Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Son of a Nun: An East to West Side StoryIt took me years to appreciate and a lifetime of memories to reflect, but it only took a glance at my grandmother's photo hanging on my Kelly green living room wall and within minutes this story started to evolve. This photo was discovered by...
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The Uncomfortable Confessions of a Preacher's Kid: A memoirBorn into an evangelical church family, Ronna grows up feeling lonely and unloved. She perceives herself as different-and thereby, unwanted-alienated by a faith hostile to outsiders. Unbeknownst to Ronna, her preacher-father is a closeted homosexual, inwardly raging at his suppressed sexuality. He raises his...
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Novelist as a VocationNEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - An insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller--and a unique look at the craft of writing from the beloved and best-selling author of 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running."Murakami...
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Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan RickmanAn international bestsellerOne of Barnes & Noble's Best Biographies & Memoirs of 2022Selected by the Guardian as one of the best books of 2022 Madly, Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman--one of the most magnetic, beloved performers of our...
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Translating Christ: The Memoirs of Herman Peter Aschmann, Wycliffe Bible TranslatorTold through private conversations and personal correspondence between Herman Aschmann and the author, with additional insight from Aschmann's family and friends, Translating Christ pieces together the life of Herman Aschmann, Wycliffe Bible translator, and his wife as they lived and worked among the Totonac...
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In the Shadow of the MobAt first, living in the shadow of the mob didn't seem so bad. Sure, Carl's parents didn't get along, and his extended family treated them all like outcasts. But Carl and his family had practically everything that money could buy . . . until...
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Realistic Visionary: A Portrait of George WashingtonIn Realistic Visionary the renowned George Washington scholar Peter Henriques seeks to humanize the first president without diminishing him. Henriques's Washington makes mistakes, is sensitive to criticism, and is slow to accept blame, but he is also the greatest man of his age, a...
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Fanny and StellaLondon, April 1870: Fanny and Stella were no ordinary Victorian women. They were young men who liked to dress as women. Stella was the most beautiful female impersonator of her day, Fanny her inseparable companion. With a cast of peers and politicians, detectives and...
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Pocahontas: The Life and the Legend"Sets the record straight in almost every instance. . . . Pocahontas is an outstanding book--by far the most sensible and complete to date."--Book World The amazing story and alluring personality of Pocahontas (1595-1617) have endured the enlargement of legend and the distortions of...
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To the Temple of Tranquility...and Step on It!: A MemoirBeloved actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. shares hilarious and poignant stories of his improbable life, focusing on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons, the origins of his environmental activism, addiction and recovery, and his lifelong search for wisdom...
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The Napoleonic WarsWritten by one of Britain's best known and most respected military historians, this is the essential account of the Napoleonic campaigns. Now in a new condensed and accessible edition!This is popular history at its most engrossing, providing a vivid introduction to Napoleon's astonishing career...
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Vanishing Fleece Lib/E: Adventures in American WoolA fast-paced account of the year Clara Parkes spent transforming a 676-pound bale of fleece into saleable yarn, and the people and vanishing industry she discovered along the way. Join Clara Parkes on a cross-country adventure and meet a cast of characters that includes...
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Andrew Carnegie Lib/EAuthor: David NasawPublisher: Gildan Media CorporationPublished: 03/01/2015Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200558483About the AuthorNasaw, David: - Coming soon...Gardner, Grover: - Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" and a Golden...
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Louisa May Alcott Lib/E: A Personal BiographyAuthor: Susan CheeverPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 11/02/2010Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200106110About the AuthorCheever, Susan: - Susan Cheever is the author of both nonfiction and fiction works, including My Name is Bill, Note Found in a Bottle, As Good As I Could Be, Home Before Dark, and...
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Some Girls Lib/E: My Life in a HaremAuthor: Jillian LaurenPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 08/03/2010Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200103683About the AuthorLauren, Jillian: - Jillian Lauren is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Some Girls and the novel Pretty. Jillian holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University, and her writing...
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Jack Hinson's One-Man War Lib/EAuthor: Tom C. McKenneyPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 11/15/2016Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665294980About the AuthorMcKenney, Tom C.: - Tom C. McKenney is a retired infantry officer and parachutist in the United States Marine Corps, having served in Korea and Vietnam. An experienced author, Tom has contributed articles...
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Secret Slave Lib/E: Kidnapped and Abused for 13 Years. This Is My Story of SurvivalAuthor: Anna RustonPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 01/30/2018Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665237802About the AuthorRuston, Anna: - Anna Ruston is now building a normal, happy family life for herself and her children. Secret Slave is her first book.Adele, Faye: - Faye Adele is a voice actor who is...
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Ain't She Pretty: Looking Back - A Funeral Director's MemoirsMany think of a funeral home as a somber, depressing place. However, the word "home" means it is a place of comfort and a place that brims with life rather than death. "Funerals are for the living" is a commonly known truth. Families who...
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Because It's Israel: An Aliyah OdysseyWhen young law student Arthur Miller books a trip to Israel for himself and his new wife Ronnie in the aftermath of the Six Day War, he unknowingly begins an odyssey that will last almost four decades. After thirty-five years of annual visits, he...
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Breaking Through: John B. McLendon, Basketball Legend and Civil Rights PioneerWinner, William Rockhill Nelson AwardJohn B. McLendon was the last living prot g of basketball's inventor, Dr. James Naismith, and one of the "top ten basketball coaches of the century" in Billy Packer's opinion. McLendon's amazing records in college and pro basketball earned him...
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