Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Free Ride: Heartbreak, Courage, and the 20,000-Mile Motorcycle Journey That Changed My LifeINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By the YouTube sensation with nearly three million followers, the inspiring account of a young woman who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride--and along the way found a new sense of purpose....
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This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide WebThe inventor of the World Wide Web explores his vision's promise--and how it can be redeemed for the future. Perhaps the most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind of technologist. Born in the same year as Bill...
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Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a WomanINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of aging that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public...
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We Should All Be Birds: A MemoirOn a spring evening in Montana, Brian Buckbee encounters an injured baby pigeon. Heartbroken after the loss of the love of his life and increasingly isolated by a mysterious illness that overtook him while trekking through Asia, Brian is unaware that this bird--who he...
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The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne"A biography that reads like a novel." --The Wall Street Journal - "Laybourne was a badass." --Los Angeles Times - "Sweeney's biography must be read to be believed." --The Millions - "Engrossing...Riveting...This entrances." --Publishers Weekly The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world's...
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When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World"Exceptional. . . . When It All Burns is one of those books that immerses the reader in the nuances of a world most of us know only through the lens of tragedy and destruction. Thomas' visceral, crystalline prose only adds fuel to the...
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Who KnewBarry Diller, one of America's most successful businessmen, reveals himself here--his successes, failures, and struggles--with surprising candor and intimacy in a memoir rich in Hollywood lore and filled with business acumen. Writing in his singular voice, Barry Diller delivers an astute business memoir, an...
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Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of JonestownHow did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in American history....
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King: A LifeWINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY A finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award Named one of the ten best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Time A New York Times bestseller and notable book of...
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Saving Five: A Memoir of HopeAn Instant New York Times Bestseller and a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Natalie Portman's Book Club Pick for March."Amanda's story--innovatively told by versions of herself at different ages--underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing...
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Loud and Clear: The Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound and the Quest for Audio PerfectionTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first book to tell the full story of the Grateful Dead's "Wall of Sound," an unprecedented and since unparalleled speaker system. Loud and Clear is the first book to tell the full story of the Grateful Dead's...
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NikeIn this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight "offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh" (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its...
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Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised LandLong-listed for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A New York Times Most Anticipated Book "Fabulous . . . One gets a thrilling sense of history unfolding in real time." --Matthew Reisz, The GuardianThis dazzling, innovative family memoir tells the story of a...
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We Will Be Jaguars (Reese's Book Club Pick): A Memoir of My PeopleREESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year by Library Journal "An unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club November '24 Pick) From a fearless, internationally acclaimed activist comes an...
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Conquering Crisis: Ten Lessons to Learn Before You Need ThemA New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Admiral McRaven tells stories from his life and career that illustrate the principles of effective leadership during times of crisis. Throughout his 40-year career, Admiral McRaven has experienced every manner of calamity imaginable....
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Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War IINEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAmazon Editor's Pick"An intimate, moving look at the war that extracts deep meaning from the carnage and loss." - Publishers WeeklyWhat happens when you lose your freedom and the people who eventually get it back for you are no longer alive...
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Rosa ParksA chapter book biography for early readers about one of the women who sparked the Civil Rights movement, by legendary author Eloise Greenfield and with illustrations by Gil Ashby.When Rosa Parks was growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, she hated the unfair rules that black...
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Chappell Roan: A Little Golden Book BiographyCelebrate the rise of pop sensation and singer-songwriter Chappell Roan with this collectible Little Golden Book, which tells her inspiring story alongside beautiful full-color illustrations! It's being true to herself and creating the music she loves that has made Chappell Roan the artist she...
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The ConfessionsThis translation of Augustine's most popular work was done by Maria Boulding and is considered "of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market" (Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury).The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all-time number one Christian...
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The Assault on TruthIn 1896, Sigmund Freud presented his revolutionary "seduction theory," arguing that childhood sexual abuse directly caused adult mental illness. Just nine years later, he completely reversed this stance, insisting these traumatic memories were mere fantasies. Why did Freud retract his original theory? And why...
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