Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and WarriorsDiscover the reigns of twelve African queens and warriors from across the continent in this immersive and pioneering history. Njinga Mbande. Nana Yaa Asantewaa. Makobo Modjadji VI. Ranavalona the First. These queens and warriors ruled vast swathes of the African continent, where they led,...
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When Serendipity Happened: A Memoir"When Serendipity Happened" begins with the frugal lives of a family on a farm in the Kansas Flint Hills where they intensely suppress disclosing the secret of why Aunt Emmy was forced from their home into an asylum at the far side of the...
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We Should All Be Birds: A MemoirOn a spring evening in Montana, Brian Buckbee encounters an injured baby pigeon. Heartbroken after the loss of the love of his life and increasingly isolated by a mysterious illness that overtook him while trekking through Asia, Brian is unaware that this bird--who he...
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We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: (Tips, Tales, Travels)INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A RUPAUL'S BOOK CLUB PICKA Town & Country Must-Read Book of Summer 2024!One of Vulture's Best New Audiobooks of 2024."A delightful and sharp-witted tour through a lifetime's worth of travel exploits and misadventures. . . . Readers are...
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Way Beyond The GRITS: A Historical Saga of the Antics of a Girl Raised in the South in the 50s, 60s and 70sGrowing up in the Deep South of the USA during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, Sidney Kate's early life was marked by turbulence and uncertainty. Born into a complex, blended family, her journey unfolds against a backdrop of racial tension, gender inequality, and intergenerational...
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Waves: A Day in the Life of a SonographerIt may seem rather archaic to see life in only black and white, but that's what a decade-long career in ultrasound looks like. Exactly 256 shades of gray projected onto a monitor. Every single pixel and sound wave coming together to form an image...
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Walking with Greatness: My Caddie Life on the Tour with Tiger, Fuzzy, Fred, and MoreMaryland-raised Cayce Kerr began his caddying career at the storied Congressional Country Club in 1986 and within a year had managed to work his way onto the PGA Tour, rubbing shoulders with the biggest names in the world of golf. Armed with quick wit...
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Voltaire: The Biography a French Enlightenment Writer and his Love Affair with PhilosophyFrançois-Marie Arouet, more commonly known as Voltaire, was one of the most important Enlightenment philosophers and writers. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets during his lifetime. His writing covered almost every literary form from plays to poems to essays...
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Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of GulbadanA captivating biography of one of the world's greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan, based on her long-forgotten memoir Longlisted for the 2024 Cundill History Prize "Ruby Lal coaxes the remarkable Gulbadan out from the shadows of history."--Sara Wheeler, Wall Street Journal Situated...
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Ubac and Me: A Life of Love and Adventure with a French Mountain DogThis international sensation is a charming and moving memoir of a dog's transformative love, and an intimate journey into what heals us after loss. "Having a dog as company makes nothing feel excessive--not time or space. It's not even about passing time, but being...
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Two Women, One War: An Unlikely Friendship During the Vietnam WarWomen have been overlooked in the history of the Vietnam War. The gap is now filled with this riveting, true memoir. Two Women, One War is a story of the insanity of war, the human capacity for resilience, the power of hope, and the...
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Twelve CaesarsAn unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the twelve Caesars One of the them was a military genius, one murdered his mother and fiddled while...
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Truth Demands: A Memoir of Murder, Oil Wars, and the Rise of Climate Justice"Essential reading, filled with exactly the kind of truth that this precarious moment demands." --Kaira Jewel Lingo, author of We Were Made for These Times In 1999, Abby Reyes lost her partner, Terence Unity Freitas, as he and two others were murdered after departing...
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Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary LifeThe definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Toussaint Louverture's life was one of hardship, triumph, and contradiction. Born into bondage in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere, he...
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Tough Streets, Rough Skies, and Sunday SidelinesReading Tough Streets, Rough Skies, and Sunday Sidelines, readers may need to be reminded that it is a true story. From Larry Wansley's days as a young police detective, dodging bullets while attempting to calm the Compton (California) race riots to his leadership of...
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Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer's Legendary EditorshipAn insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon's profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important period in American publishing and literature. A multifaceted genius, Toni Morrison transcended her role...
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Today, Tonight, Tomorrow: Adoption, Addiction, Redemption; A story of a Beautiful Life and Tragic Death, and My RecoveryI have experienced two of the most profound experiences God offers us on this earth: the overwhelming joy of adopting children, and the overpowering grief of losing a child from the tragedy of heroin addiction. In this book, I have placed everything my heart...
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Tiger, Tiger: His Life, as It's Never Been Told BeforeInstant New York Times Bestseller! "Patterson's account is compelling" (Daily Mail). The only major author to have nine holes-in-one gets inside the mystery of Tiger Woods in a biography that reads like an unputdownable thriller. On April 13, 1986, ten-year-old Tiger Woods watches his...
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Through the Scope: The life of an Army Sniper"I calmed my breaths and crouched down to get my bearings. l slowly raised my M-14 rifle, the familiar weight both comforting and sobering. My finger hovered over the trigger, my sights on the guerrilla. My world became the small circle of the scope,...
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Through My Eyes: A Love Story of Prayer, Sacrifice, and PerseveranceA compilation of stories from eighty-three years of challenges, triumph, love, and enduring belief in God, Through My Eyes is a beautifully candid memoir that provides a glimpse into the faith-filled life of Mother Ruth Pryor. Readers will experience the joy she found when...
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