Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Through A Blue-Eyed Lens: A Memphis MemoirThrough a Blue-Eyed Lens is a poignant memoir that takes the reader on the improbale journey of Shelley, a young white girl, in the 1960s South. When Shelley arrives from teh outer reaches of Wyoming, her new stage is Memphis, a segregated city increasingly...
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Thomas Edison and His 1093 Patents - Biography Book Series for Kids Children's Biography BooksToday let's meet Thomas Edison and know him as the man with 1093 patents. Looking at the number of patents you can already tell that Edison was a brilliant inventor. Reading his story will probably give you the boost of self confidence that you...
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This Happened to Me: A Memoir"Price not only rises above the hurt and hate, she uses her hard-won insights to shine a light for others." --Jeannette Walls, #1 New York Times bestselling author For readers of Educated, The Glass Castle, and Know My Name comes a powerful new memoir...
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The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AIONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON AI * FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023 From Dr. Fei-Fei Li, one of TIME's 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL in AI, comes "a powerful plea for keeping humanity at the centre of our latest technological transformation" (Financial Times)....
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The World According to Joan Didion**INDIE BESTSELLER**A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023 by The Millions - B&N Best Books of 2023 - "Shaped by intellectual rigor and artistic grace ... McDonnell's portrait is vibrant, fluent, sensitive, and clarifying." -- Booklist, starred reviewAn intimate exploration of the life, craft, and...
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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James CookNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, TIME, THE ECONOMIST, NPR, THE NEW YORKER, THE SMITHSONIAN, AND KIRKUS REVIEWS A "thrilling and superbly crafted" (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage...
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The Wicked Wit of the West: The Last Great Golden-Age Screenwriter Shares the Hilarity and Heartaches of Working with Groucho, Garland, Gleason, B"Brecher is the most influential writer you've never heard of in Hollywood. He wrote At the Circus and Go West for the Marx brothers and classics such as Du Barry Was a Lady and Meet Me in St. Louis for MGM. He wrote stand-up...
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The Way We Were--Part 2: Personal Reflections on Life in the OzarksThe Way We Were . . . Personal Reflections on Life in the Ozarks-Part 2 is a curated collection of 53 articles from Lonnie Whitaker's award-winning newspaper column in the Howell County News in Willow Springs, Missouri. The stories recall a time when one-room...
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The Voice of DestructionHermann Rauschning was president of the Danzig senate from 1933 to 1934 and had been Hitler's frequent guest, often for long periods of time.Author: Hermann RauschningPublisher: Pelican Publishing CompanyPublished: 06/18/2003Pages: 295Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.66h x 5.52w x 0.77dISBN: 9781589801363Review Citation(s): Ingram Advance 04/01/2005...
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The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military OperativesThe first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit―an explosive and unlikely story of service and sacrifice. Inside our military is a team of operators whose work is so secretive that the name of the...
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The Undertaker's DaughterWhen Tracey's father, Leslie, suddenly falls ill, she rushes back home, leaving her life in Spain behind.As she navigates the heart-wrenching days in the hospital, the hospice and the family home, each moment is filled with laughter, tears, and cherished memories.She must be there...
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The Towel"Lucille Proulx has a tremendous life energy, and she has written this memoir very much in her own voice. It is conversational, full of insight and natural observations. She is very unassuming and adventurous. I love her movement of connections to geese and elephants...
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The Stowaway in First Class: A True Story of an Unforgettable Quest to Come to AmericaA family's legacy is forever changed in this true story of ransom notes, stowaways, and mobsters. Paris, 1929. Gaetano "Guy" DeSantis is an Italian emigrant with a good life: a stable construction job, a comfortable place to live, and a blossoming relationship with a...
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The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Cole's America: A Tale of Manhood, Sex, and Ambition in the Civil War EraA gripping tale of determination, betrayal, and the struggle for dignity amid societal and personal chaos.In The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Cole's America, historian Michael deGruccio offers a gripping tale of ambition, self-making, and tragedy set against the backdrop of the American...
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The Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of LisieuxIn The Story of a Soul, Saint Th?r?se of Lisieux, affectionately known as "The Little Flower," opens her heart to share the profound simplicity and deep spirituality of her journey to God. Written with humility and clarity, this autobiography recounts her life in 19th-century...
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The Soldier's Tale ... Continues: Being the Life and Times of Harry Lindauer, Colonel, U.S. Army, RetiredHarry Lindauer led an extraordinary life: A refugee from Nazi Germany as a teenager, he came to America and soon found himself an officer in Army Intelligence during World War II. The present volume is Part II of Harry's story and relates how he...
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The Roast Penguin Chronicles: Hoosh, Scurvy Days, Sleeping with Vegetables, and Other Adventures in Antarctic CuisineRoast Penguin Chronicles is a savory, eclectic stew, unlike anything ever written about Antarctica. With echoes of Anthony Bourdain and characters painted with a Monty Pythonesque brush, it explores the author's adventures over eight seasons living and working there.Part adventure tale, part cookbook, and...
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The Rest of My LifeI am a born-again and a very happy person. I was married to Norma, my dearest, for seventy years, from 1953 to 2023.We have four daughters and one son. Our daughter Allison Otis is deceased, and Jess, our son, is deceased. Chrissy, Jessica, and...
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The Queen of Hearts and Her House of CardsThis book is a about a remarkable woman, Mamie Van Vorst, who helped change many, many lives for the better. It is about a time where people were more inclined to seek cooperation and help from others when facing difficulties than feel they were...
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The Power of True Forgiveness: We Took an OathThe Power of True Forgiveness deals with forgiveness based on God's Word and not man's perception.Many people have misconstrued the power of forgiveness, but I have learned that there is much power in letting go of hurt rather than holding on to it. I...
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