Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Walden and Civil DisobedienceHenry David Thoreau's account of his adventure in self-reliance on the shores of a pond in Massachusetts--part social experiment, part spiritual quest--is an enduringly influential American classic. In 1845, Thoreau began building a cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The inspiring and lyrical...
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Up North in Michigan: A Portrait of Place in Four SeasonsNorthern Michigan is a place, like all places, in change. Over the past half century, its landscape has been bulldozed, subdivided, and built upon. Climate change warms the water of the Great Lakes at an alarming rate--Lake Superior is now the fastest-warming large body...
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Uplifted: The Evolution of a Climbing Life"A refreshing memoir, fast, fun, and joyous." -- Alex Honnold, climber featured in Free Solo and author of Alone on the WallHow is a person changed by commitment to their passion, and how does their commitment change over time? These are questions that esteemed...
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Unredacted: Russia, Trump, and the Fight for DemocracyThe intelligence officer behind the explosive "Steele Dossier" steps out of the shadows, revealing a searing new report on the threat Putin and Trump pose to democracy, based on alarming intelligence exposed in these pages for the first time"Putin is now desperate to have...
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Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy DivisionIn Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, Peter Hook, bassist for the legendary, groundbreaking band Joy Division, takes readers backstage with the group that helped define the sound of a generation and influenced artists such as U2, Radiohead, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Unlike other...
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Truth Demands: A Memoir of Murder, Oil Wars, and the Rise of Climate Justice"Essential reading, filled with exactly the kind of truth that this precarious moment demands." --Kaira Jewel Lingo, author of We Were Made for These Times Abby Reyes lost her partner, Terence Unity Freitas, as he and two others were murdered after departing Kajka Ika--the...
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Trump - The Art of The Tweet: The President Elect In 140 CharactersDonald Trump is the master of Twitter and The Art of The Tweet.Author: Richard Carlton LondonPublisher: BlurbPublished: 01/06/2017Pages: 210Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44dISBN: 9781366528605This title is not returnable
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TrumanThe Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by America's beloved and distinguished historian. The life of Harry S. Truman is...
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Transformer: Awakening From A Spiritual Coma - A Nick Shakoour AutobiographyWHAT IF YOU MET GOD? HOW WOULD YOU BE TRANSFORMED AFTERHAVING DOUBTED HIS EXISTENCE? BUCKLE UP AND RIDE ALONGSIDE NICK AS YOU ESCAPE CIVIL WARUPRISINGS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, FIND REFUGE IN A NEW COUNTRY, DIVE INTO A CHAOTIC ACTING CAREER, AND UNEXPECTEDLY ENCOUNTERTHE...
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To the Limit: The Untold Story of the EaglesThe definitive, unauthorized biography of The Eagles by the New York Times bestselling biographer To the Limit is the unauthorized account of the group from its earliest years through the breakup, solo careers, and reunions. Blending the country and folk music of the late...
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Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in JapanNOW A MAX ORIGINAL SERIES. A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist who "pulls the curtain back on ... [an] element of Japanese society that few Westerners ever see" (San Francisco Examiner). Jake Adelstein is...
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Time on My Hands: A Collector's Journey in the World of WatchesThe joy of the journey is one that is identifiable to all collectors, no matter the object of their desire.There are books written about watches, watch companies, and watchmakers but very few exist written from the perspective of the watch collector. Enter: Mitch Katz....
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Those Who Stayed: A Vietnam DiaryAn American Eyewitness in Vietnam at the End of War and Beginning of Peace By the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, almost all Americans and thousands of terrified Vietnamese had left Saigon, fearing the bloodbath predicted by many if the Communists...
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Thorns, Lust, and Glory: The Betrayal of Anne BoleynIn this groundbreaking biography of Queen Anne Boleyn, learn how the ill-fated second wife of Renaissance England's Henry XVIII met her downfall-and how she came to be so vilified and misunderstood. Anne Boleyn has mesmerized the general public for centuries. Her tragic execution at...
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This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western MindA haunting, magnificently written memoir by Ivan Doig about growing up in the American West Ivan Doig grew up in the rugged wilderness of western Montana among the sheepherders and denizens of small-town saloons and valley ranches. What he deciphers from his past with...
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This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My LifeNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot--from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz "This American Ex-Wife is a...
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Thin PlacesAn Indies Introduce Selection for Winter/Spring 2022Both a celebration of the natural world and a memoir of one family's experience during the Troubles, Thin Places is a gorgeous braid of "two strands, one wondrous and elemental, the other violent and unsettling, sustained by vividly...
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The World Walk: 7 Years. 28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. a Grand Meditation, One Step at a Time.For fans of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and Suleika Jaouad's Between Two Kingdoms, the invigorating true story of a man and his dog who circled the globe on foot. "Gripping . . . The World Walk poignantly grapples with strength and vulnerability, love...
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The World Walk: 7 Years. 28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. a Grand Meditation, One Step at a Time.For fans of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and Suleika Jaouad's Between Two Kingdoms, the invigorating true story of a man and his dog who circled the globe on foot. "Gripping . . . The World Walk poignantly grapples with strength and vulnerability, love...
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The Wit & Wisdom of Winston Churchill: A Treasury of More Than 1,000 Quotations and Anecdotes"Courageous, bellicose and humorous. . . . To anyone who wishes to have a generous source of quotations, this is the one. Churchill address audiences for seven decades. To those who follow World War II, this is an inspiring book to read and keep...
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