Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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I Am The Ancestor: Before I Die, I Must Share My StoryI Am the Ancestor is a book written by a 46, 47 or 48-year-old woman who is the genesis, the beginning of her family. Known as Symbolie Monique Smith - sometimes - the author undoubtedly believes that she was abducted around the tender age...
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How to Be a DissidentAn invigorating guide to fighting back--part philosophy, part history, and part manual for living with integrity in an age of conformity and authoritarian drift How do we push back in a world where political leaders wield fear and intimidation? Where digital technology dehumanizes and...
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Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. SchallerIn this riveting portrait of George B. Schaller, the world's leading field biologist, Miriam Horn captures the seventy years he spent living among wild animals in the world's remotest regions, forever altering how we see--and save--the natural world In 1959, though just twenty-six years...
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Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead: A MemoirTelevision writer, producer, and bestselling author of the acclaimed The Broke Diaries and Mixed charts her unexpected role as her terminally ill mother's caretaker in this funny, moving, and unforgettable memoir.Angela Nissel always wanted her mother's approval. But two defining events created a barrier...
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Goin' to 'NamAdmiral Dennis Blair, USN: "The Vietnam War literature and cinema are dominated by the angry and the anguished. Bud Cole's book speaks for those who did their duty with dedication and courage, but without illusion. It also should remind leaders who send to war...
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George Orwell: Life and LegacyGeorge Orwell has never been more quoted and misquoted. Can he be rescued from the soundbites? George Orwell remains a work in progress. He is, or has become, a meme, a global writer, a national treasure, a London statue, a scholarly society, a Prize...
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Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a BicycleWhen Dervla Murphy was ten, she was given a bicycle and an atlas, and within days she was planning a trip to India. At the age of thirty-one, in 1963, she finally set off and this book is based on the diary she kept...
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Full Throttle: Against All Odds with Israel's Elite Para-Rescue Commandos"The extraordinary story of young men whose skills and capabilities rival those of superheroes. They are Israel's ultimate insurance policy." - Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel (Ret.), former Commander-in-Chief of the Israeli Air ForceUnit 669, Israel's elite Air Force rescue unit, is a top-tier commando...
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From Woodstock to Wisdom: A Boomer's Journey to 80From Woodstock to Wisdom: A Boomer's Journey to 80 is a smart, funny, and refreshing field guide to aging with purpose, humor, and visibility.Written by one of the first Baby Boomers to reach 80, Vicki Thomas offers a front-row perspective on a generation redefining...
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From the Streets to the Steps: One Day at a Time - A MemoirJimmy Pidgeon was born into an upper-middle-class, albeit dysfunctional family just before the turbulent sixties. As disco was getting up a good head of steam, Jimmy's life was spiraling out of control. From heavy drinking to reckless behavior, his "alcoholic career" was shorter than...
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For the Love of the Grind: A Memoir"A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE." --Meb Keflezighi - "A BEAUTIFUL REFLECTION ON WHAT IT MEANS TO KEEP SHOWING UP." --Allyson Felix - "LEFT ME ON THE SIDELINES CHEERING." --Joan Benoit SamuelsonSara Hall shares the story of her record-breaking career and her unconventional path to...
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Feathers in the WindWhen he took up birding during pediatric training, Dr. Edward Arenson had no idea where it would lead. When he began writing down his experiences, he hoped the process would offer a greater understanding of his passion for birding and, in due course, himself....
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Diary of a Young Doctor: Notes from the Genocide in GazaA powerful eyewitness account of the genocide in Gaza by an extraordinary young writer and general physician. Five days before October 7, 2023, a young Palestinian doctor returns to Gaza, having completed his medical studies abroad. His family gathers to celebrate his achievements and...
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Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief"Groundbreaking . . . Chang's lyrical experiment memorably evokes an individual family's time capsule and an artist's timeless yearning to shape carbon dust into incandescent gem." --NPR Now in paperback, from the poet who "resurrects mediums" (The Millions), a collection of literary letters and...
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Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope Into Action; A MemoirNATIONAL BESTSELLER - DAVID FAJGENBAUM NAMED TO THE 2025 TIME100 NEXT LIST "An extraordinary memoir that belongs with Atul Gawande's writings and When Breath Becomes Air."--Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals When a young doctor is diagnosed with a rare disease,...
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Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their OwnThe gripping story of volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft, perfect for armchair adventurers who loved The Mona Lisa Vanishes and Becoming Muhammad Ali. Complete with stunning illustrations from award-winning illustrator, Katherine Roy, and extensive backmatter for school and at-home conversations.This beautiful biography in verse...
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Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's Chocolate PilotOne WWII pilot's mission to lift the spirits of children living in war-torn Berlin in 1945 comes to life in this moving middle-grade historical account. After World War II the United States and Britain airlifted food and supplies into Russian-blockaded West Berlin. US Air...
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Caitlin Clark: Basketball PhenomCaitlin Clark was recruited to play college basketball before she even started high school. Her high school career was remarkable, and it only got stronger at the University of Iowa. Clark set records and dominated the game for four straight years as a Hawkeye....
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Bronx AttitudeWhen you're from the Bronx, people perceive a certain toughness. It is that Bronx attitude that permeates this memoir. A childhood surrounded by family imbued the author with a sense of duty and empowerment that got this daughter of Puerto Rican parents through a...
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Bringing Metal to the ChildrenBringing Metal to the Children is a handbook to all things Heavy Metal, brought to you by insane prankster and guitar god Zakk Wylde, of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society fame.This "Complete Berzerker's Guide to World Tour Domination" provides tips and tests for...
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