Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon's JosephineOne of the most remarkable women of the modern era, Josephine Bonaparte was born Rose de Tasher on her family's sugar plantation in Martinique. She embodied all the characteristics of a true Creole-sensuality, vivacity, and willfulness. Using diaries and letters, Andrea Stuart expertly re-creates...
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On a WaveIn this prizewinning poet's wry and exhilarating coming-of-age story, Thad Ziolkowski's On a Wave poignantly looks back at adolescence in a memoir of his surfing years. As a disenchanted, unemployed English professor, Thad decides one day to sneak away from his temp job in...
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Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions That Forged Modern EuropeRenowned historian John Julius Norwich has crafted a bold tapestry of Europe and the Middle East in the early sixteenth century, when a quartet of legendary rulers--all born within a ten-year period--towered over the era. Francis I of France was the personification of the...
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Bandit: A Daughter's Memoir"Raw, poetic and compulsively readable. In Molly Brodak's dazzling memoir, Bandit, her eye is so honest, I found myself nodding like I was agreeing with her, sometimes cringing at what she sustained, and laughing--often. I can't wait to buy a copy for everyone I...
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WatermenFor three hundred years, generations of Tilghman Islanders have lived by harvesting the waters of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. They are watermen, an old English term for commercial fishermen, and their lives today retain much of the spirit and simplicity that characterized their land's first...
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Bitter Choices: Loyalty and Betrayal in the Russian Conquest of the North CaucasusRussia's attempt to consolidate its authority in the North Caucasus has exerted a terrible price on both sides since the mid-nineteenth century. Michael Khodarkovsky's book tells the story of a single man with multiple allegiances and provides a concise and compelling history of the...
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Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense IntellectualAnyone interested in the history of U.S. foreign relations, Cold War history, and twentieth century intellectual history will find this impressive biography of Hans Speier, one of the most influential figures in American defense circles of the twentieth century, a must-read.In Democracy in Exile,...
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Wreck My Life: Journeying from Broken to BoldA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspiring Story of How Brokenness Leads to Bold FaithJesus promises peace and trouble for his followers. But most of us accept the peace and are confused and angry when adversity comes our way.All-American soccer star Mo Isom knows the struggle...
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Outrageous Courage: What God Can Do with Raw Obedience and Radical FaithBestselling Authors Share a Powerful Story of Raw Faith in ActionFrom the moment her motorcycle pulled up outside Kris Vallotton's small country church years ago, Tracy Evans has been impacting lives. Mentored by Kris, Bill Johnson, and Heidi Baker, Tracy has never been afraid...
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The Heart of a Champion: Inspiring True Stories of Challenge and TriumphWhat makes a champion? Olympic champion Bob Richards says it's the will to win no matter what the odds. In The Heart of a Champion, he shares the incredible stories of athletes who have overcome hardship, disability, racism, sexism, and more to become the...
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Delirium and DestinyWritten by one of twentieth-century Spain's most prominent intellectuals, this book--part memoir, part lyrical novel--is both a Bildungsroman about a young woman's intellectual formation during a crucial period of Spanish history (1929-1931) and a philosophical meditation upon the individual's place in society. Author: María...
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Alex Morgan: Second EditionUnlike most professional soccer players, Alex Morgan did not start playing club soccer until she was fourteen. But her talent was so obvious that only three years later she was called up to the U.S. women's under-20 team. That was just the beginning of...
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Bravery Knows No BoundsDuring the Vietnam War the New Zealand Defence Force deployed a number of individuals, a number of small military elements, an artillery battery (on a rotational basis) and nine infantry rifle companies in support of the Australian Task Force role.This is the story about...
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Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen KellerA heartwarming portrait of an unforgettable woman by the critically-acclaimed author of Abe's Honest Words and Martin's Big Words. This picturebook biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world's most influential luminaries. With her signature...
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Ezzard Charles: A Boxing LifeGreatness is often overlooked in its own time. For Ezzard Charles--one of boxing's most skilled practitioners, with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KO)--recognition took decades. Named by The Ring magazine as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, Charles was frustrated in his attempts...
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Bobby Whitlock: A Rock 'n' Roll AutobiographyFrom early childhood singing in church to the rock 'n' roll limelight of Derek and the Dominos, Bobby Whitlock launched a musical journey still going to this day. Whitlock's life story does more than share rock gossip about stars like Keith Moon, George Harrison,...
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Three Bad Men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward BondThese were unique, complex, personal and professional relationships between master director John Ford and his two favorite actors, John Wayne and Ward Bond. The book provides a biography of each and a detailed exploration of Ford's work as it was intertwined with the lives...
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Architect of Soviet Victory in World War II: The Life and Theories of G.S. IssersonThe Red Army's leading operational theorist in the 1930s, Georgii Samoilovich Isserson was the mastermind behind the deep operation--the cornerstone of Soviet offensive operations in World War II. Drawing from an in-depth analysis of Isserson's numerous published and unpublished works, his arrest file in...
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Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and FamilyMarriage is hard work. Two independent lives are merging. Two different mindsets are colliding. Two different people are learning. But marriage can also be one of life's greatest gifts--just take it from David and Tamela Mann.The Manns have delighted and inspired audiences through music,...
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Minute by MinuteLooking at a decade's worth of chronic pain, a promise from God helped Joanne stand firm until He ultimately heals her.Minute by Minute recounts the reality of consciously choosing to trust God in the midst of raw agony. Just when it seems that hope...
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