Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Hollow: A Memoir of My Body in the Marines"Illuminating and infuriating . . . A staggering achievement." (Publishers Weekly starred review) A powerful coming-of-age memoir of one girl's struggle, adrift in warrior culture At eighteen, Bailey Williams bolted from her strict Mormon upbringing to a Marine recruiting office to enlist as a...
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Hokusai's Daughter: A Young Artist in Old Japan - Bilingual English and Japanese Text* Skipping Stones Book Award 2025 ** Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year 2024 - Bilingual Story Books for Kids ** Freeman Book Award Honorable Mention 2024 - Children's and Young Adult Literature on East and Southeast Asia * A girl with grit,...
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Hispanic Star: Pedro PascalRead about beloved Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal (Fantastic Four: First Steps, Materialists, The Last of Us, The Mandalorian, The Wild Robot) in the latest installment of Hispanic Star's series of engaging, illustrated biographies for young readers published in English and Spanish. "More than just...
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High and Rising: A Book about de la SoulA stunning cultural biography of De La Soul, the era-defining hip-hop trio that touched millions of lives and changed rap forever.De La Soul burst onto the scene with the release of their groundbreaking 1989 album 3 Feet High & Rising, an "anything goes" hip-hop...
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High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double LifeNATIONAL BESTSELLER - An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics--a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising humor that puts a human face on the opioid crisis. Tiffany's story continues in the New York Times bestseller A...
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Kate Warne and the Race to Save Abraham LincolnAmerica's first female detective Kate Warne's mission? Protect president-elect Abraham Lincoln from Southern rebels bent on assassinating him before his inauguration. Abraham Lincoln faces a dangerous and uncertain future after leaving Springfield, Illinois, for his inauguration in Washington, DC. Luckily for him, detective Kate...
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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY - The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became...
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Hero Redefined: Profiles of Olympic Athletes Under the RadarWhat does it mean to be a hero-in sports and in life?Heroes aren't just the ones who bring home medals. Hero Redefined delves into the lesser-known stories of Olympic athletes-and a couple of special Olympic venues-that challenge the conventional narrative of glory and gold....
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Hello Stranger: Musings on Modern IntimaciesWitty and winkingly playful, Manuel Betancourt's Hello Stranger explores modern queer romance and the expansive possibilities of ephemeral intimacies "Hello stranger." As an opening line, you really can't ask for better. Hello Stranger is a book about chance encounters--at a bar, through social media,...
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Health and Safety: A BreakdownWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE - A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, NEW YORKER, PITCHFORK, LITHUB, AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW - From the New Yorker staff writer and acclaimed author of Future Sex comes a memoir about...
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Grief Is for PeopleNamed a Best Book of the Year by Vogue, TIME, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Esquire, NPR, Elle, Library Journal, LitHub, Oprah Daily, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus, Bookpage, The Independent, and New Statesman Disarmingly witty and poignant, Sloane Crosley's memoir explores...
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Gift from the SeaWith meditations on youth and age, love and marriage, peace, solitude, and contentment, here is an inimitable classic that guides us to find a space for contemplation and creativity in our own lives. "Gift from the Sea is like a shell itself in its...
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Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to SeeAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY NPR, TIME, AND THE ECONOMIST"Get the Picture is one of the funniest books I've read . . . Brilliant." --The Washington Post "A gripping and often hilarious investigation into the art world....
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George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Two SidesThere are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution. The narrative introduces anew the two enemies, both named George: George Washington, the man who freed the American colonies from the...
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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things#1 New York Times Bestseller In Furiously Happy, a humor memoir tinged with just enough tragedy and pathos to make it worthwhile, Jenny Lawson examines her own experience with severe depression and a host of other conditions, and explains how it has led her...
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Fulkumari: The Tale of a Refugee and a Rat in Pandemic ParisAmidst the quiet, deserted streets of pandemic Paris, a refugee from Bangladesh finds himself alone in his apartment with a tiny rat. He names her Fulkumari and forms an imaginary pact with her, reminiscent of the Arabian Nights. Telling her a story each day,...
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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present--edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of...
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Formula 1: The Official History (2024)Experience the legendary history of Formula 1 in this definitive illustrated book. Foreword by Ross Brawn. Fully revised and updated, Formula 1: The Official History is an electrifying account of the F1 phenomenon, telling the complete story of one of the world's most popular,...
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Follow Your Dreams, Little OneNew York Times bestselling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this board book edition of Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History. This beautifully illustrated board book highlights true stories of black men in history. The...
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First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through AnxietyNew York Times Bestseller "Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I've ever read." - Mark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckThe Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you...
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