Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Human Computer: Mary Jackson, EngineerA full-color picture book biography about Mary Jackson, who became the first female African American engineer at NASA--includes several STEM activities for some real-world learning connections When Mary Jackson was growing up, she thought being an engineer was impossible for her. Why? After all,...
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Stephen Curry: Rise of the Star. The inspiring and interesting life story from a struggling young boy to become the legend. Life of S'I've never been afraid of big moments. I get butterflies. I get nervous and anxious, but I think those are all good signs that I'm ready for the moment' - Stephen Curry. Stephen Curry was intent in showing the world that he was not...
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Harper's Bazaar: ModelsYou know them by their first names: Christy. Naomi. Linda. Kate. Gisele. Their faces are unforgettable. They are supermodels, and the pages of Harper's Bazaar are their stage-and the stage for fashion's biggest names. Harper's Bazaar: Models gives an exclusive look at the top...
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My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in MiraclesAn amazing, miraculous refugee story of coming to America, the young readers edition of Tani Adewumi's story will inspire kids looking for true stories of doing hard things.At eight years old, Tani Adewumi, a refugee, won the 2019 New York State Chess Championship after...
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No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon2018 Colorado Book Awards finalist in the Creative Nonfiction and National Bestseller and Honorable Mention Award Winner in the Outdoor Literature category of the 2017 National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) "A beautiful book about family and finding a way to achieve more than you...
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Rat Race Blues: The Musical Life of Gigi GryceGigi Gryce was a saxophonist and composer who worked with some of the best-known names in jazz during the 1950s, including Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Max Roach. His many compositions remain a part of the jazz repertoire today. His remarkable rise from poverty...
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A Picture Book of Jesse OwensBefore Usain Bolt or Tyson Gay, Bob Beamon or Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens was perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history. Jesse Owens was born on a farm to a large family with many siblings. His grandparents had been...
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The Mystery: Finding True Love in a World of Broken LoversLove Exists. It's for You--and It's Worth Pursuing Rock princess Lacey Sturm wants to share her journey from heartbreak to wholeness with young women. In The Mystery, Sturm helps readers understand that any loving relationship begins with knowing your own identity in Christ. And...
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Hiding My CandyThe unforgettable life story of the fabulous drag queen from the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Lady Chablis, the outrageously charming drag queen made famous in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, takes us...
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Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World - A Graphic Collection from KazooThoughtful, timely and Super-Engaging. So glad the powerhouse young people coming up have Kazoo as a blueprint, a roadmap, and a glimpse into history. -Jacqueline Woodson Astonishing comics about world-changing women. What could possibly be better?--Neil Gaiman All the women in this book were...
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Highest Duty: My Search for What Really MattersNow a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks--the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger--the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York's Hudson River, saving the...
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LoveyThis deeply moving memoir tells the story of Hannah: a child who has been beaten and abused; a girl full of loneliness and rage; a student no one but learning disabilities teacher Mary MacCracken could reach.Mary had reservations about eight-year-old Hannah joining her class....
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Georgia Made: The Most Important Figures Who Shaped the State in the 20th CenturyThese are the people who hauled Georgia up from its poor, agrarian roots, making it among the most diversified, prosperous states in the country. They fought for freedom and served in the statehouse and White House. They excelled at sports, founded institutions that shaped...
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Elizabeth I: Women Who Were KingsIn the third of the "Women Who Were Kings" series, we follow the life of one of England's most celebrated monarchs--Queen Elizabeth I. From her difficult early childhood and her struggle to ascend to a throne that would later see her as the progenitor...
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Wayfarer: A MemoirA moving memoir of a famed American family scion, including his love story with a famed American children's writer and global adventures in love, loss, and fortune. In this vividly wrought memoir, author James S. Rockefeller Jr. recalls the moments and milestones in his...
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Inside the Battle of AlgiersThis gripping insider's account chronicles how and why a young woman in 1950s Algiers joined the armed wing of Algeria's national liberation movement to combat her country's French occupiers. When the movement's leaders turned to Drif and her female colleagues to conduct attacks in...
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John AdamsThis biography introduces readers to John Adams including his early political career and key events from Adams's administration including the French Revolution the Alien and Sedition Acts. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and...
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Ansel Adams: A BiographyFirst published in 1996, Mary Street Alinder's biography of Ansel Adams remains the only full biography of one of the greatest American photographers. Alinder is a respected scholar, and also had a close connection to Adams, serving as his chief assistant in the last...
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A Cold July in Cuba: Recollections of My Father, the RevolutionaryYou Can't Run From Your Past, And You Can't Hide From It. Author Ray F. Ledon, M.D. didn't ask to have a seat at the heart of the Cuban revolution--that seat just happened to be at his kitchen table. Ramon Calixto Fernandez-Ledon, Dr. Ledon's...
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Hunt for Justice: The True Story of an Undercover Wildlife AgentNOW IN PAPERBACK! A true story that reads like a mystery.--Tony Hillerman "A suspenseful page-turner and a tale of true courage."--Ted Kerasote, author of Bloodties "Schroeder illuminates an unusual, insular world with unflinching grit."--Publishers Weekly For thirty years Lucinda Delaney Schroeder held an unusual...
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