Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Escape of Jack the Ripper: The Truth about the Cover-Up and His Flight from Justice"I doubt that anyone else will be able to offer a more comprehensive portrait of this Ripper suspect than these authors have done."--DR. KATHERINE RAMSLAND, Psychology Today A MYSTERY SOLVED In 1888, five gruesome murders shocked the civilized public. A bloodthirsty killer was on...
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All Is Not Lost: How I Friended Failure on the Island and Found a Way HomeAll Is Not LOST is the sad, funny, self-effacing yet soul-bearing story of what happened when one woman set aside a lifelong dream in favor of her kids, only to find herself battling her own ego and unfulfilled ambition. This is the memoir of...
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Larger Than Life: Lyndon B. Johnson and the Right to VoteKeenly known for both his triumphs and his failures, Lyndon B. Johnson was one of the most complex and compelling presidents in US history. Anne Quirk's biography alternates between chapters that follow LBJ's childhood in rural Texas learning politics from his parents, his time...
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Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of LibertyIn 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a...
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Down and Out in Paradise: East - West - Sex - DeathLuke Williams flies to Kuala Lumpur coming down off crystal meth without plans or much cash. He is in Asia for three years. He spends time working as a prostitute in Pattaya, eats snake heart in Vietnam, consults an American medium in Ubud, and...
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Ballad of a Sober Man: An ER Doctor's Journey of RecoveryA successful emergency physician full of narcissism and ego wakes up in detox, his life having burned to the ground.Dr. J.D. Remy-physician, father, husband, and medical missionary-awakens one morning to find himself in rehab for alcoholism. His destructive behavior has resulted in the loss...
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Blended Beyond ExpectationWhen Kelvin and Naomi married, they blended four hearts: theirs and those of their two sons. They looked forward to raising their children in a home filled with the joy of the Lord and having their marriage reflect God's love. They hoped theirs would...
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Magnetized: Conversations with a Serial KillerNPR, One of the Best Books of the Year A "chilling but fascinating portrait" of a serial killer, and "a must-read for true crime fans" who enjoyed My Dark Places, The Stranger Beside Me, or I'll Be Gone In the Dark (Buzzfeed) One of...
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A Wonderful Guy: Conversations with the Great Men of Musical TheaterFascinating, never-before-published interviews with Broadway's leading men offer behind-the-scenes looks at the careers of some of the most beloved perfomers today. In A Wonderful Guy, a follow up to Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater, theatre journalist Eddie...
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Свет на дне колодцаIn this brand new Russian language collection of stories and tales, the famed speleologist and author Valeriy Rogozhnikov recounts his real-life travels and adventures, as well as fictional narratives associated with cave exploration lore. The book unfolds like a three act play. In the...
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Walled in LightEvery great religious order runs into difficulties, and God provides a saint to redress them. Where would the Benedictines be without St. Maurus, the Franciscans without St. Bonaventure, or the Dominicans without Blessed Jordan? Likewise, where would the Poor Clares be without St. Colette?...
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Jojo's Guide to the Sweet Life: #PeaceouthaterzJoJo Siwa's behind-the-scenes memoir and instant New York Times bestseller--now expanded and in paperback JoJo Siwa's nonfiction middle-grade debut is the next generation's version of a real-life Cinderella story: Nebraska girl becomes Hollywood's belle of the ball, thanks to her spunky attitude and creative...
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I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust: A Memoir of Autism and HopeA remarkable memoir by a mother and her autistic daughter who'd long been unable to communicate--until a miraculous breakthrough revealed a young woman with a rich and creative interior life, a poet, who'd been trapped inside for more than two decades."I have been buried...
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Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines: The History and Legacy of the Haitian Revolution's Most Famous Leaders*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"I was born a slave, but nature gave me a soul of a free man..." - Toussaint L'OuvertureThe island of Hispaniola is the second largest island in the Antilles chain behind Cuba, and host to the poorest nation...
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The Suffragette Bombers: Britain's Forgotten TerroristsIn the years leading up to the First World War, the United Kingdom was subjected to a ferocious campaign of bombing and arson. Those conducting this terrorist offensive were members of the Women's Social and Political Union; better known as the suffragettes.The targets for...
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Amkoullel, the Fula BoyBorn in 1900 in French West Africa, Malian writer Amadou Hampâté Bâ was one of the towering figures in the literature of twentieth-century Francophone Africa. In Amkoullel, the Fula Boy, Bâ tells in striking detail the story of his youth, which was set against...
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Empire's Mistress, Starring Isabel Rosario CooperIn Empire's Mistress Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez follows the life of Filipina vaudeville and film actress Isabel Rosario Cooper, who was the mistress of General Douglas MacArthur. If mentioned at all, their relationship exists only as a salacious footnote in MacArthur's biography--a failed love affair...
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Amkoullel, the Fula BoyBorn in 1900 in French West Africa, Malian writer Amadou Hampâté Bâ was one of the towering figures in the literature of twentieth-century Francophone Africa. In Amkoullel, the Fula Boy, Bâ tells in striking detail the story of his youth, which was set against...
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Nabokov and the Real World: Between Appreciation and DefenseFrom award-winning literary scholar Robert Alter, a masterful exploration of how Nabokov used artifice to evoke the dilemmas, pain, and exaltation of the human condition Admirers and detractors of Vladimir Nabokov have viewed him as an ingenious contriver of literary games, teasing and even...
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Education in Black and White: Myles Horton and the Highlander Center's Vision for Social JusticeHow Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School catalyzed social justice and democratic education For too long, the story of life-changing teacher and activist Myles Horton has escaped the public spotlight. An inspiring and humble leader whose work influenced the civil rights movement, Horton...
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