Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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American Jap Girl: A Samurai Daughter's Ikigai-From Incarceration to LegacyIncarceration to Inspiration: Ikigai Legacy of an American Jap GirlIn 1925, three-year-old Tome, one of nine children, is abandoned by her birth parents. Raised by a foster family who instill in her the Bushido code of honor and perseverance, she grows up believing she's...
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Ahnsad: South River NJ Home Town StoryPart philosophical memoir, tribute to a blue-collar football town, and historical snapshot of the mid-twentieth century, this book is a microcosm of the American Dream. From war-torn Eastern Europe, we follow as the author's father escapes to the New World and settles in New...
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Albert Sabin: The Life of a Polio Vaccine PioneerThe untold story of Albert Sabin, who developed the oral polio vaccine and became a controversial public health advocate for children worldwideJonas Salk may be the name most associated with the polio vaccine, but it was Albert Sabin's oral vaccine that made the goal...
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Zhou Enlai: A LifeA Financial Times Best Book of the Year The definitive biography of Zhou Enlai, the first premier and preeminent diplomat of the People's Republic of China, who protected his country against the excesses of his boss--Chairman Mao. Zhou Enlai spent twenty-seven years as premier...
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You Thought I Was Dead: My Life of Celebrities, Sex, and ChampagneAuthor: Mamie Van DorenPublisher: Permuted PressPublished: 05/12/2026Pages: 320Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20dISBN: 9798895653234About the AuthorMamie Van Doren (born Joan Lucille Olander, February 6, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and author, celebrated as one of the quintessential blonde bombshells of...
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You Are STILL The Brand, Stupid! How To Avoid the Commodity TrapIf You're Invisible, You're Replaceable: How to Stop Being Treated Like a Commodity and Become the Obvious ChoiceIn a marketplace defined by noise and comparison, competence alone no longer guarantees relevance. When products and services appear interchangeable, price becomes the only differentiator - and...
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Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me"This electrifying, gorgeously written memoir will hold you captive until the last word." --People A daughter's tale of living in the thrall of her magnetic, complicated mother, and the chilling consequences of her complicity.NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NAMED A BEST FALL BOOK BY People *...
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What the Iceberg Hides - Thriving Beyond the Surface: Confidence, Career, and CommunityFeeling stuck? Invisible? Unsure of your next step? Or maybe you want to help someone else move forward but don't know how. This book is for you.In What the Iceberg Hides, leadership coach and social capital advocate Dr. Inez González Perezchica redefines success-not as...
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Water Lines: A Life on Marshes, Rivers, Seas and in the RainA luminous, deeply felt collection of essays from Riverhorse Nakadate--angler, musician, conservationist, and lifelong nomad--whose devotion to wild places and the healing power of water pulses through every page. For readers of Edward Abbey, Barry Lopez, Mary Oliver, and Jim Harrison, this book is...
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Unstoppable: The Victoria Woodhull StoryKate Danaher's novel Unstoppable is a revelation-and I say this having written a biography of Victoria Woodhull myself. In her fictional account of this extraordinary character, Danaher combines the work of a skilled researcher with the flair of a poet to resurrect Victoria as...
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Uncommon Sense: Rethinking Ordinary Problems in Extraordinary WaysReal-world wisdom for when the textbook ends.Why do some of the most successful people in the world--from Bill Gates to Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey to Ralph Lauren--never finish college, while others with every academic advantage still struggle to find their way? For William R....
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Tsunami'd by God: Healing of a Father-WoundYou have in your hands a book that is my humble reflection on one of the deepest wounds in the hearts of men and women, rich and poor, the ordained clergy and the laity, the believer and the unbeliever - the "father wound." In...
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The World's Wealthiest Women: Fascinating Biographies of Heiresses, Royals, Entrepreneurs, and Entertainers"Readers will be enchanted by these profiles in success and excess." - Publishers Weekly Fortunes and Fates--The Untold Stories of the World's Richest WomenWhere wealth meets destiny, tragedy often follows.Heiresses have always dazzled with their unimaginable wealth, the cornucopia of fortune spilling opportunity at...
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The TreeThe classic meditation on creativity and the natural world"For years I have carried this book. . . with me on travels to reread, ponder, envy. In prose of classic gravity, precision, and delicacy, Fowles addresses matters of final importance." --W. S. Merwin, Los Angeles...
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The Story of Barack Obama: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersHelp kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Barack Obama--a story about hope, change, and breaking down barriersBarack Obama was the first African American president of the United States. Before he made history fighting for the environment, healthcare, and civil rights, he...
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The Story of Maya Angelou: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersDiscover the life of Maya Angelou--a story about courage for kids ages 6 to 9Maya Angelou was an acclaimed author, poet, historian, singer and songwriter, playwright, director, and civil rights activist. Before she was known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style, Maya...
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The Right Side of Wrong: Renegades Against the ReichIn a world full of wrong, one family did all they could to survive and stay on the right side of humanity.Amid the chaos of the first World War, a young German soldier, Adolf "Adi" Dindinger, stationed in Berlin and head of the Kaisergarde,...
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There's a Boy in Here, Revised Edition: A Mother and Son Tell the Story of His Emergence from the Bonds of AutismUpdated and Revised Edition! There's A Boy In Here provides an insightful view from inside the mind of autism.This dual autobiography is written in point-counterpoint style by Sean and his mother, Judy Barron. Together, they chronicle his young life and the effects of autism...
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The Planted SeedFrom the moment of his birth, Bobby and his mother shared a special bond. Something profound happened when their eyes met for the first time, weeks after being separated due to his premature arrival. A natural storyteller, Bob recounts the story of the relational...
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The Möbius BookNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The New York Times, Vulture, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, The A.V. Club, Chicago Review of Books, OurCulture, and LitHub Adrift after a sudden breakup and its ensuing depression, the novelist Catherine Lacey began...
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