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Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with "Angela's Ashes, " the ... More

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A third memoir from the author of the huge international bestsellers 'Angela's Ashes' and "Tis'. In 'Teacher Man', Frank McCourt details his ... More

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Malachy McCourt grew up in Limerick amid death, squalor, poverty and abuse. When he went to America as a young man, he took with him a gargantuan ... More

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From the author of the million-selling Angela's Ashes -- the most keenly anticipated sequel of the decade 'The reader of this stunning memoir can ... More

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The Spanish edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller, TIS is the story of Frank's American journey from impoverished immigrant with rotten teeth, ... More

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If you are or have been a teacher, thought about going into teaching, know someone who is a teacher, have ever stepped foot inside a classroom, or ... More

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A moving memoir, Dreaming of Columbus illuminates place as a force that shapes lives. Through recollection and reportage, Michael Pearson recreates ... More

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An entertaining memoir of a rollicking life in New York of an Irish immigrant. The title is derived from the young Malachy's mishearing of the words ... More

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A candid and penetrating account of one exceptional but aloof high school teacher's transforming impact on his students in a tough working-class town ... More

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From the long-time office factotum of the "New Yorker" is a memoir about life at the famous magazine, and includes anecdotes about poet John Berryman ... More

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In this text, the exuberance of the Irish lifestyle in New York is matched with the scenes of rollercoaster emotional life, and a fair amount of ... More

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You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the underground, at restaurants: a twenty ... More

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A charming look at life in New York City from the 1920s to today through a memorable memoir about a boy who bounced around among different relatives ... More

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The internationally bestselling memoir--now in a Spanish language edition.

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In this intimate portrait, an unprecedented eyewitness account of New York City life and talent is revealed between the lines of Frank O'Hara's ... More

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Provocative and highly entertaining, "Service Included" presents the behind-the-scenes memoir from the first female captain at one of New York City's ... More

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At the heart of this book is Valerie Steiker's mother, Gisele, a Belgian Jew who as a child was hidden from the Nazis during World War II. "The ... More

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A rare likable lawyer, Hayes tells his story in Mouthpiece," a colorful, irreverent, and revealing look at the practice of law in modern times and a ... More

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The latest life adventures from the author of "Julie & Julia." When her marriage is challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Powell decides ... More

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By way of introducing my readers to a special world, often known only to the orthodox Chassidic Jewish community, I have selected to share my ... More

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Polly Adler's "house"-the brothel that gave this best-selling 1953 autobiography its title--was a major site of New York City underworld activity ... More

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ALL MY MEN ON WALL STREET: A Maine Girl's Story of Manhattan's Glitz and Grind is a true story depicting the heyday era of late-nineties Wall Street ... More

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This "fascinating . . . superbly written" ("Boston Globe") national bestseller tells the story of James McBride and his mother--a rabbi's daughter, ... More

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