Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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American Heroes: From the #1 Bestselling Authors of Walk in My Combat BootsIn this instant #1 national bestseller from the authors of Walk in My Combat Boots, "American Heroes is a gripping collection of firsthand accounts...capturing the indomitable spirit of our nation's finest" (Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List series)....
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Remainders of the Day: A Bookshop DiaryNew from the author of Confessions of a Bookseller and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, another hilariously grumpy year behind the counter at The Bookshop. Though diaries of daily life, Shaun Bythell has created an endearing and cozy world for booklovers,...
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Diary of a Young NaturalistFrom Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it. Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of a year in Dara's Northern Ireland home patch. Beginning...
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A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca NurseIn the winter of 1692 something terrible and frightening began in Salem Village. It started with several villagers having strange fits, screaming, and unnaturally contorting themselves, and ended with almost two hundred people in jail, and at least twenty-five dead. Witchcraft accusations--claims that some...
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The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the GreatThe unlikely king who saved England.Down swept the Vikings from the frigid North. Across the English coastlands and countryside they raided, torched, murdered, and destroyed all in their path. Farmers, monks, and soldiers all fell bloody under the Viking sword, hammer, and axe.Then, when...
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Plutarch's Lives for Boys and Girls (Yesterday's Classics)Selected lives from Plutarch admirably retold by W. H. Weston, including six Greeks (Aristides, Themistocles, Pelopidas, Timoleon, Alexander, Philopoemen) and six Romans (Coriolanus, Tiberius Gracchus, Caius Gracchus, Caius Marius, Julius Caesar, and Brutus). Introductory material by the reteller sets each life in its historical...
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Play, Louis, Play!: The True Story of a Boy and His HornThe childhood of Louis Armstrong was as fascinating as the great musician himself-and this chapter book biography tells it like never before. Play, Louis, Play! is written from the point of view of Louis' closest companion throughout his youth-his horn! In a jazz-inflected, exuberant...
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Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to WinA richly illustrated and inspiring book highlighting the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes from the 1800s to today, by the New York Times bestselling author of Women in Science. "This is one of the books we've been waiting for--a compendium of...
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Anarchism and Other EssaysEmma Goldman, once considered "the most dangerous woman in America," was a thinker so far ahead of her time that even to a modern reader, her views sound startlingly revolutionary. This collection of essays is an excellent introduction to her thoughts: ranging from her...
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Run Baby Run (New Edition): The True Story of a New York Gangster Finding ChristOne of the most influential Christian books of modern times, with over 12 million copies sold worldwide. The book is being re-issued with a compelling foreword by Tim Dilena to emphasize its relevance today. Nicky Cruz's powerful story of redemption, salvation and transformation is...
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Where Spirit Touches Matter: a journey toward wholenessInspired by his immigrant physician mother, who surmounted multiple obstacles in her forty-five year-career, Dr. Friedman worked through a twenty-year battle with depression to realize the life-saving power of committing himself to love, spirit, and service. This story of his personal journey toward wholeness...
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Bottle Tops: The Art of El AnatsuiThe inspiring biography of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui whose handmade sculptures, created from discarded bottle tops, have received international acclaim and been showcased around the world."If you touch something, you leave a charge on it and anybody else touching it connects with you, in...
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A Fullness of Uncertain Significance: Stories of Surgery, Clarity, & GraceWhen Dr. Bruce H. Campbell first set foot in a hospital as a seventeen-year-old nursing assistant, he observed the best and the worst of doctors, hospitals, and the entire health care team. These lessons returned to him and shaped his own journey as he...
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A'Ja WilsonLearn more about hard-working, awe-inspiring, record-breaking athletes in these profiles packed with action photos and fact-filled text suitable for young readers. Complete with overviews of the athletes' upbringings, the accomplishments and statistics that make them special, and how they continue to be heroes off...
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The Story of Anne Frank: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersDiscover the life of Anne Frank--a story about staying hopeful for kids ages 6 to 9 Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who lived during World War II, when people like her were killed just for being Jewish. Anne and her family were...
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The Negro Travelers' Green Book: 1954 Facsimile EditionIn the segregated US of the mid-twentieth century, African-American travelers could have a hard time finding towns where they were legally allowed to stay at night and hotels, restaurants, and service stations willing to serve them. Victor Hugo Green published the first annual volume...
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Stories Our Scars Tell: Hope, Healing, and Honesty about the Wounds We CarryAuthor: Brittany TinsleyPublisher: ACU Press/Leafwood PublishersPublished: 09/09/2025Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.21h x 5.62w x 0.58dISBN: 9781684261932About the AuthorBrittany Tinsley is a writer and speaker who shares her own story of self-injury to offer hope to others. Most recently, Brittany coauthored a chapter in...
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Inventions of the USAMeet brilliant American inventors and discover their marvelous inventions by means of the special see-through-page format. Be inspired to think up your own!Author: Carron BrownPublisher: Kane/Miller Book PublishersPublished: 03/01/2023Pages: 36Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 10.30h x 10.30w x 0.40dISBN: 9781684645176Audience: Ages 4-8
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A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from Baseball Star to Catholic PriestBurke Masters had the perfect game plan for his life: he was going to become a Major League Baseball player. As a star infielder for Mississippi State with a game-winning grand slam to help his team reach the College World Series, he was well...
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Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the WorldTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!A New York Times Book Review Editor's Pick"Secrets of the Sprakkar is a fascinating window into what a more gender-equal world could look like, and why it's worth striving for. Iceland is doing a lot to level the playing field: paid parental...
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