Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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So You Want to Be President?: The Revised and Updated EditionThis new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president, George W. Bush. There are now three Georges in the catalog of presidential names, a...
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Sonia Sotomayor (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)Explore one of the most recognized names in modern America with this biography of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Kids will learn about her rise to be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice and the trials she faced along the way. The level 3...
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Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History"One of the best literary works of this year" (Miami Herald-Tribune): The true story of a theatrical dream--or nightmare--come true...the making of the Spider-Man musical. As you might imagine, writing a Broadway musical has its challenges. But it turns out there are challenges one...
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Society as I Have Found ItStep back in time to 19th-century New York high society with Ward McAllister's captivating account, "Society As I Have Found It." A prominent figure and self-proclaimed arbiter of taste, McAllister offers an unparalleled glimpse into the exclusive world of socialites and the intricate rules...
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Soccer Goats: The Greatest Athletes of All TimeHow do you pick soccer's GOATs? Pelé and Marta get a lot of GOAT nods. But is Nadine Angerer the greatest goalkeeper? And what about recent World Cup champion Lionel Messi? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of...
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Sister Ignatia: Angel of Alcoholics AnonymousThis is the story of Sister Mary Ignatia Gavin, a hospital admissions officer who courageously arranged for the hospitalization of alcoholics when alcoholism was viewed as a weakness rather than a disease. Sister Mary Ignatia Gavin epitomized the spirit of love, service, and honesty...
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Should've Been Dead: Lessons from a Crack Addict Who Broke FreeAn example of how, at any point, we each have the power to say, "This is not how the story ends." And Rory proves it."Just to warn you, he swears. A lot." I prepped my high school class for tomorrow's speaker. "He had a...
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She Persisted: Maria TallchiefInspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Maria Tallchief! A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book! In...
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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a LibraryIn luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of children's literature's top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburg's quest to correct history. Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked. Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an...
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Savory MemoriesWriters love to tell stories, so when L. Elisabeth Beattie remarked that her next book ought to be a Kentucky writers' cookbook, Betty Layman Receveur replied, "Actually, all my sons ever demand of me is my pound cake." Adding a cup of this and...
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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' RollFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography: Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of Sun Records. The music that he shaped in his tiny Memphis studio with...
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Saint Joan: The Girl SoldierIllustratedThis volume in the Vision Books series of saints for youth combines a world famous Catholic novelist, Louis de Wohl, with one of the most thrilling and dramatic saint's lives in history, St. Joan of Arc. De Wohl uses his famed narrative skill to...
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Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood WarriorWith a new introduction, Phil Jackson's modern classic of motivation, teamwork, and Zen insight is updated for a whole new readership "Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball." --Phil Jackson Eleven years ago, when...
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SacajaweaMyth, Mystery, and legend surround Sacajawea, one of the few American Indian women whose name and singular significance have not been lost to history. Without Sacajawea's knowledge and assistance, the Corps of Discovery's venture to explore the furthest reaches of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase...
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Running Around Town: An Ann Arbor MemoirThis collection of essays shares the observations of an energetic boy living in an anything-but-simple time: the mercurial decades of the 1960s and 1970s in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Running Around Town brings funny and quirky insights into gentle focus, with a lens on the small...
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Roots of the Guava Tree: Growing Up Jewish and Arab in ColombiaA debut contemporary memoir about a young woman struggling to understand her identity as the daughter of a Jewish mother and Christian Palestinian father, coming of age in Colombia as increasing violence and the instability of the 1980s engulf her country. Sonia Daccarett grew...
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Rees Howells, IntercessorHow did the faith and prayers of a humble coal miner affect the course of World War II? Rees Howells' updated biography by Norman Grubb tells the story of one man who progressed in faith until his prayers even altered world events. Written with...
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Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and LiteratureFarah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase "read until you understand," a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about love of the majestic power...
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Racing Legends: Lewis HamiltonRace through fun facts, stats and stories about your favourite drivers with F1 expert, Maurice Hamilton. Find out how Lewis Hamilton went from playing with remote-controlled cars to becoming one of the world's greatest ever RACING LEGENDS! Covering speed records and epic rivalries, as...
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Praying Hyde, Apostle of Prayer: The Life Story of John HydeJohn Hyde, Apostle of PrayerJohn Hyde's prayer life ranks in a league with the prayer lives of Andrew Murray, George Mueller, Charles Finney, Frank Bartleman, Rees Howells, Evan Roberts and other prayer warriors of church history. If you wish to learn to pray effectively,...
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