Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex CanadaThroughout his long and illustrious career, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it American.When he was not busy conducting scientific experiments or representing American interests at home and abroad, Benjamin Franklin hatched one plan after another to join Canada...
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Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned ThemA fun, charming romp through the history of seventeen great writers and the cats who captured their hearts. Throughout history, cats and writers have banded together in a magical combination of comfort, companionship, and inspiration. Great Writers and the Cats who Owned Them features...
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Glow Girl: Empowering Teenage Girls to Grow, Lead, Overcome, and Win!Embark on an unparalleled journey of empowerment with Mia Hall's revolutionary non-fiction book, Glow Girl: Empowering Teenage Girls to Grow, Lead, Overcome, and Win.This is not just another book; it's your passport to an in-depth, transformative exploration of self-discovery and leadership, promising to leave...
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Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale: A Memoir"Powerfully raw, deeply moving, and utterly authentic. Rachel Lloyd has turned a personal atrocity into triumph and is nothing less than a true hero. . . . Never again will you look at young girls on the street as one of 'those' women--you will...
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Freedom Village: A MemoirSome say it was a religious cult. Some say it was a God-ordained ministry. Some say it saved them. Some say it ruined their lives.Mary Rosenberger was born and raised at Freedom Village USA. From the outside, it appeared to be a troubled teen...
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Forty-Three Ways of Looking at HemingwayThe multifaceted, cubist, and comprehensive perspective of Forty-Three Ways of Looking at Hemingway appears on the fortieth anniversary of Meyers's magisterial biography of Hemingway. This approach has never before been used to illustrate the complexity of his character, the range of his interests, and...
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Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family HistoryNow a PBS documentary, this astonishing memoir of growing up in rough-and-tumble Jersey City "will steal your heart" (People) With deadpan humor and obvious affection, Five-Finger Discount recounts the story of an unforgettable New Jersey family of swindlers, bookies, embezzlers, and mobster-wannabes. In the...
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Five Days in November: In Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Jfk's AssassinationSecret Service agent Clint Hill reveals the stories behind the iconic images of the five tragic days surrounding President John F. Kennedy's assassination in this 60th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller. On November 22, 1963, three shots were fired in Dallas,...
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First Comes Love: A MemoirA heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by longtime All Things Considered commentator and author of The Glen Rock Book of the Dead charts the trajectory of a marriage so impossible that it became inevitable. "Gritty, funny, moving, horrific, outrageous--and, above all, fearlessly honest.... ultimately a...
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Fire and Ice: The Meth BibleGod did not stop writing stories at Revelation. This book is based in 98% truth, depicting the meth lifestyle and addiction in its rawest form. Follow one man's journey deep into the chasms of hell. From adolescence, Boston Bornagain was haunted by the demons...
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Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to FaithNow available in trade paper!What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles...
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Famished: On Food, Sex, and Growing Up as a Good GirlA groundbreaking debut memoir that examines the rhyming scripts of diet culture and evangelical purity culture, both of which direct women to fear their own bodies and appetites Raised Baptist in an insular Appalachian community, Anna Rollins learned early that among the world's many...
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Fame: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: A LOVE STORYWhen global superstar Taylor Swift and NFL tight end Travis Kelce's worlds collide, sparks fly in the most unexpected ways. From a flirty podcast mention to stadium-side support, this romantic, funny, and deeply human comic explores the whirlwind of their headline-making love story. Told...
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Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920sThe adventures and attitudes shared by the American writers dubbed "the lost generation", are brought to life in this book of prose works. Feeling alienated in the America of the 1920s, Fitzgerald, Crane, Hemingway, Wilder, Dos Passos, Cowley and others "escaped" to Europe, as...
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Everything NBAAuthor: Rachel GrackPublisher: Eureka!Published: 09/01/2025Pages: 48Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 9.22h x 7.76w x 0.35dISBN: 9798893045598Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.7Point Value: 1Interest Level: Middle Grade PlusQuiz #/Name: 555765 / Everything NBA
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Escape from TongaBack in 1986, 25-year old California surfer Randy Dale was living the carefree life as a fisherman. Wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit and facing a prison sentence on the remote island of Tonga, he makes a daring decision. In the...
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Eclipse of Reason2013 Reprint of 1947 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Eclipse of Reason" discusses how the Nazis were able to project their agenda as "reasonable". It is broken into five sections: 1] Means and Ends, 2] Conflicting...
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Earth to Moon: A MemoirFrom Moon Unit Zappa, the daughter of musical visionary Frank Zappa, comes a memoir of growing up in her unconventional household in 1970s Los Angeles, coming of age in the Hollywood Hills in the 1980s as the "Valley Girl," gaining momentum as an accidental...
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Dolores: Home at Last (Expanding Love)-Part TwoShe found home within. Then love walked through the door.She walked away from the marriage, the fame, and the life everyone thought she wanted. Dolores Catherine Paiz left The ACE Family with nothing but faith in her own heart, unsure if love would ever...
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Dispatches: Introduction by Robert StoneWritten on the front lines in Vietnam, Dispatches became an immediate classic of war reportage when it was published in 1977.From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of...
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