Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Carnival of Fury: Robert Charles and the New Orleans Race Riot of 1900 (Updated)One July week in 1900 an obscure black laborer named Robert Charles drew national headlines when he shot twenty-seven whites--including seven policemen--in a series of encounters with the New Orleans police. An avid supporter of black emigration, Charles believed it foolish to rely on...
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Call Sign DUSTOFF 34: Hovering Between Life and DeathCall Sign: Dustoff 34 is the gripping true story of a decorated Vietnam War pilot who flew life-or-death medical evacuation missions in the heart of a combat zone. At just 22 years old, he piloted unarmed helicopters into the jungle under enemy fire, risking...
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Called OutSo often we fall into the trap of confusing what we do with who we are, and our faith calling takes a back seat, which can wreak havoc on our bodies, souls, and relationships. Writing with passion and conviction, television host Paula Faris uses...
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Bury My Heart at Conference Room B: The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers#3 New York Times Advice/How-To Bestseller #7 Wall Street Journal Nonfiction Bestseller "This book is game changing in a way I have never seen in a business book. I learned about myself and gained new insights into the work I've been doing for thirty...
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Brother, I'm Dying: National Book Award FinalistWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for AutobiographyA National Book Award FinalistA New York Times Notable BookA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century From the age of four, award-winning writer Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph as...
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Broken: My Story of Addiction and RedemptionCandid, shocking, and unforgettable, Broken is a haunting and clear-eyed tale that offers hope for all those wrestling with addiction Unlike some popular memoirs that have fictionalized and romanticized the degradations of drug addiction, Broken is a true-life tale of recovery that stuns and...
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Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our LivesJames Beard Awards 2023 nominee - Bread categoryShortlisted for the 2023 Andre Simon Best Cookbook Award A cookbook full of heart that explores the redemptive power of baking. Kitty Tait grew up a funny, chatty redhead who made everyone in her family laugh. But...
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Brave Girl Eating"One of the most up to date, relevant, and honest accounts of one family's battle with the life threatening challenges of anorexia. Brown has masterfully woven science, history, and heart throughout this compelling and tender story."--Lynn S. Grefe, Chief Executive Officer, National Eating Disorders...
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic SavantA journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today--guided by the owner himself. Bestselling author Daniel Tammet (Thinking in Numbers) is virtually unique among people who have severe autistic disorders in that he is capable of living a fully independent life and...
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Blanketed in TruthHave you always wanted to explore parts of the world shrouded in the unknown? Do you love learning about other cultures outside of your own? If so, no need to pack your bags or buy a plane ticket-through this book you're invited to join...
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Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne: The Stories Behind the SongsCelebrate the godfathers of heavy metal in this lavishly illustrated tribute to Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. In late 1960s Birmingham, four local musicians - Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward - began playing a new kind of rock: one that...
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B Is for Baller: The Ultimate Basketball Alphabet Volume 1The perfect read for little ballers everywhere -- newly updated with today's stars! Featuring dozens of iconic NBA and WNBA superstars like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Sue Bird, Kobe Bryant, and Caitlin Clark, B is for Baller is the ultimate alphabet book for young...
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Bigger: EssaysWinner of the 2024 Autumn House Nonfiction Prize, this large-hearted personal essay collection by Ren Cedar Fuller invites us to imagine a more generous way of being in the world, drawing on Fuller's experiences as a daughter, sister, mother, teacher, and patient. A father's...
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Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters"Tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose, whose Band of Brothers was the inspiration for the HBO miniseries...laced with Winters's soldierly exaltations of pride in his comrades' bravery."--Publishers Weekly Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix! They...
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Better Than Sane: Tales from a Dangling Girl"This is the most glamorous book you'll read this year. Or any year."--Washington Post When forty-year-old Alison Rose got a job as a receptionist at the New Yorker in the mid-80s, she was taken up by the writers there--"a tribe of gods," who turned...
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Better Judgment: How Three Judges Are Bringing Justice Back to the CourtsThe weakening of the federal courts⎯and how they can restore their power and Americans' access to justice⎯told through the lives of three remarkable judges. Despite the outsize public attention paid to the Supreme Court, federal trial courts are at the heart of US democracy....
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Benjamin Harrison: The 23rd PresidentTour through Benjamin Harrison's house and discover the life and legacy of the 23rd US President Take a trip to Indianapolis and peek into a president's parlor for a house tour like no other. After introducing the neighborhood, we will guide you around the...
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Beneath the Skin of Sorrow: Improvisations on LossOver a period of just six months, eminent jazz vocalist and composer Nnenna Freelon's life changed irrevocably. Her soulmate and husband of nearly forty years, the renowned architect Phil Freelon, passed away from ALS, her sister Debbie succumbed to cancer, and the family dog,...
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Before She Was HarrietWho was Harriet Tubman before she was Harriet? We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad....
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Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American SongElla Fitzgerald (1917-1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgerald's death, historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist. Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears...
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