Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Lives on the Line: Stories from America's First-First RespondersAs 911 telecommunicators, we are often asked, what is your craziest 911 story? We finally wrote them down....Lea Harms and Emma McDowell, sisters with eighteen years of combined experience in emergency services, offer a thrilling glimpse inside a 911 call center. Who are the...
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Little Miracles Everywhere: My Unorthodox Path to Holistic Veterinary MedicineJoin holistic veterinarian Marcie Fallek on an unconventional healing path that puts love of animals and their wellness first. In this funny, honest, and illuminating memoir, Marcie Fallek, a skeptical New Yorker and animal lover, embarks on a journey to become a veterinarian. She...
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Little Giant: The Story of Aruba's Surf Shop and the Rebels Who Built ItEver dream of quitting the rat race to chase your passion?Meet David Putnam and Yair Lichtenstein, college buddies who ditched promising careers to open a tiny surf shop on the Caribbean shores of Aruba. In Little Giant, author Marcia Heath vividly recounts how the...
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Lisa Marie Presley: The Melodic Heir: The Story of Lisa Marie PresleyOnce upon a time, in the heart of the winter of 1968, a star was born into a world of melodies and fame. Lisa Marie Presley entered the world on February 1st, cradled in the arms of music royalty. Her father, the legendary Elvis...
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Lisa Marie Presley. Desde Aqu? a Lo Desconocido / From Here to the Great Unknown: MemoirHija de uno de los mayores mitos de Estados Unidos y criada en la jungla de Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley cuenta por primera vez su historia en estas memorias sinceras, conmovedoras y totalmente ?nicas, fielmente completadas por su hija, Riley Keough. En 2022, Lisa...
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Lincoln in His Own WordsGet to know one of the greatest presidents in American history, Abraham Lincoln, through his speeches, writings, and letters. Author Milton Meltzer provides historical context for Lincoln's words, and dramatic illustrations by Stephen Alcorn complete this handsome volume, now available in paperback. A renowned...
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Life Beyond Bullets: Memoir of Life in Rural Afghanistan and West AfricaAs a young man, the author unfolds his profound and vibrant reflections of his luminous, candid, and intensely personal account of living in rural Afghanistan and various countries in West Africa. The book is a journey with thoughtful exploration addressing the cross-cultural, political, gender,...
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Letters for the Ages Great Scientists: Private Letters from the Greatest Minds in ScienceA collection of the most fascinating letters by the world's greatest scientists. 'Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character' - Albert Einstein Scientists are not often remembered for their character, but rather...
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Laugh More: Stories from an Unexpected LifeLifestyle pioneer and bestselling author Debbie Travis is back with a book of ridiculously funny, touching and true stories drawn from her own life and dedicated to everyone in desperate need of a good laugh. A decade ago, Debbie Travis gave up her hectic...
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Lagerfeld: The Chanel ShowsAn extraordinary look at Karl Lagerfeld's most iconic runway shows for Chanel, which have transformed the way we experience fashion. Lagerfeld showcases in an oversize format ten years of Chanel's most influential fashion shows shot by English photographer Simon Procter. Over the past decade,...
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Krisia's Silence: The girl who was not on Schindler's listStaying silent meant staying alive during the six years Krisia spent in ghettos and concentration camps.After surviving the Holocaust, she would remain silent for the rest of her life.For nine-year-old Krisia, who was swept into the whirlwind horrors of the Holocaust, life was hanging...
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Knowing Horses by Heart"Knowing Horses by Heart: A Collection of Poems Written with Appreciation for the Horses in My World" is written in an appealing, easy-to-read format that is suitable for horse lovers of all ages. Youth to seniors can appreciate this heartfelt collections of poems born...
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KH601 - And Ye Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Make You Free: My Life in the Central Intelligence AgencyKH601 is the astonishing true account of a veteran CIA covert operations officer who witnessed the rise of global terrorism first hand. It is a fascinating, behind the scenes, riveting book that details some of the most successful operations in the annals of the...
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Key Largo AdventuresA lifelong fisherman, author Harry "Mick" Grigsby and his wife, Betty, had dreamed of running a fishing resort. That dream became a reality when they purchased the Flamingo Fishing Lodge in Key Largo, Florida, moving from Ohio in 1962. During the next forty-plus years,...
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Kevin Durant vs. Larry Bird: Who Would Win?Kevin Durant's impressive size and scoring talent made him an NBA All-Star. Larry Bird's quick thinking and teamwork led the Boston Celtics to three NBA championship wins. Both are amazing forwards, but who would be victorious in a head-to-head matchup? Explore their stats and...
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Jonas SalkJonas Salk was a Jewish medical researcher whose polio vaccine saved countless lives around the world. This early reader biography shares his life and legacy in a simple, age-appropriate way. The My Itty-Bitty Bio series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range...
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Jimmy Stewart: A BiographyJimmy Stewart's all-American good looks, boyish charm, and deceptively easygoing style of acting made him one of Hollywood's greatest and most enduring stars. Despite the indelible image he projected of innocence and quiet self-assurance, Stewart's life was more complex and sophisticated than most of...
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Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish PrincessTrawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl cast into a man's world. Her aristocratic position enmeshed her in high politics and close...
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I Was a Hero OnceAn ordinary life, forever altered by extraordinary circumstances.In 1968, Peter P. Mahoney's world was turned upside down when he joined the Army, became an infantry lieutenant, and was deployed to Vietnam. Upon his return, he found himself embroiled in the Vietnam Veterans Against the...
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Istachatta: A Waller Family HistoryHistory is not only written by kings and generals, emperors and potentates. It is written by millions of individuals with fierce determination, unwavering character and the intestinal fortitude to persevere. Such a man was Richard Burrell Waller, the first of the Waller family to...
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