Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Growing Up DoughnutGrowing Up Doughnut is more than a coming of age tale. It is a story of simpler times in a small town that could be anywhere USA. A time when kids played until the street lights came on and parents watched out for everyone's...
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Snakes and LaddersFirst published in 1978, Snakes and Ladders is volume two of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirs Snakes and Ladders follows Bogarde from the challenges of his army training camp at Catterick, through the horrors of war, to his glittering - if often trying - film...
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The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover - The Great Depression, 1929-1941This volume contains a collection of memoirs by Herbert Hoover, concentrating on the Great Depression, its origins, and its effects. Herbert Clark Hoover (1874 - 1964) was an American businessman, engineer and politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from...
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You Can't Have My Daughter: A true story of a mother's desperate fight to save her daughter from Oxford's sex traffickers.A personal account of a mother's determination to never give up on her daughter.Author: Elizabeth McDonnellPublisher: Pan PublishingPublished: 04/09/2015Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.86dISBN: 9781447270850This title is not returnable
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The Farming LadderFirst published in 1943, "The Farming Ladder" aims to explain how the reader may start and maintain a successful and profitable farm in the easiest way possible, without requiring a great deal of special knowledge or skills. With original ideas and a wealth of...
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Living the Cold War: Memoirs of a British DiplomatThe centrepiece of this memoir by Sir Christopher Mallaby, former British Ambassador in Germany and France, is the unification of Germany in 1990, the culmination of years of work by Sir Christopher and his colleagues. He held different views from the Prime Minister, Margaret...
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After Auschwitz: A Story of Heartbreak and Survival by the Stepsister of Anne FrankTHE SUNDAY TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A standalone classic . . . An incredible book, remarkable for its unflinching gaze at the past and also for its hope'GUARDIAN, 'Books to Give You Hope' 'Remarkable . . . Makes it clear just what an achievement...
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Letters From An American FarmerThis vintage book contains a collection of letters written by an American farmer on Nantucket island, Massachusetts in the late eighteenth century. Within the letters, the author describes to a friend in England his life as a farmer, while also explaining the manners and...
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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess BrideFrom actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn,...
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Terry Bradshaw: From Super Bowl Champion to Television PersonalityTerry Bradshaw made a name for himself as the star quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning four Super Bowls and twice earning the MVP award. Beyond his athletic success, Bradshaw has established himself as a true cultural icon through his ventures into television, movies,...
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Discovery: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic ExpeditionFrom the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. first left Anarctica, he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strange land and the uncharted scientific promise it held were too much to leave behind forever. Launched during the Great Depression amid great...
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Ain't That Something?: The Musings, Adventures, and Experiences of a Southern Country Boy Reflecting Over Forty-Nine Years of Pastoral MinistGod can take the life of the most insignificant individual or a ministry in a small to moderate-size church and touch the lives of many people for eternity. This is the lesson at the heart of Pastor Bonds' message to the readers of Ain't...
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From Ghetto to Ghetto: An African American Journey to JudaismI've read about American Jews and I've read about African Americans, but I've never read a book that so brilliantly illuminates these two groups as does Ernest Adams' "From Ghetto to Ghetto." And that is because the author has been an insider in both...
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My Steamboat: A Ski Town ChildhoodIn the freewheeling memoir My Steamboat, Dori Duckels DeCamillis revels in the uncommon cold of her Rocky Mountain girlhood--complete with fierce, funny parents, wily siblings, improbably-named classmates, and the feisty menagerie who just happened by. Set in the shadow of Colorado's postcard-perfect Storm Mountain,...
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Capote: A BiographyThe bestselling biography of the author of In Cold Blood and basis for the award-winning film Capote, Gerald Clarke provides insight into the life of Truman Capote like no one before. An American original, Truman Capote was one of the best writers of his...
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Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain"An unusually fresh and engrossing memoir of both Hollywood and modern womanhood." --Los Angeles Times In this searing, unflinchingly honest memoir, actress Portia de Rossi shares the truth of her long battle to overcome anorexia and bulimia while living in the public eye, and...
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The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up BipolarNow in paperback from the New York Times bestselling author of Manic--a gripping and eloquent account of the unfolding of her debilitating bipolar disorder during her childhood.The New York Times bestselling author blends a pitch-perfect childlike voice with keen adult observation as she shares...
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It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed MargaritaTo the dedicated millions who can't get enough of Heather's unique style and hilarious stories on her hugely popular blog, there's little she doesn't share about her daily life as a recovering Mormon, wife of a charming geek, lover of awful television, and stay-at-home...
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Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a NationIn this revealing social history, one remarkable White House dinner shines a powerful light on race, politics, and the lives and legacies of Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington. In this revealing social history, one remarkable White House dinner becomes a lens through which...
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Walking with Friends: An Inspirational Year on the PGA TourD.J. Gregory fell in love with golf at the age of twelve, when he first began watching the game on television and attending local tournaments with his dad. But unlike many other golf fans, D.J. never dreamed of playing professionally. He never thought of...
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