Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Luck or Something Like It: A MemoirA living legend of Country Music and a worldwide music icon, superstar Kenny Rogers has enjoyed a fascinating five decades in show business, and he tells the full story of his remarkable life and career in Luck or Something Like It. From his days...
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LifeTimesTwo"Once we encounter Christ, our lives can never remain the same."In Life Times Two, Susan D. Boerckel delivers a luminous and deeply personal memoir that traces her journey from the grip of addiction and despair to the freedom of spiritual renewal. Set against the...
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Lessons from 90 Years of LivingWhat's the secret of living to the age of 90?Lifelong learning and recognition of the lessons you've learned. In this book, Jerry Apps describes the lessons he learned throughout his life and reminds the reader to continue learning.Jerry reflects on various phases of his...
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Joey: How a Blind Rescue Horse Helped Others Learn to SeeOver 100,000 copies sold!"A touching tale." ―Kirkus ReviewsThe heartwarming true story of a blind horse named Joey.At the height of his show jumping career, this beautiful Appaloosa's majestic stature, strength, and willingness to work made him the perfect partner. But when an injury cost...
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Joe Burk: An American Ideal"Lest we forget one of America's greatest scullers and coaches, E. J. Woodhouse has captured Joe Burk-his perseverance, his modesty, and his trust in science -in a definitive biography told in part by the many champions he mentored." Dotty Brown, author of Boathouse Row:...
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Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain Real Pro Wrestling StoriesAuthor: Jim Cornette,Brandon EastonPublisher: IDW PublishingPublished: 08/20/2019Pages: 80Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 10.20h x 6.50w x 0.20dISBN: 9781684054923About the AuthorBrandon M. Easton is a professional writer, screenwriter, and educator based in Los Angeles, CA. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, Easton is a graduate of...
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Jason Molina: Riding with the GhostWith a new foreword by Will Johnson, this book presents a detailed account of the Rust Belt-born prolific and at times cantankerous singer-songwriter Jason Molina. As the first authorized account of this self-mythologizer, the book provides unparalleled insight into Molina's tormented life and the...
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It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium"A lyrical memoir . . . about his teammates, his coaches, his parents and the magnetic power of football in Louisiana."--NPR "The best sports book of the year."--Sports Illustrated Inspired by a classic essay about a visit to a dying coach, It Never Rains...
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I Tell You Now (Second Edition): Autobiographical Essays by Native American WritersI Tell You Now is an anthology of autobiographical accounts by eighteen notable Native writers of different ages, tribes, and areas. This second edition features a new introduction by the editors and updated biographical sketches for each writer. Brian Swann is a professor of...
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Intellectual Memoirs: New York, 1936-1938Mary McCarthy vividly recalls her early years in New York before she began writing novels and stories. At that time, she wrote reviews for the Nation and the New Republic, was active in the American Communist Party, and was married to activist actor/playwright Harold...
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Icongraphics - Coco Chanel: The Graphic NovelThe story of the legendary woman behind the famous couture brand - the groundbreaking fashion, perfumes, handbags, perfumes - is unveiled through a contemporary retelling in graphic novel form.From abandonment and poverty to influential friends and wealth, this independent, driven and fiercely determined woman...
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I Am Albert Einstein"We can all be heroes" is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this one highlighting Albert Einstein.Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious...
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How to Watch SoccerAn opinionated masterclass in the art and science of "reading" a match from one of professional soccer's most respected and beloved international figures. "For Americans new to European soccer, terms like 'false striker, ' 'double accordion' or 'moving trios' need Mr. Gullit's expert explications."...
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Hoop: A Basketball Life in Ninety-Five EssaysBrian Doyle himself explains it best: "A few years ago I was moaning to my wry gentle dad that basketball, which seems to me inarguably the most graceful and generous and swift and fluid and ferociously-competitive-without-being-sociopathic of sports, has not produced rafts of good...
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Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third ReichNamed a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and Air Mail "A fascinating and instructive book . . . elegantly written and perceptive." --Wall Street Journal "Kaleidoscopic . . . A fascinating exploration of individual agency that never loses sight of the...
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Here First: Samoset and the Wawenock of Pemaquid, MaineOn March 16, 1621, Samoset, a sagamore of the Wawenock, cemented his place in history. He was the first Indigenous person to make contact with the colonists at Plymouth Plantation, startling them when he emerged from the forest and welcomed them in English. The...
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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's QueenHawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (1898) is an autobiography by Lili'uokalani. Published in 1898, the book was written in the aftermath of Lili'uokalani's attempt to appeal on behalf of her people to President Grover Cleveland, a personal friend. Although it inspired Cleveland to demand...
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Guitars and Heroes: Mythic Guitars and Legendary MusiciansAn encyclopedia of more than 100 guitars and the musicians who have mastered them. Guitars and Heroes is organized by era, from the rockabilly pioneers to the guitar heroes of the future. Each chapter contains portraits of guitarists (past and present) and their favorite...
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Gift of the Red Bird: A Spiritual EncounterWhen Paula D'Arcy lost her husband and baby in a car crash, she began an inner search for a faith that was stronger than fear. She tells her story of spiritual exhaustion, her journey alone into the wilderness for three days, and the renewal...
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Ghosts of Distant TreesAuthor: Erica WatsonPublisher: Porphyry PressPublished: 11/01/2025Pages: 194Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45dISBN: 9781736755853About the AuthorWatson, Erica: - Erica Watson is an essayist, writing instructor, knitter, and occasional community organizer living on the boundary of Denali National Park, Alaska. Her experiences in...
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