Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Memories That Linger: The Story of Camp Thomas E. LightfootAn old Indian legend states: "Never judge a person until you have walked a mile in his moccasins." Come, walk in the footsteps and share the excitement of the children from the coal fields in the Appalachian Mountains as they experience the fresh clean...
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No Harmless Power: The Life and Times of the Ukrainian Anarchist Nestor MakhnoLively, incendiary, and inspiring, No Harmless Power follows the life of Nestor Makhno, who organized a seven-million-strong anarchist polity during the Russian Civil War and developed Platformist anarchism during his exile in Paris as well as advising other anarchists like Durruti on tactics and...
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The Bet: An Entrepreneur's All-In Strategy to Win in BusinessThe backbone of businesses, the opener and closer of deals, the risktaker who bets on themself-that's an entrepreneur. Jay D. Rodgers has seen and done it all: from the gritty start-ups to full-scale, world-wide businesses that generate millions in revenue each year. For more...
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When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional ClownWhen I Was Your Age has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.Author: Kenan ThompsonPublisher: HarperPublished: 12/05/2023Pages: 240Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9780063348066
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Life and How to Live It: Remembering Mike AdamsFew people manage to make a true impact on others the way Mike Adams did during his life.As a professor, columnist, and friend, he left an indelible mark on nearly everyone he met, moving them to become the best versions of themselves through his...
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John AshberyA critical biography of America's most influential postmodern poet. Mysterious, esoteric, and baffling, John Ashbery is notorious for the seeming difficulty of his work. But Ashbery is also entertaining, humorous, even charming, and ever responsive to his shifting social and political contexts. This biography...
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Glimpses of Another World: Anecdotes from a life in Africa: Anecdotes from a life in AfricaIntroducing "Glimpses of Another World" by Guy Hallowes, an enthralling collection of anecdotes spanning forty years of the author's life and work in Africa.From the exhilarating experiences of growing up on a farm in Kenya, to being charged by an elephant, and encountering dangerous...
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Cornfields to Gold Medals: Coaching Championship Basketball, Lessons in Leadership, and a Rise from Humble BeginningsBlending personal narrative with practical guidance, Cornfields to Gold Medals delivers well-traveled leadership principles for on and off the court. Coach Don Showalter's rise to international recognition as a coach can be traced to his time at the helm of USA Basketball's Junior National...
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Restoring Eden: Unearthing the Agribusiness Secret That Poisoned My Farming CommunityAll spring, Dr. Elizabeth Hilborn watched as her family fruit farm of many years became increasingly diminished, suffering from a lack of bees. The plentiful wildlife, so abundant just weeks before, was gone. Everything was still, silent. As an environmental scientist trained to investigate...
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White Slavery in the Barbary StatesFirst delivered as a lecture in Boston in 1847 by one of America's foremost anti-slavery activists, this classic work became a powerful argument used against the institution of slavery as it then existed in the United States, for, as the author correctly pointed out,...
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The Tragic Days of Billy the Kid: Facsimile of the 1956 editionSince a July night in 1881 when he was shot down at the age of 21, Billy the Kid has been a victim of the myths that surrounded and captured him. This vivid interpretation of the Kid's life and character will come as an...
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To Dance, to Live: A Biography of Thalia MaraThalia Mara's story spans the history of dance in the twentieth century and the rise of the arts in her adopted city of Jackson, Mississippi. As an adolescent Mara (1911-2003) studied with renowned Russian teacher Adolph Bolm, who recommended she go at age sixteen...
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Up the Down Escalator: Medicine, Motherhood, and Multiple SclerosisA memoir of triumph in the face of a terrifying diagnosis, Up the Down Escalator recounts Dr. Lisa Doggett's startling shift from doctor to patient, as she learns to live with multiple sclerosis while running a clinic for uninsured patients in central Austin. Recounting...
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El Curso de la Raza: The Education of Aurelio Manuel MontemayorEl Curso de la Raza: The Education of Aurelio Manuel Montemayor tells the story of Chicano activist and self-described fronterizo Aurelio Manuel Montemayor, whose dual identities as an educator and political organizer informed his hitherto little-known role in developing a course, or curso, that...
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Hombres Y Engranajes...This 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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Torrents as Yet Unknown: Daring Whitewater Ventures Into the World's Great River GorgesA dramatic narrative tour of 10 of the world's most incredible whitewater adventures--spanning 5 continents and 40 years--guided by a legendary whitewater trailblazer This fascinating history of daring whitewater explorers stands alongside classic works on mountaineering, outdoor survival, and extreme sports Perfect for fans...
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Tracing Homelands: Israel, Palestine, and the Claims of BelongingA raw and courageous memoir of the 1948 war and its aftermath and searing personal journey to uncover the suppressed traumas, facts, and myths that undergird the so-called Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When author Linda Dittmar stumbles upon the ruins of an abandoned Palestinian village, she...
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The Draw of the SeaWINNER OF THE HOLYER AN GO AWARD 2023 Wyl Menmuir's The Draw of the Sea is a beautifully written and deeply moving portrait of the sea and the people whose livelihoods revolve around it, examining the ephemeral but universal pull the sea holds over...
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The Queen: Her Life#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign. Painfully shy, Elizabeth Windsor's personality was well suited to her youthful ambition of living quietly in the country, raising a family, and caring for...
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Ralph BraunRalph Braun, an inventor and businessman, revolutionized mobility for disabled people. This biography for early readers examines his life in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps young readers develop word recognition and reading skills. Developed in partnership with Easterseals and written by a member...
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