Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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A Natural Woman: A MemoirRead the New York Times Bestselling memoir that is revealing, humble, and cool-aunt chatty about the incredible life that inspired the hit Broadway musical Beautiful (Rolling Stone). Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of...
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Edge: Sporting Heroes: Jamie VardyThis inspirational biography for children, written by award-winning author Roy Apps, follows the dream-come-true story of Jamie Vardy and his amazing rise to become a star striker in Leicester City's Premier League-winning side and top England goalscorer. Illustrated with colour artwork by Alessandro Valdrighi,...
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I Choose Peace: Raw Stories of Real People Finding Contentment and Happiness (an I Am Second Book)From the influential and ever-growing movement "I Am Second" comes a remarkable collection of well-known lives transformed from restless to happy by the power of God.When I Am Second launched in 2008, the organization meant simply to tell stories of people whose lives changed...
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Be Bold, Baby: Michelle ObamaCelebrate Michelle Obama's most motivational and powerful moments, with quotes from the former First Lady, and vibrant illustrations by Alison Oliver (Moon; BabyLit series.)Be encouraging. Be brilliant. Be you. Each book ends with a mirror! Look for the companion volume, Be Bold, Baby: Oprah.Author:...
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Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of SpeedThe sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace At the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies--the car and airplane--took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into these...
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Writing Out Loud: What a Blind Teacher Learned from Leading a Memoir Class for SeniorsYou'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll write. She's never taught a class in her life. But when the City of Chicago calls on blind writer Beth Finke to teach a memoir-writing class for older adults, she reluctantly agrees. What she learns about her students, their...
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The Truth of the Ancient Ways: A Critical Biography of the Swordsman Yamaoka TesshuThis book by Anatoliy Anshin documents the life of famous Japanese swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu and his historical role in the end of the Tokugawa era. Written for martial arts practitioners and those interested in Japanese culture and history, Anshin draws from his doctoral dissertation...
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Integrating Faith and Psychology: Twelve Psychologists Tell Their StoriesThe tensions often cited between psychology and Christianity are well known. Much worthwhile work has been done to construct theories and frameworks for integrating the two. But how do Christians in psychology actually weave together these strands of their lives and their work. What...
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The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and FearA modern-day civil rights champion tells the stirring story of how he helped start a movement to bridge America's racial divide. Over the summer of 2013, the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II led more than a hundred thousand people at rallies across North...
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Cesar Chavez: Fighting for FarmworkersA biography telling the life of labor leader Cesar Chavez and the boycotts that he led to gain fair working conditions for farmworkers. Written in graphic-novel format.Author: Eric BraunPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.80h x 6.70w x 0.10dISBN: 9780736861915Audience: 08 -...
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Left for Dead: My Journey Home from EverestWith a new preface by the author - As featured in the upcoming motion picture Everest, starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Jake Gyllenhaal "I can tell you that some force within me rejected...
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The Street Where I Live: A MemoirThe Street Where I Live is at once an intimate biography of three great shows--My Fair Lady, Gigi, and Camelot--and a candid account of the life and times of Alan J. Lerner, one of America's most acclaimed and popular lyricists. Large-hearted, humorous, and often...
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AutobiographyJohn Stuart Mill (1806-73), philosopher, economist, and political thinker, was the most prominent figure of nineteenth-century English intellectual life and his work has continuing significance for contemporary debates about ethics, politics, and economics. His father, James Mill, a close associate of the utilitarian philosopher...
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Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic DepressionA FINALIST FOR THE NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD FOR NON FICTIONA PASTE BEST BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF TIMEOUT NEW YORK'S BEST SUMMER BEACH READS OF 2017ONE OF REAL SIMPLE'S 25 FATHER'S DAY BOOKS THAT COVER ALL OF DAD'S INTERESTSThe stunning and long-awaited memoir...
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Becoming Richard Pryor PB"Becoming Richard Pryor is a book that breaks new ground. . . . Saul details the amazing way that Richard found his way out of the life for which he seemed destined and into the world of the performing arts." --New York TimesRichard Pryor...
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Smart Blonde: Dolly PartonIn the first entirely new major biography of Dolly Parton for over 15 years, Stephen Miller goes behind the larger-than-life image to find out what makes Dolly Parton tick.A self-made woman in every sense, Dolly arrived on the Nashville scene as a solo performer...
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Jill: A Biography of the First LadyThe inspiring and surprising life of Dr. Jill BidenWife, mother and educator, Dr. Jill Biden has been described as President Biden's greatest political asset. Like many women of her generation, Jill Biden worked hard to balance family and career, always placing her commitments to...
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Martin Luther King, Jr.Welcome to Lekti Kids Kool Kreyòl Collection! Did you know that 'lekti' means reading in Haitian Créole? Check out our brand new Lekti Kids' Kool Kreyòl Collection: The content is original, colorful, and laid out in fun, simple comic panels for optimal student engagement....
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Lady Icarus: Balloonomania and the Brief, Bold Life of Sophie BlanchardA riveting middle-grade biography about Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to work as a professional aeronaut in France in the late 1700s, set against the thrilling backdrop of early flight. Before Amelia Earhart, there was Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to earn her living...
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Yo Soy Sofía Castro... Y Dicen Que Soy Boba / I Am Sofía Castro... and They Say I'm DumbSin Story Times, sin videos de youtube y sin l mite de tiempo para contarles todo. Hay cosas de mi vida que no he sido capaz de decirles en mi canal. Desde dramas de mi adolescencia. Los sufrimientos del primer amor y mi pasi...
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