Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Ellmann's Joyce: The Biography of a Masterpiece and Its MakerThe story of the most acclaimed literary biography of the twentieth century--an ingeniously plotted, behind-the-scenes account of how the literary critic and scholar Richard Ellmann shaped James Joyce's reputation. Richard Ellmann's James Joyce, published in 1959, was hailed by Anthony Burgess as "the greatest...
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Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining LifeFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionWinner of the WSU AOS Bonner Book AwardWinner of the 2022 At Home With Growing Older Impact Award The New York Times bestseller from physician and award-winning writer...
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Einstein: His Life and UniverseBy the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his...
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Dyke Delusions: Essays & ObservationsDyke Delusions: Essays and Observations is a nonlinear memoir that reclaims the notion of self as it reminds us to sit with the discomfort that comes with the journey. In a mix of personal essays and cultural criticism, Samantha Mann confronts body politics, motherhood,...
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Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Rainingn we get some reality in here?ߡsks Judy Sheindlin, former supervising judge for Manhattan Family Court. For twenty-four years she has laid down the law as she understands it: ● If you want to eat, you have to work. ● If you have children,...
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African ChildhoodNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and of her headstrong, unforgettable mother. "This is not a book you read just once, but a tale of terrible...
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Dolly PartonIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Dolly Parton, the singer-songwriter and businesswoman. Little Dolly grew up in Tennessee in a family 'as poor as dirt'. She started performing at an early age,...
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DK Super Readers Level 3 Sports SuperstarsHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about sports legends with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 3: Sports Superstars will help children learn all about their favourite sports GOATs! It is...
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DK Super Readers Level 3 Abraham LincolnHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about US President Abraham Lincoln with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 3: Abraham Lincoln will help children learn all about the life of Abraham...
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DK Super Readers Level 3 Caitlin ClarkHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about basketball superstar Caitlin Clark with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 3: Caitlin Clark is a beautifully designed reader which will teach children all...
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Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of FriendshipsCelebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR, where she cemented...
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Defying Hitler: A MemoirWritten in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, Sebastian Haffner's memoir of the rise of Nazism in Germany offers a unique portrait of the lives of ordinary German citizens between the wars. Covering 1907 to 1933, his eyewitness account provides a portrait of a country...
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Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi GermanyA fascinating portrait of the progressive female trailblazer and US Secretary for Labor who navigated the foreboding rise of Nazism in her battle to make America a safer place for refugees. She was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, the longest-serving...
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Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to YouTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Through honest stories and inspiring lessons from her life, A'ja Wilson reminds us to never doubt who we are or apologize for being true to ourselves. Dear Black Girls is a must-read for every Black girl out there."...
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Daughters of Palestine: A Memoir in Five GenerationsFrom Palestine to Texas in 100 years, this epic family tale follows five generations of Christian women as their family's intimate dramas--full of hope, fear, grief, and joy-- play out against a backdrop of violence that would rip them from their homeland. Leyla King...
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Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena RamírezMeet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for winning ultramarathons in her traditional skirts and rubber sandals, in this nonfiction picture book. From the copper canyons of Mexico, her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a...
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Dancing with Muddy: Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, and My Lucky Life in and Out of the BluesJerry Portnoy grew up in Chicago hearing the blues being played outside his father's rug store on famed Maxwell Street during the late 1940s and early '50s. After dropping out of college, he became immersed in the colorful world of pool hustlers like Cornbread...
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Culinary Leverage: A Journey Through the Heat"...raw, humble, and darkly funny."-Chef Jacques Pepin"Honest. Eye-opening. Harrowing. Brilliant." -Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general of the United States"...a framework for living that applies equally to the pro kitchen, the boardroom, and the family table." -Gail Simmons, food expert, TV host and author...
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American--"in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself" (NPR). -...
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Create Dangerously: The Power and Responsibility of the ArtistA call to arms for artists, in particular those who came from an immigrant background, like he did. - "To create today means to create dangerously. Every publication is a deliberate act, and that act makes us vulnerable to the passions of a century...
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