Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Brother & Sister: A MemoirNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER When they were kids in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 1950s, Diane Keaton and her younger brother, Randy, were best friends and companions. But as they grew up, Randy became troubled, then reclusive. Before he was thirty, he...
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The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine DynastyAn epic, scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family that built--and then spectacularly lost--a global wine empireSet in California's lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal....
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Israel, a Personal History: A Personal HistoryCombining poignant memoir and historical research, a son of Holocaust survivors grapples with the dream of Zionism and its consequences. Israel: A Personal History takes off where Göran Rosenberg's internationally acclaimed and award-winning childhood memoir, A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz, ends....
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Wilma Rudolph: The Graphic NovelA thrilling graphic novel about Wilma Rudolph, who overcame obstacles and odds to become one of the greatest track stars of all time! When Wilma Rudolph was just a young girl, she lost strength in her leg and foot after contracting polio. Forced to...
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Guinness: A Family Succession: The True Story of the Struggle to Create the World's Largest BreweryThe head of the Guinness family tells the dramatic true story of how his ancestors created the largest brewery in the world. Growing up at Farmleigh, the country house outside Dublin, Arthur Edward Guinness - Ned for short - was fascinated by the secrets...
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The Swimmer of Auschwitz: The Incredible True Story of the Olympic Hero Who Swam for His LifeThe extraordinary story of Olympian who was imprisoned in Auschwitz and survived to tell his story. "Sports writer Leblond revisits in his propulsive English-language debut the life of Alfred Nakache, an Olympic athlete who was forced to swim for his guards' entertainment at Auschwitz......
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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of AirplanesThe first biography in more than three decades of the Austrian-born thinker Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), philosophy is a "battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of...
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Selected Letters of John UpdikeThe arc of literary giant John Updike's life emerges in these luminous daily letters to family, friends, editors, and lovers--a remarkable outpouring over six decades, from his earliest consciousness as a writer to his final days. As James Schiff writes in the introduction to...
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The ChairLeader: Lead Without LimitsWhen former pro football player Chris Malleo took over a broken high school program, he expected a challenge. What he didn't expect was that the person who would help rebuild it had never coached a football game and had been born with cerebral palsy....
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To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a SuperpowerFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor, a captivating biography of Teddy Roosevelt, whose bold leadership thrust America onto the world stage and changed the course of U.S. history.There has never been a president like Theodore Roosevelt....
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Art Is: A Journey Into the LightFrom a widely celebrated artist, this dazzling book takes readers on a profound journey into the heart of creativity When Makoto Fujimura painted as a child, he felt a mysterious electrical charge pass through him. Over decades of art making, writing, and reflecting in...
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Get Your Own Coffee: Underestimated, Overlooked, and Now the BossFrom her upbringing in her parents' New Hampshire hotel to becoming Chair and CEO of a NYSE company, Hopgood spent her career being underestimated. Rather than let it defeat her, she turned it into her superpower.Author: Suzanne HopgoodPublisher: Advantage Media GroupPublished: 10/21/2025Pages: 188Binding Type:...
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Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal ActivityA gripping narrative that uses the case files of Tony Cornell and the Society for Physical Research to examine our interactions and obsessions with all things paranormal. Tony Cornell spent his life probing the very edges of reality. A member of the UK's Society...
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Winston and the Windsors: How Churchill Shaped a Royal DynastyFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Queen and Diana, a groundbreaking story of the riveting hot-and-cold relationship between the House of Windsor and Winston Churchill. From an early age, Winston Churchill was convinced that he was a man of destiny....
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Wilma Rudolph: The Graphic NovelA thrilling graphic novel about Wilma Rudolph, who overcame obstacles and odds to become one of the greatest track stars of all time! When Wilma Rudolph was just a young girl, she lost strength in her leg and foot after contracting polio. Forced to...
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Xo Ballerina Big SisGo backstage with beloved prima ballerina Tiler Peck as she speaks to young dancers everywhere in this delightful and inspiring ballet book for children. Filled with practical advice, how-tos, insider tips, and lots of love, XO Ballerina Big Sis shares Tiler Peck's insights and...
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Raising Brows: My Story of Building a Billion-Dollar Beauty EmpireFrom the founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills - an immigrant who built a global cosmetics brand from nothing - an inspiring memoir about believing in yourself and chasing what brings you joy An esthetician and single mother with no connections, Anastasia Soare risked her...
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Scene: A MemoirA kaleidoscopic memoir by acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara, director of the cult classic films Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, and Dangerous Game, offering an unflinching look at his life, career, and the gritty world of independent cinema. Throughout his five-decade career, film director...
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Writing Creativity and SoulFrom the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings: an intimate work on the mysteries, frustrations, and triumphs of being a writer, and an instructive guide to awakening the soul. When Sue Monk Kidd was in high school,...
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Dilf: Did I Leave Feminism?In this sharp manifesto, veteran author and activist, Jude Doyle, reunites feminist and trans politics through a common belief: that all people deserve to have the final say about who they are... When Jude Doyle began his transition in the summer of 2020, he...
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