Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American ProphetFrom an award-winning biographer, a riveting and deeply researched portrait of Mormonism's charismatic founder Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) was one of the most successful and controversial religious leaders of nineteenth-century America, publishing the Book of Mormon and starting what would become the Church of...
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Johnny Carson"A close look at how show business power corrupts . . . The dishiest read of the year." - Janet Maslin, "Ten Favorite Books of the Year," New York Times "Here's Johnny!" Probably everyone in America knows the phrase, whether they watched every episode...
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Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James BaldwinCelebrate James Baldwin's one-hundredth birthday anniversary with the first-ever illustrated biography of this legendary writer, orator, activist, and intellectual.Before he became a writer, James "Jimmy" Baldwin was a young boy from Harlem, New York, who loved stories. He found joy in the rhythm of...
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Jane Austen in 41 ObjectsA new kind of biography on Jane Austen examining the objects she encountered during her life alongside newer memorabilia inspired by the life she lived. More than two hundred years after Jane Austen's death at the age of just forty-one, we are still looking...
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It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote"Bruce Vilanch, a storyteller without peer, has written a tell-all . . . on himself! And it's hilarious! He's finally coming clean and owning up to his part in creating some of the worst television of the twentieth century, and that's saying a lot....
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It Is What It Is: A Widow's Journey of Seeking Solace Through Faith, Family, and FriendsAn intimate memoir of love, loss, and enduring grief. Maura McGee's life turned upside down when, in the span of months, she found herself facing both the sudden loss of her mother and her husband Dave's shocking diagnosis of a rare and aggressive cancer....
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I Thought It Would Be Better Than This: Rise from Disappointment, Regain Control, and Rebuild a Life You Love"This book will change your life! If you're wrestling with disappointment, heartache, or the curveballs life throws at you, Jessica Turner's story will speak right to your soul." - Mel Robbins, bestselling author and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast Learn how to recover...
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In the Rhododendrons: A Memoir with Appearances by Virginia WoolfFor readers of Also a Poet, Orwell's Roses, and My Autobiography Of Carson McCullers--as well as the legions of Virginia Woolf fanatics--the acclaimed poet and author of The Crying Book crafts a deeply moving, immersive, and lyrical hybrid memoir about her mother, Woolf, and...
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Inside the Cartel: How an Undercover FBI Agent Smuggled Cocaine, Laundered Cash, and Dismantled a Colombian Narco-Empire"Truth is always stranger than fiction. . . A stunning, riveting and extraordinary real-life story of life in the shadows." -#1 International Bestselling Author Don WinslowThe gripping true story, that reads like fiction, of how legendary FBI Special Agent Martin Suarez went deep undercover--and...
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InitiationAn autobiography that connects the twentieth century European life of internationally beloved teacher Elisabeth Haich and her lucid memories of initiation into the hidden mystical teachings of the priesthood in ancient Egypt. It reveals her insights into the subtle workings of karma, reincarnation, and...
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In Gad We Trust: A Tell-SomeA heartfelt and hilarious collection of essays from the comedian and entertainer known for voicing Olaf in the phenomenon Disney franchise of Frozen, and for his award-winning turn as Elder Cunningham in the Broadway smash hit The Book of Mormon. For the first and...
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Incredible: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Changed the WorldOlympians Alex and Maia Shibutani continue their Amazing exploration of more than thirty extraordinary Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders who have changed the world in this gorgeous and inclusive picture book. This companion book to Amazing delves further into the vast number...
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Imogen: The Life and Work of Imogen CunninghamA picture book biography of the iconic photographer Imogen Cunningham by National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge. Imogen Cunningham loved to observe the world. She noticed the colors in the woods outside her house and how light and shadows moved between the trees. She...
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Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOsINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERINSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLERINSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs--now known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)--reveals long-hidden secrets with profound implications for not only national security but our understanding...
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I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and ResilienceA raw, heartfelt memoir "full of reflection" (Vanity Fair), perseverance, redemption, and triumph from Tamika D. Mallory, trailblazing social justice leader, activist, and cofounder of the Women's March. In I Lived to Tell the Story, Tamika Mallory takes us beyond the headlines and podiums,...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsHere is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right....
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If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets**FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES 'MODERN LOVE' ESSAY**"It's strangely heartwarming to realize that even sexagenarians can be this chaotic."-Vulture, New York Magazine "What a fantastic book...like reading a mystery, racing to see what happens...and then finding clarity and the triumph of the ending."-ABIGAIL...
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I Am a Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert EinsteinA "beautifully written" (David Fideler) spiritual biography of Albert Einstein that reveals for the first time the scientific and religious origins of his personal philosophy -- "a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the mind of the great physicist" (Jo Marchant) Albert Einstein...
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How to Stop Trying: An Overachiever's Guide to Self-Acceptance, Letting Go, and Other Impossible ThingsAn unflinchingly honest and sometimes hilarious look at hustle culture, exploring the forces that have shaped a generation of overachieving women who now find themselves in search of a better way forward. Have you ever heard someone say, "I'm trying to make it work,"...
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How to Starve Cancer: ...and Then Kill It with FerroptosisAfter being given a terminal diagnosis with only a few weeks to live, Jane dug up research, some decades old, in her quest to survive. Rather than aiming to cure cancer, which in many cases is unachievable, Jane's approach was to stop it growing....
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