Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: By Diogenes LaertiusEveryone wants to live a meaningful life. Long before our own day of self-help books offering twelve-step programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient Greece explored the riddle of what makes a life worth living, producing a wide variety of...
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The Princess Royal: From Princess Mary to Princess AnneAn engrossing account of the life of Princess Anne and how her role was shaped by the six women who served as Princess Royal before her. Ideal for readers of Gyles Brandreth, Ingrid Seward and Hugo Vickers. To understand what it is to be...
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Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the CenturyIn the spirit of Furious Love, a sweeping and heartbreaking Hollywood biography about the passionate, turbulent marriage of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, based on new research, including exclusive access to uncovered correspondence, interviews with their friends and family, and a groundbreaking exploration of...
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Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim CrowBaseball Hall of Famer Leroy Satchel Paige (1906 - 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction....
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Me: Elton John Official AutobiographyINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend. Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a...
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10 Dead Guys You Should Know: Standing on the Shoulders of GiantsTen fascinating bite-sized biographies of the Christians people expect you to know.While Christians have always prized the Bible as our ultimate authority in matters of faith and practice, we also recognize that the Christian life is an intergenerational and communal activity. This collection of...
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Grief's Country: A Memoir in PiecesGail Griffin had only been married for four months when her husband's body was found in the Manistee River, just a few yards from their cabin door. The terrain of memoir is full of stories of grief, though Grief's Country: A Memoir in Pieces...
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Las Chicas Son Guerreras / Women Are Warriors: 25 Rebels Who Changed the World: 25 Rebeldes Que Cambiaron El MundoDescubre a 26 mujeres rebeldes de la historia que cambiaron el mundo y demostraron que las chicas #somosguerreras. Hemos reunido aquí las vidas alucinantes de 26 superguerreras. Algunas son muy famosas y otras no han tenido la misma suerte, pero todas ellas han hecho...
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Blown: The Incredible Story of John Goldsmith: Racehorse Trainer, Gambler and Wartime Secret AgentAn English racehorse trainer and horse dealer's son, John Goldsmith was born and brought up in Paris and spoke fluent French. In 1942 he was recruited in to the legendary Special Operations Executive, or SOE, and dropped three times behind enemy lines. On each...
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My Name Is Arnaktauyok: The Life and Art of Germaine ArnaktauyokGermaine Arnaktauyok is one of the Canadian North's most prolific and recognizable artists. In this book, she tells the story of her life in her own words: her very traditional Inuk life growing up in Nunavut at a camp near Igloolik, and her experiences...
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Book of MutterA fragmented, lyrical essay on memory, identity, mourning, and the mother.Writing is how I attempt to repair myself, stitching back former selves, sentences. When I am brave enough I am never brave enough I unravel the tapestry of my life, my childhood.--from Book of...
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The Godfather of PokerFascinating true-life adventure of an American treasure, a man who bluffed death, survived the mean streets of Fort Worth and mob-run Las Vegas, and bet millions of dollars on everything from poker to golf, to become a two-time world champion poker player. The story...
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Four Legs Move My Soul: The Authorized Biography of Dressage Olympian Isabell WerthAn illuminating look at the story behind the success of one of the best dressage riders in the world. German Olympian Isabell Werth has six Olympic gold medals and scores of championship titles to her name--there are few her equal on paper. But an...
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Biographie En Images: Voici Viola DesmondSee below for English description.Faites la rencontre de Viola Desmond, entrepreneure et véritable pionnière en matière d'égalité raciale au Canada.Par un jour pluvieux de novembre 1946, Viola, de passage à Glasgow en Nouvelle-Écosse, décide d'aller au cinéma. Elle s'installe dans la section officieusement réservée...
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From the Tundra to the Trenches"My name is Weetaltuk; Eddy Weetaltuk. My Eskimo tag name is E9-422." So begins From the "Tundra to the Trenches." Weetaltuk means "innocent eyes" in Inuktitut, but to the Canadian government, he was known as E9-422: E for Eskimo, 9 for his community, 422...
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The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a PresidentThe definitive family biography of President Donald Trump.The revealing story of the Trumps mirrors America's transformation from a land of striving immigrants to a world in which the aura of wealth alone can guarantee a fortune. The Trumps begins with a portrait of President...
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Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded AgeA fresh look at the life and times of Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Claflin, two sisters whose radical views on sex, love, politics, and business threatened the white male power structure of the nineteenth century and shocked the world. Here award-winning author Myra MacPherson...
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Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography"Neil Patrick Harris's Choose Your Own Autobiography is one of the best celeb memoirs I've ever read."--The Phoenix News Seeking an exciting read that puts the "u" back in "aUtobiography"? Look no further than Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography In this entertaining...
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Terence Fisher: Master of Gothic CinemaFrom The Curse of Frankenstein to The Horror of Dracula, The Phantom of the Opera to The Mummy, and The Curse of the Werewolf to The Devil Rides Out, Terence Fisher was Hammer's acclaimed Gothic specialist, and is celebrated across the globe for directing...
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Marie Curie: A Quest for LightMarie Curie's exceptional life and groundbreaking research changed the world, expanding scientific understanding, and creating new opportunities for women, as explored in this lavishly illustrated graphic biography endorsed by the Curie Estate. Curie's unique drive--against all odds--to understand Nature's ways and laws led to...
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