Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Source Code: My BeginningsThe origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age The business triumphs of Bill Gates are widely known: the twenty-year-old who dropped out of Harvard to start a software company that became an industry...
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SonA Football-Lover's Guide to Son Heung-min. The South Korean player Son Heung-min is now considered to be one of the best wingers in the world. Currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur as a winger and a striker, he is also captain of the South Korea...
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Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World WarTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From bestselling historian Saul David, a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War. The legendary 'Red Devils' were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill's instigation in June...
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Shirley Chisholm Brought Her Own ChairShirley Chisholm was a trailblazer. Fearless and gutsy, she was the first black woman in Congress and the first black major candidate to run for president of the United States."If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair," Shirley...
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S/HeIn this series of poetic vignettes, award-winning poet Minnie Bruce Pratt explores the fluidity, capaciousness, unpredictability, malleability, and shifting everyday terrains of sex and gender. As memoir, S/HE challenges oppressive frames of respectability and womanhood, tracing Pratt's circuitous path through sex, gender, and sexuality....
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Shatterproof: How I Overcame the Shame of Losing My Parents to Opioid Addiction (and Found My Sideline Shimmy)She lost her parents to secret opioid addictions. She lost her voice when the shame shattered her heart. But when she fell in love with her story, she became shatterproof.College football fans have welcomed Emmy Award-winning ESPN sideline reporter Lauren Sisler into their homes...
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Shaping the American Landscape: New Profiles from the Pioneers of American Landscape Design ProjectShaping the American Landscape explores the lives and work of 151 professionals who quite literally shaped both the land itself and our ideas of what the American landscape means. Although the contributors consider many important figures from the past, the book breaks new ground...
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Sexual AbuseA memoir of sexual abuse that I endured as a child and the general effect it had on my life.Jacques uses his work as a platform to demonstrate what happens when a child is raised in the ultimate dysfunctional family system. The details shared...
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Selena: A Little Golden Book BiographyHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Selena, the Queen of Tejano music. 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 Selena...
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Seasons at Lakeside Dairy: Family Stories from a Black-Owned Dairy, Louisiana to California and BeyondOpened in 1907 in Shreveport, Louisiana, by Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins's grandfather, Black dairy farmer Angus Bates, Lakeside Dairy was a rarity in the post-Reconstruction South. The dairy thrived despite the time's challenging, racially oppressive, and hostile social and political climate. While Lakeside Dairy closed in...
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Scorned Testimony, Healed Gift: Revelation 12:11Scorned Testimony, Healed Gift: Revelation 12:11 wants to display a gritty, translucent testimony so that its reader can be healed, delivered, and set free. In chapter 2, "The Womb," rejection was the inheritance of the womb, the seed. The very person that helped make...
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Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope"Amanda's story--innovatively told by versions of herself at different ages--underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams." --Melinda French Gates "In Saving Five, Amanda Nguyen shows us how to reclaim the full spectrum of...
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Savages: Infantry Culture in the Global War on TerrorBlackwell paints a provocative, brutally honest picture of a Global War on Terror infantryman.In his debut book, Blackwell explores the complex culture, complete with its own value system, of the American warrior serving during the Global War on Terror, known as "GWOT." The GWOT...
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Sanirajak, a Place I LoveAlice loves her community, and she's excited to show others her favourite things to see and do throughout the year. From ice fishing to collecting clams to cheering on hunters in the community, there is always something to enjoy in Sanirajak, Nunavut. Explore Sanirajak...
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Ronaldo and Messi - 202 Fascinating Facts, Intriguing Trivia, and Captivating Stories for FansLooking for the ultimate gift for football fans? Intrigued by the lives and achievements of two of the sport's most iconic players? Eager to explore the world of Ronaldo and Messi's unparalleled legacies?Embark on an engaging journey with Ronaldo and Messi! This comprehensive book...
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Roger Federer: The biography of a Swiss master tennis player who dominated the sportDive into the riveting story of Roger Federer, the Swiss maestro who graced the tennis world with his elegance, skill, and unmatched sportsmanship. Born on August 8, 1981, Federer's remarkable career unfolded as he ascended to the pinnacle of men's singles tennis, holding the...
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Rod Taylor: An Aussie in HollywoodBefore Sam Worthington, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Mel Gibson, there was Rod Taylor. For over twenty years, Rod was the biggest Australian movie name in Hollywood, starring in such films as The Time Machine, The Birds, and The Vips. Best known for his...
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River of BooksA memoir of reading and working with books by the renowned Booklist editor. With the infectious curiosity of an inveterate bibliophile and the prose of a fine stylist, Donna Seaman charts the course of her early reading years in a book-by-book chronicle of the...
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Rise: An Inspired Book of DreamsRise is a collection of uplifting poetry and prose speaking to the heart of our hopes and dreams, inspiring us to go after our deepest and greatest desires. In this collection, Makinde reminds readers that when you choose to live based on vision and...
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Resilient: A Story of Group Home SurvivalPainting in words an eerie landscape of life without family or love as a ward in the Southern California court system, Jeremy Bracamontes reconstructs his story with raw empathy and sharp insight. Tucked feebly between the merciless worlds of shelter homes, foster care, and...
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