Recollections of a Life

by Hiss, Alger

Description: Hiss, Alger., Seaver Books, 1988, c1988, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg-fine with like dj, 240 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "...the brilliant career of Alger Hiss was cut short by the accusation that he was a Communist spy" Read More

My Father's Daughter, a Memoir

by Sinatra, Tina With Jeff Coplon

Description: Sinatra, Tina with Jeff Coplon., Simon & Schuster, nd, c2000, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), vg-fine with like dj, 313 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "Tina Sinatra's view of her father was unique..." Read More

Growing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg

by Williams, Barry With Chris Kreski, Foreword By Robert Reed

Description: Williams, Barry with Chris Kreski, foreword by Robert Reed., Harper Perennial, 1992, c1992, 2nd printing, illus. soft cover, near fine, 286 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "The Inside Story of the Brady Bunch" Read More

Mr. Red Sox: the Johnny Pesky Story

by Nowlin, Bill With Foreword By Ted Williams

Description: Nowlin, Bill with foreword by Ted Williams., Rounder Books (MA), 2004, c2004, 4th printing, boards (hard cover), near fine with near fine dj, 347 pp wth statistics & index, full color/B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 1579400884, 'The first biography of Pesky ever published; illuminates one of the most interesting lives in baseball in the twentieth century', Edited by Jim Prime. Biography, Baseball History; Boston Red Sox. Read More

Brutal: the Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger's Irish Mob

by Weeks, Kevin & Phyllis Karas

Description: Weeks, Kevin & Phyllis Karas., Regan Books (Harper Collins), 2006, c2006, 1st Edition, 1st printing, black cloth (hard cover), remainder mark on top edge o/w near fine with very good++ dj, 283 pp, full color/B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780061122699, 'Rarely have the nuts-and-bolts of the gangster life been laid bare in such shocking detail as in this account about working with James 'Whitey' Bulger', Criminal Autobiography; True Crime; Local History. Read More

Totch: a Life in the Everglades

by Brown, Loren G. 'Totch' With Foreword By Peter Matthiessen

Description: Brown, Loren G. 'Totch' with foreword by Peter Matthiessen., University Press of Florida, 1993, c1993, 4th printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), fine, 269 pp with appendices, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0813012287, 'He is a natural born storyteller, and his accounts of fishing and gator hunting as well as his life beyond the law as poacher and drug runner are evocative and colorful', Autobiography; Florida Everglades; Memoir; Ten Thousand Islands. Read More

Symptoms of Withdrawal: a Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption

by Lawford, Christopher Kennedy

Description: Lawford, Christopher Kennedy., Harper (Harper Collins), 2006, c2005, 4th printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very good+, 399 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 9780061131233, 'Born into enormous privilege as well as burdened by gut-wrenching family tragedy, Christopher Kennedy Lawford now shares his life story as the firstborn child of Rat Pack actor Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy, sister to John F. Kennedy' Read More

An American Requiem

by Carroll, James

Description: Carroll, James., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1996, c1996, 1st trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), fine, 279 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 039577926X, 'God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us' Read More

All Souls: a Family Story From Southie

by Macdonald, Michael Patrick

Description: MacDonald, Michael Patrick., Ballantine Books, 2000, c1999, 4th trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very near fine, 266 pp plus reader's guide, B&W photographic frontis, 8vo, ISBN: 034544177X, 'Southie became a place controlled by resident gangster Whitey Bulger', Local History; Autobiography; South Boston Sociology. Read More

The Few and the Proud: Marine Corps Drill Instructors in Their Own Words

by Smith, Larry

Description: Smith, Larry., W.W. Norton & Co., 2006, c2006, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 323 pp, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0393060446, 'The first book to examine how Marines are made; from the point of view of drill instructors themselves' Read More

Love is the Best Medicine

by Trout, Nick

Description: Trout, Nick., Broadway Books, 2010, c2010, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards (hard cover), fine with fine dj (as new), 252 pp, tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780767931977, 'What Two Dogs Taught One Veterinarian About Hope, Humility, and Everyday Miracles' Read More

My Lobotomy, a Memoir

by Dully, Howard & Charles Fleming

Description: Dully, Howard & Charles Fleming., Three Rivers Press, 2007, c2007, later printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), very good++, 286 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 9780307381279, 'At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr. Walter Freeman ... Read More

All Souls: a Family Story From Southie

by Macdonald, Michael Patrick

Description: MacDonald, Michael Patrick., Ballantine Books, 2000, c1999, 1st trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade paperback), near fine, 266 pp plus reader's guide, B&W photographic frontis, 8vo, ISBN: 034544177X, 'Rips the cover off the myth that poverty and violence happen predominantly in the black community; Southie became a place controlled by resident gangster Whitey Bulger' Read More

Diary of a Red Sox Season: 2007

by Pesky, Johnny With Maureen Mullen

Description: Pesky, Johnny with Maureen Mullen., Triumph Books, c2007, 1st Edition? , glossy illus. boards (hard cover), fine (no dj), 215 pp, B&W photographic illus., 12mo, ISBN: 9781600780684, 'A baseball legend takes Red Sox fans on an intimate journey to the ultimate destination: the World Series', Baseball History; Boston Red Sox. Read More

Girl Singer, an Autobiography

by Clooney, Rosemary With Joan Barthel

Description: Clooney, Rosemary with Joan Barthel., Doubleday, 1999, c1999, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 336 pp with discography by Michael Feinstein & index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0385493347, 'Rosemary Clooney made her first public appearance at the age of three' Read More

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

by Armstrong, Lance With Sally Jenkins

Description: Armstrong, Lance with Sally Jenkins., Berkley Books (Penguin Putnam Inc. ), 2001, c2001, 12th trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade paperback), fine (as new), 289 pp, B&W photographic illus., 8vo, ISBN: 0425179613, "A journey from inauspicious beginnings through triumph, tragedy, transformation, and transcendence" Read More

Let Me Tell You a Story: a Lifetime in the Game

by Auerbach, Red & John Feinstein

Description: Auerbach, Red & John Feinstein., Little, Brown & Co., 2004, c2004, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), near fine with near fine dj (one tiny tear at fold), 346 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0316738239, 'The most successful and admired coach in basketball history tells the best stories of a legendary life' Read More

Hand to Mouth: a Chronicle of Early Failure

by Auster, Paul

Description: Auster, Paul., Henry Holt & Co. 'Owl Books', 1997, c1997, 1st pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), near fine, 449 pp, small 8vo, ISBN: 0805054898, 'The story of a young man's struggle to stay afloat. By turns poignant and comic, Paul Auster's memoir is essentially an autobiographical essay about money-and what it means not to have it. From one odd job to the next, from one failed scheme to another, Auster investigates his own stubborn compulsion to make art, and describes his ... Read More

My Life in High Heels

by Anderson, Loni With Larkin Warren

Description: Anderson, Loni with Larkin Warren., William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1995, c1995, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards (hard cover), minor corner bumps o/w vg++ with vg++ dj, 306 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0688142729, 'Loni Anderson breaks her silence on men, on life, on motherhood' Read More

Blue Suburbia: Almost a Memoir

by Albanese, Laurie Lico

Description: Albanese, Laurie Lico., Perennial (Harper Collins), 2004, c2004, 1st Edition (Uncorrected Proof), illus. soft cover, minor scrape to cover o/w very near fine, 202 pp, small 8vo, ISBN: 0060565632, "A breathtaking memoir about motherhood and melancholy..." Read More

Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists: on and Off the Tour With Gary McCord

by McCord, Gary

Description: McCord, Gary., G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997, c1997, 1st Edition, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj, 206 pp, tall 8vo, ISBN: 0399142339, "A number of strange and interesting things have transpired, he admits, and he brings some of them to us now, along with his unique greens-eye view of the world of professional golf" Read More

Seven Summits

by Bass, Dick & Frank Wells With Rick Ridgeway

Description: Bass, Dick & Frank Wells with Rick Ridgeway., Warner Books, 1988, c1986, 6th trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade paperback), vg+, 336 pp, full color photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0446385166, "Their challenge: to scale the highest peaks on seven continents" Read More

Secrets of a Sparrow: Memoirs

by Ross, Diana

Description: Ross, Diana., Villard Books (Random House), 1993, c1993, 2nd printing, boards (hard cover), color illus. endpapers, fine with vg++ dj, 299 pp with chronology, extensive full color/B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 0679428747, "This long-awaited memoir reveals the heart and soul of the most private of the mega-talents..." Read More

Are You Somebody: the Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman

by O'Faolain, Nuala

Description: O'Faolain, Nuala., Henry Holt & Co. 'An Owl Book', 1998, c1996, 1st trade pb printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), near fine, 215 pp, 8vo, ISBN: 0805056645, 'She opens her past and looks at it in this searingly honest midlife exploration of the love, pain, loneliness, loss, and self-discovery she has experienced' Read More

The One That Got Away, a Memoir

by Raines, Howell

Description: Raines, Howell., Scribner 'A Lisa Drew Book', 2006, c2006, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with fine dj (as new), 325 pp with index, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780743272780, 'At the center of his narrative is his most thrilling fishing adventure-an epic battle with a marlin he hooked and fought for more than seven hours in the South Pacific-which comes to symbolize his growing understanding and acceptance of the unpredictability of luck, love, lies ... Read More