Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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My Brother, My Land: A Story from PalestineA riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance, the story of one family's care for their land, and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. In 1967, Sireen Sawalha's mother, with her young children, walked back to Palestine against the...
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Mother Noise: A MemoirA poignant, "raw[, ] and tender" (The New York Times Book Review) memoir told in essays and graphic shorts about what life looks like twenty years after recovery from addiction--and how to live with the past as a parent, writer, and sober person--from a...
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Moon Landing: The Incredible Story of the Apollo 11 MissionExperience the historic Apollo 11 mission from Earth to the moon in this gripping space adventure for kids ages 9-12. Step back in time to July 16, 1969, and relive the thrill of the moon landing alongside Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as they...
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Misplaced Childhood: A True Story of Resiliency and Child AdvocacyAfter foster care, Joan is returned home and subjected to more abuse. How can she be saved?Misplaced Childhood chronicles one woman's powerful journey to overcome a tragic past and use her "lived experiences" to inspire others. Wounded by poverty, child abuse, and foster care,...
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Mi Abuelo CésarMi Abuelo Cesar is a beautifully illustrated picture book that celebrates family, heritage, and the legacy of Cesar Chavez through the eyes of his grandson. Written by Eduardo Chavez, this story introduces young readers to Cesar's values of compassion, serving your community, and justice....
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Man Made: Searching for Dads, Daddies, Father Figures, and FatherhoodNot all little boys want to grow up to be like their dads. The shy ones, the sensitive ones, the ones people mock as strange or call queer--sometimes they want to grow up to be loved by men who stand in for their fathers....
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Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son"Chabon has always been a magical prose stylist, adept at combining the sort of social and emotional detail found in Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus stories with the metaphor-rich descriptions of John Updike and John Irving's inventive sleight of hand. . . . As in...
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Live Learn Love Well: Lessons from a Life of Progress Not PerfectionNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A memoir chronicling Emma Lovewell's incredible path to physical―and mental―fitness that traces her journey to becoming a beloved Peloton instructor and inspires readers to live, learn, and love well "Emma's spirit and spark are contagious . . . a great reminder...
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Lionel MessiWho inspires you? Learn more about hard-working, awe-inspiring, record-breaking athletes in these short profiles filled with photos and fact-filled text suitable for young readers. Complete with overviews of the athletes' childhoods, accomplishments, and how they continue to be heroes off the court, this series...
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Light and ThreadFrom Nobel Prize winner Han Kang comes her first work of nonfiction published in English--a singular collection of writings including her inspiring Nobel Lecture. A LITERARY HUB AND ELECTRIC LIT MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR In this light-filled and multi-faceted book, Han Kang...
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Life ExpectancyJoan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking meets Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird in this millennial coming-of-age memoir, a wry rumination on growing up mortal in the American South at the turn of the 21st century, obsessed with the question of how to live when...
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Lessons from a Lifetime: Ninety Years of Inspiration and ActivismThis keepsake collection, featuring tributes from Margaret Atwood and Neil Young, captures the essence of a revolutionary life as it celebrates the legacy of environmental icon David Suzuki. Across his 90 years on planet Earth, David Suzuki has inspired generations of his followers to...
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Landon: A MemoirAmerican soccer legend Landon Donovan's unfiltered account of his celebrated career, his battle with mental health, and his search for peace beyond the game. Includes 40 full color photos! You may think you know Landon Donovan--but you don't. As one of the most decorated...
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Kylian Mbappé vs. Thierry Henry: Who Would Win?Kylian Mbappé and Thierry Henry are two of soccer's most famous forwards. They have hundreds of goals between them. Both players have won many awards and titles for club and country. But who would win in a head-to-head matchup? Compare their stats and careers,...
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Knives & SpoonsKnives & Spoons is a raw, darkly funny, and deeply honest memoir chronicling the turbulent childhood of comedian and entrepreneur Luis J. Gomez. Beginning with the devastating loss of his father and ending with the equally tragic death of his mother, this book offers...
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Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American CenturyThe Gonzo memoir from one of the most influential voices in American literature, Kingdom of Fear traces the course of Hunter S. Thompson's life as a rebel--from a smart-mouthed Kentucky kid flaunting all authority to a convention-defying journalist who came to personify a wild...
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Junkyard Princess: A MemoirellaThe year is 1983. It's a time of both mullets and glam, Bowie and the Smiths, and for twelve-year-old Robyn: rusty old vehicles, terrifying dogs, and grease-stained car guys. Robyn's dad has just uprooted the family from the clean streets of Orange County and...
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Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking DangerouslyThe bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer) that inspired Julie & Julia, the major motion picture directed by Nora Ephron, starring Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia. Nearing 30 and trapped in a...
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In the Shadows of the Freeway: Growing Up Brown & Queer:A captivating coming-of-age memoir about growing up brown and queer in a Southwest city invested in urban growth.Raised in an adobe house built by their mother, the author takes readers to a mid-20th century barrio that existed on the social margins of Tucson, Arizona...
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In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of IranA superb, authoritatively written insider's account of Iran, one of the most mysterious but significant and powerful nations in the world.Few historians and journalists writing in English have been able to meaningfully examine post-revolutionary Iranian life. Years after his death, the shadow of Ayatollah...
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