Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Out in the Army: My Life as a Gay SoldierSeeking escape from the quiet Welsh countryside, James Wharton joined the British Army. Along the way, he faced a battle of his own: finding the courage to tell his fellow soldiers he is gay.Written with searing honesty, James charts his incredible journey from punch...
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Mud Ball - How I Dug Myself Out of the Daily GrindI couldn't teach another lesson. Nor could I tolerate another day with a boss, a punch card, and the indigestion I suffered from bolting my muesli. This was why I'd spent the past five months camping in a remote Turkish field. Then the first...
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Inside the Mind of XI JinpingXi Jinping wants to become the world's most powerful leader. To succeed, he must balance Mao's Little Red Book with the Analects of Confucius, and more.For Xi, the task ahead of China is to preserve the guiding ideology of Marxism, while challenging mistaken credos...
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The Letters of Gertrude Bell Volumes I and IIAuthor: Gertrude BellPublisher: Benediction BooksPublished: 12/05/2009Pages: 722Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.75dISBN: 9781849029094This title is not returnable
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Why Aren't They Shouting?: A Banker's Tale of Change, Computers and Perpetual CrisisWhen Kevin Rodgers embarked on his career in finance, dealing rooms were seething with clamouring traders and gesticulating salesmen. Nearly three decades later, the feverish bustle has gone and the loudest noise you're likely to hear is the gentle tapping of keyboards. Why Aren't...
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Who Are You: The Life of Pete TownshendAn accurate, detailed and fascinating account of the life of a man whose story should have been told in this much detail long ago. Author Mark Wilkerson interviewed Townshend himself and several of Townshend's friends and associates for this biography.Author: Mark WilkersonPublisher: Omnibus PressPublished:...
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Make Believe: A True StoryIn Make Believe, Diana Athill, acclaimed author of Instead of a Letter and Stet, remembers her turbulent friendship with Hakim Jamal, a young black convert to the teachings of Malcolm X, whom she met in London in the late 1960s. Despite a desperately troubled...
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Women of Faith and Courage: Susanna Wesley, Fanny Crosby, Catherine Booth, Mary Slessor and Corrie Ten BoomThrough some of the best-loved heroines of the Christian faith, God's glory is manifest as He accomplishes significant things through imperfect people. In Women of Faith readers discover the remarkable stories of Susanna Wesley, Fanny Crosby, Catherine Booth, Mary Slessor and Corrie ten Boom....
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The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering TyrantNader Shah, ruler of Persia from 1736 to 1747, embodied ruthless ambition, energy, military brilliance, cynicism and cruelty. His reign was filled with bloodshed, betrayal and horror. Yet Nader Shah is central to Iran's early modern history. From a shepherd boy he rose to...
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György Ligeti: Of Foreign Lands and Strange SoundsThe combination of new insights into Ligeti by people who knew him with new analytical approaches will make this a core publication not only for Ligeti scholars, but also for readers interested in post-war music history and in Hungarian culture. Shortlisted for the RPS...
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The Spy Who Came in from the Co-Op: Melita Norwood and the Ending of Cold War EspionageA story of wartime intelligence, super-power relations and spies and their handlers - seen through the experience of Melita Norwood. On September 11th 1999 The Times newspaper carried the front page article "Revealed: the quiet woman who betrayed Britain for 40 years. The spy...
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The Armageddon Experience: -A Nuclear Weapons Test Memoir-A chilling echo of the nuclear fear permeating America's public during the Cold War with the Soviet Union is growing louder today, with new reports about North Korea's progress on atomic weapons and long-range missiles, Iran's desire for similar technologies, and Russia's and China's...
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Suleiman the Magnificent: The Life and Legacy of the Ottoman Empire's Most Famous Sultan*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingIn terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. The city had been an imperial capital as far back as the 4th...
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EXO: K-Pop Superstars: The Unofficial BiographyExtensively researched, this book weaves in the backstories of each of the nine individual members with the story of the band as a whole, as well as detailing the support from their incredible fanbase, EXO-L. As any EXO-L knows, EXO come from an alien...
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StendhalThis is a book about the life and work of a singular writer, an author well-known for his biographies and travel writing but most famous for his novels The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma. As a child, Stendhal witnessed the...
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Serial Killers: True Stories of the World's Worst MurderersCharles Manson was the illegitimate child of a teenage prostitute; in 1969, on his orders, eight people were hacked to death in an orgy of violence. Ted Bundy had the power to charm women. With his arm in a fake sling, he used to...
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The Faces of CrimeFBI Forensic Artist and Laboratory Supervisor Gene O'Donnell traveled the world for 32 years to draw the faces of criminals waiting for him in the memories of their victims. Sometimes the only witnesses he had were the skeletal remains found along a lonesome highway....
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Heart of Dart-Ness: Bullseyes, Boozers and Modern BritainIn Heart of Dartness, TV's Ned Boulting sets out to answer the forty-something year old question: What, exactly is darts? Is it a sport, a freak show, a side-show, a pantomime, a riot or a party? From Purfleet to Minehead, Milton Keynes to Frankfurt,...
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The White Album: Revolution, Politics & Recording: The Beatles and the World in 1968By 1968, the Summer of Love was over--and society's turmoil was reflected by The Beatles in the studio. The result, known as The White Album, featured an eccentric, eclectic mixture of styles, techniques, and unconventional songs. This in-depth exploration of the classic work has...
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For the Love of DanceThe autobiography of Dame Beryl Grey, now in paperback. Dame Beryl's life is defined by her love of dance. Both as a ballerina and an Artistic Director she helped make British ballet the powerhouse it is today. Knowing and working with virtually everyone in...
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