Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Property of the Revolution: From a Cuban Barrio to a New Hampshire Mill Town--A Memoir"Written with the vividness of a poet and the reflexivity of an auto-ethnographer . . . a classic story about displacement, resilience, and triumph, Property of the Revolution offers fresh perspectives and a deeper understanding of the intersectional meanings of home, country, and family."--Richard...
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Prince Among SlavesThe extraordinary and consequential biography of Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori, a Muslim West African prince turned enslaved plantation worker, and his lifelong fight to be free and return home. In 1762, Prince Abdulrahman Sori was born in West Africa's prosperous kingdom of Futa Jallon....
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Pretend We're Dead: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the '90sFrom the founder of the Women of Rock Oral History Project, an exploration of women in the '90s rock scene, featuring original interviews with Liz Phair, Shirley Manson, Kristin Hersh, Donita Sparks, Tanya Donelly, members of Hole, Luscious Jackson, Veruca Salt, Babes in Toyland,...
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Presidents at War: How World War II Shaped a Generation of Presidents, from Eisenhower and JFK Through Reagan and BushSteven M. Gillon, New York Times bestselling author of America's Reluctant Prince, is back with the story of how WWII shaped the characters and politics of seven American presidents. World War II loomed over the twentieth century, transforming every level of American society and...
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Portrait in Red: A Paris ObsessionThe quest to uncover the history of a mysterious painting, and a joyous exploration of art in the twentieth century and beyond.While wandering the streets of Paris in 2015, L. John Harris finds an abandoned, unfinished, and strangely compelling painting. The subject: a girl...
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Portals: poemsAuthor: PeregrinePublisher: BlurbPublished: 10/17/2024Pages: 264Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72dISBN: 9798875436437
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Political Power: Kamala Harris - Road to the White HouseAuthor: Mike WellmanPublisher: Tidalwave ProductionsPublished: 10/23/2024Pages: 26Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.25dISBN: 9781965464564This title is not returnable
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Pleaze Quit!!Pleaze Quit is just the opposite of what the title says. J.Nathanael Knight crafts a inspirational story about his life growing up in Middle America trying to find his way in the Insurance Industry and Learning the greatest lesson of all while enduring many...
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People the Planet Needs Now: Voices for Justice, Science, and a Future of PromiseFind inspiration to affect global change with stories and perspectives from people the planet needs now: 25 Black and Brown scientists and activists.From climate change and industrial waste to social injustice and poverty, the challenges that our world faces are daunting. To make matters...
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PaulA young apprentice physician from the United States is offered the opportunity to train in Paris with the originator and dominating authority of a special field of plastic surgery dealing with anomalies of the skull, orbits and facial bones. Through the notes of the...
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Pastiche: a memoir in poetry and proseAuthor: Marjorie PagelPublisher: Hidden Timber BooksPublished: 10/15/2024Pages: 104Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28dISBN: 9798987351710
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Passion for LifeAuthor: Kenneth a. WalshPublisher: North Country PressPublished: 10/21/2024Pages: 346Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72dISBN: 9781943424849
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Outlier: One couple's story of life and love and GlioblastomaUnyielding Love and Strength Amidst Life's Toughest Battle: A Resilient Journey Living with Glioblastoma. An Inspiring Tale of Courage and Patience for Families and Healthcare Workers.Immerse yourself in the compelling narrative of Outlier, a testament to human resilience and enduring love in the face...
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Outhouse Stories of the Bradshaw Mtns.In Barb Myers latest book Outhouse Stories of the Bradshaw Mtns. Readers will discover some hidden gems that reveal secrets about the melting pot of inhabitants who lived in these mountains since the 1800s. Author: Barb MyersPublisher: Writers Publishing HousePublished: 04/30/2024Pages: 148Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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OuidaThis new study of Marie Louise de la Ram?e (1839-1908), who wrote under the pseudonym Ouida, considers the best-selling Victorian author's vivid, evocative work and especially the complex, even complicated ways in which she envisions and portrays gender.Author: Helena EsserPublisher: Edward Everett RootPublished: 09/30/2024Pages:...
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Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying PutIn her first book, the popular From the Front Porch podcast host and independent bookstore owner challenges the idea that loud lives are the ones that matter most, reminding us that we don't have to leave the lives we have in order to have...
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Opening the Gates of Hell: The Untold Story of Herbert Kenny, the Man Who Discovered Bergen-BelsenHerbert Kenny, an army dispatch rider, was the first Allied solider to push open the gates at Belsen Concentration Camp, in April 1945. He kept his story from the world until an encounter with a trainee journalist brought it to light. Now, forty years...
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On the Records: Notes from the Vinyl RevivalFar from being yesterday's fading, forgotten format, vinyl records have survived and flourished as the music medium of choice for not only baby-boomers, but all ages. Every record a collector acquires comes with a story of its own, and the recent Covid-19 lockdowns prompted...
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One Stop West of Hinsdale: Love Derailed in a Sixties SuburbAuthor: Valerie Kuhn ReidPublisher: Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublished: 10/15/2024Pages: 310Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70dISBN: 9781960090898This title is not returnable
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Objetos de [des]amor: Loss and Longing through a Godless Queer Chicano LensThrough poignant bilingual poetry, vulnerable prose and creative photographic interpretations of objects related to past relationships, Juan Antonio Trujillo takes an unflinching look at childhood wounds and subsequent efforts to navigate loss and find connection. Objetos de [des]amor asks how this queer Latino ex-Mormon...
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