Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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No Judgment: Essays"The essay collection everyone's talking about."--New YorkA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024: Elle, The Millions, LitHub, Nylon, BookPage, PureWow, and moreFrom the national bestselling novelist and essayist, a groundbreaking collection of brand-new pieces about the role of cultural criticism in our ever-changing world.In her...
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Never Quit: How One Man Overcame Adversity to Become America's Greatest MilerThe inspiring story of the faith, determination, and courage of an extraordinary American athleteGlenn Cunningham (1909-1988), a world-champion middle-distance runner, is considered by many the best American miler of all time. When Cunningham was seven, a fire in his school in Rolla, Kansas, left...
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Napoleon: Life of an EmperorFrom childhood dreams of joining the British Royal Navy to a dotage spent riding on a seesaw to improve his health, the true story of Napoleon Bonaparte is every bit as bizarre and fascinating as it is controversial. Napoleon rose up out of the...
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My Story: Faith, Family, FarmMeet Marjorie M. Beyersdorf, Wisconsin farm woman.After the tragic death of her mother, Marjorie and her older brother are placed into her grandfather's care. At her grandfather's Wisconsin home, her farm animal pets, a goat Nicky and a dog Teddy become her companions.Marjorie marries...
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My Life In Pieces-Writers, Rogues, The Road and The RockIreland, where Clancy became a professional writer, plays a significant role in this collection of journalism spanning four decades. Clancy has the eye. He froze a moment that captured The Troubles. This was a long time ago in Belfast. He watched a young boy,...
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My Life from Scratch: A Sweet Journey of Starting Over, One Cake at a TimeA former Hollywood insider trades the Hollywood Hills for Green Acres--and lives to tell about it in this hilarious, poignant treat of a memoir. As head of her celebrity sister's production company, Gesine Bullock-Prado had a closet full of designer clothes and the ear...
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My Heart Has Been in it from the Start"A fascinating look at a life lived on the cutting edge of technology and adventure." - Steven J. Snyder, Ph.D., Author of Leadership and the Art of Struggle: How Great Leaders Grow through Challenge and Adversity"Steve's insights show that true mastery lies in simplifying...
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My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and FutureAlice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author presents "a celebration of all things country music" (Ken Burns) as she reflects on her search for the first family of Black country music.Country music had brought Alice Randall and her activist mother together and even gave...
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My Battle Against Hitler: Defiance in the Shadow of the Third ReichNow with a new foreword by Sir Roger Scruton. How does a person become Hitler's enemy number one? Not through espionage or violence, it turns out, but by striking fearlessly at the intellectual and spiritual roots of National Socialism. Dietrich von Hildebrand was a...
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Music Is MedicineKnown as 'Miki' to all, Dr Mikl?s Pohl OAM, was fascinated to find that many of his ancestors were involved in playing music.That cultural influence continued Miki's arrival in Australia as a 9-year-old with his parents as refugees from the 1956 Hungarian revolution. He...
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Murdering Van GoghA startling take on the life and tragic death of one of the most prolific artists in history, challenging the conventional theory that Van Gogh killed himself but was, in fact, murdered.Dedicated to revealing the truth behind what really happened to Vincent van Gogh...
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Moving Through Life: Essential Lessons of DanceA story of resilience, joyful creativity, and the empowering potential of dance Moving through Life traces the journey of influential dancer, teacher, and choreographer Naomi Goldberg Haas. Sharing her lifelong love of movement, her experiences as a dancer with chronic health conditions, and accessible...
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Mothers Are Made: How One Mom Overcame Perfectionism, Self-Doubt, Loneliness, and Anxiety and Became a Better and Happier ParentA deeply personal motherhood memoir about how the challenges moms face daily sharpen them into stronger, braver, and better parents for their children. Motherhood is hard. It's full of plenty of moments where a mom might think, "I don't know if I can do...
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Mi luchaMi Lucha es la autobiograf?a y manifiesto pol?tico de Adolf Hitler, escrita en 1924 durante su encarcelamiento tras el fallido golpe de Estado conocido como el Putsch de M?nich. A lo largo de sus p?ginas, Hitler relata su vida, su ideolog?a y sus planes...
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Major Corrections: An Intellectual Biography of Sebastiano TimpanaroA trenchant analysis of the thought of Sebastiano Timpanaro, one of the most original leftist thinkers of the 20th century Sebastiano Timpanaro (1923-2000) was one of the most original leftist thinkers of the 20th century. His thought spans a unique range of subjects, from...
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Looking for Mary: Or, the Blessed Mother and MeEntering her fortieth year, Beverly Donofrio, a "lapsed Catholic," inexplicably begins collecting Virgin Mary memorabilia at yard sales. Her search for kitsch, however, soon becomes a spiritual quest, leading her to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medjugorje. There, she learns that...
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Little Myths Thor: The Making of a GodDive into Norse mythology and learn how Thor became a strong, hammer-wielding god in this exciting new picture book in the Little Myths series. Most people know Thor for being the super strong God of Thunder who could control lightning and who rode around...
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Lily and Hedwig - No Regrets: The Memoir of Two Fearless WomenHow can one live without regrets? In a unique and beautifully told story of their lives, best friends and co-authors Lily and Hedwig illustrate how holding onto a dream through thick and thin is the surest way to achieve it. Lily and Hedwig: No...
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Light and Material: Weaving and the Work of Nel OudemansNel Oudemans (1918-2002) was a gifted textile artist who was born in the Hague, Netherlands. As a young woman, she first attended the Karen Prestgard School of Weaving in Heidal, Norway and afterwards, sought further training at the Saterglantan School in Sweden. Oudemans' immigrated...
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Life Stories: Educator, Painter, Pilot, Stained-Glass ArtistThe life I've lived has been an unexpected adventure. I would never have believed that a little boy, who grew up in an impoverished family in Hurley, New Mexico, and had a poor early education, would have traveled the paths I have. But I...
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