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  • Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1

    The Complete and Authoritative Edition

    by Mark Twain ...
    Series Book 10 - Mark Twain Papers
    "I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away—to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his "Final (and Right) Plan" for telling the story of his life. His innovative notion—to "talk only about the thing which ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Is it evil not to be sure?

    by Lena Dunham ...
    Is it evil not to be sure? is a collection of entries from Lena Dunham's diary--or what she called her "Creative Snippets and Observations Journal"--from the fall of 2005 and the spring of 2006. It is a candid, chaotic, and occasionally poetic snapshot of a young person becoming an adult.Profits from the sales of Is it evil not to be sure? are going to Girls Write Now to support their mission to ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • 23 Poetic Cues

    23 Poems on life and Spirituality

    by Danny Girard ...
    Series Book 1 - Volume
    This chapbook is a collection of poems and sonnets on the topic of spirituality. Writer/poet Danny G shares his personal insights, and memoirs while encouraging you to create change in your life and in the world. You will be intrigued as you ponder these teachings about overcoming challenges, thriving, and seeking inner peace, which surpasses all understanding. ... Read more

    Free

  • Townie: A Memoir

    Won Book of the Year Adult Non-Fiction—2012 Indie Choice AwardsAmazon Best Book of the Month February 2011"Dubus relives, absent self-pity or blame, a life shaped by bouts of violence and flurries of tenderness."—Vanity FairAfter their parents divorced in the 1970s, Andre Dubus III and his three siblings grew up with their overworked mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Accidental Author

    Series series The What, Why, Where, When, Who & How Book Promotion Series 1
    This is book 1 in a new series which looks at self-publishing for beginners and the skills needed for ongoing book marketing and promotion. This e-books series is based on the experiences of author Sarah Jane Butfield who writes travel and nursing memoirs, non-fiction books and romance short stories.  The Accidental Author introduces the author and this series of self-help e-books for new or ... Read more

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  • Don't Panic

    Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s “hilarious . . . idiosyncratic . . . delightful” and definitive companion to a global phenomenon (Publishers Weekly).Douglas Adams’s “six-part trilogy,” The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy grew from a blip of a notion into an ever-expanding multimedia universe that amassed an unprecedented cult of followers and became an international sensation. As a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Indie Chicks: 25 Independent Women 25 Personal Stories

    This exciting anthology contains stories from twenty-five women from different parts of the world. Their ages differ, as do their backgrounds and locations, but one thing they all have in common is a spirit of independence and a determination to not only succeed, but prevail. Whether their struggles are to maintain balance between motherhood and career, escape from an abusive relationship, or to ... Read more

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  • Pity the Reader

    On Writing with Style

    **“A rich, generous book about writing and reading and Kurt Vonnegut as writer, teacher, and friend . . . Every page brings pleasure and insight.”—**Gail Godwin, New York Times bestselling authorHere is an entirely new side of Kurt Vonnegut, Vonnegut as a teacher of writing. Of course he’s given us glimpses before, with aphorisms and short essays and articles and in his speeches. But never before ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

    "So engrossing, clearheaded, and lucid that its arrival is not just welcome but cause for celebration." —Dan Cryer, NewsdayStephen Greenblatt, the charismatic Harvard professor who "knows more about Shakespeare than Ben Jonson or the Dark Lady did" (John Leonard, Harper's), has written a biography that enables us to see, hear, and feel how an acutely sensitive and talented boy, surrounded by the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    An indispensable biography of the world’s most famous detective from Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Vincent StarrettIn a boarding house at 221B Baker Street, a genius is at work. With the help of his tireless companion, Dr. Watson, the peerless Sherlock Holmes solves one impossible mystery after the next. Many of his adventures, such as “The Hound of the Baskervilles” and “The Red-Headed ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Georgette Heyer's Regency World

    The definitive guide for all fans of Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, and the glittering Regency period"Detailed, informative, impressively researched. A Heyer lover writing for Heyer fans." —Times Literary SupplementImmerse yourself in the resplendent glow of Regency England and the world of Georgette Heyer…From the fascinating slang, the elegant fashions, the precise ways the bon ton ate, drank, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Life of Charlotte Brontë

    The author of *Jayne Eyre*is brought to life by her friend and fellow novelist in “one of the most remarkable literary biographies in English prose” (The Guardian).One of the Guardian*’s 100 best nonfiction books of all time*First published in 1857, The Life of Charlotte Brontë presents an intimate portrait of the celebrated author through the eyes of Elizabeth Gaskell, a personal friend of Brontë ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Girl Sleuth

    Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her

    by Melanie Rehak ...
    The true story behind the iconic fictional detective is “a fascinating chapter in the history of publishing” (The Seattle Times).An Edgar Award Winner for Best Biography and a Chicago Tribune Best Book of the YearThe plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930—and eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties (when she was ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mallory

    A Mysterious Profile

    Series series Mysterious Profiles
    The New York Times–bestselling author discusses her crime-solving hacker heroine, “surely one of the genre’s oddest and most interesting creations” (Chicago Tribune).When the NYPD detective and sociopath known simply as Mallory made her series debut, John Sandford called her “one of the most interesting new characters to come along in years.” A homeless wild child who was taken in by a New York ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Everything That Remains

    A Memoir by The Minimalists

    “Living a better life…with less stuff.” —National PostWhat if everything you ever wanted isn’t what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn’t anymore.Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning every aspect of the life he had ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • JD Robb Books in Order: In Death series (Eve Dallas series), In Death short stories, and standalone novels, plus a JD Robb biography.

    Series Book 8 - Series Order
    JD ROBB BOOKS IN ORDERHow To Make Great Thrillers Even Better!2024 Updated Edition: This is the most comprehensive JD Robb book order and checklist available. It's a complete bibliography and biography, which includes:• In Death series in order (Eve Dallas series in order)• In Death short stories in order• a complete list of standalone novels• a JD Robb biographyBy knowing the In Death book order, ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • J.R.R. Tolkien

    Author of the Century

    by Tom Shippey ...
    The definitive Tolkien companion—an indispensable guide to The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and more, from the author of The Road to Middle-earth.This “highly erudite celebration and exploration of Tolkien’s works [is] enormous fun,” declared the Houston Chronicle, and Tom Shippey, a prominent medievalist and scholar of fantasy, “deepens your understanding” without “making you forget your ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland

    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES • 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe Atlantic: 10 Best Books of 2022Best Books of the Year: Washington Post, New Yorker, Salon, Foreign Affairs, New Statesman, Chicago Public Library, Vroman's“[L]ike reading a great tragicomic Irish novel.” —James Wood, The New Yorker“Masterful . . . astonishing.” —Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Alex Delaware

    A Mysterious Profile

    Series series Mysterious Profiles
    The #1 New York Times–bestselling author discusses his early days as a writer and the creation of his beloved psychologist and sleuth.In 1985, clinical child psychologist Alex Delaware made his debut in the mystery novel When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman. But how did Kellerman create a character who would go on to win him Edgar and Anthony Awards for best first novel and make him a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Paris, My Sweet

    A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate)

    by Amy Thomas ...
    "Feels appropriate to indulge in this sweet and sometimes savory read while filming [in Paris]! I'm loving every tip and recommendation I read and cannot help but feel Emily would too."—Lily Collins, star of Emily in Paris (via Instagram)Forever a girl obsessed with all things French, sweet freak Amy Thomas landed a gig as rich as the purest dark chocolate: leave Manhattan and move to Paris to ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Education of Henry Adams

    by Henry Adams ...
    The Modern Library’s number-one nonfiction book of the twentieth century and winner of the Pulitzer Prize: The acclaimed memoir of a brilliant man reckoning with an era of profound changeThe great-grandson of President John Adams and the grandson of President John Quincy Adams, Henry Adams possessed one of the most remarkable minds of his generation. Yet he believed himself fundamentally unsuited ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Confessions of a Bookseller

    by Shaun Bythell ...
    A funny memoir of a year in the life of a Scottish used bookseller as he stays afloat while managing staff, customers, and life in the village of Wigtown.Inside a Georgian townhouse on the Wigtown highroad, jammed with more than 100,000 books and a portly cat named Captain, Shaun Bythell manages the daily ups and downs of running Scotland’s largest used bookshop with a sharp eye and even sharper ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • John Rebus

    A Mysterious Profile

    by Ian Rankin ...
    Series series Mysterious Profiles
    The New York Times–bestselling author tells the story behind Inspector Rebus, the hard-edged Edinburgh cop and “superbly drawn character” (The Times, London).In this short work, Edgar and Diamond Dagger Award winner Ian Rankin delves into DI John Rebus’s origins as a character, as well as his own origins as a writer. While author and character share a love of literature and a deep affection for ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus

    A Mysterious Profile

    Series series Mysterious Profiles
    The USA Today–bestselling author details how she became a crime novelist and how she created her acclaimed husband-and-wife detective team.In 1986, Faye Kellerman introduced LAPD detective Peter Decker and widowed yeshiva teacher Rina Lazarus in her crime novel, The Ritual Bath. The debut won Kellerman the 1987 Macavity Award for Best First Novel and turned into a long-running bestselling series. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus