Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Biography of a SongLearn the story behind the song performed by Andra Day in "United States vs. Billie Holiday" now on Hulu Recorded by jazz legend Billie Holiday in 1939, "Strange Fruit" is considered the first significant song of the Civil Rights movement and the first direct...
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Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKennaAn intellectual biography of one of the most celebrated and yet least understood figures of the late twentieth century, Terence McKenna. A stand-up philosopher who made a unique contribution to science, humanism, and the hidden arts, Terence McKenna (1946-2000) was the twentieth century's psychedelic...
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Story of a Soul: Study EditionThis study edition is designed to assist contemporary readers to apply the spiritual insights of Story of a Soul to their lives. It provides introductions, reflections and discussion questions for each chapter of the text.Author: Marc FoleyPublisher: ICS PublicationsPublished: 01/01/2005Pages: 459Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize:...
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Stones, Flowers, and Lessons LearnedIf you've ever carried the weight of your past like stones in your pockets or stood at the edge of your dreams, wondering if you had the courage to step forward-this book is for you. In Stones, Flowers, and Lessons Learned, Dr. Alejandra Acuña...
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Stephen Curry vs. Kobe Bryant: Basketball Legends Face OffStephen Curry and Kobe Bryant both raised the game of basketball to new heights. Both used their skills to help their teams win multiple NBA titles. Curry is one of the greatest long-range shooters ever. Bryant could score in many different ways, and his...
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Stay True: A MemoirPULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art, by the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu "This book is exquisite and excruciating and I...
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Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding a True FaithA hilarious and eye-opening account of leaving Christian Nationalism behind to follow Jesus better. April Ajoy wouldn't have called herself a Christian Nationalist when she performed her original song "America Say Jesus" on the Jim Bakker show, or when she participated in Jesus Marches...
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Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei"If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and...
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Star and the Maestro: How a Musical Bird Made Melodies with MozartThis narrative nonfiction picture book about Mozart and the singing starling who stole his heart is based on the true story of the famous composer and his bird. Written by noted biologist and author Thor Hanson and illustrated by acclaimed artist Matt Schu, this...
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Stalin: The Court of the Red TsarNATIONAL BESTSELLER - This widely acclaimed biography of a Soviet dictator and his entourage during the terrifying decades of his supreme power transforms our understanding of the Marxist leader and Russian tsar. - From the bestselling author of The Romanovs. "The first intimate portrait...
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So Sad Today: Personal EssaysFrom acclaimed poet and creator of the popular twitter account @SoSadToday comes the darkly funny and brutally honest collection of essays that Roxane Gay called "sad and uncomfortable and their own kind of gorgeous." Melissa Broder always struggled with anxiety. In the fall of...
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Sonia Sotomayor: A Little Golden Book BiographyHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers--as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden Book about Sonia Sotomayor--the first Latina Supreme Court Justice of...
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Some Pastors and TeachersIn five sections and thirty-nine chapters, Sinclair B Ferguson writes on pastor-teachers whose life and work have left an indelible mark on his own life, and then leads us in a series of chapters on the teaching of John Calvin, John Owen and the...
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SOAP Notes: Irreverent Confessions of a Veterinary Technician"Dishing the dirt on what it's really like to work in a vet clinic." Dr. Philipp Schott DVM, author The Accidental VeterinarianWith years of experience as a Registered Veterinary Technician, Frannie O'Callaghan offers an unapologetic window into the daily encounters of the humans who...
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Small Town Prosecutor: Trials of Killers, Con Men, and a PriestIn the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Bob Simpson, a former Vermont prosecutor, worked with police and other prosectors to bring evidence of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, and sexual abuse before more than a dozen juries. In 1981, two teenagers raped and murdered...
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Slow Poison: IDI Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan StateA leading public intellectual gives his authoritative and personal account of the tragic postcolonial fate of Uganda, his homeland. In 1972, when Mahmood Mamdani came home to Uganda, he found a country transformed by "an orgy of violence." Two years earlier, with support from...
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Slow Down, Turbo!: A Paramedic's Journey from Breakdown to BreakthroughA paramedic's journey through depression and healing reveals the power of faith and helping others. This memoir captures raw moments of struggle, resilience, and the transformative impact of service on mental health and personal redemption. In Slow Down, Turbo!, Shelly shares her deeply personal...
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Skating Out of the Vault: A Trans Woman's Escape from the Game of MasculinityAs an athletic five-year-old daydreaming under the bed, Brianne Brinker thought she was maybe a girl. But that truth was locked deep inside a vault as she grew up navigating the hyper-masculine world of Division I men's hockey-as a player, coach, husband, father, and...
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SixAn Instant New York Times Bestseller "Riveting. The Six captures all the wayward magnetism and levity that have enchanted countless writers without neglecting the tragic darkness of many of the sisters' life choices and the savage sociopolitical currents that fueled them." --Tina Brown, The...
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Sing Me a Circle: Love, Loss, and a Home in Time"All points on a circle are always the same distance from the center." These exquisite personal essays trace the orbit of author Samina Najmi as she reflects on events, people, and places that shape her vision of the world. Whether she finds herself in...
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