Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Surf Is Where You Find It: The Wisdom of Waves, Any Time, Anywhere, Any WayThe saying goes, "The second best thing about surfing is talking about it afterward." Gerry Lopez, one of the most revered surfers of all time brings readers into the intimately personal sport with Surf Is Where You Find It, a collection of stories that...
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Screw Cancer: Becoming WholeNow, an FX limited series, Dying for Sex on Hulu, starring Michelle Williams as Molly and Jenny Slate as Nikki.From Molly Kochan, the subject of the popular acclaimed Wondery podcast Dying for Sex comes her honest, raw, and insightful memoir about love and loss,...
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Profiles in CourageTHE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CLASSIC OF POLITICAL INTEGRITY With a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy and introduction by Caroline Kennedy John F. Kennedy's enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues--courage and patriotism--and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to...
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Not Without My Daughter: The Harrowing True Story of a Mother's CourageNot Without My Daughter is the true story of a courageous mother and her breathtaking odyssey, now a major motion picture starring Academy Award-winner Sally Field!In August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation. To...
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Annie Lennox: RetrospectiveA long-awaited visual memoir from Annie Lennox, a legend of popular music and culture. This is the award-winning artist's first and only official book--destined to be the must-have title for music lovers and will command attention from the fashion and photography worlds. Over a...
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Watergate: A New HistoryFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes--this one." --The Washington Post * "Dazzling." --The New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling...
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Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-Earth* TOLKIEN * Now a major motion picture *Acclaimed as "the best book about J.R.R. Tolkien" (A. N. Wilson), this award-winning biography explores J.R.R. Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The...
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Norman MacLean: A Life of Letters and RiversThe first biography of one of Montana's most celebrated writers A River Runs Through It and Other Stories turned Norman Maclean into a late-in-life literary phenomenon and then a household name after the success of the Hollywood film based on the title story. Yet...
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King George: The Triumphs and Tragedies in the Life of George StraitKING GEORGE The Triumphs and Tragedies In The Life of George Strait THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC THE TRAGEDIES ---George's mother left him as a child when he was in the third grade. She took his little sister with her. His mother died in...
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Hildegard of Bingen: Scivias"...these translations thus supersede former ones...if the introductions, translations, and other apparatus of the rest of the series are of the same high quality, the series will be indispensable for most libraries." Library Journal Hildegard of Bingen: Scivias translated by Mother Columbia Hart and...
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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the CourtNATIONAL BESTSELLER"I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs."--John Wooden Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach...
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Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American DemocracyA #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life--and his family's--as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the...
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The Everything Kids' Football Book, 8th Edition: All-Time Greats, Legendary Teams, and Today's Favorite Players--With Tips on Playing Like a ProPacked with fan favorite games and puzzles, inspirational player profiles, and instructions on how to play the game, The Everything Kids' Football Book is returning for a new season with updated stats and an all-new section on flag football. Everything kids need to know...
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The Complete Book of Us Presidents, Fifth Edition: Updated for 2024Discover the history and personal stories of 47 US Presidents in this beautifully illustrated volume. From the first president, George Washington, to the forty-seventh, Donald J. Trump, the United States has seen a host of extraordinary men take office. Their stories are all included...
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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the WorldA hypnotically fast-paced, masterful reporting of Harry Truman's first 120 days as president, when he took on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and a secret weapon of unimaginable power--marking the most dramatic rise to greatness in American history.Chosen as FDR's fourth-term vice president for his well-praised...
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Petty: The BiographyThe New York Times Bestseller *One of Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Books of 2015* An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writer and musician who toured with Petty.No one other than Warren Zanes, rocker...
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Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That LastThe New York Times bestseller! "A warm and loving reflection that, like good bourbon, will stand the test of time." --Eric Asimov, The New York Times "Bourbon is for sharing, and so is Pappyland."--The Wall Street Journal The story of how Julian Van Winkle...
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Mein KampfReprint of unexpurgated ed. Originally published: 1939.Author: Adolf HitlerPublisher: Liberty Bell PublicationsPublished: 02/22/2004Pages: 388Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.32h x 6.34w x 1.19dISBN: 9781593640064This title is not returnable
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Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the WorldIn Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin--"one of today's finest writers about ships and the sea" (American Heritage)--tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago...
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GrantThe #1 New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2017 "Eminently readable but thick with import . . . Grant hits like a Mack truck of knowledge." --Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns...
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