Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Wisdom and Wonder: How Peter Kreeft Shaped the Next Generation of CatholicsFew figures have impacted the rising generation of Catholics more than Peter Kreeft, the widely respected philosophy professor and prolific bestselling author of over 80 books. Through his writings and lectures, Kreeft has shaped the minds and hearts of thousands of young apologists, evangelists,...
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Nelson Mandela (the First Names Series)Now in paperback, meet the South African activist and president who fought for what was right!Before he was the first Black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was a boy with a traditional Thembu upbringing. He went on to study law and become...
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Winter 8000: Climbing the World's Highest Mountains in the Coldest Season2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Mountain Literature Recounts some of the most dangerous feats in mountaineering history Insights into the human attraction to danger and suffering Award-winning author While you wouldn't expect climbing an 8000-meter peak in winter to be a popular...
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A Black Man's Journey from Sharecropper to College President: The Life and Work of William Johnson Trent, 1873-1963An intimate portrait of the life of a black man who lived from just after emancipation to the boycotts and sit-ins of the 1950s and 1960s -- this book not only tells of his journey from the farm to a leadership position in the...
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Patterns from Nature: The Art of KlimtThis story illustrates how Klimt, an Austrian painter, expressed the inspiration from nature in his own style of the gold colored decoration in his paintings. Author: Myeong-Hwa YuPublisher: Big & SmallPublished: 01/01/2017Pages: 36Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 9.40w x 0.20dISBN: 9781925235005Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated...
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Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion CarlFirst published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full throttle through Marion Carl's imposing list of "firsts." This very readable memoir is as forthright and compelling as the man it chronicles.Author: Marion Carl, Barrett TillmanPublisher: US Naval...
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Jonathan Winters: My Life: "In Search of a Playground"Jonathan Winters was the most gifted improviser of comedy show business has ever seen. His approach was completely unique and his delivery was impossible for anybody else to do. His comedy appeared to be intense and bordering on the crazy because Jon was, in...
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The Spy Wore Red: The Romanones Spy SeriesTHE SPY WORE RED, New York Times best seller list When Aline Griffith was born in Pearl River, New York, in 1923, one might have guessed from her exceptional beauty that a career as an actress or a model might be in her future....
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Charlotte Brontë Before Jane EyreDo you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong --I have as much soul as you, --and full as much heart Charlotte Bront 's Jane Eyre is a beloved classic, celebrated today by readers...
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Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at WarThe winner of the Nobel Peace Prize shares her inspirational, powerful story of how a group of women working together created an unstoppable force that brought peace to Liberia. As a young woman, Leymah Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war, a brutal...
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Attempting NormalNATIONAL BESTSELLER Marc Maron is "a master of spinning humor out of anguish" (Bookforum), even when that anguish is pretty clearly self-inflicted. In Attempting Normal, he threads together twenty-five stories from his life and near-death, from his first comedy road trips (with a fugitive...
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Patrick Henry: Liberty or DeathA biography telling the life story of Patrick Henry, who is known as the Voice of the American Revolution. Written in graphic-novel format.Author: Jason GlaserPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 7.66h x 6.86w x 0.10dISBN: 9780736862004Audience: Young AdultAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.3Point Value:...
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I Could Tell You StoriesIn this timely gathering, Patricia Hampl, one of our most elegant practitioners, weaves personal stories and grand ideas into shimmering bolts of prose (Minneapolis Star Tribune) as she explores the autobiographical writing that has enchanted or bedeviled her. Subjects engaging Hampl's attention include her...
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Chuck Taylor, All Star: The True Story of the Man Behind the Most Famous Athletic Shoe in HistoryIn 1921, Converse hired 20-year-old Chuck Taylor as a salesman, sparking a nearly 50-year career that defined the Converse All Star basketball shoe. Although his name is on the label of the legendary All Stars, which have been worn by hundreds of millions, little...
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Set the Boy Free: The AutobiographyThe long-awaited memoir from the legendary guitarist and cofounder of the seminal British band The Smiths.An artist who helped define a period in popular culture, Johnny Marr tells his story in a memoir as vivid and arresting as his music. The Smiths, the band...
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Female Force: Amy Coney BarrettWife. Mother. Professor. Clerk. Judge. Few people are as accomplished as Amy Coney Barrett. A law professor and protege of Antonin Scalia, Amy Coney Barrett's controversial nomination to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the Supreme Court put religion's effect on public policy in the...
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HaugheyWith exclusive access to the Haughey archives, Gary Murphy presents a reassessment of Charles Haughey's life and legacy.Saint or sinner? He was the most talented and influential politician of his generation, and his presence still looms over the Irish body politic, yet the very...
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Simone Biles (Simone Biles) (Spanish Version)Kids will be delighted to learn all about this amazing athlete's achievements. This title will cover Simone Biles's early years, how she got started in gymnastics, and her four gold medals she earned in just one Olympics Colorful full-bleed photographs, extra fun facts about...
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Choose Your Own DisasterAhilarious and heartbreaking (Jo Piazza) and unflinchingly honest memoir about one young woman's terrible and life-changing decisions while hoping--and sometimes failing--to find herself, in the style of Never Have I Ever and Adulting. Join Dana Schwartz on a journey revisiting all of the awful...
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Map Is Not the Journey: Faith Renewed While Hiking the AlpsReplace weariness with refreshment, obligations with passion, and staleness with joy.After twenty years of working the same job, Richard was burned out. When a close friend died, grief led to questions about faith, meaning, work, and life. Seeking answers, Richard hiked four hundred kilometers...
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