Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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IdiocyAn audacious, unabashedly transgressive memoir about two acts of escape by the author: rebelling aginst his family to seek a freer life in Paris and then, later, from the French military during the Algerian War. Pierre Guyotat was one of the most radical and...
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I Deliver Parcels in Beijing"Hu Anyan's I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, translated by Jack Hargreaves, offers an unvarnished dispatch from the front lines of the gig economy, written by a guy who's held nearly every low-wage, low-reward job on the market (delivery driver, security guard, convenience store clerk,...
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IcebergMost people only ever see the surface of a story. Iceberg invites you to see what's underneath.On the surface, it's the account of a run across Canada and back-over 21,000 kilometres-to raise awareness for Alzheimer's and breast cancer. But at its heart, it's about...
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I Am Simone BilesSimone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, joins the ranks of this New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World picture book biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. At age eight, Simone Biles began working with a gymnastics...
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I Am Finally, Finally French: My Accidental Life in BrittanyA hilarious and heartfelt memoir of embracing life in rural France. At 47, Mark Greenside, a glass-is-half-empty native New Yorker living in California, unwillingly went to Brittany, and to his great amazement and surprise fell in love with the place and its people. Then,...
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How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's MemoirAuthor: Molly Jong-FastPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 10/29/2025Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.54h x 5.80w x 0.73dISBN: 9781420529555
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How Shall I Stand Between River and Land?: Heart Questions for Uncertain Times"Leni reminds us that we are not powerless. We can choose connection over isolation, seek out and listen to diverse voices and conversations, and build bridges to understanding." --Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life SpeakIN A WORLD WITHOUT EASY ANSWERS, BEGIN WITH...
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Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen: A Memoir and CookbookWeaving together memories, recipes, and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen, the acclaimed author of Happy All the Time delivers a beloved cookbook manifesto on the joys of sharing food and entertaining. - With a foreword by Ruth Reichl. "As much memoir...
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Hitler: 1889-1936: HubrisFrom his illegitimate birth in a small Austrian village to his fiery death in a bunker under the Reich chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler left a murky trail, strewn with contradictory tales and overgrown with self-created myths. One truth prevails: the sheer scale of...
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern JapanWinner of the Pulitzer Prize"A startling work -- awesomely ambitious, faultlessly researched, daring in its thesis, and profound in its implications." -- Business Week"Magnificent. . . . everything a political biography should be." -- Richmond Times-DispatchThis rich and powerful biography is now given fresh...
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Helen KellerThe bestselling biography of Helen Keller and how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honors.Author: Margaret DavidsonPublisher: Scholastic PaperbacksPublished: 04/01/1989Pages: 96Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 7.76h x 5.22w x 0.31dISBN: 9780590424042Audience:...
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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar ChavezIn this Pura Belpre award-winning picture book, illustrated by Caldecott Honree Yuyi Morales, acclaimed author Kathleen Krull celebrates Latinx civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. An inspirational book about resistance and hope.When Cesar Chavez led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a...
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Hark: How Women ListenWe're told women are good at listening, but we rarely examine what they're listening to, what their worlds sound like, or how it feels to be expected to listen in a world of noise made by men. Like so many of us, Alice Vincent...
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Harlem Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth "Bumpy" JohnsonThe first and only full biography on legendary Harlem gangster, Bumpy Johnson who was depicted in the movies Cotton Club, Hoodlum and American Gangster Al Capone may have ruled Chicago. Lucky Luciano may have run most of New York City. But from the 1930s...
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Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck CommanderThis no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business. It isn't often that a person can live a dream, but Phil Robertson--better known as the...
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Hail to the Redskins: Gibbs, the Diesel, the Hogs, and the Glory Days of D.C.'s Football DynastyAt last, the definitive account of the Redskins' championship decadeBased on more than ninety original interviews, here is the rollicking chronicle of the famed Washington Redskins teams of the Joe Gibbs years--one of the most remarkable and unique runs in NFL history. From 1981...
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Guts for Glory: The Story of Civil War Soldier Rosetta Wakeman***THREE STARRED REVIEWS***A 2024 Shelf Awareness Best Picture Book of the YearNew York Public Library Best Books for Kids List A magnificently illustrated picture book biography of Private Rosetta "Lyons" Wakeman, the only soldier whose letters capture the Civil War from a woman's perspective.In...
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Greatest QuarterbacksOn the gridiron, they were simply the best. From Jim Thorpe and Jerry Rice to Joe Montana and Rondé Barber, NFL Hall of Famers brought unmatched passion and skill to their positions. Revisit football history's greatest professional athletes in this stat-filled, photo-driven sports series...
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Greatest LinebackersOn the gridiron, they were simply the best. From Jim Thorpe and Jerry Rice to Joe Montana and Rondé Barber, NFL Hall of Famers brought unmatched passion and skill to their positions. Revisit football history's greatest professional athletes in this stat-filled, photo-driven sports series...
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl MagicA PARENTS' FAVORITE PRODUCTS TILLYWIG AWARD WINNER 2022 The fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, featuring 100 barrier-breaking Black women and girls who showcase the spirit of Black Girl Magic. Good Night Stories for Rebel...
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