Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American RevolutionUncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War. Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country....
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A Narrative of the Life of David CrockettFirst published in 1834, "A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett" is the autobiography of the famous American folk hero Davy Crockett, often referred to as the "King of the Wild Frontier". Born in 1786 in Tennessee to an impoverished family who often...
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Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World"An important book that will transform how we think about being human. ... that will inspire hope."--Jane GoodallHow can we reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds us and energizes us when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame us?In this thrilling...
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American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal"American Ramble is a dazzling mixture of travelogue, memoir, and history. At times profound, funny, and heartbreaking, this is the story of a traveler intoxicated by life. I couldn't put it down." -- Nathaniel PhilbrickA stunning, revelatory memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington,...
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All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words: Unpublished, Unvarnished, and Told by the Beatles and Their Inner CircleTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews.All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate interviews with Paul...
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All the Presidents' Money: How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their MoneyA USA TODAY AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER A journey through the personal money stories of the US presidents and how they built wealth--or didn't. Was Harry Truman really our poorest president or simply a man up at 2 a.m. struggling with financial anxiety? Did...
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All Over But the Shoutin': A MemoirNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winner and bestselling author, "a grand memoir.... Bragg tells about the South with such power and bone-naked love ... he will make you cry" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution).This haunting, harrowing, gloriously moving recollection of a life on the American margin...
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Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' BookFollowing up on the incredible success of their two previous bestsellers, Allen and Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book and Really Cool Telemark Tips, these two National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) instructors and hardcore backcountry fanatics once again combine their years of experience into...
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A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of RoanokeIn 1587, John White and 117 men, women, and children landed off the coast of North Carolina on Roanoke Island, hoping to carve a colony from fearsome wilderness. A mere month later, facing quickly diminishing supplies and a fierce native population, White sailed back...
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Abandon Me: MemoirsNamed One of the Best Books of the year by: Esquire, Refinery29, BookRiot, Medium, Electric Literature, The Brooklyn Rail, Largehearted Boy, The Coil and The Cut. Winner of the Lambda Literary Jeanne Cordova Prize for Lesbian/Queer NonfictionFinalist, Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/BiographyFinalist, Publishing...
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90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & LifeNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ● OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLDGet a glimpse of heaven On the way home from a conference, Don Piper's car was crushed by a semi that crossed into his lane. Medical personnel said he died instantly. While his body lay...
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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at SeaDeclared "the best survival book in a decade" by Outside Magazine, 438 Days is the true story of the man who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean. On November 17, 2012, two men left the...
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You Should Meet Misty Copeland, Katherine Johnson, and Mae Jemison!: Misty Copeland; Katherine Johnson; Mae JemisonGet to know three groundbreaking Black women--a principal ballerina, a NASA mathematician, and an astronaut--in these fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Reads now available together in one hardcover bind-up! Misty Copeland was the first African American woman to become a principal ballerina with the American...
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You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George WashingtonAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book....Coe examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor... [You Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who always finishes in...
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You Deserve Good Gelato: New York Times BestsellerINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this funny and honest feel-good memoir, social media star Kacie Rose offers a refreshingly honest take on navigating a new life abroad. In 2021, Kacie decided to leave her life as a pro dancer in New York...
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Yes Please#1 New York Times BestsellerThe much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of Parks and Recreation, alum ofSaturday Night Live, and all around awesome lady, Amy Poehler.Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love...
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Year of the MonkeyNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Riveting, elegant, humorous--this "picaresque voyage through Patti Smith's dreams and life, blending fiction and reality, conjured characters and actual ones" (The New York Times) is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times. Illustrated by Smith's signature Polaroids....
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Widow Basquiat: A Love StoryThe beautifully written, deeply affecting story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together An NPR Best Book of the Year Selection New York City in the 1980s was a mesmerizing, wild place. A hotbed for hip hop, underground culture, and unmatched...
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Who Were the Beatles?Almost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, but how many young readers know their whole story? Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe reporter and hard-core Beatles fan, brings the Fab Four to life in this Who Was...? book. Readers will learn about their childhoods...
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Who Was William Shakespeare?The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous...
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