Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Desert QueenSTONEWALL BOOK AWARD HONOR BEST OF THE YEAR Booklist - BookPage - Kirkus - BCCB In a kaleidoscope of desert sands and swirling skirts, Queen Harish takes flight. This picture book biography, spun in vibrant verse by Jyoti Gopal, traces the journey of a...
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The Story of Marie Curie: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersDiscover the life of Marie Curie--a story for kids 6 to 9 about discovering big things through hard workMarie Curie was one of the most celebrated scientists in history. Before she changed the world with her discoveries in physics and chemistry, Marie was an...
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Riders in the Sky: Romancing the West with Music and Humor" . . . Bobbie and Bill Malone secure the Riders' rightful place in country music history, recounting the story of their remarkable journey, which simultaneously entertained millions of people and revived the venerable American tradition of the singing cowboy." --Ken Burns and Dayton...
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The Witch's Daughter: My Mother, Her Magic, and the Madness That Bound UsAcclaimed indie musician and songwriter Orenda Fink's lyrical and moving memoir about growing up with a mother who battled mental illness and addiction is a "master text on surviving trauma as a child and adult" (Phoebe Bridgers). Each night, Orenda Fink's darkly charismatic mother...
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Asian American Women of AchievementAuthor: Sara Rowe MountPublisher: Referencepoint PressPublished: 08/01/2025Pages: 64Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.30h x 3.80w x 0.30dISBN: 9781678210540Audience: Young Adult
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Meet Cristiano Ronaldo: World Cup Soccer SuperstarManchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most celebrated forwards around. In 2018 he became the first player to ever win five Champions League titles. And he's scored over 700 goals! Find out how Ronaldo went from watching soccer scrimmages from the sidelines...
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Maria Montessori*Celebrate Italian Heritage Read (New York Public Library)* In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Maria Montessori, the pioneering teacher and researcher. Maria grew up in Italy at a time when girls...
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Post-Man: Essays on Being a Neurodivergent Non-Binary PersonIntimate confessionals on contemporary masculinity and neurodivergence from a non-binary perspectiveIn this divisive moment in the history of gender politics, Alex Manley navigates life as a neurodivergent non-binary person and explores their dislocations from the norm.Post-Man delves into the ways in which Manley has...
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For My LegionariesFor My Legionaries is the passionate autobiography of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, a Romanian patriot from the early 20th Century who founded the Legion of Michael the Archangel, also known as The Iron Guard. This unprecedented movement saw itself as a crusade in the modern...
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Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World-Traveling Bug HunterBack in 1881, when Evelyn Cheesman was born, English girls were expected to be clean and dressed in frilly dresses. But Evelyn crawled in dirt and collected glow worms in jars. When girls grew up they were expected to marry and look after children....
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When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent my Time in Hell: A memoir of my year as an Army Nurse in VietnamWhen she was 18, Barbara Hesselman joined the Army to finance her nursing education. A little more than four years later, and with less than six months of nursing experience, she was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in South Vietnam. On the neurosurgical...
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Wayfinding: A MemoirThroughout her life, Renee Gilmore has been in love with the open road. Her passion for exploration has taken her across all seven continents-but the real journey has been much more personal. In Wayfinding, she confronts the impetus behind her wanderlust: a lifetime shaped...
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Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak"Readers will be fascinated. . . . A haunting reminder of how precious democracy is."--Kirkus ReviewsThe inspiring true story of the Zalli family, forced to rebuild their lives in a new, uncertain landBorn in poverty-stricken Albania, twin sisters Argita and Detina Zalli always dreamed...
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Baltic Souls: Remarkable Life Stories from Estonia, Latvia, and LithuaniaA monumental journey through Baltic history and culture, in which we encounter well-known personalities and forgotten ones, and a disconcerting picture of Europe in the twentieth century. From 1999 to 2010, Jan Brokken explored life stories in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The result was...
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Tex Simone: The Man Who Saved Baseball in SyracuseTex Simone: The Man Who Saved Baseball in Syracuse tells the unforgettable story of a local legend whose love for baseball brought the community together. From humble beginnings, Tex Simone's life journey led him to become a cornerstone of the Syracuse Chiefs, tirelessly working...
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Going to Maine: All the Ways to Fall on the Appalachian TrailFrom comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks comes a memoir about the thing she can't seem to shut up about-- her life changing thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. 25-year-old Sally has no reason to upend her comfortable, conventional life to spend 5 months hiking the Appalachian...
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The Best We Could: Healing from Intergenerational TraumaAn indomitable human spirit ... is it something with which one is born? Or does one learn not to survive, but to thrive? In this "memoir of becoming well," Ellyn Mantell shares her profound journey of healing from childhood trauma. Raised by parents whose...
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WillThe instant #1 New York Times bestseller! "It's the best memoir I've ever read." --Oprah Winfrey "Will Smith isn't holding back in his bravely inspiring new memoir . . . An ultimately heartwarming read, Will provides a humane glimpse of the man behind the...
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An Incredible Journey: From East Prussia, via Shanghai and Colombia to New York A Jewish Family History 1929 to 2017I dedicate this book to my son Leslie, because he agreed to travel with me to Shanghai, Bogota, and my birthplace Gumbinnen, otherwise this book would never have been written. Now he knows my background, and he can answer any questions his children and...
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Meet Caitlin Clark: Basketball SuperstarCaitlin Clark has gotten more buzz than any other female basketball player in history. And for good reason. In 2024, the starting guard for the Indiana Fever scored more points than any other college women's player had ever scored in a season and led...
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