Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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On and off the Couch: Memoir of a PsychoanalystLoving, beautifully written work. The author helps us understand how she, a child of the Sixties, became the woman she is today. And in a series of luminous and evocative portraits she shows us how patients suffering from a broad range of maladies can...
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Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My Adventures in NeurodiversityWhat if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal? What if sharing our internal struggles wasn't a sign of weakness, but strength? For over thirty years, award-winning broadcaster and comedian Robin Ince has entertained thousands in person and on air. But underneath the...
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My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in WritingAn invaluable companion for any writer seeking to make the writing life a more complex and cooperative venture "Illuminating, deeply endearing essays."--Ron Charles, Washington Post "A lovely, loving letter to aspiring writers."--Diego Báez, Booklist In these intimate and eloquent meditations, the award-winning poet Carl...
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My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels: In Control, Being Controlled, Out of Control!Risk. Resilience. Reinvention. Tom LeNoble's life has been anything but ordinary, rising from the "Shack" with no hot water to the heights of Silicon Valley, and helping build some of the world's most influential companies. He's been a crowd-favorite performer, a bold leader, and...
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Muse of Fire: World War I as Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier PoetsMichael Korda, the best-selling author of Hero and Alone, tells the story of the First World War not in any conventional way but through the intertwined lives of the soldier poets who came to describe it best, and indeed to symbolize the war's tragic...
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Mozart: A LifeA biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history Mozart's unshakable hold on the public's consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay's concise and deft look at the genius's life. Mozart traces the development of the man whose life...
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Motherness: A Memoir of Generational Autism, Parenthood, and Radical Acceptance"As more women are recognizing their own neurodivergence, Julie has gifted us with a beautifully written and incredibly relatable memoir. Readers will come away feeling seen, understood, and never again alone." -- Emily W. King, PhD, child psychologist and author of the Learn with...
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Mining the MemoriesWorking at the Burgin Mine changed my life forever. The grueling labor, harsh conditions, and constant danger shaped not only my character but forged bonds that could only be built underground. This is not a book about mining techniques. It's a memoir of survival,...
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MIA Zapata and the Gits: A Story of Art, Rock, and RevolutionJust Kids for the grunge era. Seattle band, The Gits and their charismatic front person Mia Zapata were on the verge of international rock stardom but on July 7, 1993, days before their third US tour, Mia Zapata, The Gits 27-year-old singer-songwriter, was brutally...
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Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis PresleyOn a lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, the local teenager whose first record, "That's All Right," had just debuted on Memphis radio...
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Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary PlayersThe legendary sportswriter and the Hall of Fame, eleven-time NBA champion coach separate the music from the noise in the stories of the greatest who ever played and their impact on the game Sam Smith and Phil Jackson grew to know and respect each...
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Marlene DietrichWildly entertaining, Maria Riva reveals the rich life of her mother in vivid detail. Opening with Dietrich's childhood in Berlin, we meet an energetic, disciplined, and ambitious young actress whose own mother equated the stage with a world of vagabonds and thieves. Dietrich would...
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Mariko Marie Marina: My Life through Three Cultures A MemoirIn Japan I was Mariko, in Germany I was Marie, and now I am Marina. A child of three lands, proud of each, unable to say where each began and ended within me.I decided to write a book so my family could know the...
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Marie Antoinette StyleWelcome to a pastel-colored world of excess, filled with rustling silks, gravity-defying hairstyles, delicious intrigue, and, of course, bloody revolution Marie Antoinette: The very name conjures up a vibrant pastel-coloued world of excess, filled with satin shoes, rustling silks, gravity-defying hairstyles, decadent macarons, delicious...
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Mama in Congress: Rashida Tlaib's Journey to WashingtonAn inspiring picture book that tells the story of Rashida Tlaib, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, and her family. Perfect for readers of books that celebrate trailblazing women and social activists as well as those looking for an introduction to...
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Making a DifferenceYoung Changemakers is an inspirational series all about real kids from around the globe doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities and the world!Making a Difference is filled with stories of kids who are making the world a better place by...
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Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should (and Shouldn't) Cook from Scratch to Save Time and MoneySelected by the New York Times as a Notable Cookbook, by USA TODAY as a Best Holiday Gift For the Foodie, and by More.com as one of their Best Cookbooks of the Year. This unique combination of recipes, memoir, and advice is "pure entertainment...
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Maestros and Their Music: The Art and Alchemy of ConductingJohn Mauceri, who has stood on podiums before storied symphonies, operas, and ballets around the world, brings a lifetime of experience to bear in this informative, brilliantly entertaining exploration of his profession. As Mauceri traces the lineage of his craft, from Felix Mendelssohn (the...
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Madame Curie: A BiographyMarie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide fame, and indeed, one of the great scientists of this century. Winner of two Nobel Prizes (for physics in 1903 and for chemistry in 1911), she performed pioneering studies with radium and...
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Luigi: The Making and the MeaningThe first book to explain why the world was primed for the Luigi Mangione moment, showing the history that led him to be embraced as an avenger with an affection not seen since Jesse James or Robin Hood. The explosion of glee and sympathy...
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