Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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A Pesar de TodoSi al leer este libro puedes comprender que no importan las circunstancias de tu nacimiento ni las consecuencias en las que tus malas decisiones te metieron, la aparici n de esta obra se ver justificada. Si tu viaje por estas p ginas logra convencerte...
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Lizzo: 100% Unofficial - All the Juice on the Entertainer of the YearLizzo is the flute-playing, fiercely positive, entertainer of the decade She raps, sings, writes her own songs and inspires an entire generation of young women with her confidence, affirmative attitude and uplifting music. With 3 Grammys, multiple TV and film appearances and a whole...
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48: An Experiential Memoir on HomelessnessDr. Sheldon A. Jacobs, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is an advocate for the homeless, was alarmed by the growing problem of homelessness in his Las Vegas community. On his daily route to and from work, he'd see scores of homeless individuals...
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Rockne of AgesOn March 31, 1931, legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne and seven others were killed in a plane crash in a remote pasture near Bazaar, Kansas. The death of the greatest sports visionary in American history who shaped the game of football and,...
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Desire: A MemoirIn this meditative and haunting memoir, renowned cultural critic Jonathan Dollimore recounts a life spent dedicated to understanding the delight and disorder of human desire. Through recollections of his struggles with depression, his discovery of love and literature and his adventures cruising in the...
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A Life of Picasso II: The Cubist Rebel: 1907-1916In the second volume of his Life of Picasso, Richardson reveals the young Picasso in the Baudelairean role of "the painter of modern life." Never before have Picasso's revolutionary vision, technical versatility, prodigious achievements, and, not least, his sardonic humor been analyzed with such...
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A Drop of Treason: Philip Agee and His Exposure of the CIAPhilip Agee's story is the stuff of a John le Carr novel--perilous and thrilling adventures around the globe. He joined the CIA as a young idealist, becoming an operations officer in hopes of seeing the world and safeguarding his country. He was the consummate...
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Journey to Love, Return to Light: A MemoirAfter 11 years of experiencing excruciating back pain, hundreds of hours visiting doctors and physical therapists, and thousands of dollars, Ali found the magic wand to fix her pain. Or so she thought. What began as a delightful three weeks of experiencing "no pain,"...
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Helen Perry Curtis and The European Trip of a LifetimeIn 1937, Helen Perry Curtis published Jean & Company, Unlimited. Chosen in 1938 as a Junior Literary Guild Selection of the Month, Jean is the charming account of an American girl's first encounter with Europe. In Helen Perry Curtis and the European Trip of...
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Sparks 1974Hailing from Los Angeles, Sparks relocated to England in 1973. The following year saw the release of their two career-defining albums -- the breakthrough LP Kimono My House and the follow-up Propaganda. In this unique book, author Laura Shenton, takes us on a phenomenal...
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After Abbey Road: The Solo Hits of The BeatlesWho is Uncle Albert? Which Ringo hit was turned down by Badfinger? When did John see a UFO? Where is Crackerbox Palace? What comedian plays guitar on "Give Peace a Chance"? After Abbey Road: The Solo Hits of The Beatles is an entertaining celebration...
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Black Power, Black Lawyer: My Audacious Quest for JusticeBlack Power, Black Lawyer is a memoir that stitches suspense, calamity, humor and wit into a tapestry of history, politics, law, culture and romance. Both serious and scandalous, Nkechi Taifa's audacious quest for justice is a gripping commentary on life; the perennial nature of...
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From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-Of-A-Kind FamilyThis "thoughtful, timely, and comprehensive biography" (Jennifer Weiner, New York Times Book Review) of All-of-a-Kind Family author Sydney Taylor highlights her dramatic influence on American children's literature "Delv[es] deeply into historical context, including Jewish immigrant experiences. . . . An uncommonly intimate portrait. ....
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India's Most Fearless 2Untold accounts of the biggest recent anti-terror operationsFirst-hand reports of the most riveting anti-terror encounters in the wake of the 2016 surgical strikes, the men who hunted terrorists in a magical Kashmir forest where day turns to night, a pair of young Navy men...
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Trapped, Memoir of a Cult SurvivorTrapped tells the story of a young woman, recently graduated from an Eastern college and teaching in a small New Mexico town who follows her boyfriend into joining the Druids, a pseudo-religious cult in the desert. While living in the remote arid landscape, her...
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Fibrinogen Memoirs: Journeys of a Clot DoctorFollowing graduation from SUNY-Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, New York, Michael Mosesson had intended to pursue a Surgical career under the aegis of his former Professor, Clarence Dennis. But life took a different turn. He wound up instead in The United States Public Health...
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Jim Crow Also Lived Here: Structural Racism And Generational Poverty - Growing Up Black in New Glasgow, Nova ScotiaMany people believe that racism and discrimination against those of African descent was primarily an American experience. However, this book dispels that myth by recounting Leonard Albert Paris's first eighteen years (1948-1966), growing up as a Black youth in rural Nova Scotia, Canada, a...
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Philadelphia Stories: People and Their Places in Early AmericaFor the average tourist, the history of Philadelphia can be like a leisurely carriage ride through Old City. The Liberty Bell. Independence Hall. Benjamin Franklin. The grooves in the cobblestone are so familiar, one barely notices the ride. Yet there are other paths to...
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The Letters of Robert FrostThe third installment of Harvard's five-volume edition of Robert Frost's correspondence. The Letters of Robert Frost, Volume 3: 1929-1936 is the latest installment in Harvard's five-volume edition of the poet's correspondence. It presents 601 letters, of which 425 are previously uncollected. The critically acclaimed...
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Austin 3:16: 316 Facts and Stories about Stone Cold Steve Austin316 facts about WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin. What's "3:16 Day"? It's a day when someone gives you a load of crap, and you give it back with a certain one-fingered gesture. "3:16 Day" is a day when you can open up a...
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