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In the heart of Idaho's Salmon River Mountains, a woman unknowingly begins what becomes a journey of understanding. Haunted by personal loss and the complex history of the American West, she seeks beauty and understanding at alpine lakes, beside wild rivers, crosscountry skiing, on trails, and...

Helen Keller was nineteen months old when illness left her deaf and blind. In this autobiography, written while she was still a student at Radcliffe College, she describes the world that opened to her after her teacher Anne Sullivan spelled the word water into her hand: her education, her...

Into the Deep traces one woman's spiritual odyssey from birthright evangelicalism through postmodern feminism and, ultimately, into the Roman Catholic Church. As a college student, Abigail Favale experienced a feminist awakening that reshaped her life and faith. A decade later, on the verge of atheism, she found herself entering the oldest male-helmed institution on the planet--the last place she expected to be. With humor and insight, Favale describes her gradual exodus from Christian orthodoxy and surprising swerve into Catholicism.

Mercedes Rodriguez Garcia-Gutierrez ist eine lesbische, glückliche Großmutter. Zwanzig Jahre lang arbeitete sie als Wertpapierberaterin und erlebte aufgrund ihrer sexuellen Orientierung massives Mobbing. In Verbindung mit einer Depression führte dies bei ihr zu einer...

Weaving a French Life: An Australian story takes up the story as Catherine returns to Australia with her family. Is she able to close their emotional French chapter or does turning the page take her straight back to France? Join her as she delves into the origins of her French connection and continues to weave the colourful French threads that have characterised her life.

She risked her life to protect the natural world, only to discover that nature was not her greatest danger. In this powerful memoir, Michelle Schuman takes listeners from the savanna of Zimbabwe to the bamboo forests of the Virunga Mountains and the oil-soaked shores of Prince William Sound. Along the way, she witnesses unforgettable scenes of beauty, violence, and survival: a grieving baby elephant beside its slaughtered mother, the touch of a mountain gorilla deep in the wild, and seals struggling through the toxic devastation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

In Tainted Love: A Bipolar Memoir, one impulsive decision sets in motion the compounding chaos and allure of four love stories—igniting in seduction and collapsing in disillusionment.

‘The Grip of Childhood Sexual Abuse’ tells the story of our healing journey to overcome the impacts of our abuse. Tragically victims unknowingly accrue many syndromes and disorders as a direct result of enduring sexual abuse over a long period of time. We believe we can help victims by sharing what we've learned. Through recognizing our own strengths, we can encourage others to shed the self-limiting beliefs trauma survivors often unconsciously own.

Lost in My Mind is a stunning memoir describing Kelly Bouldin Darmofal's journey from adolescent girl to special education teacher, wife and mother - despite severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Spanning three decades, Kelly's journey is unique in its focus on TBI education in America (or lack thereof).

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER Priscilla Presley chronicles her difficult, inspiring journey beyond the walls of Graceland and behind the elegant image the world sees in this long-awaited memoir. "A heartfelt record of stepping into one’s own." —Publishers Weekly...

The Widow Clicquot epitomizes glamour, style and luxury. In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life – for the first time – the fascinating woman behind the iconic yellow label: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, who, after her husband's death, defied convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she became one of the world's first great businesswomen and one of the richest women of her time.

Charles Moore's bestselling and definitive biography of Britain's first female Prime Minister, now in a single volume With unparalleled authority and dramatic detail, Charles Moore's definitive biography of Margaret Thatcher presents the whole history of the woman who transformed Britain and the...

The extraordinary story of Katharine McCormick, the feminist pioneer and benefactor who bankrolled the birth of the pill. For over six decades, women have taken the pill more than any other prescribed medicine in the world. Yet the woman who had the foresight and means to fund the pill's...

At 45, Lucky finally feels like she has achieved her dreams – a lovely life with a successful career, beautiful son, adoring husband, two dogs and house in the ‘burbs. But when Lucky’s mother and 100-year-old grandfather violently attack her home, it sends her spiraling out of control. Her delicately crafted double life begins to collapse, and she is finally forced to confront decades of terror, abuse and secrets she has been hiding from everyone – including herself. Lucky breaks the silence of generations, threatening her sanity and the safety of those she so carefully protected.

Eleven episodes examine every aspect of Agatha Christie's famous disappearance, seeking – as far as is possible – to penetrate the blank space in the long and brilliant life, which leaves her ever more emblematic of the genre that she defines: the mystery writer who held her own mystery...

An Original Audiobook Production by W. F. Howes. One in three women will experience physical or sexual violence—often at the hands of someone they know. But safety goes far deeper than direct violence. In this investigative documentary, Cherry Healey explores the hidden systems that shape...

A remarkable memoir about Tara Westover’s choice to tell her own story—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Educated. I’ve been called a liar so many times it feels like my name. Tara Westover grew up at the base of a mountain in Idaho. Then she left the mountain and wrote the...

Tara Westover, the internationally bestselling author of Educated, returns with a deeply moving and beautifully-told memoir of what came after. There are many of us out there, the liars. Tara Westover grew up at the base of a mountain in Idaho, then she left the mountain and wrote the story. She...

For forty-eight years, Chelle Franklin had one word for her father: Sterling. No last name. No town. No photograph. Just a blank line on a birth certificate and a silence her mother would not break. She grew up loved and unprotected in the same house—raised by a grandmother who gave her everything, shadowed by a stepfather’s fists, and surrounded by grown-ups who all knew something they wouldn’t say.

Kathy Hirtz grew up between strength and limitation. Her father, once ambitious and athletic, lost nearly everything to polio before she was born. Her mother did everything. From that contrast, she learned early that life was fragile—and moving forward was a choice. She pursued medicine first, training in neurosurgery before building her own practice. But discipline alone was never enough. Horses followed. Then scuba diving. Then flight.