Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of FriendshipsCelebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR, where she cemented...
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Defying Hitler: A MemoirWritten in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, Sebastian Haffner's memoir of the rise of Nazism in Germany offers a unique portrait of the lives of ordinary German citizens between the wars. Covering 1907 to 1933, his eyewitness account provides a portrait of a country...
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Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi GermanyA fascinating portrait of the progressive female trailblazer and US Secretary for Labor who navigated the foreboding rise of Nazism in her battle to make America a safer place for refugees. She was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, the longest-serving...
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Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to YouTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Through honest stories and inspiring lessons from her life, A'ja Wilson reminds us to never doubt who we are or apologize for being true to ourselves. Dear Black Girls is a must-read for every Black girl out there."...
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Daughters of Palestine: A Memoir in Five GenerationsFrom Palestine to Texas in 100 years, this epic family tale follows five generations of Christian women as their family's intimate dramas--full of hope, fear, grief, and joy-- play out against a backdrop of violence that would rip them from their homeland. Leyla King...
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Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena RamírezMeet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for winning ultramarathons in her traditional skirts and rubber sandals, in this nonfiction picture book. From the copper canyons of Mexico, her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a...
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Dancing with Muddy: Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, and My Lucky Life in and Out of the BluesJerry Portnoy grew up in Chicago hearing the blues being played outside his father's rug store on famed Maxwell Street during the late 1940s and early '50s. After dropping out of college, he became immersed in the colorful world of pool hustlers like Cornbread...
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Culinary Leverage: A Journey Through the Heat"...raw, humble, and darkly funny."-Chef Jacques Pepin"Honest. Eye-opening. Harrowing. Brilliant." -Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general of the United States"...a framework for living that applies equally to the pro kitchen, the boardroom, and the family table." -Gail Simmons, food expert, TV host and author...
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American--"in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself" (NPR). -...
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Create Dangerously: The Power and Responsibility of the ArtistA call to arms for artists, in particular those who came from an immigrant background, like he did. - "To create today means to create dangerously. Every publication is a deliberate act, and that act makes us vulnerable to the passions of a century...
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Covert Cows and Chick-Fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic BrandThe longtime chief marketing officer for Chick-fil-A tells the inside story of how the company turned prevailing theories of fast-food marketing upside down and built one of the most successful and beloved brands in America.During his thirty-four-year tenure at Chick-fil-A, Steve Robinson was integrally...
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Confessions of a Rock Guitarist"Confessions of a Rock Guitarist is a journey that you'll enjoy... Meeting and connecting with Steve was one of the powerful moments as a musician... His feel, touch, knowledge, enthusiasm and friendship are one that has made me the musician I am today." -...
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Close to the Knives: A Memoir of DisintegrationIn Close to the Knives, David Wojnarowicz gives us an important and timely document: a collection of creative essays -- a scathing, sexy, sublimely humorous and honest personal testimony to the "Fear of Diversity in America." From the author's violent childhood in suburbia to...
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life (Revised Edition)A New York Times Notable Book of the year.Acclaimed around the world and a national best-seller, this is the definitive work on Che Guevara, the dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through...
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Cat on the Road to Findout: The Official AutobiographyEmbark on an extraordinary journey through the life, music and spiritual adventures of Yusuf/Cat Stevens, one of the most iconic figures of our time. CAT ON THE ROAD TO FINDOUT is more than a memoir - it's a profound exploration of identity, faith, and...
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Cash: The AutobiographyHe was the "Man in Black," a country music legend, and the quintessential American troubadour. He was an icon of rugged individualism who had been to hell and back, telling the tale as never before. In his unforgettable autobiography, Johnny Cash tells the truth...
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Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword: Book 1Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword Book 1 is the first half of Milo Manara's two-volume epic biography of the hot-tempered Italian master painter. It depicts Caravaggio's early years in Rome as he struggles to capture truth on canvas, only to have his art...
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Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the EndNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a New York Times' Staff Favorite Book of the Year and a Boston Globe Best Book of the YearA deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling...
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Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of DemocracyDuring his seven-decade career in public life, George Sewall Boutwell sought to "redeem America's promise" of racial equality, economic equity, and the principled use of American power abroad. From 1840 to 1905, Boutwell was at the center of efforts to abolish slavery, establish the...
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Born to RunThe revealing, wildly entertaining, and bestselling memoir from the legendary Bruce Springsteen, one of the greatest songwriters and performers of any era. Born to Run is the greatest rock 'n' roll story ever told. Essential reading for 2025's 50th anniversary of Springsteen's seminal album...
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