autobiographies

While racing through the Gobi Desert in China and Mongolia, the author, a seasoned ultramarathoner, encounters a stray dog who, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles, gives him a new perspective on life, causing him to fight to bring her home with him with the help of strangers and a viral outpouring of assistance on the internet.

During her freshman year of college, Aspen Matis is raped. What follows is a journey down the Pacific Crest Trail, where, on a quest for healing, Matis walks from Mexico to Canada, logging 2,650 miles.

"In his memoir, Trey Radel recounts his early days as a TV news reporter and radio show host before running for Congress in 2012, a decision that would launch the new, infamous chapter of his life. Radel entered the political sphere with the same ideological fervor of most first-time politicians--he loved America and wanted to serve his country and its people. But Radel's optimism waned as he witnessed the wheelings and dealings of Congress's most powerful members. Told with humor and irreverence, Radel's memoir is an entertaining, fascinating journey of an unlikely politician"--Provided by publisher.

"The former vice-president of the United States chronicles the difficult final year of his son's battle with cancer, his efforts to balance his responsibilities to the country and his family, and the lessons he learned"--OCLC.

A former stand-up comic and prolific online writer chronicles her twenty-year battle with sex, drug, and alcohol addiction, and what happened when she finally emerged on the other side.

"Charlamagne Tha God--the self-proclaimed 'Prince of Pissing People Off,' co-host of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, and 'hip-hop's Howard Stern'--shares his unlikely success story as well as how embracing one's truths is a fundamental key to success and happiness"--Amazon.com.

"The story of [Elena Dunkle] a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia"--Publisher.

Armistead Maupin reflects on growing up as a gay man in the heart of conservative North Carolina, chronicling his own liberation and evolution amongst America's queer community over the last four decades.

Astronaut Scott Kelly shares details about his life, discussing his childhood in New Jersey, training, space missions, and more.

Rachel Jeffs--daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints-- recounts her life inside the cult, her dangerous escape, and her life since gaining her freedom.