Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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River: A Hudson MemoirLeslie Day's life changed forever when, in 1975, she moved to a tiny houseboat on the Hudson River at the 79th Street Boat Basin--a new home umbilically tied to Manhattan's Upper West Side. In her heartfelt memoir, River, Day reveals how she fell in...
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Richard Nixon: The LifeFrom a prize-winning biographer comes the defining portrait of a man who led America in a time of turmoil and left us a darker age. We live today, John A. Farrell shows, in a world Richard Nixon made. At the end of WWII, navy...
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PattonThis magnificent biography by the world's foremost expert on the life of George S. Patton portrays the many faces of the general with uncompromising insight: the gruff, demanding public front known (and feared) by millions; the sensitive, intellectual visage shown to intimates; and the...
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ParanormalThe bestselling author of Life After Life, Raymond Moody, offers a stunning, myth-busting memoir of everything he has learned in a lifetime studying "the other side" and our connection to it. The grandfather of the NDE (near death experience) movement, Raymond Moody has, in...
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One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School"A wonderful book...it should be read by anyone who has ever contemplated going to law school. Or anyone who has ever worried about being human."--The New York Times One L, Scott Turow's journal of his first year at law school and a best-seller when...
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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine OfficerThe New York Times bestseller that "provides a close-up and often harrowing look at Fick's service both in Iraq and Afghanistan" (US News & World Report). If the Marines are "the few, the proud," Recon Marines are the fewest and the proudest. Nathaniel Fick's...
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Notes Left Behind"Elena has left behind a story of resilience, hope and most of all, love. We can't help but take her into our hearts, and carry the best of her into our own lives."--Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor of The Last Lecture Notes Left Behind by Brooke...
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No Man's Land: Unpacking One Woman's Worth on the Colorado TrailWHAT MAKES A LIFE WORTH LIVING?At forty-five, Becky Jensen was raising two sons, engaged to be married, living the dream in Colorado. She was also suicidal and had no idea why. What did she have to be depressed about?The question haunted Jensen, leading her...
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Neymar: Soccer MagicianAt 17 years old, Neymar made his professional soccer debut. It was a big moment for the boy who grew up playing soccer in Brazil. From there, it didn't take long for him to become a global superstar. Neymar's dribbling skills are legendary, and...
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NeuroDivergent Rebel's The Weight of NormalAssimilate or Be Punished: A NeuroDivergent, Queer Memoir of Survival and Awakening in a World That Demands Conformity A Look at the harms and traumas of NeuroDivergent Conversion "Therapy" and other methods of forced assimilation. A NeuroDivergent Rebel's Journey to Self-Acceptance In a world...
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Metallica: The Stories Behind the SongsA deep dive into the music and songwriting of the world's greatest heavy metal band: Metallica. A must-read for any metalhead, Metallica: The Stories Behind the Songs breaks down the writing and recording of every track from each of the band's studio albums, including...
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Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time"The happiest, saddest, sweetest book about rock 'n' roll that I've ever experienced."--Chuck Klosterman Mix tapes: We all have our favorites. Stick one into a deck, press play, and you're instantly transported to another time in your life. For Rob Sheffield, that time was...
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Little Guides to Style II: A Historical Review of Four Fashion IconsContaining the stories of four legendary fashion houses, this collectable box holds a beautiful set of covetable style guides.Exploring four designers who exemplify elegance and high couture, these little books of fashion follow these brands from their creation, moving through their style evolutions, the...
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Literary Gardens: The Imaginary Gardens of Writers and PoetsGardens both real and imagined have long captured our imaginations. They are places of mystery and magic, beauty and danger, romance and revelation; writers have used them to reflect longing and create unforgettable moments of drama, escape, and wonder.Literary Gardens explores thirty of the...
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Life's Too Short: A Memoir"Darius has always been one of my favorite people to sing with and to call a friend in this industry and yet even knowing him well for as long as I have, there are so many incredible stories in Life's Too Short that I...
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Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. LongFrom the moment he took office as governor in 1928 to the day an assassin's bullet cut him down in 1935, Huey Long wielded all but dictatorial control over the state of Louisiana. A man of shameless ambition and ruthless vindictiveness, Long orchestrated elections,...
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Kim Porter & Diddy Memoir - Lost Words Book: The Untold Story & The Truth Behind The FameExplore the Timeless Beauty of The Complete Poems of Robert Frost Robert Frost, one of America's most beloved poets, captures the essence of life, nature, and the human spirit in his masterful verse. The Complete Poems of Robert Frost brings together his celebrated works,...
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Kentucky TravelerIn Kentucky Traveler, Ricky Skaggs, the music legend who revived modern bluegrass music, gives a warm, honest, one-of-a-kind memoir of forty years in music--along with the Ten Commandments of Bluegrass, as handed down by Ricky's mentor Bill Monroe; the Essential Guide to Bedrock Country...
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It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Pursuit of Common GroundAuthor: David LittPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 07/30/2025Pages: 1Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.90dISBN: 9781420526325
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Into the Storm: Inspired by the true story of the Half Moon and her only survivorONCE THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT tragedy on the waters of Green Bay, this nearly forgotten story is powerfully retold in Palmer's historical novel, Into the Storm. Set against the backdrop of World War II-era Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, the book recounts the life, struggles, and successes...
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