Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Wild Silence: A MemoirAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Heartfelt and heartening ... a full-throated paean to the fundamental importance of nature in all its glory, fury and impermanence." --Wall Street Journal The incredible follow-up to the international bestseller The Salt Path, a story of finding your way back home....
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The Virtues of AgingNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Former president Jimmy Carter reflects on aging, blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice to truly illuminate the rich promises of growing older. "As we've grown older, the results have been surprisingly good," writes former president Jimmy Carter...
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The VikingsAn account of the explorations of Eric the Red and his son, Leif Ericson, in the New World, 500 years before Columbus.Author: Elizabeth JanewayPublisher: Beautiful Feet BooksPublished: 11/16/2010Pages: 156Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36dISBN: 9781893103351Audience: Ages 9-12This title is not returnable
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The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women: An Inside Look at Women & Sex in Medieval Times (Human Sexuality, True Stories, Women in History)What Was Sex Like for a Medieval Woman?"Wickedly entertaining, informative and thought-provoking. An insightful, modern look at the lives of women as they were." --Dr. Markus Kerr, PhD, MDR.#1 New Release in Etiquette Guides & AdviceAn inside look at sexual practices in medieval times....
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The Ultimate New York Mets Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Mets Fans!The Ultimate New York Mets Trivia Book is a staple for anyone who loves baseball, sports trivia, and the Mets. You will be tested on your knowledge of mind-blowing facts from the early days of the franchise as well as the current era of...
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The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared CriticThe "extraordinary life story" (Publishers Weekly) of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai, a leading Hong Kong democracy activist fighting for freedom of speech who became China's most famous political prisoner. Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height...
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The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor"Many of my ardent admirers would be roundly shocked and disturbed if they realized that everything I believe is thoroughly moral, thoroughly Catholic, and that it is these beliefs that give my work its chief characteristics."--Flannery O'ConnorFlannery O'Connor's work has been described as "profane,...
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The Sun Is a Compass: My 4,000-Mile Journey Into the Alaskan WildsFor fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure.During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline...
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The Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of the Little FlowerPope Benedict XVI Encourages Reading "Story of a Soul" The Story of a Soul conveys St Therese of Liseux's "Little Way" of spiritual childhood - her "elevator" to Heaven, as she called it. This method was approved by Pope Pius XI as a way...
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The Storm of SteelOne of the great war memoirs, a worldwide bestseller published shortly after the end of World War I, Storm of Steel is a memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism. It illuminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war,...
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The Snow Leopard: (Penguin Orange Collection)Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition For...
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The Significance of Curly Hair: A Loving Memoir of Life and Loss2025 IPPY Book Awards - Silver MedalGrowing up, Gram was my best friend. We shared a double bed in my family's cottage until I was nine. Fifteen years later, I got the call that she'd fallen and hit her head. All I could see...
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The Rose That Grew from ConcreteTupac Shakur's most intimate and honest thoughts were uncovered only after his death with the instant classic The Rose That Grew from Concrete. His talent was unbounded a raw force that commanded attention and respect. His death was tragic--a violent homage to the power...
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The Room on the Right: A Memoir of Despair, Hope, and Reckoning in the Face of Abuse, Trauma, and PTSDA heart-wrenching yet hopeful story of facing trauma, abuse, and PTSD-and the heroic path to healing.To others, Dr. Lawrence Mieczkowski (Dr. Mitch) was a successful physician, caring father, and good husband-but inwardly, he was suffering from deep despair. When the 1999 Columbine shootings triggered...
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The Rise and Rise of Chappell Roan: The Stories Behind the Songs, Tours, and Birth of an IconFilled with lush photography and behind-the-scenes detail on Chappell Roan's entire career from a small-town singer to queer icon and music superstar, this is the definitive look at an era-defining artist. Uncover the untold full story behind the songs, looks, and noteworthy live performances...
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The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of RealityA NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe--the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind--and each...
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus***FIVE STARRED REVIEWS***Caldecott Honor WinnerSibert Medal WinnerSchool Library Journal Best Books of the YearKirkus Best of 2014Publishers Weekly Best Books Horn Book Fanfare Huffington Post Best Picture Books of the Year: Best Biography (Non-Artist)New York Times Notable Children's Books Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for...
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The Pillow BookThe classic portrayal of court life in tenth-century Japan Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon, ostensibly for her own amusement, The Pillow Book offers a fascinating exploration of life among the nobility at the height of the Heian period, describing the exquisite pleasures...
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The Philosophy of Modern SongThe Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One--and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of...
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The Path to Sustained Excellence: Strategy, Culture and Team: The Story of WSFS into the 21st CenturyIn business circles, Mark Turner, the former CEO of WSFS, is best known for having led the Delaware-based bank from a market value of $100 million to a value of $3 billion on the NASDAQ exchange, outperforming the broader market's returns many times over...
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