Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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African American History Coloring Book: Black Rebel Boys - Fearless Inspirational and Bold Men in Black History and TodayAre you looking for an inspirational and educational coloring book for your little boys? Do you want to learn more about incredible black men throughout history? Then this book is for you! This brilliant coloring book showcases the amazing achievements of 66 black men,...
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A Fire in His Soul: Van Gogh, Paris, and the Making of an ArtistThe fascinating story of Vincent van Gogh's two groundbreaking years in Paris, where he transformed himself from a provincial unknown into one of the world's great visionary artists. Vincent Van Gogh arrived in the French capital on the last day of February 1886, a...
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A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClintonThe 1987 murder of Lita McClinton Sullivan sent shockwaves through the affluent Atlanta suburb of Buckhead, Georgia, like few other crimes before it. The neighborhood, with its stately mansions and top-tier schools, was simply not the kind of place where women were gunned down...
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Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty Year Trail to Overnight SuccessA humorous collection of autobiographical essays from comedian and Somebody Somewhere actor Jeff Hiller, who shares his journey from growing up "profoundly gay" in 1980s Texas to his experiences as an inept social worker and how he clawed, scraped, and brawled to Hollywood's lower...
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Across Minnesota in All Directions: E.E. Lobeck and the Temperance CrusadeIn this engrossing read, Tulla Froyen gives us a glimpse into a bygone-and often misunderstood-era of American social and political activism against the predatory liquor traffic. Steeped in primary sources, the life of Norwegian-born activist and legislator Engebret "E.E." Lobeck provides new insights into...
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A Career in TV MeteorologyHave you ever considered a career in meteorology? The perception of meteorology is often based on the person delivering weather on TV, seemingly with a glamorous, well-paying career that takes little effort. Many people have given the profession thought, but few follow through because...
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A Better Ending: A Brother's Twenty-Year Quest to Uncover the Truth about His Sister's DeathFor fans of We Keep the Dead Close and The Night of the Gun, a propulsive and moving memoir about a brother's decades-long investigation into the circumstances surrounding his sister's tragic death--and his own journey to forgiveness and closure. On a summer evening in...
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Abba Arsenius: The Tutor of the Emperor's SonsAbba Arsenius, who lived in luxury and pleasure, living the life of kings, who was a scholar in Rome, honored in Constantinople, tutor of Emperors, living in palaces-his food becomes dried bread and a morsel of beans, his drink a little of foul water...
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Zelma's TearsZelma's Tears is a story of a typical rural family of the 1950's and 60's, of one young man's search for comfort and fulfillment through alcohol, and his road to recovery. Tragedy strikes, tempting him to return to the bottle to cope. But with...
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Yves Saint Laurent: Inside Out: A Creative Universe RevealedYves Saint Laurent: Inside Out presents an extraordinarily intimate look into the fascinating world of creativity in the latter, sumptuous phase of Yves Saint Laurent's career, between 1989 and his final collection in 2002.The volume offers a comprehensive and multifaceted exploration of the life...
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Winston Churchill: Una Biografía de Winston ChurchillWINSTON CHURCHILLÚnete a nosotros mientras profundizamos en la vida de Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill en esta emocionante y cautivadora biografía. Este hombre, conocido por su liderazgo sin igual durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y sus enormes contribuciones a la ley británica, vivió una...
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William KamkwambaDiscover the life of William Kamkwamba, the Malawian inventor and engineer, who overcame poverty and famine to build windmills from recycled materials that brought electricity to his village.Little William grew up in a small village in Malawi. His parents were farmers, so every day...
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Wiley G. Haines: Frontier U.S. Deputy MarshalFor nearly thirty years, Wiley G. Haines held a commission as a U.S. deputy marshal in the Twin Territories. One of the most challenging posts in the nation. Haines protected the territories' people and also the land from exploitation. He was fluent in the...
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Wild Old Woman: From Burning Man to BhutanThe second half of life can be just as wild as the first half. This is a true story of love, loss, sex, earth, spirit, writing, and adventure after 'the change.' In this story people die, the author sleeps with three men, she ingests...
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Why Now Lord?: God in ActionAs you read this book you can appreciate the many joys, heart aches and GOD'S roll in saving their son's life on several occasions, and the whole family's sanity. Nothing in the book is fiction or exaggerated; it is all true as the family...
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Who Is Amy Schneider?: Questions on Growing Up, Being Curious, and Winning It Big on Jeopardy! (a Young Readers Edition of in the Form of a QA young readers edition of the inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!--and an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself. In eighth grade, Amy Schneider was voted "Most likely...
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When Mimosas BloomSusan Harrison Lincoln's reminiscences about family, small towns, and Southern culture reflect the humor and insight of one who knows "from whence she came." This wonderful collection of stories will help you marvel at the mundane and may cause you to wonder if Mozart...
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When God Arrested Me: When Freedom Become FreeI remember when I was 5 years old being afraid of something and always overwhelmed by fear. I didn't know exactly what it was that I was afraid of but I knew it was real. I was so afraid of the dark that when...
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What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, VegasWhat happens in Vegas stays in Vegas--until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through "lively tales of those who labor and dream in Sin City" (Kirkus). "Wild and wonderful...The magic of Sin City doesn't just happen. Patterson and Seal...
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What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism SpectrumIn this intimate and insightful mix of memoir and manifesto, Annie Kotowicz invites you inside the mind of an autistic woman, sharing the trials and triumphs of a life before and after diagnosis. How might it feel to be autistic? Why are autistic and...
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