Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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A Million Little PiecesNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A gripping memoir about the nature of addiction and the meaning of recovery from a bold and talented literary voice. "Anyone who has ever felt broken and wished for a better life will find inspiration in Frey's story." --People "A great...
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Amazing Grace: The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His SongNow available in trade paper! Amazing Grace is the surprising true story of John Newton, author of the song that has touched millions. A biography that reads like a novel, it reveals Newton's dramatic story of sin and salvation as a slave trader before...
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A Little Girl in AuschwitzThe No. 1 international bestseller, with a foreword by His Holiness Pope Francis, who made headlines in 2021 when he kissed Lidia's Auschwitz identification tattoo. The unforgettable, moving true story of the little girl who survived Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death', Dr Mengele. Lidia was...
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A Girl's StoryWINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Another masterpiece of remembering from Annie Ernaux, the Man Booker International Prize-shortlisted author of The Years. In A Girl's Story, Annie Ernaux revisits the season 50 years earlier when she found herself overpowered by another's will...
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Agatha Christie: An Elusive WomanA new, fascinating account of the life of Agatha Christie from celebrated literary and cultural historian Lucy Worsley. "Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was." Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was "just"...
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A First Book in American History (Yesterday's Classics)Introduction to American History through a series of captivating stories of illustrious figures from Columbus to Lincoln. Often arising from humble beginnings and with many obstacles to surmount, they became explorers, inventors and statesmen, exhibiting ingenuity, persistence, fortitude, courage, and integrity along the way....
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A Father's StoryRaising a Serial KillerFather's Search for AnswersIn July of 1991 the country was shocked by the unfathomable crimes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. But no one was more shocked than his parents. In A Father's Story, the reader is witness to the incremental unraveling...
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A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton2025 Edgar Award finalist Oprah Daily ranked #1 of the "best true crime books of all time." A riveting narrative that pieces together the life and murder of Black socialite Lita McClinton Sullivan--and the journey to bring her true killer to justice. The 1987...
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Working Waterfront: A Fish TaleWorking Waterfront is an insiders view of the world of seafood from deck to dining table. The New England Waterfront borders the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank--one of the most important, vibrant, and productive of the world's shing grounds.Author: Bill GerencerPublisher: Archway PublishingPublished:...
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Wolf ACTAs a child, AJ Romriell strove to obey his Mormon leaders' every rule. If he was faithful enough, he was taught, God would remove temptations. But at nineteen, returning home early from his mission after admitting his attraction to men, he was forced to...
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With Love from a Children's Therapist: #lessonsihavelearnedalongthewayIn With Love from a Children's Therapist, Stacy Schaffer takes readers on a deeply personal and professional journey through trauma, resilience, and healing.As a survivor and a therapist with more than twenty years of experience, Schaffer weaves together her story with the lessons she's...
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Willie Mays: A Little Golden Book BiographyDream big with a Little Golden Book biography about one of the greatest baseball players in history, Willie Mays! Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers--as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden Book about Willie...
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Why I Dyed My Hair Purple and Other Unorthodox StoriesCan creative works reveal biblical truth?As a senior in college, Kori Morgan, who had spent most of her life as an atheist, became a Christian. But as a fiction writer who had grown up in a family where the arts and creativity were celebrated,...
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Who Was Winston Churchill?Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch opponent of the encroaching German Nazis. Churchill...
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Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making TR the youngest president ever. But did you know that he was also the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? The...
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Who Was Steve Jobs?Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and...
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Who Was Steve Irwin?By popular demand, the 100th Who Was...? subject is Steve Irwin! Steve Irwin did not have a typical childhood. Born in Melbourne, Australia, on February 22, 1962, he was raised on the wildlife park his parents owned. He cared for the animals and especially...
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Who Was Salvador Dalí?Learn about the fascinating career of surrealist Salvador Dalí from his early life in Spain through his public life as an internationally famous artist in this exciting addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series. Most famous for his surrealist painting The Persistence...
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Who Was Joan of Arc?Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visions telling her to join forces with the...
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Who Was Henry Ford?Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford's humble beginnings were no match for his ambition. Ford quickly created a manufacturing dynasty, bringing affordable cars to the masses and forever changing America and the American workplace. Who Was Henry Ford? details his...
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