Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Lost Journal of Bram StokerBram Stoker died over 100 years ago, just days after the Titanic sank. We know him as the author of Dracula, but long before Dracula, he was just a young Irishman, hoping to be a writer, practicing poetry, and enjoying a good joke.This Lost...
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The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became PresidentFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and leading historian Doris Kearns Goodwin comes a definitive middle grade guide to Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson and how they became leaders.Abraham Lincoln. Theodore Roosevelt. Franklin...
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The Last Zonian: Here's Where the Story EndsThe Last Zonian, Here's Where the Story Ends, is a compilation of twenty family stories, snippets, of life in the Panama Canal Zone, referred to as, "a slice of paradise." Numerous authors have written books about the Panama Canal Zone and prominent Zonians. The...
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The Last Hippy Poet of the Woodstock Generation: a psychedelic memoir and narrative verseTHE LAST HIPPY POET OF THE WOODSTOCK GENERATION "A troubled, working-class teen struggles to survive on the streets of Hollywood in the turbulent 1960s" 1960s Rock And Roll is on the rise in this extraordinary coming-of-age chronicle, exploring the yearnings and angst of a...
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The Ladies of Seneca Falls: The Ladies of Seneca Falls: The Birth of the Woman's Rights MovementOn July 13, 1848, five women conversed over tea in a small upstate New York town. The next day, the local newspaper carried their announcement inviting women to attend "A Convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.″ A...
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The King of Orchard StreetThe King of Orchard Street is a tale told by six men, including the author, over three generations and across the decades of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Their stories recreate a world that was bound by a simple yet profound code of family,...
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The Journey of the Island JewelThe Journey of the Island Jewel will captivate your heart and soul. It is a true-to-life story of young twelve-year-old runaway, Edmond Laurent. Born in the tropical islands of the Caribbean, young Edmond went on a quest to find his birth mother. This quest...
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The Heart of a Warrior: The Life of Ernest Leroy WebbAuthor: Robert C. Carroll, James R. Ellis, John H. FaganPublisher: Suncoast Digital Press, Inc.Published: 09/06/2024Pages: 134Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50dISBN: 9781964143026
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The Friend "Ly" Forest The ForestThe Friend "Ly" Forest: An American Adventure in Adverbs and Adjectives represents our journey through this great country and all the incredible animals we meet along the way. What starts out as a rabbit, "Rich" Ly, chasing a dream and losing his way but...
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The Flowers of Yves Saint LaurentProduced with the Yves Saint Laurent museums in Paris and Marrakech, this book examines how flowers served as the designer's muse throughout his life and work. Yves Saint Laurent's passion for flowers and gardens was the source of endless inspiration. From a thousand and...
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The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English DictionaryA WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word. "Enthralling and exuberant, Sarah Ogilvie tells the surprising...
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The Conductor: The Story of Rev. John Rankin, Abolitionism's Essential Founding FatherKnown in his day as the "Father of Abolitionism," Reverend John Rankin is one of the greatest heroes previously lost to history. Sitting high above the small community of Ripley, Ohio, a lantern shone in the front window of a small, red brick home...
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The Call to Arms: The Clerk Who Dared the Great Adventure"The Call to Arms" is the life story of First World War hero William Palstra between 1914 and 1917. In 1914 he leaves his job as an office clerk in London, sails to Australia in a steam-ship, and takes a job as a clerk...
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The B-Side of ParadiseAuthor: Alfred D'AlessandroPublisher: What to Do MediaPublished: 09/25/2024Pages: 246Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63dISBN: 9798991352529
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The Bipolar Runner: A MemoirAuthor: Jacqui Louise SwallowPublisher: Pepper PressPublished: 10/13/2024Pages: 246Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52dISBN: 9781923236110
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The Beckwith Dynasty: A Ranching Empire in Colorado's Wet Mountain ValleyThe Beckwith Ranch in Colorado's Wet Mountain Valley was created through foresight, grit, determination, and even a bit of cunning. Beginning in 1869, and with no experience in ranching, George Beckwith and his sons Edwin and Elton built one of the largest and most...
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The Bataan Death March: A Soldier's Personal Story of Survival and Captivity Under the JapaneseShortly after the surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor in late 1941, over 70,000 American and Filipino servicemen were captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. What ensued for these young men is considered by many military historians to be one of the most barbaric...
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The Babe with the PowerAuthor: Joyel MariePublisher: Joyel Marie BooksPublished: 10/22/2024Pages: 284Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64dISBN: 9798990334403
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The Adventures of Cancer BitchS.L. Wisenberg, known for writing that is "seriously funny," proves in this acerbic chronicle that a cancer diary can be at once hilarious, rageful, and feminist. She passes through the expected rites of breast cancer--diagnosis, surgery, and chemotherapy--but her responses are less expected: she...
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Tea with WinnicottIn a work of startling originality, Professor Brett Kahr has resurrected Donald Winnicott from the dead and has invited him for a memorable cup of tea at 87 Chester Square - his former London residence - where the two men discuss Winnicott's life and...
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