Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Penguin (Non-Classics)
A delightful romp through history with all its economic forces laid bare, Cod is the biography of a single species of fish, but it may as well be a world history with this humble fish as its recurring main character. Cod, it turns out, is the reason Europeans set sail across the Atlantic, and it is... Price:$15.00
The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, First Graduate of Color From the U. S. Military Academy by General Books LLC
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: African American military cadets/ New York (State)/ West Point/ Biography; United States Military... Price:$25.51
Clapton: The Autobiography by Three Rivers Press
“I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices were my specialty, and if something honest and decent came along, I would shun it or run the other way.”With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and... Price:$15.99
Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Grove Press
After pumping eight blasts from a sawed-off shotgun at a group of rival gang members, eleven-year-old Kody Scott was initiated into the L.A. gang the Crips. He quickly matured into one of the most formidable Crip combat soldiers, earning the name Monster for committing acts of brutality and... Price:$14.95
Autobiography of Red by Vintage
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARNational book Critics Circle Award Finalist "Anne Carson is, for me, the most exciting poet writing in English today."--Michael Ondaatje"This book is amazing--I haven't discovered any writing in years so marvelously disturbing." --Alice Munro... Price:$15.00
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers by St. Martin's Griffin
Much has been written about the mighty, egotistical Henry VIII: the man who dismantled the Church because it would not grant him the divorce he wanted; who married six women and beheaded two of them; who executed his friend Thomas ore; who sacked the monasteries; who longed for a son and neglected... Price:$17.99
Gifted Hands, Kids Edition: The Ben Carson Story (ZonderKidz Biography) by Zonderkidz
Ben Carson used to be the class dummy. Today he is one of the world's most brilliant surgeons. Gifted Hands Kids Edition tells the extraordinary true story of an angry, young boy from the inner city who, through faith and determination, grew up to become one of the world's leading pediatric... Price:$5.99
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (P.S.) by Harper Perennial
The genome's been mapped. But what does it mean? Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers. Questions that will profoundly impact the... Price:$15.99
TYSON - The Concise Biography of Iron Mike by
In his prime Mike Tyson was the most dominant fighter the sport of boxing had ever seen. At twenty he became the youngest heavyweight champion in history after winning his first nineteen fights by knockout, half of them inside the first round.This biography covers Tyson’s life and professional... Price:
Spencer Tracy: A Biography by Knopf
“The best goddamned actor I’ve ever seen!”—George M. CohanHis full name was Spencer Bonaventure Tracy. He was called “The Gray Fox” by Frank Sinatra; other actors called him the “The Pope.”Spencer Tracy’s image on-screen was that of a self-reliant man whose sense of rectitude... Price:$39.95