Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the WorldA 2021 NATIONAL PARENTING PRODUCT AWARDS WINNER! The third installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 immigrant women who have shaped, and will continue to shape, our world. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100...
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God's Fool: The Life of Francis of Assisi"Green has produced a radiant life of St. Francis of Assisi, one that no else could have written...like carefully chosen glasses of many colors and stains, arranged with art... and lifted...so that the sun streams through".....The Boston GlobeAuthor: Julien GreenPublisher: HarperOnePublished: 09/02/1987Pages: 288Binding Type:...
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Girl, Get Up: You Were Never Meant to Stay DownYou've been knocked down, but staying down isn't your story.If you've ever felt stuck in heartbreak, shame, or failure, Girl, Get Up is your comeback blueprint.In this raw and inspiring memoir, Kristi Caudell shares her journey from teenage motherhood to appearing on Donald Trump's...
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Getting Lost on My Way: Self-Discovery on Ireland's BackroadsFor fans of McCarthy's Bar, a debut memoir about a woman's humorous and poignant solo adventures of self-discovery on Ireland's backroads following a painful divorce. When an introverted, divorced, middle-aged mother and school librarian from the Midwest decides to leave her comfort zone and...
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FreedomA profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe. Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don't coexist easily. We value individuality and self-reliance, yet...
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Flipping Capo: How the FBI Dismantled the Real SopranosSéamus McElearney's early days on an FBI organized crime squad were full of grunt work. For months he was mired in administrative tasks, including the transcription of secret recordings of the DeCavalcante and Bonanno crime families. Eighteen months later, McElearney assisted in his squad's...
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Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken AutobiographyThe intimate and highly revealing life story of the world's longest-serving, most charismatic, and controversial head of state in modern times. Fidel Castro was a dictatorial pariah to some and a hero and inspiration for many of the world's poor, defiantly charting an independent...
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Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black SurvivalNaturalist, forager, and educator Maria Pinto offers a stunning debut book that uncovers strange and beautiful fungal connections between the natural and human worlds. She mingles reportage, research, memoir, and nature writing, touching on topics that range from Black farmers' domestication of the unforgettable...
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Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural MidwestHomosexuality is often seen as a purely urban experience, far removed from rural and small-town life. Farm Boys undermines that cliche by telling the stories of more than three dozen gay men, ranging in age from 24 to 84, who grew up in farm...
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Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the WertheimersJean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family. Jean Strouse's Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers looks at twelve portraits of one English family painted by the expatriate American artist at the...
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Faith Under FireFaith Under Fire: A Memoir of Conviction and Survivalby Scott HayesOn September 12, 2024, a pro-Israel rally in Massachusetts was shattered by a terrorist attack. U.S. Army veteran Scott Hayes made a split-second decision that saved lives - but instead of gratitude, he was...
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Expect a Miracle, My Life and Ministry: An Autobiography (Fifty Years of Charismatic Ministry and a Life Committed to God's Call)Dr. Oral Roberts is still active in a ministry that has lasted for fifty years and has spanned the globe. No stranger to controversy, he still follows the call from God that he received as a young man. Taking readers through his childhood, his...
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Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on the Mat, Love Your Body.From the unforgettable teacher Jessamyn Stanley comes Every Body Yoga, a book that breaks all the stereotypes. It's a book of inspiration for beginners of all shapes and sizes: If Jessamyn could transcend these emotional and physical barriers, so can we. It's a book...
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Elvis and NashvilleElvis was connected to Nashville throughout his career. He recorded approximately 260 songs at RCA Studio B in Nashville and performed in several concerts in the area. During his early years, he often visited his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, who lived in Nashville.Author: Don...
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Education of a Wandering Man: A MemoirFrom his decision to leave school at fifteen to roam the world, to his recollections of life as a hobo on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as a cattle skinner in Texas, as a merchant seaman in Singapore and the West Indies, and as an...
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Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First YearA must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé-as she prefers to be called-does the cha-cha during multiplication tables,...
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Dumb Girl: A Journey from Childhood Abuse to Gun Control AdvocacyFor fans of Jeannette Walls, Jodi Picoult, and Alice Sebold, a heartening memoir about a girl who survives abuse and molestation to become a powerful advocate against gun violence in America. The inspiring memoir of a woman who overcomes the physical, emotional, and sexual...
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Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony BourdainThe bestselling, "unvarnished" (The New York Times), "engrossing" (The Guardian), "gritty, well-researched" (The Economist)--and definitely unauthorized--biography of the celebrity chef and TV star Anthony Bourdain, based on extensive interviews with those who knew the real story. Anthony Bourdain's death by suicide in June 2018...
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Don't Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks From The Heart"Here is a voice seldom heard, the voice of Latin America's majority, those who bear the burdens of society. If we are to understand Honduras, Central America, or, for that matter, Latin America, we must listen attentively to this voice. It has much to...
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Don Bachardy: An Artist's LifeComplete with never-before-seen photos and a selection of iconic artworks, an unfiltered and intimate chronicle of the storied Hollywood life of Don Bachardy, the acclaimed portrait artist who, as famed author Christopher Isherwood's life partner, was half of America's most famous gay couple for...
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