Memoir

The remarkable true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who returned to competitive surfing just weeks after losing her arm in a shark attack.

A journalist quits her job to travel the world before her mother's Alzheimer's steals all her memories, discovering strength she never knew she had.

A gripping true story of the last American evacuation from Can Tho, Vietnam, as the city fell to the Viet Cong in 1975.

The inspiring memoir of Heather 'Anish' Anderson's record-breaking Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike and her journey to find herself in the wilderness.

Colin O'Brady's gripping account of his solo, unsupported, and unassisted crossing of Antarctica - a feat many thought impossible.

The harrowing true story of two climbers in the Peruvian Andes, a catastrophic accident, an impossible decision, and one man's extraordinary fight to survive against all odds.

A profound memoir by neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi, written as he faced terminal lung cancer at age 36. An extraordinary meditation on life, death, meaning, and what makes life worth living when facing mortality. A modern classic of the genre.

Legendary climber Anatoli Boukreev's firsthand account of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, offering a different perspective on the tragedy that claimed eight lives and sparked intense debate about high-altitude mountaineering ethics and decision-making.

A powerful memoir of growing up in a remote Kentucky holler in 1980s Appalachia, surviving an alcoholic father's violence, falling into her own cycles of abuse, and ultimately finding escape through education at Berea College and beyond.

Amy Schumer delivers brutally honest essays about relationships, body image, and growing up, combining her signature humor with surprising vulnerability and insight into modern womanhood.

A deeply personal memoir about one woman's year-long shopping ban and her journey toward mindful consumption and intentional living.