Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Dream & the Hope: The Historic Rise of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Nation's Highest CourtThis powerful biography follows Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's road to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman to be confirmed, for middle grade readers from New York Times bestselling author Garen Thomas and The Washington Post reporter Lori Rozsa. This inspiring story features...
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The Bookseller of KabulThis phenomenal international bestseller is "an admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand" (Washington Post). This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes,...
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Ten Days in a Madhouse"The insane asylum on Blackwell's Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there it is impossible to get out." Twenty-three-year-old journalist Nellie Bly, describing New York City's most notorious mental institution, wrote those words in 1887 after getting...
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Sweaty Equity: A Ball Boy, A Billionaire, and the Bonkers Startup Tale You've Never HeardOn a Friday night in the Spring of 2014, 8 million people watched a pair of fresh college grads, Mike Shannon & Kasey Gandham, shake hands with billionaire Mark Cuban at the height of Shark Tank's popularity. The next day, Mike was back in...
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Stars of the NFL: Second EditionStars of the NFL profiles twenty-eight top players across the league, from established powerhouses like Jalen Hurts and Tyreek Hill to promising newcomers like C. J. Stroud and Jared Verse. Young readers will learn about these stars' life stories, their unique styles of play,...
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Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana AlliluyevaWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best BiographyNational Book Critics Circle Award FinalistPEN Literary Award FinalistNew York Times Notable BookWashington Post Notable BookBoston Globe Best Book of the YearThe award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin,...
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Speed SkatingCelebrate the international Winter Olympic Games with this elementary-level introduction to speed skating, the amazing sport known for its short- and long-track events. Young fans will learn about the Olympic sport's history, equipment, rules, and select athletes and medalists, all while being immersed in...
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Slaying New York: Stories of Powerful Women Leaving Their MarkWithin each of us lies a story of everything we've overcome to be who we've become. Our lifetimes are our legacies, and these women are leaving an indelible mark in their communities and in the world. With stories collected by Leigh M. Clark, these...
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in BusinessThe bestselling business book from award-winning restauranteur Danny Meyer, of Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake ShackSeventy-five percent of all new restaurant ventures fail, and of those that do stick around, only a few become icons. Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when...
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Serving God Under Siege: How War Transformed a Ukrainian CommunityChristianity Today Book Awards Missions and the Global Church Award of Merit (2025)When Russia invaded Ukraine, an evangelical seminary lost everything--except its commitment to serving God. In this searing eyewitness account, Valentyn Syniy recounts how the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 upended life...
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Scarred For Life!: Discovering Abundant Life Through Understanding Our ScarsScarred For Life! is a book of hope for anyone who has scars in their life that they don't understand or are struggling to find victory from. Tim, the author has suffered several life-threatening incidents in his life but through them all, he has...
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Scale Boy: An African ChildhoodAn extraordinary chronicle of youth that evokes the paradoxes of modern Africa--complex, contradictory, and full of conflict, tragedy, and joy. Patrice Nganang, the acclaimed author of Dog Days, Mount Pleasant, and, most recently, A Trail of Crab Tracks, which was a 2022 New Yorker...
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Saying Yes: My Adventures in PolyamoryTwenty years of marriage. One life-altering question. Natalie Davis's brave and candid memoir chronicles the transformation of her traditional monogamous marriage into a vibrant polyamorous lifestyle. When her husband suggests they have sex with strangers, Natalie is incredulous. Yet, in the aftermath of his...
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Saving Hawai'i's HonuDive into the life story of George Balazs, the American sea turtle scientist responsible for bringing awareness to and ultimately saving the green sea turtle population of Hawai'i. When George Balazs saw his first green sea turtle, or honu, his life changed forever. He...
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Rough House: A Father, a Son, and the Pursuit of Pro Wrestling GloryProfessional wrestling is both a cultural phenomenon and a multibillion-dollar industry that has launched some of the biggest names in entertainment. But what does it take for a wrestler to break through? In Rough House, journalist Alison Lyn Miller introduces Hunter James, an aspiring...
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Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary WarChe Guevara's definitive account of the Cuban revolutionary war, in an updated edition. Includes photos and new foreword by Aleida Guevara--Che's eldest daughter who is a physician. There is no better account of the Cuban revolutionary war than this little book by guerilla leader...
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Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth about My FatherThe untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this "engrossing and absolutely terrifying read" (San Francisco Chronicle) traces one daughter's moving quest to understand the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards, while confronting cold cases, unsolved murders,...
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Pink Lemonade: How We Dealt With Our LemonsPink Lemonade: How We Dealt With Our Lemons, is an inspiring narrative of four diverse women united by their breast cancer journeys. The book delves into the raw emotions and realities faced, yet it is an uplifting testament to the resilience of the human...
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Perfect Unfolding: Seven Years of Life-Changing Solo Adventure, One Year That Broke Me OpenPerfect Unfolding is a thought-provoking travel memoir about a woman who trades her dream home and fourteen-year firefighting career for the freedom and possibility of the open road.Living off-grid in an Airstream, migrating with the seasons without a plan, Kristy discovers the most challenging...
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One Aladdin Two Lamps"Enchanting, unexpected and razor-sharp. Jeanette Winterson and Shahrazad are the perfect co-pilots to take us into new worlds on the wings of old stories."--Kamila Shamsie, award-winning author of Home FireI can change the story because I am the story."One of the most daring and...
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