Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Zwingli: God's Armed ProphetA major new biography of Huldrych Zwingli--the warrior preacher who shaped the early Reformation Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531) was the most significant early reformer after Martin Luther. As the architect of the Reformation in Switzerland, he created the Reformed tradition later inherited by John Calvin....
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From Disgrace to DignityFrom Disgrace to Dignity: Redemption in the Life of Willie Rico Johnson examines the life of Rico Johnson who became the head of the Conservative Vice Lords, one of the largest street gangs in the United States. In addition to highlighting his life, this...
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The Butler: A Witness to HistoryThis mesmerizing companion book to the award-winning film, The Butler traces the Civil Rights Movement and explores crucial moments of twentieth century American history through the eyes of Eugene Allen--a White House butler who served eight presidents over the course of thirty-four years. During...
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Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota StoryA stunning picture book biography of Lakota-Oglala medicine man Black Elk, from award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson Black Elk (1863-1950) was a Lakota-Oglala medicine man and a cousin of Crazy Horse. This biographical account follows him from childhood through adulthood, recounting the...
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Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography: From Grantham to the FalklandsWith unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and initial period as prime minister of the woman who transformed Britain and the world in the...
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Behind the Scenes: Or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White HouseBehind the Scenes: or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House was first published in 1868 and is considered one of the most candid and poignant slave narratives. Author Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley writes about her teenage years, working as a...
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Kant: A BiographyThis is the first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of the giants among the pantheon of Western philosophers, and one of the most powerful and influential in contemporary philosophy. Taking account of the most recent scholarship, Manfred Kuehn...
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Play on: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac: The Autobiography"After forty-six years of being on the road, this is the right time to look back in a way I've never done before: now and then. This is the story of my life in rock and roll -- and how the band that has...
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The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard Young Readers' EditionThe uplifting memoir of U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Tim Howard, adapted for young readers and now in paperback.In this heartwarming and candid account, Tim Howard opens up about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds to become...
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Action Presidents: John F. Kennedy!"A delightful, educational spin on history--and plenty of jokes," said School Library Journal. "Sheer joy," praised Booklist in a starred review. Finalist for the 2019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award in Middle Grade Nonfiction U.S. history comes to life like never before in this...
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Shedding Our Stars: The Story of Hans Calmeyer and How He Saved Thousands of Families Like MineDuring the German occupation of the Netherlands, 1940 to 1945, all Jews were ordered to register the religion of their grandparents. The Reichskommissar appointed the young lawyer Hans Calmeyer to adjudicate "doubtful cases." Calmeyer used his assignment to save at least 3,700 Jews from...
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Hound Dog: The Leiber & Stoller AutobiographyThe hitmakers behind Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" recount their rise to songwriting stardom while authoring the classic American R&B sound of countless chart-topping singles. In 1950 a couple of rhythm and blues-loving teenagers named Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller met for...
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Poder Politico: Volodymyr ZelenskyEx actor y comediante, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy es actualmente el sexto presidente de Ucrania. En el apogeo de su popularidad en la televisión nacional, cuando interpretó a un presidente en "El Servidor del Pueblo", derrocó al presidente en funciones presentándose en una plataforma anti-corrupción...
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Anne Frank: The Biography: Updated and Expanded with New MaterialUPDATED AND FILLED WITH STRIKING NEW REVELATIONS, THE BESTSELLING, SUPERB BIOGRAPHY THAT HONORS IN FULL A LIFE WE THOUGHT WE KNEW (NEWSWEEK) Praised as remarkable, meticulous, and long overdue, Anne Frank: The Biography, originally published in 1998, still stands as the definitive account of...
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Praying Hyde, Apostle of Prayer: The Life Story of John HydeJohn Hyde, Apostle of PrayerJohn Hyde's prayer life ranks in a league with the prayer lives of Andrew Murray, George Mueller, Charles Finney, Frank Bartleman, Rees Howells, Evan Roberts and other prayer warriors of church history. If you wish to learn to pray effectively,...
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Life ItselfTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The best thing Mr. Ebert has ever written." - Janet Maslin, New York Times"To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems,...
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Delta Lady: A MemoirThe two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter bares her heart and soul in this intimate memoir, a story of music, stardom, love, family, heritage, and resilience.She inspired songs--Leon Russell wrote "A Song for You" and "Delta Lady" for her, Stephen Stills wrote "Cherokee." She...
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Chasing the Bear: How Bear Bryant and Nick Saban Made Alabama the Greatest College Football Program of All TimeA dual biography of two coaching legends -- Bear Bryant and Nick Saban -- who built the Alabama Crimson Tide into a true football dynasty.Both Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are undeniable kings of college football, two coaches at Alabama who have each won...
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Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights MovementIt's March 2, 1955, and an ordinary 15-year-old girl from Montgomery, Alabama is about to do something extraordinary. When a white bus driver orders Claudette Colvin to give up her seat for a white passenger, she refuses to move. After Claudette is arrested, her...
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Shame Pudding: A Graphic MemoirA celebration of the wacky and wonderful Jewish grandmothers who nurtured the author as she grew from a kid struggling with anxiety and insecurity to a teen finding her own voice. Danny Noble grew up in an eccentric family with two weird and wonderful...
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