Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Slow Motion: A Memoir of Friendship, Disability, and AdvocacyA heartfelt homage to a life-changing friendshipAt twenty-one, Jen Dupree is working as an Activity Director in a nursing home when she meets Marcel--a man twenty-five years her senior who has cerebral palsy. Despite the physical limitations of his disability, Jen sees in Marcel...
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She-Wolves"Helen Castor has an exhilarating narrative gift. . . . Readers will love this book, finding it wholly absorbing and rewarding." --Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall In the tradition of Antonia Fraser, David Starkey, and Alison Weir, prize-winning historian Helen Castor...
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Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to VictoryThe inspirational and little-known story of a dedicated teacher who coached Hawaiian swimmers all the way to the Olympics, beautifully told in simple rhyme.When the children of workers on a 1930s Maui sugar plantation were chased away from playing in the nearby irrigation ditches,...
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Rosa Parks: 5-Minute Genius StoriesOne of the most influential people in American history was a humble woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus. Ten powerful stories go beyond that single, impactful decision. Readers follow Rosa Parks from her childhood on her grandparents' farm in...
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Restrung: A Memoir of Music and TransformationViolinist Vijay Gupta's searing memoir of prodigy, ambition, collapse, and renewal reveals how music is not just performance but also survival, a lifeline of human connection--for readers of Jeremy Denk's Every Good Boy Does Fine, Hua Hsu's Stay True, and Patrick Bringley's All the...
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Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World"Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's hope." -LEVAR BURTON, award-winning actor, director, author, and original cast member of Roots Discover how the book and TV miniseries...
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Raising DemonsIn the uproarious sequel to Life Among the Savages, the author of The Haunting of Hill House confronts the most vexing demons yet: her children In the long out-of-print sequel to Life Among the Savages, Jackson's four children have grown from savages into full-fledged...
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Portrait of a Mestiza: A Life Between CulturesA lyrical and timely exploration of what it means to grow up straddling more than one culture--and why navigating the "in between" should matter to everyone.We are all shaped by the cultures that surround us--their expectations, ideals, and norms. But what happens when those...
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Please Don't DieWhen her four-year-old son is diagnosed with cancer, one mother's world fractures beyond recognition.Please Don't Die is not a story of tidy hope or polished strength-it is a testament to what it means to mother in the unthinkable. Written in unflinching fragments, it carries...
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Planet of the Blind: A Memoir"The world is a surreal pageant," writes Stephen Kuusisto. "Ahead of me the shapes and colors suggest the sails of Tristan's ship or an elephant's ear floating in air, though in reality it is a middle-aged man in a London Fog rain coat which...
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Padre Pio's American Daughter: The Story of Mary PyleBorn into the glittering world of New York high society, Mary Pyle seemed destined for a life of comfort, culture, and worldly influence. Instead, she followed a call to a remote mountain town in Southern Italy and would thereafter be bound to one of...
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One is a Warrior: The Relentless Fight of an Army National Guard Sniper Team in RamadiVictory Has a Body Count.The Reckoning Is Personal.When Harry Martinez volunteered, he was a police officer and a father who understood what war demands. He had served in the Marine Corps in the first Gulf War. In 2005, he arrived in Ramadi with the...
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Not On Any Map: One Virgin Island, Two Catastrophic Hurricanes, and the True Meaning of Paradise"Don't Stop the Carnival meets The Perfect Storm meets Cannery Row in this magnificent memoir that is so much more ... I guarantee this is a page-turner ... Highly recommended." -Homer Hickam, New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys/October SkyWhat if you discovered...
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Not Oatmeal Hikes The Appalachian TrailShe's four years old. Her trail name is Not Oatmeal. And she just hiked over 2,000 miles of the Appalachian Trail with her 14 siblings, her Mom, and their dog.From climbing 604 stairs at the start of the Appalachian Trail to summiting the mighty...
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No Memory for Murder: The Incredible Story of a Sadistic Murder in Halifax's Point Pleasant ParkA spellbinding story of murder in a popular Halifax park, high courtroom drama, and hints of demonic possession and satanic worship.In 1975, Jimmy Odo was charged with the murder of fourteen-year-old Tony Cluett, who was found strung up crucifixion-style in Halifax's Point Pleasant Park....
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Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: EssaysAn irresistible delight, this hilarious and heartwarming essay collection gathers essential tales about growing up in the South, the pitfalls of date night, and why no one should ever tell a Black girl how to Black Girl. Black women always find a place to...
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Nelson Mandela: A Life InspiredNelson Mandela's legacy is known worldwide, and his life has been widely documented. His memory is preserved in statues, paintings, feature films, history books, and biographies. Yet to many Americans, Mandela may be somewhat unknown. Many people around the world consider Mandela one of...
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Nathan Straus: From Macy's Magnate to International HumanitarianNathan Straus (1848-1931) encompassed worlds. He rose from his Jewish German immigrant family's ruin in Civil War Georgia to become co-owner of Macy's and Abraham & Straus department stores. He helped build American Zionism and cofounded the American Jewish Congress movement. His public service...
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My Life in Moments: A Poetic MemoirThis sweet and intimate poetic memoir by Jessica Amos, invites you to question the nuance of memory and how it changes over time, just as we do. Who's to say why we remember the things we do, and forget others? What evidence is there...
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Mr. Moonlight: Brian Epstein and the Making of the Beatles"Captivating . . . . tells a great story . . . . a rip-roaring yet empathic rock history."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) The definitive, comprehensive biography of Brian Epstein--the man who built the Beatles--by eminent Beatles biographer Philip Norman There will never be another...
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