1949-

In 1974 Manhattan, a radical young Irish monk struggles with personal demons while making his home among Bronx prostitutes, a group of mothers shares grief over their lost Vietnam soldier sons, and a young grandmother attempts to prove her worth.

The author, one of Japan's most celebrated geishas, describes her departure from home at the age of five to begin training, her many years in the profession, and her decision to retire and marry at the age of twenty-nine.

A collection of photographs by Annie Leibovitz that depict women in all their many roles and guises, with an introductory essay by Susan Sontag.

The author describes how her love of words and her personal experiences evolved into a career as a writer.

Jane Bernstein describes the challenges of raising a child with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, a disorder that results in visual impairment, as well as physical and intellectual retardation, discusses her realization that she could no longer care for her daughter by herself, and tells of her struggles trying to find the now twenty-two-year-old Rachel a home and measure of independence.

Presents an extensively researched account of the serial murderer Gary Ridgeway, known as the Green River killer, who eluded police for over 20 years and includes the stories of the young women who were his victims.

Nando Parrado chronicles his and his rugby teammates' ten-week struggle to survive in the Andes Mountains after their plane crashed on October 13, 1972.

A biography of the young American whose four years of intense training enabled him to win the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.

The author simply describes how she considered various careers as she grew and how she combined them all into her work as a writer.