Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated MemoirA national bestseller and American Book Award winner, The Best We Could Do is an intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam from debut author Thi Bui. In what Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen calls "a book to...
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The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a timeless literary treasure that offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of America's most iconic founding fathers. In this engaging memoir, Franklin recounts his remarkable journey from humble beginnings to becoming a...
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The 10 Christians Everyone Should Know: Lives of the Faithful and What They Mean to YouJane Austen, Sergeant York, Saint Patrick--What did they have in common?Two thousand years and still going strong: that's the story of Christianity. And while the Christian martyrs and saints and orators may have gotten more press, the fact is the faith has been carried...
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"That Sh*t Will Never Sell!": The Story of the Men Who Sold The World What it Didn't Know it Wanted. Again and AgainDiscover how some of the world's most iconic drinks brands came to life - or didn't. Celebrated creative and marketing guru, David Gluckman, shares insider stories from decades of work in the surprising world of booze branding. From the bootlegging days of the 1930s...
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Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion"Sometimes I've taken home the trophy, sometimes I've stumbled or tripped over my own feet. But every move I've made has shaped me into the person I am today."Season after season, millions of fans tune into Dancing with the Stars to watch Derek Hough,...
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Strong and Fearless Faith: 52 Inspiring Stories of Black BelieversMiddle-grade readers will encounter 52 short biographies of unsung heroes of the Christian faith, including activists, pastors, and missionaries. Along the way, kids will learn about the trials and triumphs of the Black Americans who shaped our nation's history. Throughout history, stories of brave...
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Steely Dan's AjaAja was the album that made Steely Dan a commercial force on the order of contemporaries like Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles and Chicago. A double-platinum, Grammy-winning bestseller, it lingered on the Billboard charts for more than a year and spawned three hit singles. Odd,...
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Sink: A MemoirONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2023, BET'S FAVORITE MEMOIRS OF 2023, AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD 2024 "A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about...
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Simply More: A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They're Too MuchIn this vulnerable and enlightening book of life lessons, globally renowned performer Cynthia Erivo draws from her singular experience to show us how to embrace being "too much" and to live up to the fullest iteration of ourselves. It is never too late to...
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Silent Moves, Loud StreetsSilent Moves, Loud Streets is a gripping urban tale that delves deep into the hidden lives of individuals navigating two contrasting worlds-the quiet, calculated moves made behind the scenes and the loud, vibrant energy of the streets. Niya, a strong and resourceful woman, balances...
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Seven Tenths of a Second: Life, Leadership and Formula 1Pre-order this enthralling account from Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, tackling life and leadership in the high-stakes world of Formula 1. Zak Brown led one of F1's most iconic teams to the 2024 Constructors' Championship after over a quarter of a century. McLaren...
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Seahorses: Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Expansive PregnancySeahorses is a groundbreaking anthology that shares the experiences of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people who have navigated pregnancy. What can trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people expect from pregnancy? What roles do supportive friends, family members, and care providers play? What are some of...
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Scipio Africanus: The First ImperatorThe life story of an early Roman military commander whose brilliance surpassed all of the emperors to come. Scipio Africanus (235-183 BCE) commanded his first army at twenty-five, led a daring invasion of Africa to personally defeat Hannibal, and secured Rome's dominance over the...
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Rosa Parks: A LifeFifty years after she made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus, Rosa Parks at last gets the major biography she deserves. The eminent historian Douglas Brinkley follows this thoughtful and devout woman from her childhood in Jim Crow Alabama...
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Rise: Living Life Over Cancer: Inspiring Hope & Defying LimitsAm I going to die?This is the first question Betty Jean Aucoin asks when diagnosed with recurrent stage IV breast cancer.No, her doctors tell her. But your journey ahead will be one without a cure at this time.Over the past twenty-five years, there has...
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Redfield's Warning: What I Learned (But Couldn't Tell You) Might Save Your LifeThey ignored young army virologist Robert Redfield when he warned Americans that the sexually transmitted HIV virus affected heterosexual women and men just as it did gay men. They ignored Redfield when he called for the importance of early diagnosis for HIV infection. They...
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Racing Uphill: Confronting a Life with EpilepsyThe candid, inspiring story of a woman's experience with a chronic, unpredictable neurological condition When twenty-nine-year-old reporter Stacia Kalinoski regained consciousness on a couch at the TV station where she worked, she assumed that she'd had another seizure. But the electrical storm that had...
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President Garfield: From Radical to UnifierAn "ambitious, thorough, supremely researched" (The Washington Post) biography of the extraordinary, tragic life of America's twentieth president--James Garfield. In "the most comprehensive Garfield biography in almost fifty years" (The Wall Street Journal), C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the...
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Population: 485"Part portrait of a place, part rescue manual, part rumination of life and death, Population: 485 is a beautiful meditation on the things that matter." -- Seattle TimesWelcome to New Auburn, Wisconsin (population: 485) where the local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with...
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Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent"One of the most fascinating figures in Vietnam during the War was Pham Xuan An, a Time correspondent; and, unbeknownst to me and my colleagues who covered the conflict, a clandestine Vietcong agent. Larry Berman has unraveled the mystery of his strange double life...
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