Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against HitlerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, from the bestselling author of Citizens of London and Last Hope Island "Brava to Lynne Olson for...
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Love Will Save Us, Right?: A MemoirA tender, funny, stunningly candid memoir about the joys and challenges of parenting a neurodivergent young adult that reads like a heady concoction of Dorothy Allison, Anne Lamott, Alison Bechdel and David Sedaris."This book sparkles with life, humor and infinite chutzpah."--Michelle Tea, author of...
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Looking Back: A small-town cop becomes a DEA agentA small-town police officer transitions to the role of a DEA Special Agent. He elaborates on his journey through the application process and the rigors of basic agent training. He recounts experiences from his tenure as a drug enforcement agent in Indiana, providing both...
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Living Out Loud: A Memoir of Speaking Up, Breaking Free, and Finally Being SeenLiving Out Loud: A Memoir of Speaking Up, Breaking Free, and Finally Being Seen is a courageous, heartfelt memoir by Sarah Locke that explores what it means to rediscover your voice, embrace your truth, and rise above life's most unexpected challenges.In this inspiring and...
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Lincoln's Ghost: Houdini's War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American PresidencyThe incredible untold story of how the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way.You won't live forever, Houdini. You've got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . ....
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Lift-The-Flap Questions & Answers How Does It Work?This excellent addition to the ever popular Questions & Answers series lifts the flap on all kinds of gadgets, systems and ideas. It answers questions such as How does electricity get into our walls? Why do waves go up and down? and Where does...
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Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple RainAlan Light, former writer for Rolling Stone, editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin magazines, and author of The Holy or the Broken, "gets inside Prince's mind palace in Let's Go Crazy--a history of the making of his historic, semi-autobiographical musical masterwork, Purple Rain" (Vanity Fair)....
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Leonard CohenLearn about the incredible life of Leonard Cohen, the inspiring singer-songwriter who shared songs about hope, love, loss, and everything that makes us human. Little Leonard grew up in Montréal, Canada, and was a child who delighted in the world around him. From roses...
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Leibisch's JourneyLenny Ackerman tells the gripping, true story of his father, Leibisch, who at age 12, is forced to flee his home in Ukraine during the upheavals of the Russian Revolution. Intending to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Sydney, who had emigrated...
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Learning in Free FallAmerica's education system is in crisis. Every day in schools across the nation, our children feel the impacts of increasing budget cuts, teacher shortages, and threats to the accessibility of a meaningful and equitable education. But what happens when those leading our classrooms are...
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Last Waltz: The Full Story of the BandCraig Harris dives deeply into The Band, including the myths and confusions surrounding its members, and provides a wide-ranging account from their very beginnings with Ronnie Hawkins, collaboration with Bob Dylan, to the present. A half-century after The Band's original lineup, Robbie Robertson, Rick...
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Kusama: Polka Dot QueenA vivid portrayal of the life of Yayoi Kusama--Queen of Polka Dots, creator of infinity--from her unusual childhood to international artistic acclaim From her days in 1960s New York as a proponent of free love and peace to her current position as internationally recognized...
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Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue"A thorough account of Harriman's rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read ... riveting and revelatory." --The New Yorker "Rigorous but rollicking." --The New York TimesNamed a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by The New Yorker, Apple Books, The Economist, Politico,...
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Kill the Noise: Finding Meaning Above the MadnessIt doesn't matter who you are or what you've done--God wants a relationship with you. Social media, television, video games, drugs, pornography - there is so much noise distracting us from what is important in life that it is nearly impossible to hear God's...
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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw"A master of narrative journalism, [Bowden] employs the same techniques of reconstructing scenes and dialogue that made his bestselling Black Hawk Down gripping reading." -Linda Robinson, New York Times Book ReviewOn July 22, 1992, drug lord Pablo Escobar walked out of the luxurious prison...
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Kevin Durant vs. Larry Bird: Who Would Win?Kevin Durant's impressive size and scoring talent made him an NBA All-Star. Larry Bird's quick thinking and teamwork led the Boston Celtics to three NBA championship wins. Both are amazing forwards, but who would be victorious in a head-to-head matchup? Explore their stats and...
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Ketty Lester: From Arkansas To Grammy Nominated Love Letters to Little House on the PrairieGod has blessed Ketty Lester to achieve so much in her lifetime. Growing up in the cotton fields of Hope, Arkansas, to her first performance at the infamous Purple Onion in San Francisco, California, with wonderful greats like Maya Angelou and Phyllis Diller, she...
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Joyful Recollections of TraumaNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNAMED A 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VULTURE AND BOOKLISTAN AUDIE AWARD FINALIST"Paul Scheer delivers a deeply funny, personal and moving account of how joy and pain are the perfect ingredients for a happy and funny life."--Amy Poehler"It's a hilarious...
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone RollingFounder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was twenty-three and went on to organize a church, found cities, and attract thousands of followers before his violent death at age thirty-eight. Richard...
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Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the WayA candid, compelling, and rollicking portrait of the pirate captain of Margaritaville--Jimmy Buffett.In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the first definitive account of Buffett's rise from singing songs for beer to his emergence as...
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