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
By: David Grann
4.25
Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition
A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one … read more
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- nonfiction
9. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
By: Griffin Dunne
4.19
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more
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- biography
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"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
10. Private Equity: A Memoir
By: Carrie Sun
3.63
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A gripping memoir of one woman’s self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indict… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
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"A gift weighed down by the imposition of gratitude becomes an expectation; over time, it becomes debt."-Carrie Sun, Private Equity: A Memoir
11. The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
By: Steven Johnson
4.08
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York—and the detective duo w… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
12. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
By: Amanda Jones
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- books about books
13. Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable
By: Zain E. Asher
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this spellbinding memoir, popular CNN anchor Zain E. Asher pays tribute to her mother’s strength… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
14. Burnt: A Memoir of Fighting Fire
By: Clare Frank
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Burnt is a captivating and “evocative” (Erin Brockovich) memoir of trailblazing and firefighting fr… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
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15. The Rumor Game
By: Thomas Mullen
3.71
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A determined reporter and a reluctant FBI agent face off against fascist elements in World War II-e… read more
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16. Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
By: Jedidiah Jenkins
4.03
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
When his mother, Barbara, turns seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins is reminded of a sobering fact: Our pare… read more
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"In my midthirties, I realized that my parents would die soon. Not like a terminal illness. I just mean in the flow of time. It hit me hardest when my mother turned seventy. I did a quick bit of math.…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
"I wondered about my friendship with my mom. Is it friendship? How can it be? Friendship is chosen. Friendship is discovered. But a mother and a son have a bond that is necessary. If the son exists, t…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
17. The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press
By: Calvin Trillin
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating, opinionated portrait of journalism and the people who make it, told through pieces c… read more
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18. The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America
By: Sara B. Franklin
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The woman behind some of the most important authors of the 20th century—including Julia Child, Anne… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- books about books
19. Consent: A Memoir
By: Jill Ciment
3.96
Format: 145 pages, Hardcover
In this unflinching account of the ardent love affair between the author and her painting teacher, … read more
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- biography
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20. Turning Pages: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher
By: John Sargent
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Take a peek behind the curtain of some of the biggest publishing moments in the past several decade… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- writing
- books about books
"It struck me as tremendously important and courageous. Freedom of speech in its pure form. People risking injury and death rather than stopping a publication of a book."-John Sargent, Turning Pages: The Adventures and Misadventures of a Publisher
21. A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up
By: Margaret Wappler
3.25
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An artful and contemplative tribute to the late actor famed for his role as Dylan McKay in Beverly … read more
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"Correa told him that people, including fictional ones, grieve in different ways. You can be a puddle of tears. Or angry and punch a wall. Or quiet with seemingly no reaction. It is nobody's business.…"-Margaret Wappler, A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up
