Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Houses: Ghost Ranch and AbiquiuThis gorgeous coffee table book offers remarkable insight into the life and work of one of America's most celebrated artists, with photographs and text presenting a compelling and inspiring picture of her life in New Mexico. Georgia O'Keeffe's two New Mexico houses --at Abiquiú...
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George Washington Carver: More Than the Peanut Man (Bright Minds)Meet the inventors and scientists of color who changed the world!Born enslaved during the Civil War in Diamond, Missouri, George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor. He promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. Among his many accomplishments,...
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Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead CalaverasDiscover the story behind José Guadalupe Posada's iconic Día de Muertos skeletons in this fascinating picture book from award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh. New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year * Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner * Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book...
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From the Outhouse to the Penthouse: The Football Journey of Hall of Famer Larry Little"I think that Larry Little was a guy you could count on, play in, and play out. He was going to be the first one up the hill. . . come hell or high water." - Larry Csonka, Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame Running...
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From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the Year *A CBC Best Canadian Nonfiction Book of the...
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good DeathFascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Here to Eternity is an immersive global journey that introduces compelling, powerful rituals almost entirely unknown in America.In rural Indonesia, she...
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Freedom in Exile - ReissueThe astonishing and deeply personal autobiography of the most profound spiritual leader in modern history, His Holiness the Dalai Lama--revealing the remarkable inner strength that allowed him to master both the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism and the brutal realities of Chinese CommunismA spiritual journey...
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Freddie Mercury: An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Knew Him BestPeter Freestone was Freddie Mercury's Personal Assistant for the last 12 years of his life. He lived with Mercury in London, Munich and New York, and he was with him when he died.In this book, the most intimate account of Mercury's life ever written,...
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For My LegionariesFor My Legionaries is the passionate autobiography of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, a Romanian patriot from the early 20th Century who founded the Legion of Michael the Archangel, also known as The Iron Guard. This unprecedented movement saw itself as a crusade in the modern...
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Forget the Fairy Tale and Find Your HappinessIn this uplifting debut memoir--perfect for fans of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and readers of Brené Brown or Mel Robbins--Deb Miller discards the myth of Prince Charming once she realizes he can't get her to happily ever after. So, she gets on the white...
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Forged in Crisis: The Making of Five Courageous LeadersA WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER "Five gritty leaders whose extraordinary passion and perseverance changed history...a gripping read on a timeless and timely topic" --Angela Duckworth, #1 bestselling author of Grit An enthralling historical narrative filled with critical leadership insights, Forged in Crisis, by celebrated...
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Football Goats: The Greatest Athletes of All TimeHow do you pick football's GOATs? Is Tom Brady the greatest quarterback? Is Alan Page the greatest defensive tackle? Who's the all-around champ? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of football and see if you...
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Floaters: PoemsMartín Espada is a poet who "stirs in us an undeniable social consciousness," says Richard Blanco. Floaters offers exuberant odes and defiant elegies, songs of protest and songs of love from one of the essential voices in American poetry. Floaters takes its title from...
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Finding Fish: A MemoirBaby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in...
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Fight Like Hell: Love, Politics, and the Will to LiveHow do you convince a woman-already widowed once-that she won't have to bury another husband?That's the question then-Representative Lorenzo Sierra faced as he looked at his wife, Rhonda Cagle, over FaceTime from his bed in the emergency room. Moments before being placed on a...
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FighterA lyrical and poignant memoir from former world boxing champion and Irish Olympian Andy Lee who brawled his way to the top of the world's most unforgiving sport. Outside of the ring, boxing legend Andy Lee was the Irish Traveller in England. The English...
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Fierce Attachments: A MemoirVivian Gornick's Fierce Attachments--hailed by the New York Times for the renowned feminist author's "mesmerizing, thrilling" truths within its pages--has been selected by the publication's book critics as the #1 Best Memoir of the Past 50 Years. In this deeply etched and haunting memoir,...
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Fela: Music Is the WeaponA spectacular graphic novel about the life and times of the legendary Fela Kuti--the Pan-African frontman, multi-instrumentalist, sociopolitical powerhouse, and father of Afrobeat. In this bold and striking graphic novel, artist Jibola Fagbamiye and writer Conor McCreery team up to tell the remarkable origin...
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Feel Free: EssaysWinner of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Notable Book From Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved authors of her generation, a new collection of essays Since she burst spectacularly into view with her debut novel...
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FDRNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A model presidential biography... Now, at last, we have a biography that is right for the man" - Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World One of today's premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic...
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