Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Stowaway in First Class: A True Story of an Unforgettable Quest to Come to AmericaA family's legacy is forever changed in this true story of ransom notes, stowaways, and mobsters. Paris, 1929. Gaetano "Guy" DeSantis is an Italian emigrant with a good life: a stable construction job, a comfortable place to live, and a blossoming relationship with a...
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The Story of My LifeHelen Keller's triumph over her blindness and deafness has become one of the most inspiring stories of our time. Here, in a book first published when she was young woman, is Helen Keller's own story--complex, poignant, and filled with love. With unforgettable immediacy, Helen's...
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The Story of Music: Four-Book Boxed Set: The Story of Rock, the Story of Pop, the Story of Rap, the Story of CountryDust off your mic and jam with this dynamic boxed set of four board books that introduces music's biggest stars to the youngest fans! Learn about the stars that defined musical genres throughout the generations! This boxed set includes these four favorite board books:...
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The Space Shuttle: A Mission-By-Mission Celebration of Nasa's Extraordinary Spaceflight Program"Any backyard astronomer or space enthusiast would be delighted to have this visual journey on their shelf." --The Strategist, The Year's Most Giftable Coffee-Table Books A Barnes & Noble Best Gift Book of 2022 A Publishers Weekly Holiday Gift Guide 2022 selection 6 orbiters,...
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The Soul of a WomanFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes "a bold exploration of womanhood, feminism, parenting, aging, love and more" (Associated Press). "The Soul of a Woman is Isabel Allende's most liberating book yet."--Elle"When I say that I...
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The Salt Thief: Gandhi's Heroic March to FreedomThe dramatic story of Gandhi and India's long march to freedom by award-winning author Neal Bascomb.In 1930, the Indian people, long ruled by their British occupiers, were at a breaking point. No more could many stand the terrible demands of colonial rule. At this...
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The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara WaltersA "smart, juicy, deeply reported" (Katie Couric) biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time--Barbara Walters--a woman whose personal demons fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air, written by bestselling author...
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There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the HeartlandA thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen's iconic album, Born in the U.S.A.--a record that both chronicled and foreshadowed the changing tides of modern America On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impactful rock albums of...
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There's No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan DemmeAuthor: David M. StewartPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 07/29/2025Pages: 280Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.68h x 5.82w x 1.11dISBN: 9781985902657Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2025About the AuthorAtkins, Joseph B.: - Joseph B. Atkins is a veteran newspaper and magazine writer whose articles have appeared in USA...
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The Redhead of Auschwitz: A True StoryRosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She often dreamed what it would look like under a white veil with the man of her dreams by her side. However, her life takes a harrowing turn in...
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The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and HitlerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The most important book ever written about the Catholic Church and its conduct during World War II."--Daniel Silva "Kertzer brings all of his usual detective and narrative skills to [The Pope at War] . . . the most comprehensive...
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The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the NazisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of The Ride of Her Life and The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the "winningly readable" (The Christian Science Monitor) true story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II. "Hard...
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The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter"Important . . . [a] landmark presidential biography . . . Bird is able to build a persuasive case that the Carter presidency deserves this new look."--The New York Times Book Review An essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter's...
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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of DepressionThe Noonday Demon is Andrew Solomon's National Book Award-winning, bestselling, and transformative masterpiece on depression--"the book for a generation, elegantly written, meticulously researched, empathetic, and enlightening" (Time)--now with a major new chapter covering recently introduced and novel treatments, suicide and anti-depressants, pregnancy and depression,...
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The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust#1 New York Times BestsellerEdith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. When she returned home months later, she knew she would become a hunted woman and went...
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The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and ChurchillINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An absolute home run! You will never look at WWII the same way again." --Brad Thor, #1 bestselling author "Meltzer and Mensch are masters." --Jon Meacham, author The Soul of America "A true story that reads like a thriller."...
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The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and BonesNew York Times Bestseller The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. Bestselling chef and Parts Unknown host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories...
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The Minotaur at Calle LanzaNational Books Critics Circle - 2024 Finalist: AutobiographyOne of Washington Post's 50 most notable non-fiction books of 2024The Minotaur at Calle Lanza is an unforgettable travel memoir about the mysterious transformations that may lurk inside us all.Venice, 2020. As a pandemic rages across the...
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The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life & Times of Harvey MilkThe Mayor of Castro Street is Shilts's acclaimed story of Harvey Milk, the man whose personal life, public career, and tragic assassination mirrored the dramatic and unprecedented emergence of the gay community in America during the 1970s. Known as "The Mayor of Castro Street"...
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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American OriginalFrom the mind of brilliant historian Robin Kelley comes the first full biography of legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk, including full access to the family's archives, dozens of interviews, and an afterword for Monk's 2017 centennial. Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga...
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