Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Tumbleweed Underworld: A Saga of Morphine and Mayhem in the Arizona TerritoryGeorgie Clifford appears briefly in the annals of American history as an 1894 inmate of the Yuma Territorial Prison, one of two female prisoners among hundreds of hardened, violent men. A denizen of an Old West underworld of prostitution and narcotics, she had been...
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Too L.A.: Letters Never Sent (But Some Were)Pore over the letters of Eve Babitz--queen of the witty, gossipy, and thoroughly engrossing missive. Joan Didion, Joseph Heller, Annie Leibovitz, Paul Ruscha, Anne Rice, Steve Martin, and many others appear in this first-of-its-kind collection. Eve Babitz was a pure product of Los Angeles....
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The Voyageur's Highway: Minnesota's Border Lake LandThis popular guide to Minnesota's canoe country from Rainy Lake east to Lake Superior tells of famous explorers, the great fur traders, voyageurs, Indians, and loggers who passed that way.Author: Grace Lee NutePublisher: Minnesota Historical Society PressPublished: 06/01/1941Pages: 129Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.52h x...
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The Make-Believe: A Memoir of Magic and MadnessFrom Skins and Games of Thrones star Hannah Murray, a "genuinely jaw-dropping" (Vogue) memoir about fame, mental illness, and the struggle to leave a shadowy wellness organization whose belief in magic shattered her reality. "A frank and often darkly funny exploration of the convergence...
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The Lives of the Caesars: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail A Penguin Classic The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight,...
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The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People's Constitution"With insight and eloquence, Jesse Wegman has done heroic work in bringing a vital but obscure architect of America back into the popular conversation. As Wegman amply proves, James Wilson merits our reconsideration―and our gratitude." ―Jon MeachamNew York Times journalist Jesse Wegman tells the...
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The Last PatientThe Last Patient is a raw and unflinching memoir about trauma, identity, addiction, and recovery inside the fire service. James Owen spent years running toward danger as a Long Beach firefighter and paramedic, carrying victims from burning buildings, managing chaos in moments of crisis,...
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The Glass MenagerieTennessee Williams' celebrated autobiographical memory play - a drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty - is a moving portrait of a troubled American family led by a determined but delusional mother.Author: Tennessee WilliamsPublisher: Concord TheatricalsPublished: 03/20/2026Pages: 86Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 7.77h x 5.26w...
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The Geography of Desire: A Memoir of West AfricaIt's 1978, and twenty-four-year-old Linda Gambill is stuck with a dead-end job, a nightly marijuana habit, and a troubled relationship with a former professor. Desperate to explore the world and find her place in it, she makes good on a long-held dream. She joins...
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The Day Hope Walked Five Miles: Survival, Second Chances, and the Long Road to BecomingAuthor: Martha Thorne ReedPublisher: Rosewood PublisherPublished: 06/10/2026Pages: 72Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.15dISBN: 9781972750148About the AuthorReed, Martha Thorne: - Martha Thorne Reed is a non-traditional, first-generation college graduate and the Director of the Career Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She is...
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The Cheese and the Worms, Fiftieth Anniversary EditionThe Cheese and the Worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. In the fiftieth...
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The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans (Yesterday's Classics)Collection of stories of ancient Romans skillfully adapted from Plutarch's Lives, with emphasis placed on the characters of the individuals portrayed. Excellent as an introduction to the biographies of Plutarch. Includes three black and white illustrations by Walter Crane. Suitable for children ages 9...
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The Best Little Boy in the World: The 25th Anniversary Edition of the Classic MemoirThe classic account of growing up gay in America."The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little...
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Supergay!: A MemoirNot all heroes wear capes. Some wear glitter.Frankie Grande always knew he was different. He just didn't know it was his superpower. Growing up glittery in a grayscale world, he found refuge in the fantasy realms of rainbow belts, telepathic mutants, and intergalactic girlbosses....
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Switzerland in Tolkien's Middle-Earth: In the footsteps of his adventurous summer journey in 1911-with hiking suggestionsA journey in search of Middle-earthIn 1911, at the age of nineteen, J. R. R. Tolkien embarked on an adventurous journey through the Swiss Alps; with a heavy pack, he hiked over many high passes. More than fifty years later, he mentioned in a...
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Storm of SteelFirst published in German in 1920 and English in 1929, "Storm of Steel" is Ernst Jünger's memoir as a German officer serving at the Western Front of World War I from December 1914 to August 1918. What is remarkable about this memoir is the...
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Stained Glass: A Reflective History of AntisemitismIn Stained Glass, Flora Cassen traces a Jewish life shaped by family and history, moving between medieval Europe and the present to connect lived experience with the longer arc of Jewish history. Drawing on her upbringing in Antwerp's Jewish community and her grandparents' escape...
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Soar to the Stratosphere: Auguste Piccard's Incredible Balloon Flight to Dizzying HeightsAuthor: Thomas PaonePublisher: Unm PressPublished: 06/09/2026Pages: 64Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.40dISBN: 9780826369758Audience: Ages 4-8About the AuthorThomas Paone curates the lighter-than-air collection of the National Air and Space Museum, including balloons, blimps, and airships. The collection consists of over five hundred...
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Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPhersonA Los Angeles Times Best Book of the YearA Must-Read: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Millions, Alta Long-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography "Magnificent." --Casey Cep, The New YorkerSister, Sinner chronicles the dramatic rise, disappearance,...
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Shohei Ohtani: Baseball Trailblazer (Revised Edition)Shohei Ohtani has turned heads as the first professional baseball player since Babe Ruth to both pitch and hit at an elite level. His speed, skill, and strength have made him a beloved player around the world. During the 2025 World Series, all eyes...
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