Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Remarkable Women of Sanibel & CaptivaIn the history of Sanibel and Captiva, countless women bucked the system to make their marks. In the early 1950s and '60s, Sarita Van Vlick and Zee Butler led the fight to preserve the island from unbridled growth and destruction. Helene Gralnick, in the...
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Legendary Locals of Idaho FallsIn 1864, a stage line driver named Matt Taylor and two associates decided Black Rock Canyon was the place for a toll bridge to handle traffic to and from Montana. The following year, their bridge opened and a town called Eagle Rock took shape....
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As I AmThe acclaimed autobiography from the Tony and Academy Award-winning actress casts Patricia Neal in her greatest role--as the indomitable heroine of her own incredible real-life story: "Destined for bestsellerdom" (Library Journal). Throughout her triumphant career, Patricia Neal faced a series of devastating challenges and...
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Ella Baker: Community Organizer of the Civil Rights MovementElla Josephine Baker (1903-1986) was among the most influential strategists of the most important social movement in modern US history, the Civil Rights Movement, yet most Americans have never heard of her. Behind the scenes, she organized on behalf of the major civil rights...
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Louis Armstrong: Jazz LegendLouis Armstrong, also known as "Satchmo" and "Pops", became an American jazz legend in the 1920s. His voice and skill with instruments helped him become a popular musician in a time where America was racially divided. Watch as this skilled musician learns to play,...
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National Geographic Readers: African-American History MakersLearn about the lives and accomplishments of four inspiring figures from American history all in one book: George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Meet civil rights leaders who were inspiring individuals as well as leaders in their fields:...
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Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!: My Adventures in the Alice Cooper GroupA hair-raising backstage memoir of the Alice Cooper Group, from the bassist and co-songwriter, co-written by the journalist who first covered the band for Rolling Stone, with an all new introduction by Alice Cooper."Before the world heard of KISS, the New York Dolls, Marilyn...
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Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and Off the TracksA vivid, first-hand account of Nobel Prize-winning singer and songwriter Bob Dylan as an artist, friend, and celebrity, illustrated with never-before-seen photographs, and told by an engaging raconteur who cut his own swathe through the turbulent counterculture. August 2014 marks 50 years since Bob...
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Curveball: How I Discovered True Fulfillment After Chasing Fortune and FameThe painfully honest and personal story of one of baseball's most intriguing players.In Curveball, Zito shares his story with honesty and transparency. The ups and the downs. The wins and losses. By sharing his experiences as a man who had everything except happiness, Zito...
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There Goes Ted Williams: Candlewick Biographies: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived"A glorious tribute to a baseball legend and a complicated human being." --School Library Journal Ted Williams was an ordinary kid who wanted one thing: to hit a baseball better than anyone else. So he practiced his swing every chance he got. And then...
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Molly Pitcher: Young American PatriotDescribes the legend of Revolutionary War heroine Molly Pitcher. Written in graphic-novel format.Author: Jason GlaserPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.90w x 0.10dISBN: 9780736868860Audience: Young AdultAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.7Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 105079 / Molly Pitcher: Young...
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Saint Patrick Retold: The Legend and History of Ireland's Patron SaintA gripping biography that brings together the most recent research to shed provocative new light on the life of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. Convicted in a trial by his elders in Britain and hounded by rumors...
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I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a HeroTwenty-five exceptional comic book creators join forces to share the heroic story of Gandhi in this inspiring graphic novel biography. As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated unfairly. Refusing to accept injustice, he came up with a brilliant...
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Tacitus: AgricolaThe first work of any great historian has always commanded attention, and Tacitus was ancient Rome's very greatest historian. His biography of his father-in-law, governor of Britain in the years AD 77-84, is a literary masterpiece: it combines penetrating political history with gripping military...
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Kanye West Owes Me $300: And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who Almost Made It BigIn this "triumphantly funny" (AV Club) memoir, comedian Jensen Karp tells the story of how, as a Jewish kid from the L.A. suburbs, he became a rap battle legend--and then almost became a star. "The funniest person I follow on Twitter finally got smart...
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Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little WarBased on Captain Matt Gallagher's controversial and popular blog, which the U.S. Army shut down in June 2008, "Kaboom" is a sardonic, unnerving, one-of-a-kind Iraq war memoir. "At turns hilarious, maddening and terrifying," providing "raw and insightful snapshots of conflict" ("Washington Post"), "Kaboom" resonates...
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Nicholas Miraculous: The Amazing Career of the Redoubtable Dr. Nicholas Murray ButlerTo those who loved him, like Teddy Roosevelt, he was "Nicholas Miraculous," the fabled educator who had a hand in everything; to those who did not, like Upton Sinclair, he was "the intellectual leader of the American plutocracy," a champion of "false and cruel...
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The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The Pei Years, 1889-1900The first edition of The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery was published in the 1980s, with fifty percent of the material removed to save space, as well as to reflect a quaint, marketable vision of small-town Canada. The editors were instructed to excise anything...
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Cicely Saunders: A Life and LegacyBorn at the end of World War One into a prosperous London family, Cicely Saunders struggled at school before gaining entry to Oxford University to read Politics, Philosophy and Economics. As World War Two gained momentum, she quit academic study to train as a...
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Political Power: Jimmy CarterJames Earl Carter, Jr.'s the hardest working former President of the United States. After serving as Georgia's 76th governor, Carter won the presidency during a tumultuous election cycle, serving one term from 1977-1981. Since leaving office, Carter has made a name for himself as...
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