Biography & Autobiography / Women from Storbeck's

New York: Holt. Very Good. 2010. Trade Paperback. 241 pages. A hilarious and moving memoir—in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron—about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisisNot long after Rhoda Janzen turned forty, her world turned upside down. It was bad enough that her brilliant husband … Read more about this item

New York: Random House. As New. 2007. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 320 pages. Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a group offering humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation. Surrounded by men and… Read more about this item

Reading, MA: Perseus Publishing. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Tan boards quarterbound in darker brown cloth with spine imprinted in gold with title and author. Mustard endpapers. Full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item

College Station: Texas A&M University Press. Fine. 1988. Trade Paperback. 296 pages .

Austin, TX: Eakin Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995.. Hardcover. Dark red binding with title imprinted on spine in gold ; dated, Inscribed "To Sara, So you'll know something extra about Texas politics " SIGNED by the AUTHOR. 347 pages. Signed by Author .

New York: St. Martin's Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2011. First US Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with title on spine in silver; Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1; color photographs; map of Tibet. 306 pages .

Urbana, IL: Prairie State Books / University of Illinois Press. Fine. 1990. Reissue. Trade Paperback. 283 pages. Twenty Years at Hull House" is the story of the Hull House settlement by its founder Jane Addams. The settlement movement, which gained popularity first in London at the end of the 19th century, soon spread to the United States… Read more about this item

Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 272 pages. Forty-two extraordinary women talk about it all - the ups and downs of growing up and how overcoming their own obstacles helped them achieve greatness. … Read more about this item

New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 263 pages. Growing up in the small river town of Moline, Illinois, Diane Johnson always dreamed of floating down the Mississippi and off to see the world. Years later, at home in France, a French friend teases her: 'Indifference to history--that's why you Americans seem… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. Tear (1/4" ) at top of back of dust jacket. . . 224 pages. Osama bin Laden's former sister-in-law provides a penetrating, unusually inti- mate look into Saudi soci-ety and the bin Laden family's role within it, as well… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Color photos, index. 8 pages of photographs. Unread book. Dust jacket protected in a removable Brodart cover. White boards with blue spine imprinted in silver with the title and author. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 . .… Read more about this item

New York: St Martins Pr. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 1.25 x 10 x 7 Inches. 325 pages. What fed Eva Peron's desire to be the savior Argentina's working class. Comprehensive and dramatic biography. .

New York: PublicAffairs. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 320 pages. A year after a vice presidential campaign that remains as consequential as it was controversial, Sarah Palin is still the most dynamic yet polarizing Republican in America. Now Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe draw on their experiences as embedded reporters on Palin’s… Read more about this item

New York: Penguin. Fine. 2009. Trade Paperback. 276 pages. An unforgettably charming memoir, Farm City is full of hilarious moments, fascinating farmer's tips, and a great deal of heart. When Novella Carpenter-captivated by the idea of backyard self-sufficiency- moved to inner city Oakland and discovered a weed-choked, garbage- strewn abandoned lot next door to her house,… Read more about this item