Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Maya Blue: A Memoir of SurvivalFor fans of Breaking Bad and Narcos, a searingly honest and unforgettable memoir that challenges women to rethink everything they know about survival, resilience, and finding their voice. At twenty-one, Brenda Coffee surrendered herself to her marriage and became a woman who would do...
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Martin Luther King Jr.: A Peaceful LeaderThe life of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is introduced in this early reader biography.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed it was possible to change the world with peaceful protest. His powerful words and actions helped the civil rights movement achieve...
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Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne FrankAnne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were born the same year a world apart. Both faced ugly prejudices and violence, which both answered with words of love and faith in humanity. This is the story of their parallel journeys to find hope in...
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Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly"A compelling account. A perfect blend of well-written text and well-executed illustrations." (School Library Journal starred review)Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, together with illustrator Leonard Jenkins, delivers a compelling portrayal of one of America's most influential Civil Rights figures.Malcolm X lived by the idea...
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Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan RickmanAn international bestsellerOne of Barnes & Noble's Best Biographies & Memoirs of 2022Selected by the Guardian as one of the best books of 2022Amazon's choice for one of the best book gifts of 2023 Madly, Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of...
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Ma and Me: A MemoirWinner of the Pacific Northwest Book Award. "A nuanced mediation on love, identity, and belonging. This story of survival radiates with resilience and hope." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"This openhearted memoir . . . opens the door to include queer descendants of war survivors into...
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Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream: The Most Revealing Portrait of a President and Presidential Power Ever WrittenAn engrossing biography of President Lyndon Johnson from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Team of Rivals Hailed by the New York Times as "the most penetrating, fascinating political biography I have ever read," Doris Kearns Goodwin's extraordinary and insightful book draws from meticulous research...
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Love's WorkLove's Work is at once a memoir and a work of philosophy. Written by the English philosopher Gillian Rose as she was dying of cancer, it is a book about both the fallibility and the endurance of love, love that becomes real and lasting...
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Love Me Do! the Beatles' ProgressAuthor: Michael BraunPublisher: Graymalkin MediaPublished: 10/01/2019Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.60dISBN: 9781631682711
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Love, LucyTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The one and only autobiography by the iconic Lucille Ball, hailed by TV Guide as the "#1 Greatest TV Star of All Time." Love, Lucy is the valentine Lucille Ball left for her fans--a warm, wise, and witty memoir...
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Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn't Sorry.A clever, quirky picture-book biography of one of the most important figures of modern and contemporary artLouise Bourgeois was a world-famous artist who told stories of her life through her art until she was 98 years old. She drew, wove, and sculpted pieces inspired...
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Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hilter's Most Brilliant GeneralOriginally published in Germany in 1955, and in England and the United States in 1958, this classic memoir of WWII by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably Germany's top WWII general, is now made available again. Field Marshal Erich von...
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Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters 2nd EditionAn estimated 13 million students in the United States have dyslexia, a neurologic disorder that impairs reading. Reading quickly and accurately is often the key to success in school. Without it, many dyslexics struggle and fail. Some, however, go on to achieve wild success....
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Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: A Memoir"The book I wish I'd had growing up." -Chanel Miller, author of Know My Name Best Books of 2019: Esquire O, The Oprah Magazine Variety Lit Hub Book Riot Electric Literature Autostraddle Finalist: NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Lambda Literary Award New York...
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Living Life Full Throttle: Surviving, Serving, and Summiting a Memoir: Surviving, Serving, and Summiting a MemoirA vivid remembrance of a full life and career. - Kirkus ReviewsWith a less than 1% survival rate after a catastrophic plane crash, Sheryl Ramstad tells her gripping, heart-stopping story of overcoming all odds with tenacity, perseverance, and grace.What begins as a harrowing survival...
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Little Naturalists: Henry David Thoreau in the WoodsIntroduce your baby to Henry David Thoreau, his time at Walden Pond, and how he enjoyed living in the woods.Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, historian, and philosopher. Millions of people have read his writings, and a favorite of many is Walden,...
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Little Book of Schiaparelli: The Story of the Iconic Fashion DesignerLittle Book of Schiaparelli chronicles the work of one of history's most influential and eccentric couturiers. Endowed with a strikingly imaginative and experimental approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli cultivated a combination of the witty and the surreal, the cutting edge and the elegant, from...
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Lincoln's CodeThis acclaimed, award-winning book is a "sweeping history" (The New York Times Book Review) of the code of laws of war for American armies, set forth by Abraham Lincoln in the midst of the Civil War. In the closing days of 1862, just three...
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Lily's Promise: Holding on to Hope Through Auschwitz and Beyond--A Story for All GenerationsINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this life-affirming intergenerational memoir, Lily Ebert, a Holocaust survivor, and her great-grandson, Dov Forman, come together to share her story--an unforgettable tale of resilience and resistance. On Yom Kippur, 1944, fighting to stay alive as a prisoner in Auschwitz,...
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Life in the Key of GKenny G--the incomparable musician with the straight sax, the flowing hair, and some of the most memorable melodies in history--reveals the man behind the music in this indelible, fascinating, and funny memoir.He's world renowned as the best-selling instrumentalist of all time, but there's a...
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