Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Jefferson the Virginian: Vol. 1Dumas Malone's classic six-volume biography Jefferson and His Time was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and became the standard work on Jefferson's life. Volume 1. Jefferson the VirginianThis first volume explores the early phases of Jefferson's life, from his youth, education, legal career,...
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James Monroe: The Quest for National IdentityA biography of James Monroe who became the fifth president of the United States in 1816. Ammon recreates his remarkable career, through his service in the revolutionary army, the Confederation Congress, to his exertions in James Madison's cabinet and his subsequent presidency.Author: Harry AmmonPublisher:...
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Living When Everything Changed: My Life in AcademiaEntering the academy at the dawn of the women's rights movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the first generation of feminist academics had a difficult journey. With few female role models, they had to forge their own path and prove that feminist...
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Matisse and Picasso: The Story of Their Rivalry and FriendshipMatisse and Picasso achieved extraordinary prominence during their lifetimes. They have become cultural icons, standing not only for different kinds of art but also for different ways of living. Matisse, known for his restraint and intense sense of privacy, for his decorum and discretion,...
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Catharine Beecher: The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century AmericaCatharine Beecher: The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century America investigates how the life of education reformer Catharine Beecher is a lens through which to understand the cultural changes of the nineteenth century.Catharine Beecher's writings outlined a unique domestic role for women just as urbanization...
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Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood"A knockout of a biography." -- Newsweek A silent-film star. A woman who played children, wide-eyed and gamine, skipping about in frills and long curls. That's how most people remember Mary Pickford. In reality, Pickford was a towering figure in movie history, central to...
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Wildcat Memories: Inside Stories from Kentucky Basketball GreatsSince the tenure of Coach Adolph Rupp, the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team has been a virtual powerhouse, repeatedly dominating the Southeastern Conference and garnering eight national titles. UK basketball is a homegrown tradition for sports enthusiasts, fostering a community that thrives...
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Keeneland's Ted Bassett: My LifeIn the December 30, 1967, edition of the weekly Thoroughbred trade publication, the Blood-Horse, was an announcement that took up one inch of space-James E. "Ted" Bassett III had been named assistant to the president of the Keeneland Association. It was sandwiched between equally...
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My WorldWith a Foreword by Wade Hall A personalized travelogue, My World chronicles the inspiring story of a poor Kentucky boy who learned how to turn the rough grist of his life into the fine art of literature. Jesse Stuart's life centered on W-Hollow, Greenup...
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Dancing with Merce CunninghamDancing with Merce Cunningham is a buoyant, captivating memoir of a talented dancer's lifelong friendship with one of the choreographic geniuses of our time. Marianne Preger-Simon's story opens amid the explosion of artistic creativity that followed World War II. While immersed in the vibrant...
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The Allure of Immortality: An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade ProphetWall Street Journal's Five Best Books About Cults The true story ofcult leader Cyrus Teed and his hollow earth theoryFor five days in December 1908 the body of Cyrus Teed lay in a bathtub at a beach house just south of Fort Myers, Florida....
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Backcountry Lawman: True Stories from a Florida Game WardenFirst Place, Florida Outdoor Writers Association Excellence in Craft Award "High speed chases, shootouts, monkey-fishing, and being urinated on: is Backcountry Lawman a thrilling non-fiction book or just a really good Saturday night?"--Florida Book Review "If you enjoy outdoor adventure flavored with colorful characters...
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Flagler: Rockefeller Partner and Florida BaronFrom reviews of the first edition: "A succinct and informed account of Flagler's] leadership in transforming Florida's economy."--American Historical Review"An important contribution to the understanding of Standard Oil's extended partnership and how the personal desire of Flagler led to the early development of Florida's...
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Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's Learned#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, AND LIBRARY JOURNAL For readers of...
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Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to BelongingFrom the host of MSNBC's Alex Wagner Tonight, "a rich and revealing memoir" (The New York Times) about her travels around the globe to solve the mystery of her ancestry, confronting the question at the heart of the American experience of immigration, race, and...
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Please Be with Me: A Song for My Father, Duane AllmanA deeply personal, revealing, and lyrical portrait of Duane Allman, founder of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, written by his daughter "Duane Allman was my big brother, my partner, my best friend. I thought I knew everything there was to know about him, but...
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Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean: The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes RogersFrom renowned pirate historian David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers, the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas. Once...
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Sunny's Nights: Lost and Found at a Bar on the Edge of the WorldImagine that Alice had walked into a bar instead of falling down the rabbit hole. In the tradition of J. R. Moehringer's The Tender Bar and the classic reportage of Joseph Mitchell, here is an indelible portrait of what is quite possibly the greatest...
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The Insanity Defense: The Complete ProseComprising the classic bestsellers Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, this definitive collection of comic writings is from a man who needs no Introduction. Really-this book has no Introduction. The Insanity Defense reveals many sides of Woody Allen as he holds forth on...
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Satchel: The Life and Times of an American LegendNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy "Satchel" Paige "Among the rare biographies of an athlete that transcend sports . . . gives us the man as well as the myth."--The Boston...
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