Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black HistoryAuthor-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller. An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in...
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Letters to MilenaThe passionate but doomed epistolary love affair between a Czech translator and one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial. "Extraordinary...touching, horrifying, brilliant, sickly, [and] heartbreaking.... The most significant key we have for a reading...
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How to Starve Cancer: ...and Then Kill It with FerroptosisAfter being given a terminal diagnosis with only a few weeks to live, Jane dug up research, some decades old, in her quest to survive. Rather than aiming to cure cancer, which in many cases is unachievable, Jane's approach was to stop it growing....
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How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Formula 1 Designer'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon HillThe world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and...
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Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone BilesA lyrical picture book biography of Simone Biles, gymnastics champion and Olympic superstar. Before she was a record-breaking gymnast competing on the world stage, Simone Biles spent time in foster care as a young child. Nimble and boundlessly energetic, she cherished every playground and...
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Dark Horses: A Memoir of RedemptionARTHUR HANCOCK NEEDED A MIRACLEHe had long ago strayed from the golden path that once seemed to beckon him, as the eldest son of a Thoroughbred racing legend. His life had been a wild, booze-fueled ride: car wrecks, fights, nights in jail. But whatever...
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Carlo Acutis: The First Millennial SaintCarlo Acutis, born May 3, 1991, fully embraced the gift of life. Known as a computer whiz, he also liked to play soccer, video games, and the saxophone. He enjoyed watching his favorite police dramas and making short films with his star cast of...
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A Song for Nagasaki - Hallow Edition: The Story of Takashi Nagai a Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic BombIn collaboration with the Hallow Catholic meditation app, Ignatius Press presents this special edition of A Song for Nagasaki by Paul Glynn. Takashi Nagai's incredible story of conversion and faith will be featured in Hallow's 2025 Lent challenge, entitled Pray40: The Way. Follow Nagai's...
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Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War II Resistance FighterThe incredible and inspiring story of Elzbieta Zawacka, the World War II female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo. During World War II, Elzbieta Zawacka--the WWII female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo--was the only woman to reach London as an emissary of the...
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and OkinawaNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed. He became a chronicler, a historian, a storyteller who turns the extremes of the war in the Pacific--the terror, the camaraderie, the banal and the...
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The Little Guide to Dolly Parton: It's Hard to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone WorldThe ultimate pick-me-up to save you from the nine-to-five heartbreak blues.The Little Book of Dolly Parton is your bible of devastating Dolly-isms.Yes, that's right, the most iconic and acclaimed female country singer in the history of music is so inventive and brilliant with her...
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The Last LectureAfter being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned--about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have--in this life-changing classic."We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the...
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Taste: My Life Through FoodINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Notable Book of the Year by NPR and The Washington Post From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Stanley Tucci grew up...
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Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting ThingFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Three Dog Life, a witty and irreverent look at aging and the writing life, delivered with trademark brevity, humor, and wise wit. "The Emily Dickinson of memoirists" (Stephen King) Abigail Thomas shares her thoughts on...
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Reality Check: Making the Best of the Situation - How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison2024 Nonfiction Book of the Year, Outstanding Creator Awards Winner, Outstanding Creator Awards Winner, Best Book Awards Addiction & Recovery Finalist, Best Book Awards Autobiography/Memoir Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino gives fans the inside scoop they've been begging for with his explosive tell-all. In this...
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One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan OdysseyWinner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke ground and made his mark in the Alaskan wilds in 1968, this bestselling memoir features an all-new foreword by Nick Offerman plus color photographs not seen in...
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No Sense in Wishing: Essays"Among the most profound and dazzling debuts I've ever read." --Kiese Laymon, award-winning author of Heavy: An American Memoir An essay collection from culture critic Lawrence Burney that is a personal and analytical look at his home city of Baltimore, music from throughout the...
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Misunderstood: A MemoirA compelling and candid memoir from Allen Iverson, the NBA's most misunderstood Hall of Famer, detailing his tough childhood in Virginia, his entry into the league as the number one overall pick, and his controversial, culture-changing pro basketball career. In Misunderstood, Allen Iverson shares...
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Blue Nights: A MemoirNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter, from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Notes to John. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century Richly textured with memories from her...
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A is for Awesome!: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the WorldWhy stick with plain old A, B, C when you can have Amelia (Earhart), Malala, Tina (Turner), Ruth (Bader Ginsburg), all the way to eXtraordinary You--and the Zillion of adventures you will go on? Instagram superstar Eva Chen, author of Juno Valentine and the...
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