Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Hotshot: A Life on FireA KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"A beautiful reflection on justice, the environment, the self, and much more."--George SaundersThe fierce debut memoir of a female firefighter, Hotshot navigates the personal and environmental dangers of wildland firefightingFrom 2000 to 2010, River Selby was a wildland...
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Honest: A Memoir of What I Built, What I Lost, and Who I BecameThere comes a moment when the life you built no longer fits the person you are becoming.When Myesha Chaney's marriage ends, the foundations that organized her life begin to dissolve. The roles she inhabited, the beliefs that sustained her, and the identity shaped by...
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Hit So Hard: A MemoirA stunningly candid portrait of the Seattle grunge scene of the '90s and a memoir of an addict during the last great era of rock 'n' roll excess, by Hole drummer Patty Schemel Patty Schemel's story begins with a childhood surrounded by the AA...
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Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of IndependenceFrom Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and bestselling author Janie Nitze! Explore the courage and sacrifice of some of the heroes of the American Revolution and the stories behind the document that started it all--The Declaration of Independence.In the spring of 1776, the streets...
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Health and Safety: A BreakdownWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE - A NEW YORKER, TIME, AND PITCHFORK BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - From the New Yorker staff writer and acclaimed author of Future Sex comes a memoir about drugs, techno, and New York City...
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Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and ClydeThis is the real story of Bonnie and Clyde and their troubled times, separating fact from fiction, delivered with cinematic sweep by the author of bestselling true crime biographies of Charles Manson, Jim Jones, and the shootout at the OK Corral.Author: Jeff GuinnPublisher: Simon...
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Fathers and Sons: A Tip of the Hat (version with black-and-white illustrations)Stories by Jim DeVoe, Malcolm Tecumseh Manwell II, Christopher Cicconi, Dennis K. Lieu, Dick Wirz, Jim Vastyan, Jim Malloy, Paul Bonitatibus, Alar Elken, Eugene Silberstein, Nelson Simon, James D'Aurora, Chuck Myers, Richard Van Wagoner, Mario Mangone, Jim Morgan Cross II, Paul Widzowski, Tom Mignanelli,...
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Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of YorkTHE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Book of the Year in The Times and Financial Times 'This isn't a book; it's a case for revolution' CAMILLA LONG, SUNDAY TIMES 'A damning cannonball of truth through the York ramparts' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Surely has a...
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Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A MemoirIn this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpré Author Award, was a YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War. Margarita...
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Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)THE *INSTANT* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band, System Of A Down, Serj Tankian. Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band,...
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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated TwinsNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China's one-child policy and the rise of international adoption--from the author of the National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy "Remarkable . . . Barbara Demick movingly...
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Daffy: Laughter as Self-Care for Autism Moms with Very Little Time and No Interest in ExerciseNeed a laugh? Andrea Moriarty knows you do. After three decades of juggling twins, autism, and the illusion of control, she finally hit pause-and discovered that laughter isn't a luxury, it's life support.In Daffy: Laughter as Self-Care for Autism Moms with Very Little Time...
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Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken AmericaA prominent senator assesses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit--and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold. Today, the United States is in a crisis--and it's not just a political one: over fifty years,...
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Conversations with My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured WorldA radically hopeful exploration of faith, identity, morality, and purpose grounded in timeless Jewish principles, captured in a series of profound conversations between Nikki Goldstein and the man who saved her life and became her spiritual mentor, Rabbi Eli Schlanger--whose teachings and wisdom endure...
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Come up Big: My Journey Through Vietnam, Harvard, the White House, the Department of State, and as CEO in Corporate AmericaBorn extremely prematurely and weighing just two pounds, the doctor told my dear mother Elsa, "Don't even think you've had a child." Against those odds, I survived-and overcame many odds along the way. In school, struggling with dyslexia, I was in constant academic turmoil....
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Being There: Memoir of an Asian American JournalistIn the brisk, evocative prose of a seasoned television journalist, Lori Matsukawa describes her astonishing journey from a humble childhood in Hawaii to a stellar career as one of the nation's best local news anchors. With the sensibilities and skills she acquired from her...
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Being Old...and Learning to Love It!So much more than a memoir, this a spirited canter through Prue's musings on the triumphs, trials and tribulations of ageing well. Including health, beauty, fashion, business, work, widowhood and finding love again, decorating, downsizing, and assisted dying. From Bake Off presenter, Prue Leith,...
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Beatrix and Her FriendsA Beatrix Potter biography that brings to life the creatures of the natural world she loved and the many endearing animal characters she created. Beatrix Potter remains one of the most beloved creators of children's books, beginning with The Tale of Peter Rabbit in...
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Backtalker: An American MemoirOne of the most influential public intellectuals in the world and the architect of the two biggest ideas to reshape the American conversation about fairness offers the intimate story of how her life gave birth to these ideas. It is not very often that...
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A Teacher's War: To Iraq and Back with the Inchon ScoutsAfter September 11, Bill Arnold felt torn between two obligations: his family at home and the Marines deploying to war. He deployed, though leaving his family was the hardest decision he'd ever made.In 2004, Major Arnold deployed to Fallujah as commander of Scout Platoon,...
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