Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960sThe #1 New York Times bestseller from "America's historian-in-chief" (New York magazine). An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America's most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on...
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Disney Adults: Exploring (and Falling in Love With) a Magical SubcultureINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A fascinating and enlightening deep dive into the infamous Disney Adult community from the woman behind the popular website The Disney Food Blog. Disney Adults are grown-ups who derive singular, almost obsessive, joy from all things Disney. They devote...
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World Travel: An Irreverent GuideA guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown...
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The Boys in the Light: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and BrotherhoodAn epic story of the triumph of good over evil. The soldiers of D Company could not believe their eyes as they came face-to-face with the human cost of Hitler's evil: two teenage boys--survivors of Auschwitz and Buchenwald--who had escaped. The Boys in the...
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The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold CaseThe incredible true story of a group of moms who, united by a search for new purpose, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old double murder. "A true crime mystery that reads like a novel . . . It can be easy to forget that the...
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Clint: The Man and the MoviesNew York Times "Editors Choice," Los Angeles Times "Must Read Book for Summer," and a New Yorker "Best Book of the Year So Far""This is the biography of Clint Eastwood we've been waiting for." -- Sir Christopher Frayling, author of Sergio LeoneFrom the acclaimed...
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Uptown Girl: A Memoir"A thoroughly engaging glimpse into a colorful life well lived." -Kirkus Reviews"A bighearted new memoir . . . Uptown Girl tells the story of a glamorous, resilient, and beloved All-American icon."--Woman's World MagazineIn 1974, a twenty-year-old Christie Brinkley was "discovered" outside a Paris phone...
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Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit DisorderNew York Times bestseller! From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based--and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition. In this breakthrough...
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Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America"A magnificent achievement--a long, gripping, and enthralling account of the life of America's premier conservative polemicist of the twentieth century."--Max Boot, author of Reagan: His Life and Legend "A rich, immersive biography exposes the roots of the modern conservative movement through the life of...
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Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and GoddessesINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the tradition of classic collections of observations and musings such as Christopher Isherwood's I Am a Camera and Truman Capote's The Dogs Bark, Waiting on the Moon is a treasure trove of vignettes from a legendary musical figure...
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There's Always This Year: On Basketball and AscensionLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A "powerful" (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and home--from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America "Mesmerizing . . . not...
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Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women FreeThe riveting hidden history of Claire McCardell, the most influential fashion designer you've never heard of. Claire McCardell forever changed fashion--and most importantly, the lives of women. She shattered cultural norms around women's clothes, and today much of what we wear traces back to...
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The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without SexFrom Melissa Febos, the national bestselling author of Girlhood, comes an examination of the solitude, freedoms, and feminist heroes she discovered during a year of celibacy and a wise and transformative look at relationships and self-knowledge. "Only Melissa Febos could convince us of the...
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The Greatest: My Own StoryEverybody knows the record the stuff of almanacs, trade magazines and clipping services. A handful know the man. But only Muhammad Ali knows his life as he lived it. The Greatest is Ali's own story. For six years he worked, traveled and talked with...
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Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time ContinuumA poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously--Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. An amazing true story as only Michael J. Fox can tell...
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TrulyThe long-awaited memoir of the legendary Lionel Richie. As a storyteller second to none, Lionel Richie is ready to tell it all. In this intimate, deeply candid memoir, Lionel revisits hilarious and harrowing events to inspire all who doubt themselves or feel their dreams...
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A Truce That Is Not Peace"Essential reading. A companion for turbulent times." -Laura van den Berg Internationally bestselling author Miriam Toews' memoir of the will to write-a work of disobedient memory, humor, and exquisite craft set against a content-hungry, prose-stuffed society. "Why do you write?" the organizer of a...
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Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of LifeFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved former Today co-host Hoda Kotb comes her most personal, ambitious book yet--a guide to dealing with change and upheaval, even (and perhaps especially) when it's unexpected. Hoda Kotb didn't expect to join the Today show...
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Undercover Junkie: Chasing Highs, Confronting Killers, and Unraveling in the ChaosIN THE UNDERBELLY OF KANSAS CITY'S MOST LETHAL STREETS, ONE COP DESCENDS INTO A NIGHTMARE OF ADDICTION, BETRAYAL, AND LOST IDENTITY IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.Detective Brent Cartwright seemed to have it all-a loving family, a promising police career, and a future full of possibilities....
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Off Grid Survival Projects BibleAre you ready to pull the plug and embrace an independent, self-sufficient life?"Yes, but where do I start?"This is the question many people ask when they begin to consider off-grid living. The good news is that you have already found the answer: "Off-grid Survival:...
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