Harperone: 1143 books
God's Right Hand
How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
An acclaimed reporter presents the first major biography of the legendary, and divisive, conservative pastor who reshaped the landscape of American politics—Jerry Falwell. At a time when the Tea Party movement is dominating much of America's social and political discourse, the story of Falwell's...
Fight Like a Mother
How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
Shannon Watts was a stay-at-home mom folding laundry when news of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary flashed across the television screen. In one moment, she went from outraged to engaged and decided to do something about it. What started as a simple Facebook group to connect with other...
Read & Riot
A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
"Stylish, striking, and elegantly packaged...as indispensible to confronting, say, your domineering mother-in-law or your local city council as it is to helping foment an ongoing and ever-escalating insurrection against, say, a sexist, racist, nepotistic power-mad oligarchy threatening to destory...
My Life, Deleted
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
My Life, Deleted—part love story, part medical mystery, and part inspirational memoir—is the true story of Scott Bolzan, the 46-year-old former pro football offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns who suffered permanent amnesia after a tragic accident.
Co-written with his wife Joan Bolzan,...
Critical Care
A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
“Among all the recent books on medicine, Critical Care stands alone.“ — Pauline Chen, author of Final Exam
“A must read for anyone who wants to understand healthcare. Extraordinary.” — Elizabeth Cohen, MPH, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent
Critical Care is the powerful and...
Slow Dancing with a Stranger
Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer's
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
A New York Times Bestseller
Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer’s advocate Meryl Comer’s Slow Dancing With a Stranger is a profoundly personal, unflinching account of her husband’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to...
One More Step
My Story of Living with Cerebral Palsy, Climbing Kilimanjaro, and Surviving the Hardest Race on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
In this exhilarating and inspirational memoir, the first man with cerebral palsy to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and complete the brutal Ironman competition shares the exhilarating adventure that led to his achievements—redefining our ideas of normal and proving that life is never truly limited for any...
Crash Test Girl
An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to Answer Life's Toughest Questions
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Kari Byron—former host of the wildly popular, iconic cult classic MythBusters—shows how to crash test your way through life, no lab coat required.
Kari Byron’s story hasn’t been a straight line. She started out as a broke artist living in San Francisco, writing poems on a crowded bus...
by Tim Tebow, Nathan Whitaker
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
FormerUniversity of Florida star quarterback, 2010 first-round draft pick for theDenver Broncos, and devout Christian Tim Tebow tellsthe story of his faith, his life, and his career in football in Through MyEyes. Written with Nathan Whitaker, the New York Times bestsellingcoauthor of Quiet Strength,with...
Joan
The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Since her death at the age of nineteen in 1431, Joan of Arc has maintained a remarkable hold on our collective imagination. She was a teenager of astonishing common sense and a national heroine who led men in to battle as a courageous warrior. Yet she was also abandoned by the king whose coronation...
Amazing Grace
William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament.
At the center of this heroic life...
Mother Teresa (Revised Edition)
An Authorized Biography
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was the founder of the Missionaries ofCharity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, but her story is so much moreremarkable. From her childhood in the Balkans to her work in India, from attendingthe victims of war-torn Beirut to pleading with George Bush and Saddam Husseinto...
The Sistine Secrets
Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
The Shocking Secrets of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork
The recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes removed layer after layer of centuries of accumulated tarnish and darkness. The Sistine Secrets endeavors to remove the centuries of prejudice, censorship, and ignorance that blind...
Crossing Over
One Woman's Escape from Amish Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
A work Booklist called ଯving and life–affirming, Crossing Over is the true story of one woman's extraordinary flight from the protected world of the Amish people to the chaos of contemporary life.
Ruth Irene Garrett was the fifth of seven children raised in Kalona, Iowa, as a member of...