Biographies

Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir Frances Mayes

UNDER MAGNOLIA: A SOUTHERN MEMOIR is about growing up Southern, traveling the world, and then coming back home. Frances Mayes allows readers to almost smell the fragrances in this lyrical coming-of-age beginning to the comforting return to her roots.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand...

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul James McBride

KILL 'EM AND LEAVE: SEARCHING FOR JAMES BROWN AND THE AMERICAN SOUL is the accurate and true understanding of the man who was one of the most influential voices on American music, and is written by the only man on earth who could have collected the complete story.   This title has been selected as a Booksmith...

The New York Times Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People William McDonald

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE DEAD: OBITUARIES OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE chronicles the lives of history makers of the last 165 years. It is one of our top-selling gifts for all people for all occasions. In addition to the hundreds of obits in the book, there is a web key that provides exclusive instant access to 10,000...

Jackie's Girl: My Life with the Kennedy Family Kathy McKeon

JACKIE'S GIRL is a rare and intimate look at the private life of one of the most well known and beloved women of the twentieth century.

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed on the title page by Kathy McKeon at her home.  It is a new, unread first edition opened only for...

Legacy: A Rabbi & A Community Remember Their Loved Ones Jonathan Miller

LEGACY: A RABBI & A COMMUNITY REMEMBER THEIR LOVED ONES is a collection of eulogies written and delivered during Rabbi Miller's twenty-five years of service in Birmingham, Alabama. Besides serving as an expert model for those of any faith who may need assistance in creating a remembrance, it is inspirational to...

The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee Marja Mills

THE MOCKINGBIRD NEXT DOOR: LIFE WITH HARPER LEE is a delightful accounting of the two years Marja Mills spent living in Monroeville, Alabama as a neighbor to the beloved Harper Lee. Many myths are debunked in this warm book. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the...

Molina: The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty Bengie Molina

MOLINA: THE STORY OF THE FATHER WHO RAISED AN UNLIKELY BASEBALL DYNASTY takes a look at the father who raised the greatest catcher-siblings in the history of major league baseball. They have six World Series rings among them. 

 

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed on the title...

The Real Hank Aaron: An Intimate Look at the Life and Legacy of the Home Run King Terence Moore

THE REAL HANK AARON: AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE HOME RUN KING is remarkable in that the intimate, never-before-published stories were told to the author through almost four decades of an extremely close friendship. The relationship was such that Terrence Moore was asked by the family to be an...

We Were Brothers Barry Moser

WE WERE BROTHERS is the story of two polar-opposite brothers, finally brought together in a reunion to reconcile. It is powerfully, honestly and lovingly told. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for the last several decades. We will ship it...

Madison Park: A Place of Hope Eric Motley

MADISON PARK: A PLACE OF HOPE is the incredible story of Eric Motley and the town he grew up in: Madison Park. The town was...