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Michelle Obama chronicles her life from South Side Chicago to the White House, revealing the personal drive behind her public advocacy for women, families, and health.

A poetic reflection on the life of Jack Kerouac’s character, Dean Moriarty, transformed into the mysterious Cody Pomeray. A collection of New York sketches from the 1950s, intimate portraits of Kerouac’s close friends, and recollections of their drug and alcohol-addicted conversations, it’s Kerouac’s most ambitious work and a companion to his celebrated 'On the Road'.

In the mining town of Woodhouse, Alvina Houghton, a young woman from a middle‑class family, seeks escape from provincial life. After failed plans to emigrate and train as a nurse, she turns to a traveling theatre troupe and falls for the enigmatic Italian performer Ciccio.

Better known for her five volume portrait of English rural life, Our Village, Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855) was one of the most prolific female writers of her day. Part critical essay, part autobiography, Recollections consists of a series of sketches on and selections from Mitford's favourite authors, stemming from her desire 'to make others relish a few favourite writers as heartily as I have relished them myself'. The collection is arranged according to Mitford's own eclectic system of categorization including 'fashionable poets', 'cavalier poets', and 'poetry that poets love'. Mitford wears her immense literary skill lightly and Recollections is masterfully written, full of lively wit and fascinating biographical detail. Published just three years before Mitford's death, it was based on earlier articles and letters. Authors included range from Chaucer to Sir Walter Scott and Mitford's friend Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Helene Hanff’s witty memoir chronicles her trials and triumphs as an aspiring playwright in New York City from the 1940s to the 1960s, blending humor with reflective insights into the world of American theater.

Elie Wiesel chronicles the harrowing realities of his childhood in Nazi concentration camps, and how witnessing the loss of family and friends transformed his faith.

Jane Fonda’s memoir, My Life so Far, chronicles her journey as an actress, feminist, and political activist, organized into three chapters that map pivotal phases of her life.

Details the career of one writer from stories composed in grade school through first published pieces to novels written to date.