Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Waypoints: My Scottish JourneyJourney deep into the Scottish Highlands in the first memoir by #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning star of Outlander, Sam Heughan--exploring his life and reflecting on the waypoints that define him "I had to believe, because frankly, I had come so...
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Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles"In this incredibly timely book, Les Standiford chronicles William Mulholland's heroic drive to bring water to Los Angeles and thus to create the city we know today. It's a powerful--and beautifully told--story of hubris, ingenuity, and, ultimately, deepest tragedy."--Erik Larson, bestselling author of Dead...
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Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke KahanamokuWaterman is the first comprehensive biography of Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968): swimmer, surfer, Olympic gold medalist, Hawaiian icon, waterman. Long before Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz made their splashes in the pool, Kahanamoku emerged from the backwaters of Waikiki to become America's first superstar Olympic...
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Wartime Writings 1939-1944This volume includes the aviator's letters to friends, autobiographical fragments, and meditations. Translated by Norah Purcell; Introduction by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Index.Author: Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPublisher: Mariner Books ClassicsPublished: 11/04/2002Pages: 264Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 8.53h x 5.54w x 0.64dISBN: 9780156027533About the Authorde Saint-Exupéry, Antoine: -...
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War and Other ProblemsWar and Other Problems tells the story of someone who grew up amid the hardships of the Vietnam War - with a father killed in the line of duty, a mother struggling to raise four children in a poor farming community, and the constant...
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Unyielding Resolve: Life Lessons from Charlie Kirk's Rise and InfluenceDiscover the Power of Faith-Driven Leadership in Today's WorldUnyielding Resolve: Life Lessons from Charlie Kirk's Rise and Influence offers an inspiring journey into the heart of enduring faith and principled leadership. This compelling narrative explores how steadfast belief can guide a young leader through...
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Tune in: The Beatles: All These YearsNow in paperback, Tune In is the New York Times bestseller by the world's leading Beatles authority - the first volume in a groundbreaking trilogy about the band that revolutionized music. The Beatles have been in our lives for half a century and surely...
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Trump Tweets: Best of the PresidencyPresident Donald Trump's Twitter account was unlike any other. It was a means to bypass the media. A way to broadcast accomplishments, campaign and shape the national narrative. A method of negotiation with businesses, politicians and foreign leaders. A tool for branding, persuasion and...
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Through the Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guantanamo BayAn inspiring true story about an American attorney and his client confronting prejudice and persecution in a prison outside the law, as one fights for the other's freedom, and the other fights for his life. "We'll be watching," the sergeant said, pointing at a...
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This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's Kid A and the Beginning of the 21st CenturyTHE MAKING AND MEANING OF RADIOHEAD'S GROUNDBREAKING, CONTROVERSIAL, EPOCHDEFINING ALBUM, KID A. In 1999, as the end of an old century loomed, five musicians entered a recording studio in Paris without a deadline. Their band was widely recognized as the best and most forward-thinking...
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This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis Devoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the WildWinner of the High Plains Book Award Best Book of the Year - Outdoor Writers Association of America"How could we have missed the swashbuckling story of Avis and Bernard DeVoto, tribunes of public lands, free speech and liberty itself? Thankfully we have it now...
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The Worst Day: A Plane Crash, a Train Wreck, and Remarkable Acts of Heroism in Washington, DCA REAL-LIFE DISASTER MOVIE: A minute-by-minute account of 2 simultaneous catastrophes during a 1982 blizzard--and the extraordinary courage of civilians and first responders For fans of Deep Survival and Adam Higginbotham's Midnight in Chernobyl and Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on...
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The World's Worst Assistant***An Instant New York Times Bestseller*** A Goodreads Choice Nominee for Best Humor Book One of Vulture's Best Comedy Books of 2022 One of Business Insider's Best Books About Celebrities One of NPR's Books We Love in 2022 One of Hudson's Best Books of...
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The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for AmericaFrom New York Times bestselling historian Douglas Brinkley comes a sweeping historical narrative and eye-opening look at the pioneering environmental policies of President Theodore Roosevelt, avid bird-watcher, naturalist, and the founding father of America's conservation movement.In this groundbreaking epic biography, Douglas Brinkley draws on...
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The Vanishing World of My Chicago Childhood: Growing Up on the South Side, 1945-1960"In the modern world we have invented ways of speeding up invention, and people's lives change so fast that a person is born into one kind of world, grows up in another, and by the time his children are growing up, lives in still...
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The Ultimate San Francisco Giants Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Giants Fans!Calling all San Francisco Giants fans!The Ultimate San Francisco Giants Trivia Book is a staple for anyone who loves baseball, sports trivia, and the G-Men. You will be tested on your knowledge of mind-blowing facts from not only the Giants of the City by...
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The Ultimate New York Rangers Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Rangers Fans!Want to be the Big Cheese in The Big Apple where New York Rangers trivia is concerned?Never lose another trivia game again with this fact-filled, fun Rangers trivia book!The franchise has become a New York landmark since making its NHL debut in 1926-27, and...
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The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of TruthWinner of the Bernard J. Brommel Award for Biography & MemoirBest Graphic Novels of the Year--ForbesJewish Book Award FinalistFinalist for the Chautauqua Prize For Persepolis and Logicomix fans, a New Yorker cartoonist's page-turning graphic biography of the fascinating Hannah Arendt, the most prominent philosopher...
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The Tale of the Panther and the Dove, Assata and LeilaThe Tale of the Panther and the Dove is a one of a kind compilation of Assata Shakur and Leila Khaled's most important and echoing statements, quotes and axioms. Two of the greatest revolutionaries in the history of the world are both featured here...
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The Story of Nelson Mandela: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersDiscover the life of Nelson Mandela--a story about uniting a country for kids ages 6 to 9Nelson Mandela was the first Black president of South Africa, and he dedicated his life to fighting for equal rights for all South Africans. Before he became a...
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