Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Comet Chaser: The True Cinderella Story of Caroline Herschel, the First Professional Woman AstronomerThe real-life Cinderella story of the very first professional woman astronomer--Caroline Herschel! Comet Chaser is the thrilling and beautifully illustrated biography of a woman who made a lifetime of incredible contributions to science. She was the first woman to discover a comet, the first...
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Colors of UkraineColors seemed to burstfrom the tips of her fingers.They flowed from her heartlike an endless waterfall.Colors of Ukraine is an inspiring women's history biography of Maria Prymachenko, one of the most famous Ukrainian artists. As she overcomes challenges, Maria finds joy through art, searches...
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Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil WarA classic Civil War memoir, Co. Aytch is the work of a natural storyteller who balances the horror of war with an irrepressible sense of humor and a sharp eye for the lighter side of battle. It is a testament to one man's enduring...
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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace EngineerAn American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life...
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Christian McCaffrey vs. Ladainian Tomlinson: Who Would Win?LaDainian Tomlinson and Christian McCaffrey are star running backs. Born 17 years apart, they never played at the same time but both broke records in college and in the NFL. McCaffrey is a touchdown-scoring machine for the San Francisco 49ers. Tomlinson ranks second in...
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Chop that Sh*t Up!: Leadership and Life Lessons Learned While in the MilitaryFirst place winner in the category Military Nonfiction in the 2023 Firebird Book Awards.Chop that Sh*t Up! is a collection of stories by a military veteran with deployments ranging from Bosnia-Herzegovina to tours in Iraq. Follow along his twenty-eight-year career from private to command...
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Children of the Land: A MemoirAn NPR Best Book of the YearA 2020 International Latino Book Award FinalistAn Entertainment Weekly, The Millions, and LitHub Most Anticipated Book of the Year This unforgettable memoir from a prize-winning poet about growing up undocumented in the United States recounts the sorrows and...
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Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit!The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film of the same name, from the author of Scam Me If You Can. Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and...
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Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball DreamStoryline Online Selection - SAG-AFTRA Foundation / Storyline OnlineThe spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.If there was anything in the world better than...
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Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen LandNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an Indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the author's encounters with gun violence.Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Goop Book Club Pick -...
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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis--the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time--and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of...
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But SeriouslyHe is one of the most controversial and beloved athletes in history, a tennis legend and a volcanic, mesmerizing presence. But after reaching the top of his game - what came next? Fifteen years after his international number-one bestseller You Cannot Be Serious, John...
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Breaking Awake: A Reporter's Search for a New Life, and a New World, Through DrugsFrom the "talented and impassioned writer" (San Francisco Chronicle) of How to Kill a City, a riveting journey that combines Drug Use for Grown-Ups with How to Do Nothing, as it explores our national mental health and drug use crises while also searching for...
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Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto**A 2024 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST** "Zachary Zane is one of the best sex writers working today." --Dan Savage, New York Times bestselling author Named a Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of the Year by Buzzfeed A sex and relationship columnist bares it all in...
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Borderline: The Biography of a Personality DisorderAn intimate, compassionate, and expansive portrait of Borderline Personality Disorder that rejects the conventional wisdom that this condition is untreatable, told by a psychologist who specializes in BPD Mental illness is heavily stigmatized within our society, and within this already marginalized group, folks with...
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Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson DavisNew York Times bestselling author James L. Swanson brings to life the fast-paced, suspense-filled story of Abraham Lincoln's and Jefferson Davis's final journeys through our wounded nation following the Civil War. This middle grade nonfiction book is an excellent choice for tween readers in...
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Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York KnicksINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrating how Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, and Anthony Mason resurrected the iconic franchise through oppressive physicality and unmatched grit. For nearly an entire generation, the New...
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Black Girl, Black GirlFrom the authors of Black Boy, Black Boy comes a new inspiring picture book about self-esteem for black girls, drawing on the history of role models who came before them!Dear girl, Black girl, rise up, it's time.It's a new day and a chance to...
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Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other CloseA close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people don't talk much about what it really takes to stay close for...
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Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of Bts#1 New York Times Bestseller THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK--Published in celebration of BTS's 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS, including unreleased photos, QR codes of videos, and all album information. After taking their first step into the...
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