Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Castaway Kid: One Man's Search for Hope and HomeAbandoned by his parents when he was just three years old, Rob Mitchell began his journey as one of the last "lifers" in an American orphanage. He grew up with kids who were not friends but rather "co-survivors." As Rob's loneliness and rage grew,...
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The Mind of War: John Boyd and American SecurityThe ideas of US Air Force Colonel John Boyd have transformed American military policy and practice. A first-rate fighter pilot and a self-taught scholar, he wrote the first manual on jet aerial combat; spearheaded the design of both of the Air Force's premier fighters,...
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Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great American Statesman and DiplomatA spellbinding biography of one of the most powerful and dignified men ever to come to DC--Senator Mike Mansfield. Mike Mansfield's career as the longest serving majority leader is finally given its due in this extraordinary biography. In many respects, Mansfield's dignity and decorum...
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One Day, All Children...: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach for America and What I Learned Along the WayFrom her dorm room at Princeton University, twenty-one-year-old college senior Wendy Kopp decided to launch a movement to improve public education in America. In One Day, All Children... , she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a non-profit organization that sends outstanding...
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My Brother, the PopeIt wasn't always the case that Msgr. Georg Ratzinger lived in the shadow of his younger brother, Joseph. Georg was an accomplished musician, who for over 30 years directed the Regensburger Domspatzchor, the world-famous boys choir of the Regensburg cathedral. Brother Joseph was a...
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Willie, a Girl from a Town Called DallasNinety years ago Dallas was a small town filled with horse-drawn carriages, corner grocery shops, tree-lined streets, and rambling frame houses. It was the Victorian era, with different behavioral codes for boys and girls. Mrs. Willie Lewis, who grew up in turn-of-the-century Dallas, recalls...
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Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola TeslaThis was the first full-length biography written on the genius inventor, Nikola Tesla. The author was a Pulitzer Prize-winner and personal friend of Tesla, who once said the author understood him better than any man alive. It is reflected well in this highly detailed...
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Earth Heroes: Champions of the OceanAn interesting and meticulously researched book for upper elementary and middle school children to learn about the life and lasting contribution of some of the world's greatest naturalists and environmentalists. This book will positively influence the next generation to love our planet and work...
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Run, Don't Walk: The Curious and Courageous Life Inside Walter Reed Army Medical CenterM*A*S*H meets Scrubs in a sharply observant, darkly funny, and totally unique debut memoir from physical therapist Adele Levine. In her six years at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Adele Levine rehabilitated soldiers admitted in worse and worse shape. As body armor and advanced...
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Window PoemsComposed while Wendell Berry looked out the multipaned window of his writing studio, this early sequence of poems contemplates Berry's personal life as much as it ponders the seasons he witnessed through the window. First designed and printed on a Washington hand press by...
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The Life of Mary Jemison: Deh-He-Wa-MIS the White Woman of the GeneseeTaken captive at the early age of thirteen by Seneca Indians, Mary Jemison was trained in the wilderness to the ordinary duties of the Indian female. Embedded with the sentiments and lifestyle of the Seneca's she essentially transformed into a member of the tribe....
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Real Men: Ten Courageous Americans to Know and AdmireMost young Americans today know virtually nothing of the heroes of our not-so-distant past, and much of what they think they know is wrong. These heroes have largely been censored from our textbooks and culture. 'Real Men' is all about them. I read about...
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Walter Payton: Football's Sweetest SuperstarWalter Payton was arguably the greatest running back in the history of professional football. A star for the Chicago Bears from 1974 to 1987, Payton rushed for a National Football League career record of 16,726 yards. Known to football fans everywhere as Sweetness, he...
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Character and Greatness of Winston Churchill: Hero in a Time of CrisisWinston Churchill was one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century. What enabled him to stand so steadfastly when all those around him seemed to turn back in fear? What enabled him to inspire whole nations to endure the unendurable and to...
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Roger Staubach: Captain AmericaIf at one time the Dallas Cowboys were America's Team, Roger Staubach was America's Quarterback. Roger the Dodger was a real-life embodiment of apple pie, world championships, and role models. Staubach was a Heisman Trophy winner at Annapolis who served four years as a...
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A Grief Sanctified: Through Sorrow to Eternal Hope: Including Richard Baxter's Timeless Memoir of His Wife's Life and DeathTheir love story is not one of fairy tales. It is one of faithfulness from the beginning through to its tragic ending. Richard and Margaret Baxter had been married only nineteen years before she died at age forty-five. A prominent pastor and prolific author,...
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Choosing Courage: Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a HeroRiveting real-life accounts of heroism from Medal of Honor recipients, including Clinton Romesha (author of Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor) and exceptional civilians like schoolteacher Jencie Fagan How does an ordinary person become a hero? It happens in a split second,...
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Mark Twain's Notebooks: Journals, Letters, Observations, Wit, Wisdom, and DoodlesThe original and insightful collection that combines Mark Twain's journal writings with his rarely seen sketches and doodles. Fascinating and often hilarious, this is a complete record of the thoughts, ideas, and observations of the father of American literature. A national treasure and a...
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The Sex Life of Brigham Young2009 Reprint of the original 1963 edition. Paperback. 379pp. Cult classic on the purported sex life of Brigham young during the earliest days of the Mormon Movement. The original edition is very scarce. A basic Mormon Book.Author: Kishkuman CooperPublisher: Martino Fine BooksPublished: 07/14/2009Pages: 382Binding...
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Victoria Sobre La Venganza: La Vida de Jacob DeshazerJacob DeShazer, uno de los famosos aviadores de la Incursin Doolittle, los primeros en atacar Japn despus del bombardeo de Pearl Harbor, saba que se peligrosa misin tena pocas probabilidades de retorno. Hecho prisionero de guerra. Golpeado, mal alimentado y aislado en su celda,...
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