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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorHumans of New York: Stories
Brandon Stanton · 428 pages
In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton began an ambitious project -- to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. The photos he took and the accompanying interviews became the blog Humans of New York. Ever since Brandon began interviewing people on the streets of New York, the dialogue he's had with them has increasingly become as in-depth, intriguing and moving a
The Moth
Catherine Burns · 407 pages
In the tradition of book anthologies created from public radio programs such as StoryCorps and This I Believe, THE MOTH collects the best storytelling moments--most in print here for the very first time--straight from their archive of more than 3000 shows since the first Moth Evening in 1997.
I Thought My Father Was God and Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project
Paul Auster, Nelly Reifler · 416 pages
A collection of 180 personal, true-life accounts from NPR's National Story Project reflects the work of men and women of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life and is accompanied by a look at the role of storytelling in our lives.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Barbara Demick · 314 pages
A remarkable view into North Korea, as seen through the lives of six ordinary citizens Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years--a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the unchallenged rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population. Taking us into a landscape most of us have nev
Hiroshima
John Hersey · 118 pages
Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast.
The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
Ann Fessler · 358 pages
In this deeply moving and myth-shattering work, Ann Fessler brings out into the open for the first time the astonishing untold history of the million and a half women who surrendered children for adoption due to enormous family and social pressure in the decades before Roe v. Wade. An adoptee who was herself surrendered during those years and recently made contact with her mother, Ann Fessler bril
The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin · 380 pages
"From its humble beginnings as late night entertainment on a British TV channel that went off the air before midnight, it blossomed into arguably the most influential movement in modern comedy. They found the Holy Grail, they detailed the life of the Savior-also-ran Brian, and when they were lost, they explained the Meaning of Life. The Pythons by the Pythons is a unique look at arguably the most
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk
John Doe, Tom DeSavia · 277 pages
Explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary west coast scene from 1977-1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there.
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy · 368 pages
Life Laid Bare: The Survivors in Rwanda Speak
Jean Hatzfeld · 256 pages
"In the late 1990s, French author and journalist Jean Hatzfeld made several journeys into the hilly, marshy region of the Bugesera, one of the areas most devastated by the Rwandan genocide of April 1994, where an average of five out of six Tutsis were hacked to death with machete and spear by their Hutu neighbors and militiamen. In the villages of Nyamata and N'tarama, Hatzfeld interviewed fourtee
NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
Jeff Alulis, NOFX · 357 pages
"The first tell-all autobiography from one of the world's most influential and controversial punk bands."--Back cover.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
Crystal Zevon · 452 pages
When Warren Zevon died in 2003, he left behind both a fanatical cult following and a rich catalog of dark, witty rock-n-roll classics that includes "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," "Excitable Boy," and the immortal "Werewolves of London." He also left a trove of misadventures and anecdotes, a veritable rock opera of drugs, women, celebrity, high times, and hard ways. As Warren once said, "I got to be J
Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier
Joanna L. Stratton · 272 pages
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Sarah L. Delany, A. Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth · 320 pages
Home of the Brave
Edited by Dave Isay; adapted by Sarah Thomson; illustrated by Sharon De La Cruz;introduction by Jason Reynolds
The Good War: An Oral History of World War II
Studs Terkel · 591 pages
Studs Terkel, a master of the interview, talks with a wide variety of people and learns about their opinions and experiences regarding World War Two - how it affected the lives of those who lived or were born during that period of human history.
Women in Clothes
Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton · 521 pages
"An exploration of the questions we ask ourselves while getting dressed every day, and the answers from more than six hundred women"--From back cover.
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community
Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, Madeline D. Davis · 434 pages
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold traces the evolution of the lesbian community in Buffalo, New York from the mid-1930s up to the early 1960s. Drawing upon the oral histories of 45 women, it is the first comprehensive history of a working-class lesbian community. These poignant and complex stories show how black and white working-class lesbians, although living under oppressive circumstances, nev