Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium"A lyrical memoir . . . about his teammates, his coaches, his parents and the magnetic power of football in Louisiana."--NPR "The best sports book of the year."--Sports Illustrated Inspired by a classic essay about a visit to a dying coach, It Never Rains...
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I Tell You Now (Second Edition): Autobiographical Essays by Native American WritersI Tell You Now is an anthology of autobiographical accounts by eighteen notable Native writers of different ages, tribes, and areas. This second edition features a new introduction by the editors and updated biographical sketches for each writer. Brian Swann is a professor of...
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Intellectual Memoirs: New York, 1936-1938Mary McCarthy vividly recalls her early years in New York before she began writing novels and stories. At that time, she wrote reviews for the Nation and the New Republic, was active in the American Communist Party, and was married to activist actor/playwright Harold...
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Icongraphics - Coco Chanel: The Graphic NovelThe story of the legendary woman behind the famous couture brand - the groundbreaking fashion, perfumes, handbags, perfumes - is unveiled through a contemporary retelling in graphic novel form.From abandonment and poverty to influential friends and wealth, this independent, driven and fiercely determined woman...
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I Am Albert Einstein"We can all be heroes" is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this one highlighting Albert Einstein.Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious...
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How to Watch SoccerAn opinionated masterclass in the art and science of "reading" a match from one of professional soccer's most respected and beloved international figures. "For Americans new to European soccer, terms like 'false striker, ' 'double accordion' or 'moving trios' need Mr. Gullit's expert explications."...
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Hoop: A Basketball Life in Ninety-Five EssaysBrian Doyle himself explains it best: "A few years ago I was moaning to my wry gentle dad that basketball, which seems to me inarguably the most graceful and generous and swift and fluid and ferociously-competitive-without-being-sociopathic of sports, has not produced rafts of good...
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Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third ReichNamed a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and Air Mail "A fascinating and instructive book . . . elegantly written and perceptive." --Wall Street Journal "Kaleidoscopic . . . A fascinating exploration of individual agency that never loses sight of the...
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Here First: Samoset and the Wawenock of Pemaquid, MaineOn March 16, 1621, Samoset, a sagamore of the Wawenock, cemented his place in history. He was the first Indigenous person to make contact with the colonists at Plymouth Plantation, startling them when he emerged from the forest and welcomed them in English. The...
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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's QueenHawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (1898) is an autobiography by Lili'uokalani. Published in 1898, the book was written in the aftermath of Lili'uokalani's attempt to appeal on behalf of her people to President Grover Cleveland, a personal friend. Although it inspired Cleveland to demand...
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Guitars and Heroes: Mythic Guitars and Legendary MusiciansAn encyclopedia of more than 100 guitars and the musicians who have mastered them. Guitars and Heroes is organized by era, from the rockabilly pioneers to the guitar heroes of the future. Each chapter contains portraits of guitarists (past and present) and their favorite...
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Gift of the Red Bird: A Spiritual EncounterWhen Paula D'Arcy lost her husband and baby in a car crash, she began an inner search for a faith that was stronger than fear. She tells her story of spiritual exhaustion, her journey alone into the wilderness for three days, and the renewal...
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Ghosts of Distant TreesAuthor: Erica WatsonPublisher: Porphyry PressPublished: 11/01/2025Pages: 194Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45dISBN: 9781736755853About the AuthorWatson, Erica: - Erica Watson is an essayist, writing instructor, knitter, and occasional community organizer living on the boundary of Denali National Park, Alaska. Her experiences in...
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Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality DisorderWith astonishing honesty, this memoir reveals what mental illness looks and feels like from the inside, and how healing from borderline personality disorder is possible through intensive therapy and the support of loved ones. With astonishing honesty, this memoir, Get Me Out of Here,...
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George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour (America 250 Edition)Timeless Rules of Civility and Decency from America's Founding FatherProudly printed in America, this beautiful gift edition is stamped in celebration of America 250Copied out by hand as a young man, George Washington's 110 rules of civility and decency in company and conversation were...
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Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the CenturyFrom veteran entertainment reporter Sam Kashner and biographer Nancy Schoenberger comes the definitive account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever told--the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Kashner has interviewed Elizabeth Taylor numerous times and is the only journalist given access to...
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Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and TimesA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. The Sunday Times (UK) Classical Music Book of 2018 and one of The Economist's Best Books of 2018."A magisterial portrait." --Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times Book Review A landmark biography of the Polish composer...
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From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey"A page-turner...deeply moving, beautifully written, and most inspiring. When I reached the last page, my heart was filled with joy and gratitude." -- Nien Chang, author of Life and Death in ShanghaiAn emotionally charged and lyrically written memoir about a remarkable odyssey from a...
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Four Days to Glory: Wrestling with the Soul of the American HeartlandSomewhere beyond the circle of money, glitz, drugs, and controversy that characterizes professional sports in America, remnants of an ideal exist. In Iowa, that ideal survives in the form of high school wrestling. Each a three-time state champion, Jay Borschel and Dan LeClere have...
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Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the OrangePer person, oranges are the most consumed fruit in the world. Across the world, no matter how remote or cold or incongruous a climate is, oranges will be there. What stories could I unravel from the orange's long ribboning peel? What new meanings could...
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