Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
-
Who Was Harriet Tubman?Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled...
- $10.66 AUD
- $10.66 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Who Was George Washington?In 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two major wars during his lifetime: the French and Indian War and...
- $10.66 AUD
- $10.66 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age--literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was...
- $10.66 AUD
- $10.66 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Who Is Ariana Grande?How did a teenage actress become a Grammy-winning pop star? Find out in this Who HQ Now biography about Ariana Grande and her exciting career that spans the Broadway stage, television, and music to blockbuster movies! Ever since she was a child, Ariana Grande...
- $9.14 AUD
- $9.14 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, MaineWinner of the 2012 Sarton Memoir Award "Every few years, a memoir comes along that revitalizes the form...With generous, precise, and unsentimental prose, Monica Wood brilliantly achieves this . . . When We Were the Kennedys is a deeply moving gem!"--Andre Dubus III, author...
- $30.89 AUD
- $30.89 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and WarriorsDiscover the reigns of twelve African queens and warriors from across the continent in this immersive and pioneering history. Njinga Mbande. Nana Yaa Asantewaa. Makobo Modjadji VI. Ranavalona the First. These queens and warriors ruled vast swathes of the African continent, where they led,...
- $48.81 AUD
- $48.81 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
When I Was Puerto Rican: A MemoirOne of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty and tenderness,...
- $30.49 AUD
- $30.49 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
What You're Made for: Powerful Life Lessons from My Career in Sports"I'm proud to call George a mentor and a friend." --Michael Jordan Orphaned at just thirteen in a still-segregated Washington, D.C., George Raveling was introduced to a relatively unpopular sport--basketball--in high school. The rest, as they say, is history. Raveling went on to become...
- $45.76 AUD
- $45.76 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and LoveA stunning, tragic memoir about John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and his cousin Anthony Radziwill, by Radziwill's widow. What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries...
- $28.97 AUD
- $28.97 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
What Is the Civil Rights Movement?Relive the moments when African Americans fought for equal rights, and made history. Even though slavery had ended in the 1860s, African Americans were still suffering under the weight of segregation a hundred years later. They couldn't go to the same schools, eat at...
- $9.14 AUD
- $9.14 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
"Whatever, God": Rediscovering the One I Thought I KnewGod isn't far away; He's near. God isn't watching from a distance; He's active and involved. God doesn't want to ruin your life; He wants to fulfill it. Too many people stumble through life with an inaccurate view of who God is. They believe...
- $34.55 AUD
- $34.55 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
We Survived the End of the World: Lessons from Native America on Apocalypse and HopeFrom the moment European settlers reached these shores, the American apocalypse began. But Native Americans did not vanish. Apocalypse did not fully destroy them, and it doesn't have to destroy us. Pandemics and war, social turmoil and corrupt governments, natural disasters and environmental collapse--it's...
- $41.17 AUD
- $41.17 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Warden Force: Ordeal at Skull Canyon and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 63-75A collection of 13 award-winning short stories concerning the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife and...
- $22.80 AUD
- $22.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Warden Force: Delta Ambush and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 50-62A collection of 13 award winning short stories concerning the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife...
- $22.80 AUD
- $22.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Warden Force: Deadly Intent and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 76 - 87A collection of 12 award-winning short stories concerning the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. Season 7 episodes: Skin-Head Fred - Wardens tangle with a murderous, meth-cooking, game-killing, Neo Nazi.Spreaders - Wardens target a highly intelligent,...
- $22.80 AUD
- $22.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Warden Force: Cold, Cold Hearts and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 39 - 49Trash Can Joe - Wardens pursue an infamous, outlaw hunting-guide who uses donuts to illegally bait bears. Meet "The Black Robinhood."Callous Hearts - A rogue band of meth-cooking deer poachers meets with misfortune.Rascal's Road to Justice - "The world's greatest duck caller," as a...
- $22.80 AUD
- $22.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Walk Boldly: Empowerment Toolkit for Young Black Men (Feel Comfortable and Proud in Your Skin as a Black Male Teen)Embrace Who You Are as a Male Black Teen#1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Language Arts BooksEmbrace the color of your skin and celebrate your identity. Finding the courage to live freely and authentically is not easy. This black teen book is...
- $25.92 AUD
- $25.92 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season"The best book about Sin City ever written . . . [Dunne's] grotesqueries aren't drug-induced, they're very real. His is the genuine Vegas." (Esquire)"In the summer of my nervous breakdown, I went to live in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada." So begins John Gregory...
- $28.98 AUD
- $28.98 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Up from SlaveryThe dramatic autobiographical account of Booker T. Washington's unique American experience--a struggle against social and ideological bias that he began as a slave and never stopped. "Washington's story of himself, as half-seen by himself, is one of America's most revealing books."--Langston HughesHistorically acknowledged as...
- $10.60 AUD
- $10.60 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The blockbuster book that is one of the top-selling memoirs of all time and is the basis for the Emmy Award-winning film and stage adaptations that have been produced continuously worldwide since 2002 - An unforgettable story of...
- $39.66 AUD
- $39.66 AUD
- Unit price
- per
