Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Steps in Time: An AutobiographyOne of the foremost entertainers of the twentieth century--singer, actor, choreographer, and, of course, the most dazzling "hoofer" in the history of motion pictures--Fred Astaire was the epitome of charm, grace, and suave sophistication, with a style all his own and a complete disregard...
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Spinoza, Life and LegacyA biography of the boldest and most unsettling of the early modern philosophers, Spinoza, which examines the man's life, relationships, writings, and career, while also forcing us to rethink how we previously understood Spinoza's reception in his own time and in the years following...
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Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of Winnie-The-PoohFor the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Winnie-the-Pooh," Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this beloved classic and the life of its creator, A. A. Milne. Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear tells the remarkable story of A A Milne, a playwright, a...
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Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever PlayedThe story behind Major League Baseball's two-way playing phenomenon and his rise from early days in Japan to his historic 2021 MVP season. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is playing baseball like no other major leaguer since Babe Ruth. His dominance as...
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Shakespeare: Invention of the Human: The Invention of the Human"The indispensable critic on the indispensable writer." -Geoffrey O'Brien, New York Review of Books A landmark achievement as expansive, erudite, and passionate as its renowned author, this book is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, writing about, and teaching Shakespeare. Preeminent literary critic-and...
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Set Me Free: The Good News of God's Relentless Pursuit (Poetry and Essays)Do you feel like you live life looking in from the outside? From the way you speak, to the color of your skin, to the way you vote, or the way you pray, you don't fit the mold. And yet you find yourself still...
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Scrim: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and RescueSCRIM: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue chronicles the heartwarming and epic journey of Scrim the terrier throughout New Orleans in picture book form for animal lovers everywhere. A true story, and originally featured in The Times-Picayune, The New York Times, The...
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Sabrina Carpenter: The Ultimate Unofficial Short 'n' Sweet FanbookFrom her early days as a Disney darling to the fully-fledged pop powerhouse we see today, Sabrina Carpenter has spent over a decade proving she's a force to be reckoned with. Dripping in Hollywood glamour, serving unshakable confidence, and wielding a wit as sharp...
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Rosa Parks: A Little Golden Book BiographyDiscover the courageous life of Rosa Parks with this historical Little Golden Book, which tells her inspiring life story alongside gorgeous full-color illustrations! Rosa Parks proved that a small demand for freedom can inspire others and change the world. Rosa Parks: A Little Golden...
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Remarkable Diaries: The World's Greatest Diaries, Journals, Notebooks, & LettersTravel back in time and witness both everyday life and great moments in history in this fascinating compilation of diaries through the ages. Bringing together historical and literary diaries, artists' sketchbooks, explorers' journals, and scientists' notebooks, Remarkable Diaries provides an intimate insight into the...
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Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic RescueTwo-time National Outdoor Book Award-winning author Buddy Levy's thrilling narrative of polar exploration via airship―and the men who sacrificed everything to make history. Arctic explorer and American visionary Walter Wellman pioneered both polar and trans-Atlantic airship aviation, making history's first attempts at each. Yet,...
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Quentin Tarantino: The Iconic Filmmaker and His WorkGet an intimate look at the cult filmmaker of our generation. Packaged in a handsome slipcase and loaded with stunning pictures from the Kobal archives, this biography explores the genesis of Tarantino's unique directorial style and provides insight into his inspirations and his frequent...
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Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ ActivismAn essential resource for young readers that details the people, events and places that have shaped queer history in North America.In this exploration of the history of LGBTQ+ activism in North America, middle-grade readers can learn about the key people who led the fight...
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Queens at War: England's Medieval Queens Book FourThe tumultuous period in English history that marked the end of the medieval era and the rise of the Tudors comes to stunning life in the final volume of Alison Weir's four-part Medieval Queens series, filled with dramatic true stories chronicling the turbulent reigns...
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PRINCE OF POACHERS Part 1 Ex-Outlaw Deer Hunter Charles Beaty Tells All In His EPIC True Story Hunting Adventure Thriller!Hear the story of how Texas Parks and Wildlife state game wardens worked with ranch security in an endless effort to capture Charlie Beaty and bring him to justice. Read Charlie's first-hand accounts of his record-setting 11, 16 and 27-day solo outlaw hunts across...
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Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track"I'm an explorer, OK? I like to find out!" -- One of the towering figures of twentieth-century science, Richard Feynman possessed a curiosity that was the stuff of legend. Even before he won the Nobel Prize in 1965, his unorthodox and spellbinding lectures on...
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Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third ReichDavid Kenyon Webster's memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a first hand account of life in E Company, 101st...
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Out There in the DarkKatharine Coldiron sees her life through a film projector. She watches The Sound of Music and observes that time is peculiarly preserved in a narrative film; she watches Singin' in the Rain and finds truth and falsehood layered in it like dental veneers; she...
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Outlaw Tales of Idaho: True Stories Of The Gem State's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, And CutthroatsFrom Butch Cassidy to George Levy, Harry Orchard to Caleb Lyon, read about the most notorious desperadoes in the history of the Gem State. Through these astonishing true stories, Outlaw Tales of Idaho introduces you to a state you thought you know--and a West...
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Outlaw Bikers and the Mob: The Bloody Pact Between the Hells Angels and the Rizzuto Crime FamilyFrom the award-winning author of Mafia Confession: "King of Bootleggers" Murder and City of Betrayal: The Genovese Family's Springfield Crew comes his most explosive true crime chronicle yet, Outlaw Bikers and the Mob.Montreal was always a city of shadows. The cobblestones told stories, but...
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