Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and BeyondThe inspiring story of the woman at the center of the historic discrimination case that inspired the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, her fight for equal rights in the workplace, and how her determination became a victory for the nationLilly Ledbetter always knew...
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Gangland Gotham: New York's Notorious Mob BossesOrganized crime and the mob figures who run it have long captured the imagination of the American public, appearing since the early twentieth century as characters in a host of popular books, movies, and television programs. But often what the public knew of such...
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Fuerzas Duales: La Rivalidad Senna-Prost En La F?rmula 1"Fuerzas duales" te invita al coraz?n de una de las mayores rivalidades del automovilismo: el electrizante choque entre Ayrton Senna y Alain Prost en la F?rmula 1. Desde sus primeros encuentros explosivos hasta sus batallas llenas de adrenalina por la supremac?a, este libro te...
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From Under the Truck: A MemoirFrom Josh Brolin, a unique and decidedly un-celebrity memoir, by turns affecting, funny, uncanny, and unforgettable.Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back and forth through time, Josh Brolin captures a life marked by curiosity, pain, devotion, kindness, humor. He recounts an unconventional childhood...
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From the Early 1900s to the Mid-1900s: Henry Ford to Walt DisneyThe inventions of the early to mid-1900s dramatically changed life around the world. One of the most influential inventions was the automobile, and Henry Ford was a pioneer of car design and factory production. Ford's innovations not only changed transportation, they changed society. Walt...
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From SHOWGIRL to GOD'S GIRLGot a bad case of the blahs? This book has just the prescription for you. In telling her life's story, Penny Pryor, the musical doctor, will reveal how she found the Great Healer, her Main Man. A nine-pound, twelve-ounce baby instantly describes her life...
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From a Square to a Circle: Haida Basketry--Delores Churchill's Memories of Learning to WeaveDelores Churchill, Haida weaver, shares the stories of her life, her culture and the importance of passing cultural knowledge from one generation to the next. Told with humility, humour and deep respect, From a Square to a Circle is a testament to the values...
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Freedom and the Captive Mind: Fr. Gleb Yakunin and Orthodox Christianity in Soviet RussiaFreedom and the Captive Mind is a biography of Fr. Gleb Yakunin, the first Orthodox priest to adopt an ecumenical approach to Russian Orthodoxy, earning him the enmity of conservative groups within the Church and gratitude from other religious denominations. Father Yakunin believed the...
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Frankie Beverly Biography: A Soulful LegacyFrankie Beverly Biography: A Soulful LegacyIn "Frankie Beverly: A Soulful Legacy," explore the remarkable journey of one of the most influential voices in the history of soul and R&B music. From his humble beginnings in Philadelphia to leading the legendary band "Maze", Frankie Beverly...
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Flying High In the Sky: Letters from a Pan Am StewardessThe author shares her personal acquaintance with Marie McGrath. Marie McGrath dreamed of being a stewardess, flying on Pan American World Airlines, and speaking her college French. When hired, she flew to London, Paris, Rome, Johannesburg, Singapore, and other faraway places. She loved the...
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Finding Hope: From Urban Streets to the DesertAuthor: Jackie RossPublisher: Outskirts PressPublished: 10/16/2024Pages: 204Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47dISBN: 9781977275820This title is not returnable
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Filmmaker's JourneyBorn in San Antonio, Texas, in 1941, acclaimed filmmaker Severo Perez moved to Los Angeles in 1972 to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. His films have won awards, including five CINE Golden Eagles. Perez is also an accomplished playwright and novelist....
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Fidel Castro (Revised)In this masterly biography, the prize-winning historian Robert E. Quirk paints a portrait of the charismatic leader who for more than three decades--and over eight American presidencies--managed to sustain a communist regime in the western hemisphere.Fidel Castro emerges as an ambitious rebel, from his...
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Father Joseph Fessio, S.J.: California BlackrobeThis in-depth, page-turning biography of Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., founder of Ignatius Press and the University of San Francisco's Saint Ignatius Institute, is written by one of Fessio's earliest Jesuit mentors, historian Father Cornelius Buckley, S.J. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay...
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Fantasies of Ito MichioBorn in Japan and trained in Germany, dancer and choreographer Ito Michio (1893-1961) achieved prominence in London before moving to the U.S. in 1916 and building a career as an internationally acclaimed artist. During World War II, Ito was interned for two years, and...
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Fantasies of Ito MichioBorn in Japan and trained in Germany, dancer and choreographer Ito Michio (1893-1961) achieved prominence in London before moving to the U.S. in 1916 and building a career as an internationally acclaimed artist. During World War II, Ito was interned for two years, and...
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Exploring Space: Adventures Across the Universe with Emma and LouisGet ready to join Emma and Louis as they begin Exploring Space! See incredible sights, discover the secrets of the cosmos and learn all about the amazing planets, stars, galaxies, the incredible technology and even the people who travel to space!Author: Little Gestalten, Anne...
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Everyday Stem Engineering--Civil EngineeringDiscover how engineering is part of our daily lives with Everyday STEM Engineering--Civil Engineering. Engineering is all around us, from the roads on which we travel to the latest earthquake-proof buildings. It's even in space! Discover how civil and mechanical engineering helps us interact...
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Everyday Hockey Heroes, Volume III: More Uplifting Stories Celebrating Our Great GameFrom hockey insider Jim Lang comes a new volume in the nationally bestselling series of uplifting hockey stories about the everyday heroes who are breaking down barriers and shaping the future of a game they love. In this heartfelt collection of personal hockey stories,...
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EnchantmentFor some of the tales you will encounter here, I cannot begin to answer the why all these incidents occurred, but I do know the how, the where, and in most cases, the when they impacted my life... Enchantment. Those moments in these stories...
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