Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre LordeA Time Must-Read Book of the YearWinner of the Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian NonfictionA Publishers Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year Shortlisted for the 2025 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize Finalist for the 2025 Zora AwardA bold, innovative biography that offers a...
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Survival in AuschwitzThe true and harrowing account of Primo Levi's experience at the German concentration camp of Auschwitz and his miraculous survival; hailed by The Times Literary Supplement as a "true work of art, this edition includes an exclusive conversation betAuthor: Primo LeviPublisher: Simon & SchusterPublished:...
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Successful Failure: Lessons Learned Flat on My FaceBeing successful is no laughing matter . . . unless the road there is littered with flops, fool's errands, fizzles, and straight-up failures--from the New York Times bestselling co-author of Marriage Be Hard. "I'm so happy Kev failed, because these stories will set so...
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Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting ThingFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Three Dog Life, a witty and irreverent look at aging and the writing life, delivered with trademark brevity, humor, and wise wit. "The Emily Dickinson of memoirists" (Stephen King) Abigail Thomas shares her thoughts on...
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Stan and Gus: Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded AgeHow the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times. Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur--the creator of landmark buildings that elevated American architecture to new heights. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was the son of...
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Squanto, Friend of the PilgrimsSquanto tells everyone he meets, "I am going on the great ship across the sea.""I wish you would not go," his mother tells him."It's just for a little while," says Squanto. "I will come back."But before Squanto can return, many, many years go by...
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Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic WordsmithNational Bestseller An Amazon Best of Biography/MemoirComedian and severe dyslexic Phil Hanley reveals his unlikely path to success in a story that is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking. When Phil Hanley was in first grade, he realized something that would forever set him apart...
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Snowflake Bentley: A Caldecott Award WinnerIn this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, snow days, and everyday.Wilson Bentley was always fascinated by snow. In childhood and adulthood,...
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Smile: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson"Brian Wilson. SMILE: Excellent! The man is my hero. I love him. I weep when I hear his band, I hear him sing. I love him." --Paul McCartneyThe story of the Brian Wilson's legendary SMiLE album from Beach Boys authority David Leaf. The story...
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Smart Girl: A First-Gen Origin StorySmart Girl: A First-Gen Origin Story is a memoir that redefines first-gen and Black student narratives that highlights mass media, pop culture, and sports as key to shaping identity, resilience, and community. In her memoir, Dr. Rease Miles traces the (sound)tracks of her life...
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Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder RecoveryWritten by journalist and professor at the University of Texas-Austin Mallary Tenore Tarpley, Slip offers a groundbreaking framework for understanding eating disorder recovery and interweaves poignant personal stories, immersive reporting, and cutting-edge science. When Mallary Tenore Tarpley lost her mother at eleven years old,...
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Slayers, Every One of Us: How One Girl in All the World Showed Us How to Hold on"[A] joyful ode to the awesome ability of pop-culture arcana to create a solid community." --The New York Times A memoir reflecting on heartbreak, perseverance, and life lessons learned from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from the hosts of the hit podcast Buffering the Vampire...
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Sister, Soldier, Surgeon: The Life and Courage of Sister Deirdre Byrne, M.D.Meet a modern-day Joan of Arc. Whether in scrubs, camouflage, or a religious habit, Sr. Dede Byrne, in her threefold calling as a professed religious sister, renowned surgeon, and U.S. Army colonel, inspire us to both virtue and action. If the apostles had remained...
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Sisters in Science: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific HistoryThe extraordinary true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi Germany In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced...
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Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless ScientistOne of New York Times' Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls!This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire. This is the story of Shark Lady. One of the best science picture books for children, Shark Lady...
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See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love#1 LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER - FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE - An urgent manifesto and a dramatic memoir of awakening, this is the story of revolutionary love. "In a world stricken with fear and turmoil, Valarie Kaur shows us how to...
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Seeking Shelter: A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in AmericaIn the tradition of Evicted and Invisible Child, a "moving, real-life saga" (The New Yorker) that follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles courageously struggling to keep her family together and her children in school amid the devastating housing crisis--from the bestselling...
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Scarred: A Memoir of a Childhood Stolen and a Life ReclaimedA memoir of trauma and transformation by a man who was haunted by childhood abuse but who fought his way back--a journey from vengeance and prison to freedom and redemption. For a boy growing up in the 1970s, rural northern New Jersey was a...
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Sailing Alone Around the WorldThe classic travel narrative of a Don Quixote-of-the-seas - the first man to circumnavigate the world singlehandedly. Joshua Slocum's autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable - and entertaining - travel narratives of all time. Setting...
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Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair#1 New York Times Bestseller Don't panic--Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma'am is here to help! For too many people, the simple act of contacting a plumber or repair person can feel like a game of chance. As a transwoman and a professional...
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