Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Norman MacLean: A Life of Letters and RiversThe first biography of one of Montana's most celebrated writers A River Runs Through It and Other Stories turned Norman Maclean into a late-in-life literary phenomenon and then a household name after the success of the Hollywood film based on the title story. Yet...
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King George: The Triumphs and Tragedies in the Life of George StraitKING GEORGE The Triumphs and Tragedies In The Life of George Strait THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC THE TRAGEDIES ---George's mother left him as a child when he was in the third grade. She took his little sister with her. His mother died in...
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Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our NationLegendary journalist Cokie Roberts' New York Times bestseller, Founding Mothers, is an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf of their families--and their country--proved just as crucial to the forging of a new nation as...
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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the CourtNATIONAL BESTSELLER"I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs."--John Wooden Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach...
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Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American DemocracyA #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life--and his family's--as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the...
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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the WorldA hypnotically fast-paced, masterful reporting of Harry Truman's first 120 days as president, when he took on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and a secret weapon of unimaginable power--marking the most dramatic rise to greatness in American history.Chosen as FDR's fourth-term vice president for his well-praised...
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Petty: The BiographyThe New York Times Bestseller *One of Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Books of 2015* An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writer and musician who toured with Petty.No one other than Warren Zanes, rocker...
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Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That LastThe New York Times bestseller! "A warm and loving reflection that, like good bourbon, will stand the test of time." --Eric Asimov, The New York Times "Bourbon is for sharing, and so is Pappyland."--The Wall Street Journal The story of how Julian Van Winkle...
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Mein KampfReprint of unexpurgated ed. Originally published: 1939.Author: Adolf HitlerPublisher: Liberty Bell PublicationsPublished: 02/22/2004Pages: 388Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.32h x 6.34w x 1.19dISBN: 9781593640064This title is not returnable
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Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary RacehorseNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A vivid portrait of America's greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, and the dramatic times in which they lived."--Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse The powerful true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in...
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Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the WorldIn Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin--"one of today's finest writers about ships and the sea" (American Heritage)--tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago...
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God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth'For thirty years, I've trusted David Leaf with my music and my story' Brian WilsonOriginally published in 1978, this groundbreaking study was both the first full-length book on the band and the first to recognize Brian Wilson as one of the most significant musicians...
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Friend of the Devil: My Wild Ride with Jerry Garcia and Grateful DeadThe inside story of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead from one of the few non-band members allowed in the band's inner circle: filmmaker, Len Dell'Amico. From 1980 to 1995, he witnessed brilliance, love, happy chaos, and pot. Lots of pot. As a friend and...
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Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's WrathFollowing his explosive New York Times bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with another "explosive and compulsive" (Stephen Fry) thriller chronicling how he became Vladimir Putin's number one enemy by exposing Putin's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of millions of dollars and kill...
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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the WestFrom the "dean of Western writers" (The New York Times) and the Pulitzer Prize winning-author of Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety, a fascinating look at the old American West and the man who prophetically warned against the dangers of settling it In...
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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at SeaDeclared "the best survival book in a decade" by Outside Magazine, 438 Days is the true story of the man who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean. On November 17, 2012, two men left the...
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The Wes Anderson CollectionThis New York Times bestselling overview of Wes Anderson's filmography features previously unpublished behind-the-scenes photos, artwork, and ephemera. Introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon Writer/director Wes Anderson guides movie/television critic Matt Zoller Seitz through his life and career in this hardcover book-length conversation,...
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The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey"[Derick's] story takes us into a world where his lack of AT knowledge, his unique perspective, his appearance, and his sense of humor open the minds and hearts of those he encounters along the way. Change has come, and the AT will never be...
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The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment, and ProtestNow in paperback: A compelling and prismatic love story of one family's defiance in the face of injustice--and how their story echoes across generations."Beautifully woven together by Satsuki Ina's mother's diary and her father's haiku--through which they are both still speaking--[this] is memoir as...
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The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World's ImaginationAn International Bestseller"Absolutely essential reading for every LEGO fan." --BlocksThe definitive history of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company's archives and rare interviews with the founding family who still owns the company"This book tells the story of how my family built the...
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