Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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John Knox: The Boy Who Changed a CountryA true tale of adventure, the story of John Knox inspires kids to have courage because of Christ. Kids will follow John Knox's exciting life through the twists and turns of persecution, enslavement, exile and a crucial role in the Reformation. Vivid illustrations bring...
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Joan of Arc: By Herself and Her WitnessesUsing historical documents and translated by Régine Pernoud, Joan of Arc seeks to answer the questions asked by Joan's contemporaries as well as us: Who was she? Whence came she? What had been her life and exploits? Author: Regine PernoudPublisher: Scarborough House PublishersPublished: 11/01/1990Pages:...
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I Will Bear Witness, Volume 2: A Diary of the Nazi Years: 1942-1945Destined to take its place alongside The Diary of Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel's Night as one of the great classics of the Holocaust, I Will Bear Witness is a timeless work of literature, the most eloquent and acute testament to have emerged from...
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I, Tina: My Life Story"The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself--something that's in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered." -Tina Turner The monumental bestseller, the classic memoir, here is the dramatic...
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In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam CyclistPete Jordan, author of the wildly popular Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States, is back with a memoir that tells the story of his love affair with Amsterdam, the city of bikes, all the while unfolding an unknown history...
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In the Arena: Theodore Roosevelt in War, Peace, and RevolutionFrom acclaimed historian and author of the "marvelous" (The New York Times Book Review) The Last American Aristocrat comes a captivating new biography of Teddy Roosevelt, exploring the life of America's 26th president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American...
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Indians, Cowboys, and UFOs: Stories of a Teacher on a Small Navajo Reservation in 1970s New MexicoTeaching on a small Navajo reservation in western New Mexico, surrounded by cowboys, Mormons, Mexicans, and Zuni Indians was quite the culture shock to a boy from Baltimore. This was not the sleepy reservation experience I was expecting. It was so much more. It...
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I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and MadnessWhat was it like to be part of one of the most famous TV and music groups in pop culture history? In fascinating, star-studded anecdote filled biography, original Monkee Micky Dolenz gives readers a snap shot of his history. Herein, 48 year-old Dolenz looks...
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Illustrated Sports EncyclopediaThe ultimate guide to more than 100 top sports from around the world, from basketball to blade running.Are you a team player? Do you have a steady aim? Maybe you are super fast or strong? Whatever your size or skill, there is a sport...
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I'll Never Change My Name: An Immigrant's American Dream from Ukraine to the USA to Dancing with the Stars"Val embodies what it means to live the American dream." -- Robin Roberts, Good Morning AmericaValentin Chmerkovskiy, the world championship-winning and beloved Dancing with the Stars ballroom dancer invites fans into his life as never before, sharing the experiences, including the failures and successes,...
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If I am Brave EnoughI met Jake in the springtime . . .So begins Cristina's story, a story of love and marriage, but also abuse and violence. Cristina met Jake when she was on the rebound, not looking for anything serious. And he seemed like the perfect guy:...
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How to Cook a Coyote: The Joy of Old AgeSoigné! A recipe for survival. A juicy, sexy, and wise memoir from the "gifted essayist and meditative thinker" that captures the urgency of life at the age of ninety-eight (The New York Times) From telling what it's like to go blind to confronting the...
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Home for ChristmasHome for Christmas is a new 64-page gift book from The New York Times bestselling author and artist Susan Branch. Reading like a long illustrated letter, Home for Christmas is a heart-warming tale of a childhood Christmas in the years after World War II,...
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Hockey Goats: The Greatest Athletes of All TimeHow do you pick hockey's GOATs? Wayne Gretzky and Hayley Wickenheiser get a lot of praise. But is Dominik Hasek the greatest goalie? And what about the constant Stanley Cup winners the Montreal Canadiens? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more...
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Hitler and My Mother-In-LawHitler and My Mother-in-Law is a riveting memoir that explores the intersection of truth-both familial and political--through the colorful and complex life of the author's mother-in-law. In a time like our own of intense propaganda and manipulation, the only WWII female correspondent who covered...
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Gypsy Alibi: A Gonzo MemoirBorn in San Antonio and raised inLubbock, Bob Livingston drank from the same West Texas water as musicians likeTerry Allen, Joe Ely, Lloyd Maines, and others who were surfing the wake ofBuddy Holly, Sonny Curtis, and the Crickets. Livingston made his way to Austinand...
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Guns Up!: A Firsthand Account of the Vietnam WarTHIS GUT-WRENCHING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IS A CLASSIC IN THE ANNALS OF VIETNAM LITERATURE."Guns up!" was the battle cry that sent machine gunners racing forward with their M60s to mow down the enemy, hoping that this wasn't the day they would meet...
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Googoosh: A Sinful VoiceBefore there was Madonna or Beyoncé, there was Googoosh. For the first time, one of the biggest pop stars of the 20th century tells her remarkable story: her rise to fame in pre-revolution Iran, her arrest and imprisonment, her twenty-year exile, and finally, her...
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Golf Dreams: Writings on GolfJohn Updike wrote about the lure of golf for five decades, from the first time he teed off at the age of twenty-five until his final rounds at the age of seventy-six. Golf Dreams collects the most memorable of his golf pieces, high-spirited evidence...
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God, I Feel Like Cinderella!Sweeping the ashes out of the fireplace at my first job as a cleaning lady, I was overwhelmed. My husband of 23 years had left me for another woman, and I was thrust into the role of a struggling single mom. At that time...
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