Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Father to the Fatherless: The Charles Mulli StorySix year-old Charles Mulli wakes up in his Kenyan hut to discover his parents have abandoned him. Forced to beg from hut to hut in search of food, Charles scrapes out a meagre existence while trying to come to terms with his abusive past....
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Matthew Henson & Robert PearyMatthew Henson & Robert Peary is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a...
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Penny Rimbaud: Of CrassPenny Rimbaud is a drummer, performance artist, environmental activist and philosopher, but he claims "breadmaker" as his most prevailing occupation.Author: Penny RimbaudPublisher: Re/Search PublicationsPublished: 12/01/2014Pages: 184Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 5.90h x 4.00w x 0.60dISBN: 9781889307411About the AuthorCRASS founding member Penny Rimbaud has been writing...
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Butter in the Well: A Scandinavian Woman's Tale of Life on the PrairieRead the account of Kajsa Svensson Runeberg, an emigrant wife who recounts, through her diary, how she and her family built up a farm on the unsettled Kansas prairie. This historical fiction is based on the Swedish woman who homesteaded the author's childhood home....
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Omar! My Life on and Off the Field: Memoirs of a Gold-Glove Shortstop"Offers a superb glimpse into the life of a master sports player and is highly recommended for baseball fans everywhere." -- Midwest Book ReviewAll-star shortstop Omar Vizquel tells the story of his life in baseball, from the sandlots of Caracas, Venezuela, to Game Seven...
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Anandamurti: The Jamalpur YearsWhile Paramahansa Yogananda may have been better known, Anandamurti was arguably the twentieth century's most interesting and controversial spiritual figure. Considered by some to be a social revolutionary with secret intentions of overthrowing the Indian government and by others to be a powerful Tantric...
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Sāmoan Queer LivesSamoan Queer Lives delves into the unique lives of Samoan people who are 'fa afafine' - broadly understood in the Western interpretation as persons who are of transgender, intersexed and third sex, or gay, lesbian and bisexual origin.This book, the first of its kind,...
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This Is for RealThis is an enthralling account of how God reached out and saved George Bates.Author: George BatesPublisher: John Ritchie LtdPublished: 12/01/2015Pages: 276Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.60dISBN: 9781872734460About the AuthorGeorge Bates resides in Northern Ireland and has a remarkable testimony that he...
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Always Anastacia - A Transgender Life in South Africa"I stand in front of the mirror as I remind myself that I don't have to wear the uniform anymore. I don't have to dress myself in men's attire. I can grow out my nails, and paint them with polish. I am finally free...
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Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung WomanMarried at twelve, then separated, divorced and widowed, Nisa is the mother of four children, none of whom survived. She is strong, capable of foraging on her own in one of the world's most hostile environments, not dependent on any man for her daily...
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Boudica: Iron Age Warrior QueenBoudica, or Boadicea, queen of the Iceni, led a famous revolt against Roman rule in Britain in AD 60, sacking London, Colchester and St Albans and throwing the province into chaos. Although then defeated by the governor, Suetonius Paulinus, her rebellion sent a shock...
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A Homeland Denied: In the Footsteps of a Polish POWA Homeland Denied follows the horrific journey of Waclaw Kossakowski, a young Warsaw University student whose peaceful life was changed dramatically and with far reaching consequences that fateful day of 1st September, 1939. From imprisonment in the notorious Kozelsk prison to the forced labor...
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Scott's Forgotten Surgeon: Dr Reginald Koettlitz, Polar ExplorerAn insight into the vital role played by Dr. Reginald Koettlitz during the heroic period of polar exploration - intro from USAuthor: Aubrey A. JonesPublisher: WhittlesPublished: 11/01/2011Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.60dISBN: 9781849950381This title is only available via back order
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Meet the Artist: David HockneyWith bold, colorful, and playful illustrations by Rose Blake, Meet the Artist: David Hockney is packed with inspiring activities for budding artists. Bursting with fun things to do, this clever book introduces children to the internationally renowned artist in a fun and engaging way....
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Beau GesteAuthor: Percival Christopher WrenPublisher: Benediction ClassicsPublished: 05/23/2010Pages: 350Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78dISBN: 9781849027397This title is not returnable
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Titanic and Other ShipsAuthor: Charles Herbert LightollerPublisher: Benediction ClassicsPublished: 09/27/2010Pages: 276Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75dISBN: 9781849026413This title is not returnable
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Life of an American WorkmanWalter Chrysler established the Chrysler Corporation from the embers of the Maxwell-Chambers Auto Works; then founded the much larger Dodge Brothers Motor Co. In this book he tells his story simply and with many entertaining anecdotes. He talks about his childhood, his work on...
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Scapegoats of the Empire: The True Story of the Bushveldt CarbineersGeorge Witton's Scapegoats of the Empire was published in 1907; however, only seven copies of the book survived. According to persistent rumours, the Australian government suppressed the book because its untold story of a slice of colonial history was an embarrassment to the British...
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Bishop J. C. Ryle's AutobiographyJohn Charles Ryle (1816-1900), first Bishop of Liverpool, was one of the most influential evangelical clergymen of the nineteenth century. A popular platform speaker and prolific tract writer, his books are still widely read across the globe. Edited by Andrew Atherstone, this critical edition...
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John MacArthur: Servant of the Word and FlockMacArthur has proved, without ever intending to do so, that true preaching of the Word of God is international, 'because if you teach the Bible it transcends every border, every language, every culture. It is as relevant today, and will be tomorrow, as in...
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