Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the WorldNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to heal on a personal and a collective level, showing us that we don't have to carry our emotional burdens alone."I love this book."--Bessel van...
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What Is the Story of Godzilla?Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most well-known characters of our time. In this addition to the What Is the Story Of? series, young readers will discover the exciting story of one of the world's favorite monsters...Godzilla! In 1954, Godzilla appeared on...
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We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream MachineJoan Didion opened The White Album (1979) with what would become one of the most iconic lines in American literature: "We tell ourselves stories in order to live." Today, this phrase is deployed inspirationally, printed on T-shirts and posters, used as a battle cry...
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Watching Evil Dead: Unearthing the Radiant Artist WithinFrom the bestselling author of Bird Box and Incidents Around the House, an impassioned book about a night that changed the author's life and put into perspective the writing life--and how you too can be inspired to face the fears that might hold you...
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Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of RaceFor twenty-five years, Debby Irving sensed inexplicable racial tensions in her personal and professional relationships. As a colleague and neighbor, she worried about offending people she dearly wanted to befriend. As an arts administrator, she didn't understand why her diversity efforts lacked traction. As...
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Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply DisappearedDiscover the amazing illustrated stories of seven women magicians who pulled off spectacular and death-defying illusions and acts, achieved global fame, and then simply...disappeared. During the Golden Age of Magic from 1860 to 1930, seven women magicians in America defied Victorian conventions and created...
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Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone about WinningA much-needed playbook to supporting and retaining women of color in leadership roles to create lasting change in the world, from a former labor and community organizer and founder of one of the nation's premier funders of women of color-led organizations. "A balm and...
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Under His Wings: How Faith on the Front Lines Has Protected American TroopsAn Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerIn this celebration of faith and freedom, Fox News Co-Host Emily Compagno shares first person accounts that show the profound role belief in God has played in the lives of U.S. military servicemembers as they served in combat...
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Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to CaptiveIn this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian's courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new...
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Tupac Shakur: The Authorized BiographyThe authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a "touching, empathetic portrait" (The New York Times) of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more Artist, poet, actor, revolutionary, legendTupac Shakur is one of the greatest...
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Trauma Plot: A LifeFrom a rising literary star and the author of how to be a good girl comes a brilliant, biting, and beautifully wrought memoir of trauma and the cost of survival A VOGUE AND VULTURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) "Piercing . ....
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Together We Roared: Alongside Tiger for His Epic Twelve-Year, Thirteen-Majors Run"At long last, Williams opens up about one of the most successful partnerships in sports history." -- Golf Digest"Explosive."-- Today's Golfer"Steve Williams knew Tiger Woods like no other... now he reveals all." -- Daily MailSteve Williams, arguably the greatest caddie in golf history, teams...
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Together in Manzanar: The True Story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp"A World War II homefront action that many Americans would like to forget." -- Kirkus Reviews "This cinematic and propulsive family saga casts a riveting spotlight on an ignominious episode in U.S. history." -- Publishers Weekly On a late March morning in the spring...
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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a...
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Three Minutes for a Dog: My Life in an Iron LungContrary to popular belief Polio is not extinct. This is the true story of an indomitable spirit afflicted with unimaginable physical and psychological challenges. Paul Alexander's life is a saga that started in 1946 and has been profoundly shaped by the Polio epidemic of...
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This Is Your Mother: A MemoirNamed a Best Memoir of 2025 (So Far) by BookPage and Real Simple * "A beautiful story about an extraordinary mother's gift of love and hope." --Jeannette Walls, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle * "Candid...Heartbreaking...Illuminating." --Oprah Daily From "a...
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This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the LightNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker's memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow." - Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible...
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This Changes Everything: A Surprisingly Funny Story about Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don't Talk about*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* A cancer diagnosis caused Tyler Merritt--beloved author of I Take My Coffee Black--to realize that there was no time for anger, unforgiveness, foolishness, or lost friendships. None of us have any time to waste. When Tyler Merritt was diagnosed with cancer, everything...
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The YearsWINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyShortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International PrizeConsidered by many to be the iconic French memoirist's defining work and a breakout bestseller when published...
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The World Entire: A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II RescueEveryone knows Oskar Schindler and his famous list, but few have heard of Aristides de Sousa Mendes―a Portuguese diplomat who saved the lives of thousands in World War II. This magnificently illustrated picture book biography tells a moving story that resonates profoundly today. "He...
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