Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Unwed & Unbothered: The Defiant Lives of Single Women Throughout HistoryNo partner? No problem! From economic independence to personal passions and everything in between, this beautifully illustrated guide profiles women who have had different reasons why they have chosen to remain single all throughout history that have nothing to do with the tragic trope...
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Jim Henson's Imagination IllustratedJourney into the creative mind of the incomparable Jim Henson with this intriguing look in his daily life through the doodles and inspirations that would become some of the most beloved characters the world has ever known. The iconic characters and magical worlds that...
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Science Takes a Trip"An enthralling historical account." - Kirkus ReviewsRecommended for library collections and social studies classrooms." - School Library JournalJourney into history with science and adventure! Step back to the 1950s, where world-changing innovations and the pursuit of peace take center stage. Learn how the United...
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Unscripted Moments: Conversations with Propagandhi (2020-2025)Unscripted Moments: Conversations with Propagandhi (2020-2025) by Greg Soden Propagandhi formed in 1986 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada and are now based in Winnipeg. Their outspoken influence and consistency in anti-fascist, animal-friendly, gay-positive, and pro-feminist ideas have inspired thousands of hardcore, thrash metal...
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Dialogue with Kelsey: Before and After My Daughter's DeathWhen the author's twenty-eight-year-old daughter, Kelsey, was killed in a bicycle-bus accident in Boston, she yearned to find a way to continue their conversation. Although most of Barbara's religious beliefs were destroyed the moment she learned of Kelsey's death, she soon realized grief could...
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The Art of Transformation: A Journey of Resilience, Purpose, and Becoming Who You're Meant to BeWhat if your lowest point became the turning point for your greatest purpose? The Art of Transformation is not theory. It is a roadmap built from lived experience, created for those ready to rebuild from rock bottom or walk away from a version of...
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Silk and Clay: A Physician's Journey of Cancer, Survival, and Restored FaithAuthor: Deepak ThekkoottPublisher: Palm Leaf PressPublished: 08/21/2025Pages: 234Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69dISBN: 9798999775825About the AuthorThekkoott, Deepak: - Dr. Deepak Thekkoott is a Brooklyn-based cardiologist known for combining clinical excellence with compassionate care. With decades of international experience in the U.S....
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The Forest Is the Path'The pages sing in this beautiful book.' Bono 'Moving and lyrical, The Forest is the Path is an imaginative and deeply personal journey of self-discovery.' The Irish Times You're falling through time so all I can do is fall with you. The numbness had...
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To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876#1 New York Times BestsellerFox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant "To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book." --Douglas BrinkleyAn epic history spanning the battlegrounds of...
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The "Wolfman" and Other CasesWhen a disturbed young Russian man came to Freud for treatment, the analysis of his childhood neuroses--most notably a dream about wolves outside his bedroom window--eventually revealed a deep-seated trauma. It took more than four years to treat him, and "The Wolfman" became one...
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The Subversive Simone Weil: A Life in Five IdeasKnown as the "patron saint of all outsiders," Simone Weil (1909-43) was one of the twentieth century's most remarkable thinkers, a philosopher who truly lived by her political and ethical ideals. In a short life framed by the two world wars, Weil taught philosophy...
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My Life with the ChimpanzeesInspired by a stuffed toy, Jane Goodall became the first woman to study chips in the wild and in the process made history. As a child, Jane Goodall was given a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee, and she has said her fondness for this figure...
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Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches"I love everything about this hilarious book except the font size." --Jon Stewart Although his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on fake news and invented facts, in 2016 that routine didn't seem as funny...
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His GirlOn Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien adopted Wesley, a baby barn owl with an injured wing who could not have survived in the wild. Over the next nineteen years, O'Brien studied Wesley's strange habits with both a tender heart and a scientist's eye--and...
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Out of Sight: An Undercover Investigator's Fight for Animal Rights and Her Own SurvivalOut of Sight is both an investigative deep dive into the meat industry's treatment of farm animals, and a story of resilience and, ultimately, professional and personal triumph. This insightful and often harrowing memoir chronicles the author's forty-year career conducting undercover investigations and documenting...
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Foreskin's Lament: A MemoirA New York Times Notable Book, and a "chaotic, laugh riot" (San Francisco Chronicle) of a memoir. Shalom Auslander was raised with a terrified respect for God. Even as he grew up and was estranged from his community, his religion and its traditions, he...
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Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting OverA New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award A Princeton professor-turned-artist recounts her late-in-life career change in this "feisty and delightfully irreverent memoir" about art and coming-of-age in your 60s (Boston Globe). "A glorious achievement . ....
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Foxe's Book of MartyrsIn 1563, John Foxe published an account of the life of Christian martyrs, beginning with Stephen, the first to die for the cause of Christ, and ending with the most recent martyrs of his day--Protestants killed during Bloody Mary's reign. He knew that dangers...
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To Purge This Land with Blood: A Biography of John Brown [Updated Edition]The Definitive Biography of John Brown, Newly Updated"John Brown's life was filled with drama, and Oates tells his story in a manner so engrossing that the book reads like a novel, despite the fact that it is extensively documented and researched."-Eric Foner, The New...
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A Bear in WarA poignant and true story about love, loss, and family strength during World War One is now available in paperback! During World War One, a young girl slips her teddy bear into a care package for her father, a medic posted to the trenches...
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