Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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George Masa: A Life ReimaginedFrom Cornell University librarian Janet McCue and documentary filmmaker Paul Bonesteel comes the first comprehensively researched biography of the visionary Japanese photographer whose dedication to art and conservation helped spur the national park movement in the Great Smoky Mountains and the creation of the...
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Fully Baked: A Messy MemoirAn astonishingly candid and funny memoir that will make you laugh and cry while it steals your heart, from a renowned stand-up comedian and veteran SNL writer who is "an expert in making light of life's most devastating moments" (Rolling Stone). Rosebud Baker grew...
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Freedom: Essays"Incredibly perceptive. . . . A stunning testimony from a talented writer who strips off false facades with honesty and vulnerability, and leaves us with a searing question: 'Can you build a nation based on love?'"--mónica teresa ortiz, BookPage (starred review) ONE OF LIT...
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Fred MacMurray on SafariIn 1989, Owen Davis returned from the Philippines and released Fred MacMurray on Safari, a collection of songs he wrote while serving in the United States Peace Corps. New Age Journal's December 1991 issue included the Fred MacMurray album as one of the top...
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Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic FriendshipNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this "beautifully written and superbly researched dual biography" (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham "paints a powerful portrait of the enormous friendship between World War II allies [Franklin] Roosevelt and [Winston] Churchill" (Vanity Fair)....
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Finding Sarah and Mary: Unraveling African American Genealogy from the Ground UpIn Finding Sarah and Mary, Jacqueline Jones Royster combines memoir, family lore, DNA data, local history, and national history to create an ancestral history narrative. Surveying a forty-year journey of discovery, Jones Royster weaves and reweaves data and details corralled from multiple sources and...
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Featuring Jungkook: Facts, Quizzes, Activities, and More!What are Jungkook's nicknames? What famous sporting event did he perform at? What challenges has he overcome? Jungkook's fans can learn the answers to these questions and others in this collection of fun facts, awesome photos, and more featuring the versatile star singer!Author: Erin...
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Edmond de Rothschild: Finding ZionAn absorbing portrait of Edmond de Rothschild, who defied his class to help build a nation--and found his identity in the processEdmond de Rothschild (1845-1934) was born into one of the wealthiest families in history, but his legacy lies beyond banking, art, and aristocratic...
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Don't Buy What I'm Selling: On Breaking Up with Advertising and Finally Learning to Love My Whole, Fat SelfPart memoir, part manifesto, this is the "fascinating, smart, and hilarious look" (Christie Tate) of a woman determined to go deep inside advertising so she could save the world--and herself. What could possibly go wrong? As a high-level advertising creative director for 14 years,...
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Diary of a Secret Drug Addict: Addiction, Dependence and Recovery. an Ex-User's Guide to Breaking Free.'The most honest account of addiction I have read. This is an invaluable book'. - Tony Adams. What is an addict? Who is susceptible, and why? How can I recover from addiction? Growing up in a fractious and dysfunctional family, life wasn't easy for...
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Designed to Succeed: A Faith-Driven Blueprint to Building the Life You Were Created to LiveSuccess May Not Be What You Think It IsGrammy Award winner Kevin Olusola of the multiplatinum a cappella group Pentatonix and international life coach Donovan Dee Donnell have seen it all. They've had the applause, money, and everything people said they should be living...
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Defender of Faith, Revised Edition: The Mike Fisher StoryThe revised edition of Defender of Faith describes the extraordinary true story of professional hockey player, Mike Fisher, who grew up to became one of the NHL's greatest stars, now married to country singer Carrie Underwood. He has been has been nominated for the...
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Dandelion: A Memoir in EssaysDandelion: A Memoir in Essays is a profoundly personal exploration of mental health, identity, and survival. Through a collection of essays, poetry, and reflections, the author shares their journey as a Black, queer woman grappling with chronic illness, grief, and societal pressures. Themes of...
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Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and LifeLegendary baseball player and manager Dusty Baker reflects on his extraordinary career--filled with invaluable lessons on perseverance, leadership, and living life meaningfully on the field and off. Dusty Baker walked with baseball legends and became one himself. After he signed with the Braves in...
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Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas"[One] of the great stories of the West, and written . . . in the spirit of the sages, with a scrupulous regard for truth and history."--Atlantic MonthlyCrazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose personal power and social nonconformity contributed...
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Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our FutureFrom a U.S. Marine and co-founder of With Honor, and written ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, comes the story of principled veterans who work across party lines to shape our nation and inspire us to serve with...
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Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View from Behind the Supermarket RegisterIn the tradition of bestselling classics such as Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed and Benjamin Lorr's The Secret Life of Groceries comes a character-driven exploration of the modern supermarket, unpacking what works and what doesn't, and delivering a blueprint for a better way to...
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Cincinnati Before Stonewall: The Untold Queer History of the Queen CityLong before Stonewall, queerness thrived in the Queen City. From queer soldiers in 1862 to drag kings and queens who lit up saloons and concert halls, Cincinnati's early LGBTQ+ history reaches into the forgotten corners of the city's past, introducing unlikely and extraordinary figures....
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Children of Radium: A Buried Inheritance#1 International Bestseller * Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker In the tradition of The Hare with Amber Eyes, this "profound...comic...[and] unconventional" (The New York Times) family memoir investigates the...
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Charley's Honky-Tonk Mission: The Story of America's First Black Country Music SuperstarA rollicking picture book biography about Charley Pride, the first Black country music superstar. He was gonna ride the clouds outta Sledge, Mississippi, with his rich, ringin' rhymes and change the world one ditty, one ditty, one ditty at a time. Charley Pride was...
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