Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Winter Light: The Memoir of a Child of Holocaust Survivors"Feuerverger's search for a "place of inner solace" is profoundly inspiring ... often rendered in poetically stirring prose. With affecting clarity, the author meditates on the ways in which trauma is transmitted generationally...This is a powerful story, conveyed with deep humanity and insight." -Kirkus...
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Windows on a War: The Korean War as Seen by Peter Koerner, USAF, 1950-1953Windows on a War is the true story of a young man's experiences in the Air Force during the Korean War (1950-1953). In letters to his parents, Peter Koerner chronicles his journey from Portland, Oregon to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, where he...
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William McKinley and His America: Second EditionWhen George W. Bush won the White House, he was the first incumbent Republican governor elected president since William McKinley in 1896.William McKinley was the last of the Civil War veterans to reach the White House. Known widely as the Major, in honor of...
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Why Your Bike Is Made In Asia: My career in bicycles as I watched two continents squander an industryWhen author Bill McGann opened his bike shop in 1974, his stock of bicycles, parts and accessories were all made in Europe. At the same time, the nearby sporting goods store sold Schwinn bicycles that were made in Chicago. But across town was a...
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Who Is Caitlin Clark?Learn about the record-breaking career of basketball superstar Caitlin Clark in this Who HQ Now biography featuring newsmakers and trending topics. Point guard Caitlin Clark took the world of college basketball by storm when she began playing for the University of Iowa in 2020,...
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We Carry Smoke and Paper: Essays on the Grief and Hope of ConversionAnswering an unexpected call to faith in her thirties, Melody Gee contends with what saying "yes" to conversion requires of an adopted daughter of Chinese immigrants. Faced with a new framework for her place in the world, grief and doubt shadow her tentative steps...
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Way of Life: From Picking Winners to Breeding ChampionsWay of Life chronicles Bob Marks' journey from high school horseplayer at Roosevelt and Yonkers to the co-author of books on Meadow Skipper and Murray Brown. He came of age during the heyday of harness racing in New York. It was pre-OTB and the...
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Waiting for a VisaWaiting for a Visa is an autobiographical account of B. R. Ambedkar's life published between 1935 and 1936. It is composed of Ambedkar's handwritten recollections relating to his encounters with untouchability.Author: Bhimrao AmbedkarPublisher: BlurbPublished: 08/23/2024Pages: 142Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30dISBN:...
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Voices of the PeopleThe Voices of the People captures-in real time-the Pulse of the residents in and around Baltimore's Historic Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore at large, and tourists worldwide who stop in for sweet confections (that they can't get from anywhere else) and unique treats to delicious cultural...
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Violet's Are BlueAuthor: Scott AndrewsPublisher: Beyond PublishingPublished: 10/12/2024Pages: 176Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44dISBN: 9781637927717This title is not returnable
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Uprooting: From the Caribbean to the Countryside - Finding Home in an English GardenWinner of the Nan Shepherd Prize, this lyrical book moves between Trinidad and an idyllic English country garden as it grapples with big questions about what we call home What is home? It's a question that has troubled Marchelle Farrell for her entire life....
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Unlovable: A Memoir from the Voice of Savage GardenDarren Hayes was always a storyteller. As a child, in suburban Queensland in the 1970s, he told himself he was going to be a pop star - and he did it. Throughout Savage Garden's astonishing success - which included multiple Australian number 1s, cracking...
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Union Soldiers of Southwestern IllinoisMeet the men from Southwestern Illinois who served in the Civil War. Learn about their lives prior to enlistment, follow them into battle, and bear witness to their legacy.Author: John J. DunphyPublisher: History PressPublished: 07/01/2024Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 8.98h x 5.83w x 0.32dISBN:...
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Uncommon Company: Dissidents and Diplomats, Enemies and ArtistsAmbassador William Luers takes us on a fascinating journey from Springfield, Illinois, to Naples, Moscow, Washington DC, Venezuela, and Czechoslovakia, and then to his presidency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, adventures in Cuba, and thereafter. In his revelatory memoir Uncommon Company, William Luers...
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Tsehayu Enquo SelassieTsehayu Enquo Selassie: Antifascist Patriot and True Servant of the Nation is the untold story of one of the prominent leaders of the Resistance against the Italian occupation, a reformer, developer, and innovator who served Ethiopia from age 12 until his death. A wealth...
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Trump Tweets: Best of the PresidencyPresident Donald Trump's Twitter account was unlike any other. It was a means to bypass the media. A way to broadcast accomplishments, campaign and shape the national narrative. A method of negotiation with businesses, politicians and foreign leaders. A tool for branding, persuasion and...
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True Tales, Legends & Lore of the Pecos RiverMake a crossing of the storied Pecos River. The arid Pecos River Country of Texas is rich with stories, the crooked path ofAuthor: James CollettPublisher: History PressPublished: 10/14/2024Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781467157339
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Tread Without Meds: How I Took Back Control and Reversed the Symptoms of My Rheumatoid ArthritisIn the Bible, Proverbs 29:18 KJV teaches us that "where there is no vision the people perish, but he that keepth the law, happy is he." I believe this to be very true. Just as we look to our parents for everything when we...
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Trauma and Ecstasy: How Psychedelics Made My Life Worth LivingAuthor: Alex AbrahamPublisher: Psychedelic PathwaysPublished: 12/03/2024Pages: 236Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54dISBN: 9781544541563
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ToxemiaIn this alchemy of anger and love, history and memoir, Christine McNair delves into various forms of toxicity in the body--from the effects of two life-threatening preeclampsia diagnoses to chronic illness, sexism in medicine, and the toll of societal expectations.With catharsis and humour, Toxemia...
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