Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft, Volume 1Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born to a well-to-do family in Providence, Rhode Island. As a child, he revealed remarkable precocity in his early interests in literature and science. Ill-health dogged him in youth, rendering his school attendance sporadic; and in 1908 he experienced a...
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The Proving Grounds: A Catholic on Ladder 17In this moving and insightful memoir, a veteran firefighter recounts his struggle to navigate the difficulties of his dangerous job while standing firm in his Catholic faith. Here is not only a thrilling window into life as an emergency worker, but also a gripping...
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The Lines That Make Us: Stories from Nathan's BusNathan Vass has been driving a Seattle city bus at night for the last decade. He began writing a popular blog, The View from Nathan's Bus, about his encounters with the riders of the No. 7 bus, which cuts through the heart of the...
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The Tale of a Wall: Reflections on the Meaning of Hope and FreedomLonglisted for the National Book AwardLonglisted for the PEN Translation PrizeA passionate prison memoir from a Palestinian man incarcerated for over 30 years in an Israeli prison--equal parts metaphysical love story and cry for justice "[A] kind of prose poem...that recalls the memoirs of...
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Mindfulness for Warriors: Empowering First Responders to Reduce Stress and Build Resilience (Book for Doctors, Police, Nurses, Firefighters, ParamedicLess than three months after retiring from a thirty-year law enforcement career, Kim Colegrove's husband chose suicide. Since that day, Colegrove has been helping first responders across the country practice techniques to cope with the stress and trauma that their works brings, and this...
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Baseball for Kids: A Young Fan's Guide to the History of the GameBatter up! A complete history of baseball for kids 5 to 7 Who invented baseball? How long has it been around? Who was the Great Bambino? Baseball for Kids answers all those burning questions and more as kids (ages 5-7) weave their way through...
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The Story of Jackie Robinson: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersDiscover the life of Jackie Robinson--a story about breaking down barriers for kids ages 6 to 9Jackie Robinson was the first Black Major League Baseball player and an important civil rights leader. Before he made history as a pioneer in sports, Jackie was a...
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Fishing and Other Follies: Including Self-Guided Fishing in ArgentinaAuthor: Charles ThacherPublisher: Archway PublishingPublished: 11/05/2024Pages: 358Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 6.22h x 9.13w x 1.26dISBN: 9781665762120
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The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the RainforestThis picture book biography tells the story of Meg Lowman, a groundbreaking female scientist called a "real life Lorax" by National Geographic, who was determined to investigate the marvelous, undiscovered world of the rainforest treetops. Meg Lowman was always fascinated by the natural world...
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Words from a Fashion Icon: Marilyn MonroeThe Fashion Icons Quote Series is a series of gift books full of inspiring and fabulous quotes from fashion icons across the generations. Words from a Fashion Icon: Marilyn Monroe is a fully illustrated collection of quotes with Megan Hess' iconic and hugely popular...
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Heaven in Ordinary: A Poet's Corner CollectionPoet's Corner is Malcolm Guite's delectable column that appears on the back page of the Church Times each week. This second collection brings together more than seventy columns created from little glimpses and reflections from all corners of the country, the musings of a...
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Beyoncé All the Songs: The Story Behind Every TrackThe latest instalment in the bestselling All The Songs series, this definitive book reveals the complete story behind every track Beyoncé has ever released. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF BEYONCÉ'S WORK EVER. THE DEFINITIVE, UNTOLD, RECORDING HISTORY OF BEYONCÉ, TOLD ALBUM-BY-ALBUM AND SONG-BY-SONG. In...
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Seeing GenderNow with a new foreword by National Book Award Winner Kacen Callender, this fascinating book on a relevant subject illustrates the complexities of gender and sexuality through history, science, sociology, and the author's own story. Gender is an intensely personal, yet universal, facet of...
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The Little Guide to Leonard Cohen: I'm Your ManA legend in music, with a career that spanned five decades, Cohen was globally renowned, praised and acclaimed for his poetry, novels, lyrics and artistic work. Cohen's most famous song, "Hallelujah" has been covered by such artists as John Cale, Rufus Wainwright and Jeff...
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The Living Stones: CornwallA classic travelogue by Britain's foremost female surrealist painter, which immerses the reader in a dreamlike Cornwall where landscape and legend meet "Her responses to the aura of place are keen, and her eye for detail is excitingly sharp" -- Sunday Times "She is...
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Thomas Becket and His WorldA life of England's most famous martyr, rooted in the currents of twelfth-century Europe. This book explores the turbulent life and violent death of Thomas Becket, one of the most controversial figures in the Middle Ages: a London merchant's son turned royal chancellor, an...
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Odyssey Moscow: One American's Journey from Russia Optimist to Prisoner of the State'A riveting tale of betrayal and lawlessness by the Russian Government, told by the most successful US investor in Russia' - Ambassador John Sullivan, US Ambassador to Russia 2020-22 It is dawn on Thursday, 14 February 2019, and armed FSB agents are raiding Michael...
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Maya AngelouIn this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Maya Angelou, the powerful speaker, writer and civil rights activist. Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age...
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Journey to the Center of the CrampsMore than a band, the Cramps are a uniquely special rock'n'roll phenomenon that has endured for over 35 years. Formed in the creative maelstrom of late 1970's New York by Ohio natives Lux Interior (Erick Purkhiser) and Poison Ivy Rorschach (Kirsty Wallace), the Cramps...
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The Honour Drum: Sharing the Beauty of Canada's Indigenous People with Children, Families and ClassroomsThe Honour Drum is a uniquely envisioned and crafted project shared between two Canadian friends--an Indigenous woman from the West Coast and a non-Indigenous man from Ontario--to reach children, families and classrooms across Canada and around the world with a message of great beauty...
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