Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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I Don't Swim: A MemoirWhen Helen Miller was asked why she never joined her family in the water, she found herself contemplating the reasons she didn't swim. Most significant were opportunity and accessibility. Although her parents were part of the Great Migration of Black families to the North...
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I Am Stephen HawkingThe groundbreaking physicist and disability advocate is the 34th hero in this New York Times bestselling biography series for ages 5 to 9. From a young age, Stephen Hawking had a strong sense of wonder and was full of questions about the world around...
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I Am JazzThe story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become a spokesperson for transkids everywhere "This is an essential tool for parents and teachers to share with children whether those kids identify as trans or not. I...
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I Am Dolly PartonAn instant New York Times Best Seller! The legendary country musician, reading advocate, and philanthropist Dolly Parton is the 28th in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. This book spotlights Dolly Parton, known for her beloved...
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How We Heal: A Journey Toward Truth, Racial Healing, and Community Transformation from the Inside OutIn How We Heal, La June Montgomery Tabron, President and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, makes a powerful case for hope through racial healing. From a vivid portrait of her childhood in 1960s Detroit to her leadership of one of the world's largest...
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How to Think Like a Fish: And Other Lessons from a Lifetime in AnglingThe defining part of this story, I think--the part that made the real difference--is the time I spent looking into the water, letting my mind drift, as I tried to think like a fish...What brings the big fish is an artful blend of drawing...
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How to End a Story: Collected Diaries, 1978-1998For the first time ever, collected here are all three volumes of the diaries of Helen Garner, inviting readers into the world behind the novels and nonfiction of a literary force. "This is one for the introverts -- the wary and the peevish, the...
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Hotel Splendide"Truly a great book--unique, invaluable and unapproachable as the gold standard of the genre... Bemelmans got there first, more frequently, and better." --Anthony Bourdain Acerbic, colorful, and spirited stories from a bygone era: behind the scenes in a grand NY hotel, from the author...
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Hockey Legends AlphabetFrom Wayne Gretzky to Alexander Ovechkin, Maurice Richard to Sidney Crosby, Hockey Legends Alphabet brings together history's quintessential superstars of the sport. Strikingly illustrated, Hockey Legends Alphabet is a chillingly good read for all hockey fans, and an inspiring handbook for youngsters strapping on...
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in CrisisHillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust...
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Here After: A MemoirA USA Today BestsellerStarred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Library JournalBest Book of 2024 Pick by Esquire, ELLE, SheReads, and Kirkus A 2024 NPR "Book We Love" Pick A March 2024 Book of the Month SelectionAn Apple Books Best Book of March Finalist for...
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Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt CobainThe New York Times bestseller and the definitive portrait of Kurt Cobain--as relevant as ever, as we remember the impact of Cobain on our culture twenty-five years after his death--now with a new preface and an additional final chapter from acclaimed author Charles R....
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African AmericansThe story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. In Heart and Soul, Kadir Nelson's stirring paintings and words grace 100-plus pages of a gorgeous picture book--a beautiful gift for readers of all ages, a treasure...
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Harry Styles: A Little Golden Book BiographyDream big with a Little Golden Book biography about superstar singer, actor, and fashion icon, Harry Styles. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers--as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden Book about Harry Styles--the world...
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Harpo Speaks!"Adolph Marx [Harpo] squashed his formal education at the age of eight when he was dumped out of the 2nd grade window at P.S. 86 for the last time by two Irish classmates. He never went back. But his informal education blossomed on the...
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Grow Healthier as You Grow Older by the Father of Aerobics: How a Life Devoted to Preventive Medicine Fostered the Global Fitness RevolutionGrow Healthier as You Grow Older is a personal look at the history of the fitness revolution, a guide for preventive health and fitness to improve the quality and quantity of your life, and an inspirational account of Dr. Kenneth Cooper's lifelong dedication to...
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Greyhound: A MemoirCombining history, reportage, and nature writing with intimate moments of reflection, Greyhound tells of the journey from miscarriage to parenthood, and the purpose creativity gives to our lives when we feel purposeless In 2006, in the wake of several miscarriages, Joanna Pocock traveled by...
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Good Talk: A Memoir in ConversationsNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A "beautiful and eye-opening" (Jacqueline Woodson), "hilarious and heart-rending" (Celeste Ng) graphic memoir about American identity, interracial families, and the realities that divide us, from the acclaimed author of The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF...
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Good Jewish Girl: A Jerusalem Love Story Gone BadLiz Shulman isn't the first author to narrate her breakup with Israel. But she does so with humor, decency and painful honesty-a spirit that will move readers of all ideological stripes.-Peter Beinart, author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of GazaRefreshingly raw and captivating...
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God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks about Life on Sapelo IslandEqual parts cultural history and memoir, God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man recounts a traditional way of life--that of the Geechee Indians of Sapelo Island-- that is threatened by change, with stories that speak to our deepest notions of family, community, and a...
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