Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a GenerationThe galvanizing true story of a group of remarkable women in the 1970s male-run world of business, banking, and finance. They didn't play by the rules. They changed them and made history.In the 1970s, a new wave of feminism was sweeping America. But in...
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Ginseng Roots: A Memoir"A sweeping story, gorgeously drawn and beautifully told -- this is Craig Thompson's masterpiece." --Joe Sacco, author of Palestine and Paying the Land From the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a new graphic memoir exploring the class divide, childhood labor, family, and...
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Gift Shop of Gratitude: A Journal to Explore the Journey of Your LifeWRITE YOUR LEGACYVisit a museum, a national park, a castle in Europe, or even the local zoo these days, and you'll likely be directed to "exit through the gift shop." A gift shop can be a metaphor for life. And that's how award-winning journalist...
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George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved AmericaDid you know that George Washington had a secret? He wore glasses! While initially embarrassed by his reliance on this reading aid, Washington's spectacles proved to be nothing short of spectacular in this charming, funny, and little-known picture book story from American history. The...
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Gaspar No?: InterviewsSince the release of his breakout film Irr?versible in 2002, Gaspar No? (b. 1963) has been labeled the principal provocateur of twenty-first-century French cinema. While many of the filmmaker's complex and daring works have been reduced by his critics to their (innumerable) depictions of...
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Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a LegendA deeply reported, perceptive, and celebratory biography of beloved actor James Gandolfini from a prominent critic and film historian Based on extensive research and original reporting, including interviews with friends and collaborators, Gandolfini is a detailed and nuanced appraisal of an enduring artist. More...
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Full Circle: Made for the HighwayMary has always wanted to be in a relationship where her man is loyal, a true provider, and protector for her. While looking for that one man, her journey takes a turn to social injustice and a heart wrenching love story that women in...
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From Whence Thou CameFrom Whence Thou Came is attributed to the amazing true story of three migrating Texan brothers. With extremely limited formal education, the brothers secured jobs, built their homes from the ground up, and, along with their wives, raised children who became well-known professionals. The...
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From the Barrio to Washington: An Educator's JourneyRodriguez recalls his inspirational journey from his childhood as a poor immigrant to the highest levels of the department of education under four presidents.Author: Armando Rodriguez, Keith TaylorPublisher: University of New Mexico PressPublished: 12/01/2007Pages: 208Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.57w x 0.79dISBN: 9780826343819About...
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From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward GoreyOn the envelopes of letters sent to a dear friend, the famed artist and writer Edward Gorey drew dozens of original illustrations--illustrations now collected in this volume along with marvelously playful selections from the correspondence, all never before seen by the public until now....
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From Nothing To 90: Failures, Successes, Betrayal and Overcoming DoubtIn From Nothing to 90, Will Klein chronicles his life from hardscrabble beginnings as an adopted child in a Saskatchewan family struggling through the "Dirty Thirties" to early success as a newsboy and onto great business achievement despite numerous setbacks throughout his life. In...
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From Manhattan to the Holy Mountain of Athos: A true story"You need to get lost to find your way."The protagonist of this true story is potentially every reader. The twists, surprises and thrills it holds are, on a micro scale, the definition of human life. And if the recording of this personal story aspires...
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Four Red Sweaters: Powerful True Stories of Women and the HolocaustThe New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz tells the stories of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust, strangers whose lives were unknowingly linked by everyday garments, revealing how the ordinary can connect us in extraordinary ways.Jock Heidenstein, Anita Lasker, Chana...
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Foot in Mouth Disease: Musings of an Unfiltered PhysicianFoot In Mouth Disease: Musings of an Unfiltered Physician is a view of the convolutions of life through the lens of a doctor with an unconventional, and somewhat unrefined, sense of humor. Across a collection of essays, Dr. Matt Hogan uses experiences and events...
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Fishing and Other Follies: Including Self-Guided Fishing in ArgentinaAuthor: Charles ThacherPublisher: Archway PublishingPublished: 11/05/2024Pages: 358Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781665762120
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Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents' Murders, and Saved by PrayerHolly Marie was forty-two years old the day she found out she was missing. At ten months old, Holly Marie was brought to the door of a church by three barefoot women in white robes and head coverings. Adopted by the pastor and raised...
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Feel AgainYoung, freshly married, and pregnant with her first child, Nicole Clark is met with devastating news: she has cancer, stage 2B. Suddenly, amid the hope she feels for this new life, she finds herself face to face with death.This leads her to reflect on...
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Fanny Crosby: Safe in the Arms of JesusAlthough blinded when six weeks old, Fanny Crosby was blessed by God who gave her spiritual insight and made her a blessing to millions. During her lifetime, Fanny wrote an astounding number of moving poems and hymns--perhaps as many as 12,000.Author: Chester Hearn, S....
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Eyewitness PresidentsAn informative and visual guide to America's highest office, this DK Eyewitness book explores the history of the White House and the presidents who have served in it.Written in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this beautiful visual reference book provides mini-biographies and trivia for...
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Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and LegendEvel Knievel, the father of extreme sports, was a high-flying daredevil. He was the personification of excitement and danger and showmanship, and represented a unique slice of American culture and patriotism. But behind the flash and the frenzy, who was this man in red,...
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