Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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John Coltrane: His Life and MusicJohn Coltrane was a key figure in jazz, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force whose following continues to grow. This new biography, the first by a professional jazz scholar and performer, presents a huge amount of never-before-published material, including interviews...
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John Brown: A BiographyIn the preface to his biography of John Brown, W. E. B. Du Bois writes that the book "is at once a record of and a tribute to the man who of all Americans has perhaps come nearest to touching the real souls of...
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Jimmy Page by Jimmy PageJimmy Page by Jimmy Page is the photographic autobiography and visual history of the world's most iconic guitar player. With incredible attention to detail, Page has chosen hundreds of photographs representing significant moments in his career: from a schoolboy with a rock-a-billy quiff through...
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Jerry Bird: The Making of a Skydiving LegendJerry Bird became the 20th century's most widely recognized skydiver during the evolution of sport skydiving in America. This book is a compilation of writings by many who knew and flew with Bird, and by Jerry himself-a skydiving life-and-times of Jerry Bird from 1963...
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Jean--Michel Basquiat: The Making of an IconIn a resurrection few could have predicted, Jean-Michel Basquiat joined Picasso, Modigliani, and Munch when one of his paintings sold for more than $100 million. Nearly four decades after his untimely death at 27 years of age, Basquiat is one of the most recognizable...
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Jean Laffite Revealed: Unraveling One of America's Longest-Running MysteriesJean Laffite Revealed: Unraveling One of America's Longest-Running Mysteries takes a fresh look at the various myths and legends surrounding one of the last great pirates. Beginning in 1805, the book traces Laffite through his rise to power as a privateer and smuggler in...
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Jane GoodallThis essential biography of one of the most influential women of the past century shows how truly remarkable Jane Goodall's accomplishments have been. Goodall was a secretarial school graduate when Louis Leakey, unable to find someone with more fitting credentials, first sent her to...
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Jane Austen: The Original Romance NovelistTake a trip back in time to the Regency-era life of Jane Austen, one of literature's most beloved novelists, with this captivating exploration of her works and the timeless themes of romance, family, and society. Pocket Portraits: Jane Austen takes you through the moments...
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Jane Austen's Fashion BibleFans of Jane Austen revel in the visual world that she creates in her novels and early writing, and how she brings the lives of regency women to life. They adore the films and television adaptations and around the world Jane Austen societies celebrate...
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Jane Austen Cross-Stitch Kit: Includes 4 PatternsThis delightful miniature kit includes everything you need to cross-stitch three Jane Austen-inspired designs: Book Includes. 32-page full-color mini book with spot illustrations featuring 4 patterns and cross-stitching instructions Material Specifications. 3 pieces of 4x4-inch cotton Aida cloth, 3-inch embroidery hoop, 2 tapestry needles,...
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James Burnham: An Intellectual BiographyIn this intellectual biography of one of the most important political thinkers of the twentieth century, David T. Byrne reveals the fascinating life of James Burnham. Beginning his intellectual career as a disciple of Leon Trotsky, Burnham preached socialist revolution to the American working...
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I Wrote This for AttentionA riveting and heartwarming memoir by the actor of White Lotus and Euphoria that details his upbringing in the west coast--including a broken family, struggles with addiction, sex, borderline personality disorder--and his commitment to being the center of attention at all times, even as...
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I Was an Abomination: A Story of Trans Survival in Conservative AmericaFor years, public figures from J.K. Rowling to Elon Musk have argued that there's no such thing as a trans child, and trans kids are always influenced by adults. Sheryl Weikal is living proof that they're wrong. Despite being homeschooled by conservative parents, Sheryl...
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I Want to Die But I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Further Conversations with My PsychiatristTranslated by International Booker shortlistee Anton Hur, the sequel to the phenomenal South Korean smash hit. Baek Sehee could never have predicted how many people I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki would reach across the world. A runaway international bestseller,...
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I Walked Through Fire to Get Here: How I Survived and Thrived After Sex TraffickingNobody wants to believe that the relationship, family, corporation, or religion they are involved in is an abusive system. That's why it can be particularly difficult to identify these systems in our lives, and even more difficult to leave them. I Walked Through Fire...
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I've Tried Being Nice: EssaysNew York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a "zany, relatable essay collection" (Oprah Daily), told from the perspective of a recovering people pleaser. "Ann Leary is a damn delight...Read this book!" --Glennon DoyleHaving arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts...
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It Was You All AlongThe self-made musical artist follows his bestseller IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD with this second inspirational book for everyone who's looking for answers in all the wrong places. It's a book about self-empowerment, self-awareness, and ultimately self-love.Independent rapper, songwriter, singer, and producer Russ sells...
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It's What You Do Next: The Fall and Rise of Nashville's First Female MayorUSA Today Bestseller At some point, all of us will be at our worst, and while some of us will be remembered for it, none of us should be defined by it. In 2015, after a historic run-off election, Megan Barry became the first...
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It's Not Easy Bein' Me: A Lifetime of No Respect But Plenty of Sex and DrugsAn American comic icon tells the story of his second-act rise from obscurity to multimedia stardom. "When I was a kid," writes Rodney Dangerfield, "I worked tough places in show business--places like Fonzo's Knuckle Room. Or Aldo's, formerly Vito's, formerly Nunzio's. That was a...
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It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way* 4 Starred Reviews ** An Indie Next List Pick *"Playful, bold, and, much like its subject, full of grace." --Jillian Tamaki, Caldecott Honor winner for This One Summer "It Began with a Page tells [Gyo Fujikawa's] story beautifully, in picture-book form." --The New...
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