Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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What Was the Harlem Renaissance?In this book from the #1 New York Times bestselling series, learn how this vibrant Black neighborhood in upper Manhattan became home to the leading Black writers, artists, and musicians of the 1920s and 1930s. Travel back in time to the 1920s and 1930s...
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What's the Point of Art?Get ready for a fun-filled journey through art, and discover why we make it and why it matters.What's the Point of Art? reveals how art has changed the world, one artistic movement at a time, and it is guaranteed to inspire, surprise, and entertain...
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What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman""Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.""--Howard Thurman Known as the godfather of the civil rights movement, Howard Thurman served as a spiritual adviser...
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We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the WorldNobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai turns the faceless statistics and endless news stories about displacement into real people--introducing a small fraction of the millions worldwide who have fled home in this powerful and "stirring" (New York Times)...
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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy"Have mercy on me, Lord, I am Cuban." In 1962, Carlos Eire was one of 14,000 children airlifted out of Havana--exiled from his family, his country, and his own childhood by Fidel Castro's revolution. Winner of the National Book Award, this stunning memoir is...
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Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle with China for My Land and My PeopleINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this unique book offering personal, spiritual, and historical reflections--some never shared before--His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his struggle with China to save Tibet and its people for nearly seventy-five years.The Dalai Lama has had...
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Unshrinking: How to Face FatphobiaNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it--from the acclaimed author of Down Girl and Entitled "An elegant, fierce, and profound...
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Unleashed: The Story of ToolThe very first book about the Anglo-American metal band Tool explores not only their uncompromising music but also their unsettling, self-made image based on mythological symbols and arcane theories.The quartet of master musicians - Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor and Adam Jones...
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Trump 45: America's Greatest PresidentWall Street Journal Bestseller! A pictorial history of America's greatest president, Donald Trump. Donald Trump took "the road less traveled" upon his inauguration as America's 45th President. Trump did not go to Washington to get along. He went to work for the American people....
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Traces of EnayatFrom one of the preeminent poets of the Arabic-speaking world, a brilliant work of creative nonfiction retracing the mysterious life and erasure of Egyptian literature's tragic heroine. "A subtle and universal exploration of identity."--Aida Alami, The New York TimesCairo, 1963: four years before her...
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Tough and Competent: Leadership and Team Chemistry"It was as tough a test as could be conceived and put to flight control . . . if there was any weakness, the team would have crumbled. The teams dealt with IT!! There is no way that you could have a team stand...
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Tom Horn in Life and LegendSome of the legendary gunmen of the Old West were lawmen, but more, like Billy the Kid and Jesse James, were outlaws. Tom Horn (1860-1903) was both. Lawman, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw, and assassin, this darkly enigmatic figure has fascinated Americans ever since...
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Titanium: Embracing the Strength Within to Overcome Life's ChallengesWhat If Everything You've Been Through Was Preparing You for This?After surviving a kidnapping and robbery at gunpoint, Lori Barbarotto didn't know if life would ever feel safe or normal again. In the weeks and months following the terrifying event, she and her family...
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Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison Dreams of SpaceExplore the wonders of the universe in this mesmerizing, poetic ode to trailblazing astronaut Mae Jemison, from Coretta Scott King Honor author Charles R. Smith, Jr.How far to the stars?This is what a little girl named Mae Jemison wonders as she peers through her...
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Thomas Jefferson's Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a Mighty Moose!A Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year2025 Texas Topaz List Thomas Jefferson is one of the most famous founding fathers, but did you know that his mind was always on science? This STEM/STEAM picture book tells how Jefferson's scientific thinking and method battled...
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This Is What I Know about Art"Drew's experience teaches us to embrace what we are afraid of and be true to ourselves. She uses her passion to change the art world and invites us to join her."--Janelle Monáe, award-winning singer, actress, and producer "Powerful and compelling, this book gives us...
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They Call You Back: A Lost History, a Search, a MemoirA haunting, an obsession, a calling: Tim Z. Hernandez has been searching for people his whole life. Now, in this highly anticipated memoir, he takes us along on an investigative odyssey through personal and collective history to uncover the surprising conjunctions that bind our...
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The Word of GodA cinematic and candid memoir from your favorite basketball players' favorite basketball player, God Shammgod. Perfect for fans of Becoming Kareem, Straight Shooter, and Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised. A street ball legend from 1980s and '90s New York City, a college basketball phenom, and...
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The Unofficial Olivia Rodrigo Activity Book: Trivia, Quizzes, Games, and Coloring for Fans with GutsAn activity book for Olivia Rodrigo fans with guts. Get sour! The Unofficial Olivia Rodrigo Activity Book lets fans of Olivia Rodrigo test their knowledge, keep track of their favorite songs and lyrics, and find out little-known trivia about their favorite Disney star turned...
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The Twilight of Bohemia: Westbeth and the Last Artists of New YorkAn intimate history of America's first publicly funded artists' housing project and its residents that casts light on the precarious place of art-makers in a changing New York. Westbeth Artists Housing was founded in 1970 to provide affordable housing for artists and their families....
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