Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Profiles in CourageTHE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CLASSIC OF POLITICAL INTEGRITYWith a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy and introduction by Caroline KennedyJohn F. Kennedy's enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues--courage and patriotism--and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable...
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Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music StoppedContemplative and private, Cissy Houston has said little publicly about her daughter Whitney′s tragically early death. She hasn′t spoken to the press about the funny, warm memories from her daughter′s childhood or the lovely, quiet moments the two shared as Whitney became a woman-much...
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Dropped NamesNew York Times Bestseller"This uncommonly eloquent book is enjoyable for the panoply of great names who turn up. . . . A natural raconteur, [Mr. Langella] seems to fit precisely Henry James's famous description of the novelist as one 'on whom nothing is lost.'...
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Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation"A terrific, original, and important work....Fitzpatrick provides a stunningly fresh look at the impact of JFK's assassination on the American people."--Doris Kearns GoodwinFor Letters to Jackie, noted historian and News Hour with Jim Lehrer commentator Ellen Fitzpatrick combed through literally thousands of condolence messages...
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Notes Left Behind"Elena has left behind a story of resilience, hope and most of all, love. We can't help but take her into our hearts, and carry the best of her into our own lives."--Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor of The Last Lecture Notes Left Behind by Brooke...
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Strange Things Happen"An excellent read." --St. Petersburg Times "An often hilarious, always candid and astutely observed memoir chronicling a life observed, largely, from the vantage point of a drum throne."--Buffalo News Rock legend Stewart Copeland, drummer for seminal pop trio The Police, shares his stories from...
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The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe"A courageous Afghan woman and her sisters success as unlikely entrepreneurs in this inspiring true story." -- O, The Oprah MagazineThe New York Times bestseller, written by a former reporter for ABC News, that People magazine called "a transporting, enlightening book" tells the story...
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Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream"DON'T believe the naysayers. The American Dream--the fable that says if you work hard and follow the rules, you'll make it--is alive and well."--New York Post Adam W. Shepard's Scratch Beginnings is the fascinating and eye-opening account of the grand social experiment the author...
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The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir"As he did in Marley, Grogan makes readers feel they have a seat at the family dinner table....4 stars."--People John Grogan, author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, Marley & Me, once again takes readers into his past, his memories, and his...
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Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland"The first comprehensive bio of legendary magazine editor Diana Vreeland is a can't-put-down read. Stuart separates facts from "faction" (Vreeland's term for her dramatic exaggerations) and gets to the core of the fashion pioneer." -- PeopleDiane von Furstenberg once called Diana Vreeland a "beacon...
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The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army"A terrific biography....The dramatic story of how the American army that beat the British was forged has never been better told than in this remarkable book."--Doris Kearns Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of Team of Rivals The true story of the Baron de...
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Brotherhood of Warriors: Behind Enemy Lines with a Commando in One of the World's Most Elite Counterterrorism UnitsAt the age of eighteen, Aaron Cohen left Beverly Hills to prove himself in the crucible of the armed forces. He was determined to be a part of Israel's most elite security cadre, akin to the American Green Berets and Navy SEALs. After fifteen...
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Honor Few, Fear None: The Life and Times of a MongolWhen Ruben Cavazos changed his clothes at daybreak, he was no longer a CAT scan technician at the University of Southern California Medical Center. He became the man known--and, in a few special cases, feared--as Doc, international president of the Mongols, the fastest-growing and...
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The Will to Live on: This Is Our HeritageHerman Wouk has ranged in his novels from the mighty narrative of The Caine Mutiny and the warm, intimate humor of Marjorie Morningstar to the global panorama of The Winds of War and War and Remembrance. All these powers merge in this major new...
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Sleeping with Cats: A MemoirMarge Piercy, a writer who is highly praised as both a poet and a novelist, turns her gaze inward as she shares her thoughts on life and explores her development as a woman and writer. She pays tribute to the one loving constant that...
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My War Criminal: Personal Encounters with an Architect of GenocideAn investigation into the nature of violence, terror, and trauma through conversations with a notorious war criminal by Jessica Stern, one of the world's foremost experts on terrorism.Between October 2014 and November 2016, global terrorism expert Jessica Stern held a series of conversations in...
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Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and PowerIn nineteenth-century industrial America, while Carnegie provided the steel, Rockefeller the oil, Morgan the money, and Vanderbilt the railroads, Pulitzer ushered in the modern mass media. James McGrath Morris chronicles the epic story of Joseph Pulitzer, a Jewish Hungarian immigrant who amassed great wealth...
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Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies#1 New York Times bestselling author and celebrated journalist Cokie Roberts brings young readers a stunning nonfiction picture book that highlights the female patriots of the American Revolution. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children...
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AthanasiusA beautiful portrait of the radical devotion of St. Antony and his call to holy living. "It was truly amazing that being alone in such a desert Antony was niether distracted by the demons who confronted him, nor was he frightened of their ferocity...
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All of the Women of the BibleAll the women of the Bible offers a rich biographical perspective on evey female figure in scripture -- including the famous, the little-known, and even the unnamed. In more that 300 engaging and insightful portraits, Edith Deen brings alive the saints and sorceresses, queens...
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