Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Wizard of Odds: How Jack Molinas Almost Destroyed the Game of BasketballIn The Wizard of Odds, renowned and best-selling basketball writer Charley Rosen brings us for the first time the full life story of Jack Molinas, one of the greatest basketball players of his era, a man whose gambling addiction and hubris caused his ultimate...
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C.H. Yadon: and the Vanishing Theological Past in Oneness PentecostalismFrom the purple sage ranges of the American west to the pulpits of Oneness Pentecostal churches, the cowboy-turned preacher C. Haskell Yadon represents an important vestige of a vanishing past. This is the third part of a trilogy intentionally undertaken to preserve aspects of...
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On William Hollingsworth, Jr.William Hollingsworth, Jr., and Eudora Welty were Mississippi contemporaries who began their careers in the arts almost simultaneously. Just as the Great Depression struck the nation, both were finishing their educations in big cities--Welty at Columbia University in New York, Hollingsworth at the school...
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Sam Campbell: Philosopher of the ForestSam Campbell, the "Philosopher of the Forest," was a legend of the North Country. Once met, he was never forgotten, for he was a fountain of inspiration and buoyant enthusiasm. As one of the early pioneers in the environmental movement, his efforts were aimed...
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Carrying Divine: My Rwanda Genocide Survivor StoryCarrying Divine: My Rwanda Genocide Survivor Story by Henriette Nyirarukundo Ngenga with Kristin Ponce Baker tells Henriette's autobiography as a young Tutsi mother struggling to survive during the Genocide in Rwanda while pregnant with her fifth child. As a startling account of Rwanda history,...
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Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick DouglassA thought-provoking portrait of celebrated human-rights activist Frederick Douglass by the acclaimed author of To Dare Mighty Things and Martin's Big Words. Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He was taken from his mother as a baby, and separated from his grandparents when he...
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Yarns and Stories of Abraham Lincoln: The Witty Anecdotes That Made Lincoln Famous as America's Greatest StorytellerAbraham Lincoln, whose Emancipation Proclamation freed more than four million slaves, was a keen politician, an accomplished statesman, a shrewd diplomat, and a profoundly wise and funny storyteller. In this collection of Lincoln's yarns and stories, Alexander McClure, who knew Lincoln well, has compiled...
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David: Shepherd, Psalmist, King - A Biblical Biography (Hardcover)Meyer's spirited and moving account of the life of King David follows the progress of David from humble shepherd to glorious king of Israel and Judah. The story of David's life and rise from modest beginnings is one of the most celebrated in the...
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Colin Powell: A Little Golden Book BiographyHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Colin Powell, the first African American US secretary of state! Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers! This Little Golden Book about Colin Powell--the son...
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Giorgio Gomelsky 'For Your Love': The Incredible Life of a Music Impresario for the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds & MagmaThe first biography in English about GomelskyGiorgio Gomelsky was at the centre of the counterculture in London and Paris in the 60s and 70s, before running a studio for avant-garde musicians in New York. He was the original manager of the Rolling Stones and...
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What HappenedThis is the story of a girl born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1934. She accumulated seven parents and lived in five countries which included Great Britain during the Blitz.. Subsequently, her grandfather, a railroad tycoon, bought a banana cargo boat to enable Mariève, her...
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Theoderic the Great: King of Goths, Ruler of RomansThe first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing the transformation of a divided kingdom into a great power "A monumental exploration. . . . It is the most important treatment of its subject since Wilhelm Ensslin's 1947...
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Bringing Down Goliath: How Good Law Can Topple the PowerfulAll too often our legal system feels like it only works for people who already have power and privilege, who know how to use the courts to enforce their will and defend their interests. Jolyon Maugham QC founded The Good Law Project with the...
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David Thompson's Narrative of His Explorations in Western America: 1784-1812This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern ComputerDiscover a fascinating look into the lives of six historic trailblazers in this World War II-era story of the American women who programmed the world's first modern computer. After the end of World War II, the race for technological supremacy sped on. Top-secret research...
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She Persisted: Pura BelpréInspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Pura Belpré! Pura Belpré grew up in Puerto Rico surrounded by stories. When...
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I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton"An ode to storytelling itself.... A gorgeous and heart-rending story of survival."--Melissa Febos, author of GirlhoodA moving and essential exploration of what it takes to find your voice as a woman, a survivor, an artist, and an icon.The first time Lynn Melnick listened to...
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Dr. Jonas Salk: A Little Golden Book BiographyHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biographyabout Dr. Jonas Salk, the creator of the polio vaccine. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers! This Little Golden Book about Dr. Jonas Salk--virologist and one...
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Mighty Gorgeous: A Little Book about Messy LoveWhy are we so determined to be loved rather than to love ourselves? Why is it so hard to forgive our imperfections and remember that we're extraordinary? Why are we so willing to listen to others' voices when our own voice is right here,...
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Kendrick Lamar: Platinum Rap ArtistKendrick Lamar is American hip-hop royalty, with twenty-three tracks and three albums that have sold more than a million copies and gone platinum. As a respected MC, Lamar speaks to socially conscious issues and racial injustice in his lyrics. His fans connect with his...
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