Biography/Memoir

Discover the stories of writers, artists, musicians, politicians, taste-makers, and others whose lives invite reflection on our concepts and experiences of culture; what (and who) it includes and how it changes.

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What have we here : portraits of a life
Williams, Billy Dee
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades--a heralded actor who's played the roles he wanted, from Brian's Song to Lando in the Star Wars universe--unchecked by the racism and typecasting so rife in the mostly all...
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
El Akkad, Omar
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays...

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