autobiographies

"Born into a world of make-believe as the daughter of a larger-than-life film producer, Joan Juliet Buck's childhood was a whirlwind of famous faces, ever-changing home addresses, and a fascination with the shiny surfaces of things. When Joan became the first and only American woman ever to fill Paris Vogue's coveted position of Editor-in-Chief, a "figurehead in the cult of fashion and beauty," she had the means to recreate for her aging father, now a widower, the life he'd enjoyed during his high-flying years, a splendid illusion of glamorous excess that could not be sustained indefinitely"--Back cover.

Looks at the life of American dancer, singer, actress, and model, Mackenzie Ziegler.

Olympic gold medalist, heavyweight boxing champion, and twentieth-century icon Muhammad Ali discusses his life.

YouTuber Skylar Kergil details his early childhood memories to the changes and confusion brought onby adolescence, an d how he posted his female-to-male transition videos online as a mean of opening up about the long path to self-acceptance.

"Meet the man who climbs trees for a living. Whether he's scouting out the perfect canopy shot for the BBC, or just looking for a little fun, James Aldred has climbed scores of behemoth trees. In this adventure memoir, Aldred carries us with him across the globe and up to the top of these towering forest titans as he recalls his most memorable encounters with trees and their inhabitants"--Provided by publisher.

Former FBI director James Comey writes about his role in the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath.

"When eighty-one-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the undergraduate Odyssey seminar his son teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as ... emotional as it is intellectual. For Jay, a retired research scientist who sees the world through a mathematician's unforgiving eyes, this return to the classroom is his 'one last chance' to learn the great literature he'd neglected in his youth--and, even more, a final opportunity to more fully understand his son, a writer and classicist."--Provided by publisher.

Daphne Merkin delves into what it feels like to suffer from a lifetime's worth of clinical depression, beginning in her childhood and stetching into the present, where Merkin lives a high-functioning life.

"A Spanish translation of the picture book autobiography of Sonia Sotomayor . . ."--Provided by publisher.

The life story of Russian-born United States Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long.