Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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John James Audubon: The Making of an AmericanFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes, the first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years, and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world.Rhodes shows us young Audubon arriving in New...
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God's Warrior: Father Albert Braun, OFM 1889-1983Fellow priests called his ministry "just short of a miracle." A superior castigated him as "an adventurer," Apaches and migrant Mexicans claimed him "one of us." To his fellow soldiers he was "a man's man." Of himself he chuckled, "I've been in mischief all...
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Suetonius' Life of AugustusThe lifetime of Augustus (63 BCE -14 CE) was a key moment of transition for the Roman world. Following decades of civil war, the traditional government of the Roman Republic evolved to include a leading role for Augustus. Peace at home was balanced with...
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Princess Mary: The First Modern PrincessThe definitive biography of the queen's aunt, a sister to two kings and a pioneering member of the royal family, who redefined the role of a princess for the modern age. "At last a biography of Princess Mary, the Queen's aunt - and a...
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A Sagebrush Soul: A Biographical Novel of Mark TwainAmerica's most famous humorist lives again within the pages of John Isaac Jones's new biographical novel! His hardscrabble childhood; influence of his older brother Orion; his wild days out West including his passionate fling with poet Ina Coolbrith; how he wooed and won his...
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Christian Petzold: InterviewsChristian Petzold (b. 1960) is the best-known filmmaker associated with the "Berlin School" of postunification German cinema. Identifying as an intellectual, Petzold self-consciously approaches his work for both the big and the small screen by weaving critical reflection on the very conditions of contemporary...
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Scorpion A Good Bad HorseThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Agatha Tiegel Hanson: Our Places in the SunAgatha Tiegel Hanson (1873-1959) is regarded as a seminal figure in Deaf history for her writing, advocacy, and leadership, though her accomplishments merit recognition within the larger context of American history as well. Barely fifteen years old in 1888, Tiegel Hanson became one of...
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The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana"Michael Azerrad has always demonstrated a passionate feeling for the ideas, the ambitions, that drive the notable moments of recent musical history. But this annotated edition of his earlier book, which was already a very successful biography of a man and a band, breaks...
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Mi Little Golden Book Sobre Rita Moreno (Rita Moreno: A Little Golden Book Biography Spanish Edition)Ayude a su pequeño a soñar en grande con una biografía Little Golden Book sobre la actriz, cantante y bailarina Rita Moreno, ganadora del EGOT. Las biografías de Little Golden Book representan la introducción perfecta a los libros no-ficción para los niños en edad...
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Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin explores how Aretha Franklin made incredible contributions to American music and culture, captivating audiences with memorable melodies and rhythms. Covers early life, her rise to fame with her music, and her lasting impact. Groundbreakers: Black Musicians introduces some of the greats. Creating...
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Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and Nasa's SeamstressesDid you know that the white material on the outside of space shuttles was not metal or glass but actually fabric? Specialized quilts, two inches thick, covered the space shuttles and protected the astronauts from deadly heat and radiation. Jean Wright was one of...
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62: Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees, and the Pursuit of GreatnessAn inside look at Yankees slugger Aaron Judge's incredible, unparalleled run to break Roger Maris's home run record and the franchise both men called homeBabe Ruth. Roger Maris. Aaron Judge.Three historic figures across generations of Major League Baseball, all swinging for the fences and...
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La Plata, La Espada Y La Piedra: Tres Pilares Cruciales En La Historia de Améric a / Silver, Sword, and Stone: The Story of Latin AmericaUna lectura necesaria para comprender el tumultuoso pasado de América Latina y la complejidad de su identidad. «Trazar el alma de un continente es una hazaña extraordinaria, y Marie Arana lo hace con precisión académica, rigor moral y elegancia de estilo. Para cualquiera que...
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Shakar: A Woman's Journey from Afghanistan: refugee to cancer pioneerAn Afghanistani Woman's Journey 'Fascinating...an enticingly interesting read' Sayeeda Warsi Born in rural Afghanistan, Shakardokht Jafari became a refugee aged just six, after a harrowing half-year trek to Iran. There, at twelve, she discovered she had been promised in marriage at birth to an...
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My Silk Road: The Adventures & Struggles of a British Asian RefugeeA rich boy turned refugee tells the story of coming full circle to succeed in ways beyond his imagination.Born into a family that had recently fled British India during the partition of India and Pakistan, Ram's early life in Mombasa seemed charmed with wealth...
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From Ebonics To AuthorThis memoir follows my life on farms in Arkansas in the 1950s and 1960s, tojoining the Gary Job Corps Center, in San Marcos, Texas, to a career in the military, tobeing a small business owner with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service on...
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Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta--And Then Got Written Out of HistoryA Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reveals the little-known story of the Union soldiers from Alabama who played a decisive role in the Civil War, and how they were scrubbed from the history books. We all know how the Civil War was won: Courageous Yankees triumphed...
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Winning PitchBorn the son of a poor sharecropper, Jim Perry grew up working in the tobacco fields of rural North Carolina. Not only did he work his way out of that backbreaking job, but Jim Perry worked himself all the way to becoming a big...
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Old Schuylkill Tales: A History of Interesting Events, Traditions and Anecdotes of the Early Settlers of Schuylkill County, PennsylvaniaThe local history of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is full of interesting stories about the intrepid souls who settled there, building the first towns and industries of the region.This is a well-researched and superbly composed chronicle which traverses various aspects of Schuylkill life. It begins...
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