Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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From Dixmoor to Iowa. Cast of a dark shadowThe reason for writing this book is to pinpoint the poverty levels in lower-class communities across America--in the minority communities and jobless areas in the late 1980s and early 1990s. These are the drastic measures and drug-selling minorities had to take to survive.Author: James...
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When Shadow Meets the Bodhisattva: The Challenging Transformation of a Modern Guru- Explores the rise and fall of the author's organization EnlightenNext, including his own responsibility for its failure, and the lessons he learned, such as the need to deal thoroughly with one's shadow for continued spiritual growth - Presents wisdom from the author's discussions...
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Dry BonesDry Bones is a thought-provoking memoir of my grueling journey toward peace and acceptance. My journey is one of abandonment, fear, rejection, unworthiness, shame, guilt, neglect, and growth. It was written with the singular hope that through my stories, young ladies can find their...
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Harvard, Hollywood, Hitmen, and Holy Men: A MemoirAuthor: Paul W. WilliamsPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 02/14/2023Pages: 312Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9780813196671Review Citation(s): Library Journal 12/01/2022 pg. 107
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Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter: Stories of an Ozark Folksong CollectorA traveling salesman with little formal education, Max Hunter gravitated to song catching and ballad hunting while on business trips in the Ozarks. Hunter recorded nearly 1600 traditional songs by more than 200 singers from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s, all the while focused...
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Mormon Envoy: The Diplomatic Legacy of Dr. John Milton BernhiselFor more than twenty years, John Milton Bernhisel negotiated with the federal government on behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bruce W. Worthen illuminates the life and work of the man whose diplomacy steered the Church's relationship with Washington, D.C....
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Girolamo Frescobaldi A VARIETY OF INVENTIONSGirolamo Frescobaldi was the greatest Italian keyboard composer of the early Baroque. Throwing caution to the wind he introduced his own 'unconventional' style of inventive harmony, quirky rhythms and innovative embellishment, establishing his prominence as a beacon of musical excellence, and an inspiration for...
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31 Days (Nights)In 31 essays Reginald Jarrell tells stories of his life as a student, lawyer, pastor, professor, and communications professional as he lived in different locations across the United States. He is unstintingly truthful as he describes the people he encounters, some displaying the worst...
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The High Sierra: A Love StoryKim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on...
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Passenger 19C: A Memoir of SurvivalMargo Siple was a passenger in seat 19C on the infamous flight of United Airlines Flight 232, flying from Denver to Chicago on July 19, 1989. One hour and seven minutes into the flight, the number 2 engine on the DC-10 exploded, causing complete...
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ShatteredSee Cynthia's courage as she shares her true story of the terror of domestic violence, manipulation, and extraordinary life events. The illusion of a cookie-cutter, all-American family shattered with dark secrets hidden within their Texas home. She'll leave you on edge, compelled to read...
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Mlb All-Time Greats Set 2 (Set of 12)From the legends of the game to today's superstars, Major League Baseball has always been home to supremely talented players. This series introduces readers to the best of the best from their favorite teams through the years. Each book includes a table of contents,...
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Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 DaysAdrienne Wilson is a depressed, suicidal teenager--until the day she receives a diagnosis of stage IV liver cancer. Facing the fight of her life, Adrienne discovered just how much she wants to live. In Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, Andrea Wilson...
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The Wisdom of a Willow Tree: A true story about resilience, re-birth and second chancesAn inspirational life story about overcoming adversity, rebirth and second chances, with a powerful message and a living proof that you can receive everything that life throws at you and use it as a catalyst for wisdom and incredible inner transformation.The willow tree with...
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of EmpiresIn the competition for remarkable queens, Eleanor of Aquitaine tends to win. In fact her story sometimes seems so extreme it ought to be made up. The headlines: orphaned as a child, Duchess in her own right, Queen of France, crusader, survivor of a...
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Womaning: A MemoirIn this intimate portrait of one family through the lives of multiple generations of Black Mothers, we get a glimpse of the ways healing can reveal itself until it is fully known. There is a beauty to the symmetry even in the pain of...
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Gold Rush Burgess DescendentsThis book, my friends, will share victories to uplift your spirit, educate your mind, and expand your knowledge. You see, much of our history was hidden, unknown, and destroyed, by those hoping it would never be discovered. The enslaved were not supposed to know...
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Meat Loaf Biography: The Life and Career Tales of the Influential Singer and ActorMEAT LOAF BIOGRAPHY: This is a captivating biography of an American singer and actor, Meat Loaf.Meat Loaf is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer who became popular in the 1970s with his album "Bat Out of Hell". He is noted for his...
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The Last Boss of Brighton: Boris Biba Nayfeld and the Rise of the Russian Mob in AmericaBestselling author Douglas Century reveals the untold story of the epic rise and fall of Boris Nayfeld, also known as Biba, one of the most notorious Russian mob bosses of our era.Boris Nayfeld, a.k.a. Biba, is the last living boss of the old-school Russian...
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Like a Roaring Lion: One Man's Journey Into Spiritual WarfareWhen Rob's foray into street evangelism began leading him into stunning encounters with spiritual darkness, his faith and trust in God grew stronger.For years, he witnessed miracle after miracle-until a series of unanswered prayers left him reeling. Depressed and filled with doubt, he began...
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