Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Mississippi Hippie: A Life in 49 Pieces"Mississippi Hippie" is a gripping memoir that delves into themes of identity, resilience, and the human spirit's unwavering strength. Willy Bearden's captivating storytelling sheds light on life's complexities, the impact of race, and a young man's quest to break free from societal norms.From the...
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The Westcott Story: Volume I-1588-1940, The Enduring Spirit of an American Family Spanning 400 YearsThis sweeping narrative details the history and genealogy of the Westcott family in America spanning 400 years and 14 generations. From immigration to colonization, from armed conflict to industrialization and artistic expression, the enthralling stories embody the spirit and value of cultural icons in...
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The Westcott Story: Volume II-1889-2024, The Enduring Spirit of an American Family Spanning 400 YearsThis sweeping narrative details the history and genealogy of the Westcott family in America spanning 400 years and 14 generations. From immigration to colonization, from armed conflict to industrialization and artistic expression, the enthralling stories embody the spirit and value of cultural icons in...
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Nobody's Girl: Mother, Model, CEO On My Own TermsFormer catwalk and print model who was told she was not suitable for any job according to tests and severe dyslexia, Amber Brookman went on to become a formidable CEO in the textile industry with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and fashion...
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From Abuse to God's Blessings: A Memoir of His Grace and GloryGrowing up in rural Missouri, Jim Kissock's childhood was anything but idyllic. Between his alcoholic father's abuse, his parents' divorce, and being trapped in a home dominated by violence and fear, Jim faced seemingly insurmountable odds from an early age. Yet, through a remarkable...
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Muse: Brown Skin - A Dangerous Kind Of LoveMuse: Brown Skin - A Dangerous Kind of Love is an emotionally charged and poetically written memoir that explores the raw, complicated, and sensual experience of being someone's inspiration, but never their priority.In this lyrical debut, Geri Cohen Biddy opens her heart with bold...
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The Eli Sharabi Hostage Memoir: 491 Days in CaptivityAuthor: Tyrion PressPublisher: Arsl PubPublished: 10/05/2025Pages: 82Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17dISBN: 9789789459124This title is not returnable
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Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty StatesDishwasher is Public Radio favorite and underground celebrity Pete Jordan's amusing memoir of his dishwashing extravaganza. Part adventure, part parody, and part miraculous journey of self-discovery, it is the unforgettable account of Jordan's transformation from itinerant seeker into "Dishwasher Pete"--unlikely folk hero, writer, publisher...
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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909The true story of the young immigrant who led the largest strike of women workers in U.S. history. This picture book biography about the plight of immigrants in America in the early 1900s and the timeless fight for equality and justice should not be...
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Blackpink: Pretty Isn't Everything: The Ultimate Unofficial GuideFilled with incredible color photos and fun facts, this unofficial fan guide tells the full story of the global phenomenon Blackpink. The girls of Blackpink are more than just pretty faces. Since they debuted in 2016, the group has broken record after record, played...
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The Faraway NearbyA New York Times Notable Book Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award A personal, lyrical narrative about storytelling and empathy, from the author of Orwell's Roses Apricots. Her mother's disintegrating memory. An invitation to Iceland. Illness. These are Rebecca Solnit's raw materials,...
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The House of BeingAn exquisite meditation on the geographies we inherit and the metaphors we inhabit, from Pulitzer Prize winner and nineteenth U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey "Trethewey doesn't just explore the reasons why she writes. She also offers a compassionate argument for why we must all...
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The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of GreatnessThis definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw examines the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape--based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others. Now in paperback...
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The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World But Fueled the Rise of HitlerA sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch discovery that changed billions of lives--including your own. At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to...
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This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest to Map the WorldFrom the author of the best-selling A Venetian Affair ("A narrative of novelistic resonance . . . Astonishing" --The Washington Post), the story of an Italian Renaissance book editor who introduced European minds to the wider world through his passion for geography In the...
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No Place to Hide: A Brain Surgeon's Long Journey Home from the Iraq WarJoin Air Force veteran Dr. W. Lee Warren as he chronicles his fascinating, heartbreaking, and enlightening experience as a neurosurgeon in an Iraq War combat hospital.Warren's life as a neurosurgeon in a trauma center began to unravel long before he shipped off to serve...
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My Life in Dog YearsGary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs. In each chapter he tells of one special dog, among them Cookie, the sled dog who saved his life; Snowball, the puppy he owned as a boy in the Philippines; Ike, his mysterious hunting...
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Who Was Roald Dahl?Just in time for Roahl Dahl Month! Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was . . . ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force,...
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Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe's ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age two. He was soon adopted by a Virginia family who worked as tombstone merchants. In 1827 he...
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Francis Bacon Retrieved: Lost Words / New WritingDavid Sylvester's Interviews with Francis Bacon remain the most consulted writing on Bacon. For the first time, Bacon's words appear here in their unredacted form. Other essays throw light on form and accident in Bacon's work, chimera and liminal entities, the psychology of the...
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