autobiographies

An autobiography of American professional soccer player Abby Wambach discussing her career and accomplishments.

In 1997 the author escaped from North Korea at the age of seventeen. She went to China. Her mother's first words over the telephone to her lost daughter were 'don't come back'. The reprisals for all of them would have been lethal.

The autobiography of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her life in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States.

Wayne Gretzky discusses his life and record breaking hockey career.

Dan-el Padilla Peralta discusses how he went from a young boy living in the United States illegally to a successful student at Princeton.

Looks at the life of Austin, Texas-based comedian, actor and writer with cerebral palsy Zach Anner who shot to fame with his submission of a video to Oprah Winfrey's "Search for the Next TV Star" competition.

A memoir and meditation on creativity by the star of "Breaking Bad" chronicles his theatrical childhood and recommitment to acting in the aftermath of his father's disappearance, describing his early acting jobs and the performances that earned him Tony and Emmy Awards.

Setting out to uncover the story of her attacker, Connors embarked on a journey to find out who he was, where he came from, who his friends were and what his life was like. What she discovers stretches beyond one violent man's story and back into her own, interweaving a narrative about strength and survival with one about rape culture and violence in America.

Author and activist Kevin Powell vividly recounts the horrific poverty of his youth and his struggles to overcome a legacy of anger.