“Friedman has the rare ability to write effortless prose that is funny, touching, and . . . profound.” —Washington...

The definitive biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, who became "the first American...

Lisa Alther searches for her mixed-race Melungeon ancestors and discovers a unique piece of American history in this warm, sharply funny...

The definitive biography of the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van...

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From behind the wall of imposed silence, a breathtaking collection of autobiographical prose and poetry, all the more remarkable because the writer is a child with...

A penetrating psychological perspective on the life of Charlie...

No one is better suited to convey the flavor of the Old West than this authentic American original, whose colorful tales of cowboys, Indians, and the horses they rode have the grace of poetry and the power of...

Hitler's personal secretary reveals the experience of day-to-day life beside one of history's true...

The definitive biography of the man behind the September 11th...