Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl2019 Reprint of 1861 Edition. A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina and of her final escape and emancipation, Harriet Jacobs's classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published in 1861, tells firsthand of the horrors inflicted...
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In Deep Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and CourageThe terrifying true story of a fight for survival for 28 hours in shark-infested waters.October, 8, 2022.Three friends are fishing for red snapper when their boat, tied to an oil rig, begins taking on water and sinks 15 miles out in the Gulf of...
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I Love You So Many: A Native Memoir of Adventure, Culture, and FamilyFrom a celebrated Native journalist, an electrifying memoir of travel, love, friendships, and connection across cultures."At the core of this quarter-century unfolding is Smith's personal origin story as a mighty, independent Indigenous woman with a deep love for her traditional land finding her power...
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I Blame Television: Essays on the Pop Culture that Raised, Ruined, and Enraptured MeIn her debut essay collection, I Blame Television, writer and comedian Elizabeth Teets has started to notice everything around her seems a little off. She has always used the fluorescent glow of the television to guide her, but there's a suspicion that everyone else...
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I am Saxon: A History of the Transylvanian SaxonsI Am Saxon chronicles the history of the little-known Transylvanian Saxons. From their humble beginnings in the 12th century as immigrants to a remote and sparsely populated area in the southern basin of the Carpathian Mountains, the Saxons became renowned for their fine trade...
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How We Disappear: A Personal History of InformationWhen world-renowned scholar Thomas S. Mullaney "lost" both his parents, he began thinking of how information--all the stuff that makes us, that we make, and that we leave behind--ultimately disappears. The information that makes up our lives, from mundane official documents, poignant family photos,...
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Hidden Among Us: Volume 1: The Lives of Fr. Abdel Massih of Manahra, the Fool for Christ, and Metropolitan Mena, His DiscipleHidden Among Us is a collection of writings that records the lives of modern Coptic Orthodox Christian saints and righteous individuals, many of whom lived within the last century. Gathered from firsthand testimonies, these accounts assemble what might otherwise have remained scattered, untranslated, or...
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God, Country, Notre Dame: The Autobiography of Theodore M. HesburghExperience Father Hesburgh's life story in his own words in God, Country, Notre Dame.As an adviser to presidents, special envoy to popes, theologian, author, educator, and activist, Father Hesburgh was considered the most influential priest in America for decades. His autobiography brings his phenomenal...
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Glory, Grief, and the Gavel: An Inside Guide to Running for Speaker of the HouseGlory, Grief, and the Gavel takes readers deep into the high-stakes world of Capitol Hill, pulling back the curtain on what it takes to lead one of the most complex and unruly institutions in America: the U.S. House of Representatives. While presidential elections hinge...
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Get Your Own Coffee: Underestimated, Overlooked, and Now the BossSuzanne Hopgood was eleven when she got her first real job bussing tables at her parents' hotel in New Hampshire. By seventeen, she was running the place. That's when a chef threw a knife that barely missed her head because she'd forgotten to include...
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Fractured But Fearless: Embracing the Art of Failing ForwardLaugh-out-loud one minute, hauntingly eloquent the next. Equal parts witty and inspiring, this mix of stories, autobiography, and leadership/life advice within this book challenges traditional notions of success. The author, Dr. Irfan Ali, is a physician, CEO of several healthcare companies, the founder of...
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For the Good of the GameA New York Times bestsellerForeword by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe longtime Commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners,...
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Four Women and a Mountain: Legends and Legacies of the SierraWomen of the Sierra Nevada forged their legacy through resilience and adventure, shaping their community while pursuing dreams. Their stories inspire future generations, revealing the strength and spirit of those who embraced the mountains as home. In Four Women and a Mountain, the narrative...
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Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness ExplorerThe definitive biography of Everett Ruess, the artist, writer, and eloquent celebrator of the wilderness whose bold solo explorations of the American West and mysterious disappearance in the Utah desert at age twenty have earned him a large and devoted cult following. "Easily one...
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Fires in the Night: The Earth Liberation Front, the Fbi, and a Secret History of Eco-Sabotage"Cinematic, suspenseful, totally immersive."--Zoë Schlanger, New York Times bestselling author of The Light Eaters "This book is a marvel."--Robert Moor, New York Times bestselling author of On Trails and In Trees "Masterful reporting. As riveting as any thriller."--Seth Harp, New York Times bestselling author...
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Erasing the Liberty: The Battle to Keep Alive the Memory of Israel's Massacre on the USS LibertyOn June 8, 1967, the virtually unarmed USS Liberty (AGTR-5), the U.S. Navy's most sophisticated spy ship, while monitoring communications in international waters in the eastern Mediterranean during the Six-Day War-to find out if the Soviet Union was assisting its Arab client states-was viciously...
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Edward Burtynsky: The BiographyCanadian photographer Edward Burtynsky is one of the world's most important contemporary artists. His life and art have been dedicated to investigating the large-scale human incursions into the surface of the earth, to dealing with climate change, and to demonstrating the proliferation of toxins...
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Elisabeth Elliot: The Brave Girl Who Chose to LoveA true tale of forgiveness and courageous missionary work, the story of Elisabeth Elliot shows kids that God is always with them, even when things are hard. Kids will follow Elisabeth as her childhood dream of being a missionary leads her to Ecuador and...
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Duty, Discipline and DepositsAn autobiography by Jeff Austin, Jr. about his time in the army during the Vietnam War. Austin chronicles his different duty stations and the people who became lifelong friends. Through the discipline that the military taught him, Jeff credits this time in his life...
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Dreams in Which I'm Almost Human: A Memoir"Soyer's beautiful debut is essential reading for anyone trying to understand how, why, and through what means we construct ourselves."-Cyrus Dunham, author of A Year Without a NameDreams in Which I'm Almost Human is a genre-defying memoir of disability, identity, and desire that fuses...
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