Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Isaac NewtonIn this Christian Encounter Series biography, author Mitch Stokes explores the life of Isaac Newton, the man behind the atomic theory.As an inventor, astronomer, physicist, and philosopher, Isaac Newton forever changed the way we see and understand the world. At one point, he was...
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H?t'a! Enough!: Georges Erasmus's Fifty-Year Battle for Indigenous RightsThe political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus -- a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years.For decades, Georges Henry Erasmus led the fight for Indigenous rights. From the Berger Inquiry to...
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HOW DID WE GET HERE? A Girl's Guide to Finding Herself'When women heal, generations heal.'To her thousands of fans, Wisdom & Wellness founder, speaker and influencer Mpoomy Ledwaba is a symbol of strengthand women empowerment. But going from university dropout toForbes magazine's list of 30 Under 30 wasn't always easy - it took courage...
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Hotel ConfidentialIn the world of luxury hospitality, where every detail matters and nothing is left to chance, Guenter Richter has been a force. Raised amid the desolate backdrop of war-torn East Germany, Richter's journey took him from humble beginnings as an apprentice in East German...
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Hosanna!!!: Blessed Frederic Ozanam: Family & Friends"HOSANNA holds a unique place among the many books written about Frederic Ozanam. Rev. Ron Ramson provides a warmly written account of a young man who in 1833 inspired his young college friends at the Sorbonne to form the Society of St. Vincent de...
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His Fairytale Life: A Book about Hans Christian AndersenThe storyteller becomes the story in this illuminating biographical picture book of Hans Christian Andersen, father of the modern fairy tale. A century and a half have passed since Hans Christan Andersen's death, but his stories are more alive than ever. Across languages, borders,...
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Hermana, I Want to Hear Your Story!: Recipes and Testimonies from Mujeres Nuevo ComienzoOverlooking the Vicente Guerrero village in Baja California, Mujeres Nuevo Comienzo pulsates with activity-a testament to its founder's resilience. At 70, Dorothy envisioned a haven for women fleeing abuse, birthing MNC in 2011. This cookbook, showcasing the symbolic metamorphosis of butterflies captured on MNC's...
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Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272 Volume 2The second volume in the definitive history of Henry III's rule, covering the revolutionary events between 1258 and the king's death in 1272 After coming to the throne aged just nine, Henry III spent much of his reign peaceably. Conciliatory and deeply religious, he...
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Hell On Wheels: Tour Stories: Remembered, Remixed, RemasteredAs you read this, hundreds of bands are on tour, criss-crossing the country. Some are traveling in tour buses, playing huge venues to thousands of people. Others are in beat-up Ford Econoline vans, playing in tiny clubs to no one. They all have stories...
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Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to MotherhoodAs an ecologist, Sandra Steingraber spent her professional life observing how living things interact with their environments. Now, 38 and pregnant, she had become a habitat--for a population of one.Having Faith is Steingraber's exploration of the intimate ecology of motherhood. Using her scientist's eye...
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Hardy Women: Mother, Sisters, Wives, MusesA TOP BOOK FOR 2024 IN: THE OBSERVER, INDEPENDENT, SUNDAY TIMES AND BOOKSELLER 'He understands only the women he invents - the others not at all' Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most-read British authors. His influence on literature and the...
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Hannibal and Scipio: Parallel LivesThe Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome began in 218 BCE and ended in 202 with the dramatic defeat at the Battle of Zama of Carthage's commander Hannibal by his adversary, the Roman Scipio. The two men were born about a decade apart...
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Growing Slowly Nowhere: A Journey Through Secrets and ShadowsSometimes, the hardest roads lead to the most beautiful destinations. This gripping memoir, filled with raw emotion and unflinching honesty, delves deep into the harrowing experiences of a young boy overshadowed by an older sibling. In this powerful narrative, he must navigate the toxic...
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Grit and Ghosts: Following the Trail of Eight Tenacious Women Across a CenturyAs a student and teacher of history, Robin Foster is well aware that humans have persisted through major hardships as long as they have existed. When faced with the anxious dread many felt at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foster began seeking stories...
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Good Luck along the WayThis book is about the life journey of Robert Eugene Jenkins from birth until the golden years. It describes his childhood and school years. The book tells of his good choices over bad which influenced his life.When he entered the Navy, he was scheduled...
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Gone But Not Forgotten: The History of Wheelus Air Base, Tripoli, Libya 1945 - 1970Wheelus Air Base was originally a bomber base in Libya that in 1943 was known as Mellaha. The USAAF and the British Army & RAF joined forces at that time until 1945. This book is the history of how Wheelus Air Base, from 1945...
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Goin' Home And Far Away: How Dvoř?k and Other Curious Minds Shaped American MusicIf they could meet today, what would Czech composer Anton?n Dvoř?k, American composer Amy Beach and jazz pianist Bud Powell have to say to each other about identity and appropriation, racism and feminism, folk music and modernity? Petra, a music student from South Tyrol,...
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Goethe: His Faustian Life - The Extraordinary Story of Modern Germany, a Troubled Genius and the Poem That Made Our World'Wild, brilliant and has all the intelligence to rival its subject. Five Stars.' - Frances Wilson, The Telegraph'Exuberant and wide-ranging' - Literary Review'Passionate' - The Times A spellbinding recreation of Goethe's life and work from one of our greatest biographers. Goethe was the inventor...
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God's Reposition To PositionThis book is a brief summary of some of the author's life journey. The good, the bad and the ugly, but never giving up, not even thinking about giving up. Focus was the key. Fast or slow. Knowing in her Knower that there would...
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God Saved My Empty LifeI was born to parents who abandoned me as an infant to a poor widowed grandmother. My life proves God has a good plan for every life regardless of how empty and hopeless that life is seen by everyone. My story tells of the...
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