Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Amazing Rise of Jeremy LinThe Amazing Rise of Jeremy Lin takes readers inside the unexpected NBA career rise of Jeremy Lin during his 2011-2012 season with the New York Knicks. Provides background leading up to Lin's mega-popularity, review of the season, why the world was shocked, and what...
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Flight of the Wasp: The Rise, Fall, and Future of America's Original Ruling ClassFifteen families.Four hundred years. The complex saga of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant elite inAmerica's history. For decades, writers from Cleveland Amory to JosephAlsop to the editors of Politico have proclaimed thediminishment of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, who for generations were thedominant socio-cultural-political force in...
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Hispanic Star: Sonia SotomayorRead about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of the the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes that have shaped our culture and the world, in this gripping biography written by Claudia Romo Edelman and Nathalie Alonso, with black-and-white illustrations by Alexandra Beguez,...
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Destiny's Daredevil: The Autobiography of an Olympic Champion Helping Others Cross the Finish LineSome of the things that I have been able to accomplish in life might seem unbelievable to others, but with God's help and guidance, I managed to survive, and only a daredevil can accomplish.I was born in the segregated south, but it did not...
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How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea CreaturesWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award One of TIME's 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year - A PEOPLE Best New Book - A Barnes & Noble and SHELF AWARENESS Best Book...
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Seven Skyes Under: The Complete Spiritual JourneySeven Skyes Under contains modernized spiritual teachings for applications in all spheres of life. It is an updated version of the teachings I have been sharing with the world in incarnation after incarnation. Maybe you have been a student of mine, a warrior, or...
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Living In A Two-Faced JungleDelve into the shocking, true story-told as if the reader's life depends on it-of Michael A. Powell's childhood, 18 years of addiction horror stories, and an inspiring recovery journey with the help of his faith.Told as three books in one, Living In A Two-Faced...
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El Chico de Las Musarañas (the Shrewmouse Boy - Spanish Edition): The Most Beautiful Proof of Love from a Mother, a Moving Story That Will Overwhelm aEl corazón de este libro es El chico de las musarañas, el texto que Aless empezó a escribir cuando le diagnosticaron cáncer. Un relato sincero, ácido, irónico, vibrante, con un sentido del humor único, que no pudo terminar, y que nos descubre el talento,...
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Una niñez entre palmerasUn padre toma la fatídica decisión de dejar atrás una exitosa carrera en los Estados Unidos y mudarse a una playa aislada en la República Dominicana. Planta diez mil cococoteros, muda a su esposa y sus dos hijas pequeñas a un pequeño pueblo y...
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Only One Way Out AliveA story about life in Northeast Louisiana beginning as a child and ending as an old man Lots of stories and unique individuals with strong spiritual advice in the end. Journey with Pap beginning as a small boy in rural NE Louisiana. One day...
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Thanks For Telling Her "No"Shelbi was born with a rare disease that causes her to struggle in a world with little acceptance for those who are different. She was told "no" far too often and bullied, shunned, and mistreated. She was made to feel less than but still...
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Eleanor Powell: Born to DanceAuthor: Paula Broussard, Lisa RoyèrePublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 08/08/2023Pages: 360Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 9.23h x 6.38w x 0.97dISBN: 9780813197883Review Citation(s): Library Journal 07/14/2023 pg. 1
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Bits & Pieces: The Fabric of a Family"The days of our lives were stitched together like a patchwork quilt. Some days were bright and cheerful; some were dreary and dark. Whether picking blackberries and running from a bull, or climbing on a bus and trying to fly, always our days were...
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Project Pawsome: Saving Shelter Pets One Bow Tie at a TimeHeartwarming pet adoption stories and practical activism advice from award-winning teen social entrepreneur and shelter animal advocate, Sir Darius Brown. When Sir Darius Brown was eight years old, his older sister helped him improve his motor skill deficits by teaching him how to sew...
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Hunting Ghislaine'A cracking read ... Ghislaine Maxwell's story has had endless column inches, but John gives such a great overview, and has mined so many sources that it still feels fresh and compelling.' Mail on Sunday Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess...
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Powder Days*An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick**Winner of the International Ski Association's Ullr Book Award*"A sparkling account."--Wall Street JournalAn electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalistsThe story of skiing...
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The U.S. Naval Advisory Effort in Vietnam: An Inside PerspectiveAn advisor to the South Vietnamese Navy Mobile Riverine Forces in 1970-1971, U.S. Navy Commander Richard Kirtley was tasked with helping implement Nixon's policy of Vietnamization--the rapid drawdown of U.S. troops to bring an abortive end to the Vietnam War. The program called for...
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Running on Red Dog Road: And Other Perils of an Appalachian ChildhoodAuthor: Drema Hall BerkheimerPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 10/17/2017Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665243421About the AuthorBerkheimer, Drema Hall: - Drema Hall Berkheimer was born in a coal camp in Appalachia, the child of a West Virginia coal miner who was killed in the mines, a Rosie the Riveter...
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Action Presidents: John F. Kennedy!"A delightful, educational spin on history--and plenty of jokes," said School Library Journal. "Sheer joy," praised Booklist in a starred review. Finalist for the 2019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award in Middle Grade Nonfiction U.S. history comes to life like never before in this...
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Evil Angels: The Case of Lindy ChamberlainThe basis for the Meryl Streep film A Cry in the Dark: The dramatic true story of a mother's worst nightmare and the murder trial that shocked Australia. On a camping trip at Ayer's Rock, the Chamberlain family's infant daughter disappeared in the middle...
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