Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Blackbeard the PirateEdward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, was one of the most notorious pirates ever to plague the Atlantic coast. He was also one of the most colorful pirates of all time, becoming the model for countless blood-and-thunder tales of sea rovers. His daring exploits,...
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My Folks Don't Want Me to Talk about Slavery: Personal Accounts of Slavery in North CarolinaThis volume offers 21 narratives from more than 170 interviews conducted with former slaves in North Carolina.Author: Belinda HurmencePublisher: BlairPublished: 01/01/1984Pages: 103Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.40dISBN: 9780895870391About the AuthorBelinda Hurmence was born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas, and educated at...
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Robert E. Lee: A LifeA WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - From the award-winning historian and best-selling author of Gettysburg comes the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee. An intimate look at the Confederate general in all his complexity--his hypocrisy and courage, his inner turmoil...
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Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist Mavynee BetschThis heartfelt picture book biography illustrated by the Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes, tells the story of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist and the legacy she preserved. MaVynee loved going to the beach. But in the days of Jim Crow, she...
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Beatrix Potter: A Life in NatureIn this now classic biography, reissued in a new edition for the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, Linda Lear offers the astonishing portrait of an extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Potter found freedom...
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Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind ControlThe bestselling author of All the Shah's Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIA's secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and '60s.The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA's master magician and gentlehearted torturer--the...
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The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It FailedBrad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, the bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn their attention to a little-known, but true story about a failed assassination attempt on the sixteenth president in The Lincoln Conspiracy. Everyone...
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Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh PiratesA moving, exquisitely illustrated picture book biography of Roberto Clemente, legendary Latino baseball player, pioneer, and humanitarian. On an island called Puerto Rico, there lived a little boy who wanted only to play baseball. Although he had no money, Roberto Clemente practiced and practiced...
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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred RogersNew York Times bestseller! "King is a skilled storyteller. . . . In today's ugly climate, full of bitterness and rage on all sides, Rogers's example feels more necessary than ever." --Washington Post Here is the definitive biography of Fred Rogers, children's television pioneer...
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Sally Ride: Breaking Barriers and Defying GravityShowcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood, to her accomplishments as a tennis star, and her pioneering achievements as an astronaut and science educator. Explore Sally Ride's life and contributions and understand the historical context of landmark events,...
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Character Witness: A MemoirWhen Jason Brown's mother is arrested for stealing $38,000, he agrees to serve as a character witness for her, hoping to keep her out of prison. Thus begins Character Witness, a memoir, a chronicle of a mother's struggle with mental illness, addiction, and poverty,...
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I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair2018 ECPA Christian Book Award Winner2018 Christopher Award WinnerTwo best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime.Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best...
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Princess Margaret and the Curse: An Inquiry Into a Royal LifeA Groundbreaking New Perspective of Princess Margaret by Renowned Biographer Meryle Secrest Meryle Secrest, distinguished biographer in the arts and humanities, and recipient of a White House Medal, has turned her focus to royalty. In Princess Margaret and the Curse, she has put the...
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The Sharpshooter and the Showman: May Lillie, Pawnee Bill, and Their Wild West ShowAuthor: Chris EnssPublisher: Farcountry PressPublished: 05/01/2025Pages: 200Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70dISBN: 9781560378884
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The Lois Wilson Story, Hallmark Edition: When Love Is Not EnoughNow a Hallmark Hall of Fame special, "When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story, " this is the biography of Al-Anon creator and wife of AA cofounder Bill W. Acclaimed author and screenwriter William G. Borchert explores the life and times of...
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life**Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography** Included in President Obama's 2016 Summer Reading List "Without a doubt, the finest surf book I've ever read . . . " --The New York Times Magazine Barbarian Days is William Finnegan's memoir of an obsession,...
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Goddess of Love Incarnate: The Life of Stripteuse Lili St. CyrLili St. Cyr was, in the words of legendary reporter Mike Wallace, the "highest paid stripteaser in America." Wallace was so fascinated by Lili that out of all the presidents and celebrities he interviewed over a long career, towards the end of his life,...
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted LifeInstantly heralded for its "masterful" and "thrilling" portrayal (Boston Globe), Shirley Jackson reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the literary genius behind such classics as "The Lottery" and The Haunting of Hill House. In this "remarkable act of reclamation" (Neil Gaiman), Ruth...
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Feuding Fan Dancers: Faith Bacon, Sally Rand, and the Golden Age of the Showgirl"Detailed, deeply researched, and compelling." --Chicago Tribune Historian Leslie Zemeckis reveals the lost stories of Sally Rand and Faith Bacon--icons who each claimed to be the inventor of the notorious fan dance. Nearly one hundred years later, both women come alive again.Author: Leslie ZemeckisPublisher:...
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Exhibitionist: 1 Journal, 1 Depression, 100 PaintingsFrom acclaimed designer and novelist Peter Mendelsund, a deeply personal reflection on depression and the redemptive power of art, interspersed with 100 original paintings In the early days of the pandemic, Peter Mendelsund and his family traveled up to a secluded New Hampshire farmhouse...
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