Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only: The Life of America's First Black FilmmakerOscar Micheaux was the Jackie Robinson of film, the black D. W. Griffith--a bigger-than-life American folk hero whose important life story has been nearly forgotten today. The son of freed slaves, he roamed America as a Pullman porter before making his first mark as...
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Onward Forward -- My Journey with ALS: Finding Beauty and Love in the Clusterf*ckOnward Forward is a book Brian Jeansonne would have written eventually. He wrote it now because ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, confined him to a power chair, silenced his voluntary muscles, and urged him to focus more deeply than ever on life's...
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On the HorizonFrom two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white illustrations by SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner Kenard Pak.Lois Lowry looks back at...
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One Year: Or the rest of your life.A superb Story! Not only does Butch Peace offer you a good, long look into the Vietnam War (the Helicopter War), he invites you to see and feel for yourself that war from the cockpit on the venerable UH-1 "Huey" helicopter as a "Robin...
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Not My MommaJerome was smart and full of energy as a kid. His first friend, whom he loved so much, was his momma. Everybody knew her, and she was fine as a glass of cold water. And he was proud to be called Tracy's boy.He's seen...
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No Dumb Questions: And All of Our Dumbest AnswersBrothers, Super Bowl Champions, and now, published authors. That's right, authors. Look, we're as surprised as you.New Heights hosts Jason and Travis Kelce attempt to tackle some of life's dumbest questions from the 92%ers. Join us on this discovery of knowledge as we cover...
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Newsboy: My Story of Hope and Second ChancesFind hope in your darkest moments.From chart-topping fame to the depths of despair, John James has walked an extraordinary path. As the original lead singer of the Christian rock sensation Newsboys, John captivated audiences worldwide with electrifying performances and sold-out shows. But behind the...
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My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein: A FictionIn contemporary Paris, a narrator and two companions explore the life and work of Gertrude Stein: a subversive imagining of a truly subversive female artist. Our narrator has a lot going on. Her friend Eva's cat is missing--also, she wonders, where is Eva's husband....
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My Time with AstronautsIn this candid, courageous, and often unexpectedly funny memoir, Faby Kushner invites readers into a world of rocket launches, astronaut encounters, and the delicate art of rationing shrimp at cocktail parties.But behind the glamour of shuttle missions, personal ties to space icons, and visits...
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Mother Tongue: A MemoirThe New York Times bestselling author of True Biz retraces her path out of the hearing world and into the deaf community--and seeks to understand what it means to raise children who are different from her--in this emotionally rich memoir. "In this enraging history...
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MJ: The Genius of Michael JacksonThe definitive biography of Michael Jackson, a "vivid...gripping...authoritative account of a world-changing force of nature" (Rolling Stone), celebrating the King of Pop's legendary contributions to music, dance, and popular culture. From the moment in 1965 when he first stepped on stage--at age seven--in Gary,...
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Migrant Heart: Essays about Things I Can't ForgetAn ambitious memoir in essays by beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande that illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a...
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Midwestern Death TripMeaghan Garvey's Midwestern Death Trip is part memoir, part gonzo reportage, in which the great American road trip meets an unsparing coming-of-age story. Estranged in the most misunderstood part of the country, Garvey navigates her blood-red Cadillac around the Midwest to chronicle her itinerant...
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Mark TwainThe #1 New York Times Bestseller - One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025- A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book - Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Monitor, and Kirkus Reviews "Comprehensive,...
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Mania and Other StoriesMania and Other Stories is a collection of short stories involving life as a sufferer of mental illness. It is a journey of self-discovery. Unlike other such journals, this is not a scientific regurgitation of bipolar disorder facts, but rather shares realistic day to...
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Lost in Goodland: A Memoir of Childhood ChaosLost in Goodland is a memoir of growing up in a home shaped by addiction and instability. Set in Northwest Kansas, the book follows a nine-year-old boy growing up amid divorce, poverty, emotional abuse, and the need to keep the peace.It looks at the...
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Lords of Darkness: The Legendary Story of the Rise, fall, and Legacy of Ozzy Osbourne & Black SabbathFew bands have changed the course of music history like Black Sabbath, and no rock star has embodied the wild, unpredictable spirit of heavy metal quite like Ozzy Osbourne. From their humble beginnings in the industrial streets of Birmingham to their reign as the...
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Life Without Reservations: Growing Up at the Famed Ambassador Hotel 1921 to 1938What if the only life a young girl ever knew was growing up in a famous hotel? And what if that young girl was your mother, and her magical life went from extraordinary to ordinary overnight? This is just part of Carlyn Frank Benjamin's...
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Legs Hearts Minds: Loss and Its RemediesIn this raw, potent memoir of heartbreak and the life-saving power of fandom, an award-winning sports journalist tells the story of how he hit rock bottom--and the unlikely, unlucky soccer team that would carry him through. "Legs Hearts Minds might just be the greatest...
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Laughing and Crying as a U.S. Marine: Authentic Short StoriesAuthentic short stories from a career Marine and combat veteranUsing skillful storytelling, hilarious episodes are presented alongside heartbreaking tales from war and its aftermath.Laughing & Crying as a U.S. Marine contains 50 stories drawn from over 25 years of service in every clime and...
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