Best Autobiographies/Memoirs Books

Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

$9.17

Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography

Winner of the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/Biography

Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023

New Yorker Best Book of 2023

“Thrilling, expertly paced, warmhearted.” —Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle

The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon.

Brothers

$16.99

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.

CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman

$14.99

A memoir of the author’s journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.

Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state.

Calling It Off: Memoir of an Almost Bride

$8.99

What happens when “I do” becomes “I don’t”?

In Calling It Off, Katherine Rose Woller, an “almost bride” herself, uses her hard-fought growth, honest reflection, vulnerability, and ultimately flawed human experience to highlight the realities of what it’s like to call off a wedding.

Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly

$14.54

The definitive and fascinating biography of the musical trailblazer who was the influence behind countless legendary hits, a rock and roll legend in his own right, and the original rockabilly cat—Carl Perkins.

Carson the Magnificent

$14.99

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A much-anticipated biography—twenty years in the making—of the entertainer who redefined late-night television and reshaped American culture.