Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Breaking Bread with William SaroyanIn Breaking Bread with William Saroyan, Janice Stevens captures the essence of William Saroyan's love for his Armenian culture through excerpts of his written word and carefully selected authentic Armenian recipes. From George Mardikian's recipe book, Dinner at Omar Khayyam's, to the First Armenian...
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Halfway Home: The Story of a Father and Son Hiking the Pacific Crest TrailIt's just a trail. 2660 miles of dirt, sand, gravel, granite, lava and pine needles. It cares not who treads on its ever changing surface. Its very existence depends on the footsteps of those who navigate its pathway. Reaching the end of this 2...
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Mario Puzo: An American Writer's QuestThe Los Angeles Times said it best: "Puzo was] a man who . . . remained in the shadows throughout his long career as a novelist and screenwriter, only rarely speaking to the press." That may not seem like such an oddity until one...
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Bent But Not BrokenBent But Not Broken is an unflinchingly honest memoir about the onset of Peyronie's disease, a painful and sexually limiting condition that is estimated to affect more than 5% of the worldwide adult male population. Don Cummings writes humorously about the emotional and collateral...
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Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. PippinA lyrical and biographical reflection on the art and life of Horace H. Pippin--the best-known African American artist of his time--Primitive offers a searching critique of the condescension to African American folk art as supposedly "primitive," and it also critiques the underestimation of African...
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Red Cloud: Oglala LegendAuthor: John D. McDermott, McDermott D. JohnPublisher: South Dakota State Historical SocietyPublished: 06/19/2015Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.16h x 4.53w x 0.27dISBN: 9781941813027This title is only available via back order
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Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?: Confessions of a First-Class AssholeWho is JRL? How dare you not know Justin Ross Lee is a completely self-created, self-inflated Internet celebrity; "Jew Jetter"; and social media virtuoso. When he's not causing trouble on Bravo or headlining VH1, you'll find Justin having red-carpet run-ins with A-list celebrities, getting...
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Memphis Man: Living High, Laying LowWhen Don Nix began his career in Memphis, he was still in high school. Over time, his first band, the Mar-Keys, evolved into Booker T. and the MGs. As a producer and musician, Nix worked with Freddie King, Furry Lewis, Albert King, Delaney and...
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At Home in the World: Stories and Essential Teachings from a Monk's LifeFollowers and newcomers to Nhat Hanh's teaching alike will find this collection inspiring for everyday practice and for social engagement in the world.--Publishers Weekly This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories from peace activist and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is thought provoking, inspiring,...
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The Story of Mary Jones and Her BibleMary Jones was poor and illiterate. She learned to read and walked two miles to study a neighbor's Bible. A resolution became fixed in her mind that she must have a Bible of her own. For six years she did odd jobs for halfpennies,...
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Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982Punk Avenue: The New York City Underground 1972-1982 is an intimate look at author Paris-born Phil Marcade's first ten years in the United States where drifted from Boston to the West Coast and back, before winding up in New York City and becoming immersed...
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Blackberries in the Summer"Blackberries in the Summer" portrays the life of Eulalie Salley with special emphasis on her drive for women's rights and her remarkable role in the development of Aiken's Winter Colony. Her career in real estate placed her in contact with the rich and famous...
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The Glass Eye: A MemoirFor fans of Maggie Nelson and Meghan O'Rourke, Jeannie Vanasco emerges as a definitive new voice in this stunning portrait of a daughter's love for her father and her near-unraveling after his death. The night before her father dies, eighteen-year-old Jeannie Vanasco promises she...
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Yes Is the Answer! What Is the Question?: How Faith in People and a Culture of Hospitality Built a Modern American Restaurant CompanyOne of the best business memoirs of all time ... - Forbes Cameron Mitchell's "dish room to board room story" began when he was 16-years-old and started working as a dishwasher at a local Columbus, Ohio steakhouse. Two years later, when Mitchell was working...
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In the Belly of Her Ghost: A MemoirColin Dayan has one of the most original minds in America and also one of the fiercest. Here for the first time she turns her rigorous intellect toward her own life, onto her vexed relationship with her mother and subsequent suffering -- and she...
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Beyond Schoolmarms and Madams: Montana Women's StoriesSheriff Garfield had just been elected to a second term in 1920 when he was fatally shot. His wife Ruth, a ranching woman with a young son, set aside her grief to serve out her husband's term. She was Montana's first female sheriff and...
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Karen Dalton: Songs, Poems, and Writings: Songs, Poems, and WritingsA collection of Songs, Poems and Writings of the reclusive 60's Folk Singer, Jazz Interpreter, and "Song Stylist" Karen Dalton. Includes the songs that made up her "repertoire" and embodied the music that influenced not only Karen, but other iconic figure of the 60's....
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My Life in Fishing: Favorite Long Stories Told Short"My Life in Fishing is a poignant reminder of what true legends are made of." - Andy Mill, Olympian, five-time Gold Cup Champion, and author of A Passion for TarponStu Apte is one of the most recognized and storied figures in saltwater fishing -...
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Nikola Tesla's Electricity Unplugged: Wireless Transmission of Power as the Master of Lightning IntendedThe immense genius of Tesla resulted from a mind that could see an invention in 3-D, from every angle, within his mind before it was easily built. Tesla's inventions were complete down to dimensions and part sizes in his visionary process. Tesla would envision...
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Maria Montessori and Her Quiet Revolution: A Picture Book about Maria Montessori and Her School MethodA picture book to help young readers become familiar with Italian educator Maria Montessori. Montessori's life, work and teaching method are explained with a simple story and with colorful illustrations. A short introduction at the beginning of the book provides essential information for adults,...
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