Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Finding Home: A Memoir"This stirring memoir proves what readers of Nicholas's debut novel, Freshwater Road, already know: that Nicholas, a pioneer Black actress, is also a writer of deep talent and understated eloquence. This is not your typical Hollywood tell-all, full of 'I did this, and I...
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Fanny's Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week Was BornIn celebration of the 100th anniversary of Jewish Book Week, this engaging biography introduces children to the influential librarian and immigrant who originated the event. Fanny Goldstein immigrated to America from Russia when she was six. She loved the fact that in her new...
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Expression Of Hope: The Mel Pender StoryThe strong legs, and quick feet, attached to Melvin Pender's five-foot, five-inch frame, have taken him to first-place finishes as a world-class sprinter. His gift of speed reached a pinnacle when he won a Gold Medal as a member of the 4 x 100...
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Everything NFLAuthor: Rachel GrackPublisher: Eureka!Published: 09/01/2025Pages: 48Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.10h x 7.60w x 0.30dISBN: 9798893045604Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.8Point Value: 1Interest Level: Middle Grade PlusQuiz #/Name: 555766 / Everything NFL
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Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster WallaceThe acclaimed New York Times-bestselling biography and "emotionally detailed portrait of the artist as a young man" (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) In the first biography of the iconic David Foster Wallace, D.T. Max paints the portrait of a man, self-conscious, obsessive and...
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Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICUWinner of a Christopher Award--now with a discussion guide "Perhaps one lesson to draw from the pandemic, with help from books like this one, is that the ICU experience can be changed for the better" (The Washington Post) for both patients and their families....
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Entering the Arena: The Spectacular History of Women at the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New YorkThis book tells the spectacular history of women lawyers at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). SDNY is a storied institution, the oldest federal prosecutor's office in the United States and its most renowned--and a critical player in...
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Nightly Prayer: The Religious Life of the First Lady of the WorldA deep exploration of how Eleanor Roosevelt's Christian faith led her to become one of the most well-known and praised humanitarians."A fresh take on the influences that formed a key figure in 20th-century American history." -Publishers Weekly A great woman who was heavily involved...
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Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World SeriesFirst published in 1963, Eliot Asinof's Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic of a scandalous world series.The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America!" Eliot Asinof...
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Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer's LifeDevouring Time is the definitive biography of Jim Harrison--one of America's most beloved writers--and a penetrating deep dive into the life of the talent behind Legends of the Fall, Dalva, and True North.Jim Harrison (1937-2016) was widely considered one of the finest voices of...
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Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through. "Los Angeles is refracted in all its...
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Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in Her Own Words, 1991-2002The chilling autobiography of Aileen Wuornos, the notorious female serial killer who was the subject of an Investigation Discovery special and the Oscar-winning film starring Charlize Theron, Monster Between 1989 and 1990, Aileen Wuornos, a hitchhiking prostitute, shot, killed, and robbed seven men in...
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Dead and Alive: EssaysA profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays In the past two decades, few writers have been able to master the craft and art of the essay in the way that Zadie Smith has. Her discerning eye...
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David Bowie: The Last Interview: And Other ConversationsA revealing collection of interviews with the shape-shifting, genre-bending, wildly influential musician and song writer David Bowie was an icon, not only his stunning musical output, but also his fascinating refusal to stay the same--the same as other trending artists, or even the same...
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Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life Volume 254Crazy Horse was as much feared by tribal foes as he was honored by allies. His war record was unmatched by any of his peers, and his rout of Custer at the Little Bighorn reverberates through history. Yet so much about him is unknown...
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Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of Sam ShepardA revelatory, magisterial biography of Sam Shepard--the dark, rugged genius of modern American theater and film, "the poet laureate of America's emotional badlands" (Jack Kroll). Sam Shepard was a true American original. A theater and film icon who lived life on a mythic scale,...
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Cooking for the Culture: Recipes and Stories from the New Orleans Streets to the TableToya Boudy's father grew up in the Magnolia projects of New Orleans; her mother shared a tight space with five siblings uptown. They worked hard, rotated shifts, and found time to make meals from scratch for the family. In Cooking for the Culture, Boudy...
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Conversations on FaithFrom the legendary film director Martin Scorsese, a book in which he and Father Antonio Spadaro discuss the visionary filmmaker's relationship to faith throughout his life. From his Italian-American upbringing as a Catholic in New York to the meditations on religion, belief, and the...
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Compassionate KidsYoung Changemakers is an inspirational series all about real kids from around the globe doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities and the world!In Compassionate Kids, you'll meet selfless and generous kids who put others first. They show kindness by collecting...
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Cher: Part One: The Memoir***The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller******The Global #1 Bestseller***After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir.Her remarkable career is unique and unparalleled. The...
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