Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Queen of the Moulin Rouge: Her StoryThis is the unique story of Louise Weber, better known as La Goulue. She became the undisputed Queen of the Moulin Rouge cabaret and the most famous dancer in France in the late 19th century. Toulouse Lautrec immortalized her in his world renowned poster...
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Say Good Night SeymourThis is the true story. When Author Roberta Trail, her husband, and their three children tackle the task of renovating a pre-revolutionary farmhouse, almost from the start, strange things begin to happen. Just when she thinks she has come up with a reasonable explanation...
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A Lesser Mortal: The Unexpected Life of Sarah B. CochranSarah B. Cochran probably didn't expect to own businesses that competed with Henry Clay Frick's or to exceed Andrew Carnegie's philanthropic giving in certain circles. But when her husband and son died suddenly, she had to take over the family coal and coke business...
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Texas People's Court: The Fascinating World of the Justice of the PeaceFrom 1983 to 1987, author Mark Dunn worked as a court clerk for a justice of the peace in Travis County, Texas, where, he says, "I learned more about human nature . . . than I could have learned in any other job I...
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The Day I Lost President Ford: Memoir of a Born-and-Bred Carolina Tar HeelNative North Carolinian and UNC graduate Captain Wilbur Jones grew up in World War II Wilmington, incubating a lifelong devotion to country, themilitary, and history, launching rewarding careers in the Navy and federal service...assisting Presidents Nixon and Ford and 2 Congressmen...sportsofficiating...writing and speaking...and preserving...
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The Woodvilles: The Wars of the Roses and England's Most Infamous FamilyAuthor: Susan HigginbothamPublisher: History PressPublished: 10/01/2013Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10dISBN: 9780752488127About the AuthorSusan Higginbotham is a novelist with a particular interest in medieval and Tudor history. Her novels include Her Highness, the Traitor; The Stolen Crown; The Traitor's Wife;...
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The Ultimate Borussia Dortmund Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Borussia DVB Fans!Do you intend to be the professor or the student when it comes to the history of Borussia Dortmund?If it's the teacher you want to be, then make sure you pick up the latest trivia book on the famous Bundesliga soccer team! You'll be...
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El Chapo: Más allá de la duda razonableJesus Garcia, who covered the trial incessantly, expertly maps out how this case was built and El Chapo's time before the court played out. It's a bittersweet tale. It would perhaps be worse if such a high-profile drug lord had escaped justice. But considering...
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Togo: A Travel MemoirWest Africa, 1971. Two old friends rendezvous in Black Star Square, the heart of Accra, the Ghanaian capital, to see Ike and Tina Turner, the Staples Singers, Roberta Flack, Wilson Picket, Santana and other black American performers at the mammoth Soul to Soul music...
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See Me Grieve: A Widow's JourneyHalf of the royalties for this book will be donated to the Restoring Hope & Peace grant through the Hope for Widows Foundation. The Hope for Widows Foundation is a philanthropic not-for-profit organization, developed by widowed women, that strives to build community among widowed...
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Fulvia: Playing for Power at the End of the Roman RepublicFulvia is the first full-length biography in English focused solely on Fulvia, who is best known as the wife of Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony). Born into a less prestigious branch of an aristocratic Roman clan in the last decades of the Roman Republic, Fulvia...
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Parte de MiThe reader is holding in their hands the diary of a writer during the first year of the pandemic. A peculiar diary, since she wrote it in successive Instagram entries, under the hashtag #ParteDeMi. The first entry is from April 17, a month after...
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Fallen WomanLinda May Spencer is a secret keeper. As a madam, discretion led to success. As a maven, diligence led to prosperity. And, as a mother, obscurity led to happiness. Or did it?Saint Paul, Minnesota, is a quiet and comfortable city rich with history. Little...
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Game Maker: A Creative Kid Becomes the Father of BasketballGame Maker's inspirational message is based on historical insights that Author Brian Hanni learned while interviewing Jim Naismith, the grandson of the Father of Basketball. With a young boy's competitive spirit and enthusiasm for all sports, James Naismith made up games working on his...
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There At The Dawning: Memories of a Lesbian FeministThere At The Dawning, the memories of Barbara J. Love, (other works include Sappho Was a Right-on Woman and Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975), gives one a front-row seat to the LGBTQ+ and Women's Liberation fights for civil rights, as well as an appreciation...
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Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through ArtMud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art shows the perspective of a person who has a serious mental illness, who survives extreme treatments, who both family and the health system have given up on, but who defies all expectations and common beliefs of...
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Performing Racial Uplift: E. Azalia Hackley and African American Activism in the Postbellum to Pre-Harlem EraIn Performing Racial Uplift: E. Azalia Hackley and African American Activism in the Postbellum to Pre-Harlem Era, Juanita Karpf rediscovers the career of Black activist E. Azalia Hackley (1867-1922), a concert artist, nationally famous music teacher, and charismatic lecturer. Growing up in Black Detroit,...
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276 Days: A Breast Cancer Survival StoryAn inspiring true story of a woman who is diagnosed with Breast Cancer during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Detailing her feelings and emotions, the author provides clear and in-depth information of her experience. Guiding her readers through the process, the author discusses her personal research...
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Warren Buffet: A BiographyThe Life and Times of the Greatest Investor of Our Time, What Makes Him Tick, and What is He Like as a PersonThey call him the Oracle of Omaha. And, though, Warren Buffett is the most successful investor of our time, he is surprisingly...
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Ted Bundy the Notorious Serial Killer: The Gruesome True Crime StoryYou Are One Step Away From Learning About The Life Of One Of The Most Prolific Serial Killers, Ted Bundy, Including His Background, How And Why He Executed His Victims And A Special Peek Into His Uncanny Opinions Before His Death!Just before he was...
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