Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Changing Words, Changing Mindsets: An Alternative to School DisciplinePerceptions become one's reality. Perceptions hold the key to life and living, as it becomes one's reality. As you read this book, I encourage you to consider the power of perception and words and how they frame our interactions based on past experiences. Whether...
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Celia En Cuba: 1925-1962 / Celia in Cuba: 1925-1962DESCUBRE LOS OR?GENES DE LA REINA DE LA SALSA A casi cien a?os de su nacimiento, el mito de Celia Cruz no se desvanece. A partir de una exhaustiva investigaci?n, Rosa Marquetti recupera su legado, los inicios y desarrollo de la carrera de la...
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Carson the MagnificentA much-anticipated biography--twenty years in the making--of the entertainer who redefined late-night television and reshaped American culture.In 2002, Bill Zehme landed one of the most coveted assignments for a magazine writer: an interview with Johnny Carson--the only one he'd granted since retiring from hosting...
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Care and Feeding: A MemoirA candid, funny, and occasionally devastating memoir of a woman making her way through the food world, navigating addiction, a cultural reckoning, and an unexpected tragedyIn this moving, hilarious, and insightful memoir, Laurie Woolever traces her path from a small-town childhood to working at...
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Cardboard & Cigarettes: Based on the true story of a young immigrant girlNo ordinary childhood of a young immigrant girl growing up in Alberta, Canada, rolls out fast, exciting, colourful and authentic. The astonishing thing is life was really like that.Left alone in a tiny, dark closet, with only a cardboard box, I tore off a...
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Calvin Coolidge: The biography of an America's most Underrated RevolutionistThe book Calvin Coolidge provides a comprehensive exploration of the life and political career of John Calvin Coolidge Jr., who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Hailing from Vermont, Coolidge was a Republican lawyer and skilled politician...
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California TwilightAt the cusp of the Post-American Age... CALIFORNIA TWILIGHT: Essays And Memories Of The To The End Of The Golden State gives readers the inside scoop of how decades of political malfeasance and the shortcomings of the American media helped upend the California way...
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Buzz: A Year of Paying AttentionOnce a mother and her pre-teen son discover they're both clinically incapable of paying attention, how will they stop bickering and move forward together?"A story of love and persistence... Buzz will teach. charm, and bolster you."--Edward Hallowell, MD, author of Driven to DestructionWhen Pulitzer...
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But Not for the FuehrerAuthor: Helmet JungPublisher: 1st Book LibraryPublished: 01/29/2004Pages: 472Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20dISBN: 9781414034454This title is not returnable
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Bury Me With Soldiers: One Grunt's Honest Story About VietnamAuthor: C. W. StandifordPublisher: 1st Book LibraryPublished: 04/07/2003Pages: 184Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.34h x 6.38w x 0.73dISBN: 9781410706577This title is not returnable
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Brigham's Destroying AngelThe controversial memoir 'Brigham's Destroying Angel' caused a huge rift in the Mormon Church upon its release in 1872 and had a powerful effect on the church's reputation. 'Wild' Bill Hickman's book chronicles his life as a member of the Mormon church and his...
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Bridging the Gap: How to Free Our Minds of What Holds Us Captive and BrokenAs a child, into adulthood, Jerry Lee Burkert experienced several types of trauma that cast a shadow over his life until his breaking point. As a teenager he used drugs and alcohol as coping skills, including sexual relationships. After being in and out of...
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BREAKING BREAD - A MemoirProfessor. Pundit. Public nuisance. In his columns, books and on social media, Jonathan Jansen is prolific, and he likes to speak his mind about schools and universities, race, politics and our complex South African society.He has brought incisive analysis, compassion and a sense of...
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Bookshop DogsHeartwarming and charming stories of dogs and books from the author of The Bookseller at the End of the World. Dogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw's three wee bookshops in Manapouri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs,...
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Billy Waters Is Dancing: Or, How a Black Sailor Found Fame in Regency BritainThe story of William Waters, Black street performer in Regency London, and how his huge celebrity took on a life of its own Every child in Regency London knew Billy Waters, the celebrated "King of the Beggars." Likely born into enslavement in 1770s New...
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Bill RussellThis fascinating book introduces readers to the life and career of Bill Russell, a basketball legend who paved the way for future Black athletes in the sport. This book also features an "At-a-Glance Map" special feature, informative sidebars, a table of contents, a reading...
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Beyond Belief: Unexpected Biblical Wisdom from a Former Jesuit, Teacher, and Fisher of MenWe read the stories of the "Three Little Pigs" and "Little Red Riding Hood" without believing wolves talk. Or Homer's Iliad and Odyssey without thinking short-tempered gods actually stir up sea storms. Just as pleasurably, we can read the Bible, also filled with sky...
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Being Henry: The Fonz. . .and BeyondAuthor: Henry WinklerPublisher: Large Print PressPublished: 12/11/2024Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781420519013
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Becoming Real: The True Story of the Velveteen RabbitFor fans of Finding Winnie, a warm, lovingly detailed picture book that tells the true story of the beloved classic The Velveteen Rabbit and its creator, Margery Williams.The Velveteen Rabbit has been treasured by generations of readers. Here, for the first time, is the...
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Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DeprinceFrom Laura Obuobi, acclaimed author of NAACP Image Award nominee Black Gold and What Love Looks Like, comes a triumphant nonfiction picture book about ballet star Michaela Mabinty DePrince, one of the most celebrated ballerinas of our generation. This lyrical true tale follows her...
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