Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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How to Raise a Feminist Son: A Memoir & Manifesto"This book is a true love letter, not only to Jha's own son but also to all of our sons and to the parents--especially mothers--who raise them."--Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre Beautifully written and deeply personal,...
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How to Love the Whole World: A Story about Artist Agnes Martin (a Picture Book)A powerful, poetic picture book biography about artist Agnes Martin and how she painted to show her love for the world In simple, poetic language, How to Love the Whole World tells a story of an artist and answers the question, "How do we...
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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of RevolutionA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A #1 ABA INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the "immensely compelling" (The New York Times) story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to...
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Here: Where the Black Designers AreCelebrated designer, writer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller's memoir of a life in advocacy and her journey to answer the question "Where are the Black designers?" Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller is one of the design field's most respected figures. She is legendary for her...
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Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the PeopleThe first English-language biography of Henri Bergson, the French philosopher who defined individual creativity and transformed twentieth-century thought--a "fascinating biography and magnificent revival of this brilliant thinker" (Skye Cleary, author of How to Be Authentic) Named a Best Book of 2024 by the New...
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Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground RailroadThis quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a cover by NAACP Image Award winner and Caldecott Honor illustrator Kadir Nelson, a foreword by National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds, and additional new material. A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation...
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GratitudeA deeply moving testimony and celebration of how to embrace life. No writer has succeeded in capturing the medical and human drama of illness as honestly and as eloquently as Oliver Sacks. During the last few months of his life, he wrote a set...
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Good Lookin' Out: Chapel Girl in PrisonPrison bites. Chaplain Christine Marallen can't wait to get there some days.The United States criminal justice system has massive fan follows in our culture. The millions of men and women who traverse the hallways of our jails and prisons invite curiosity, and mass incarceration...
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Frida Kahlo's Love Letters'I don't know how to write love letters. But I wanted to tell you that my whole being opened for you. Since I fell in love with you everything is transformed and is full of beauty . . . love is like an aroma,...
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Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to FreedomThis is the thrilling story of Robert Smalls and the Confederate ship that he used to liberate himself, his family, and over a dozen others from enslavement. On the night of May 13th, 1862, as the Civil War raged on in the United States,...
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Fountains of WayneFountains of Wayne, the first full-length biography of the beloved band, goes beyond their huge hit "Stacy's Mom" to explore the group's entire history and the lasting legacy of the group's music. With their brilliantly written songs, which combine smart pop melodies with keenly...
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For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's StoryShe grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refused to be silent. She defied the Taliban's rules, spoke out for education for every girl, and was almost killed for her beliefs. This powerful true story of...
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers"A riveting memoir. . . an important, moving work that those who have suffered cannot afford to forget and those who have been spared cannot afford to ignore." -- San Francisco ChronicleFrom a childhood survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the regime of Pol...
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First Love: Essays on FriendshipA "vivid, thoughtful and nuanced collection of essays" (Associated Press) that treats women's friendships as the love stories they truly are, from the critically acclaimed author of Negative Space "A tender, unswerving homage to her found family, but also an insightful study of friendship...
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Famous First Impressions: The Power of Perfect Opening LinesA unique exploration of opening lines from classic literature to modern music. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. In that spirit, Famous First Impressions: The Power of Perfect Opening Lines revels in the greatest openings from novels, plays, poems,...
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Faith, Hope and CarnageA BOOK OF THE YEAR, ROLLING STONE, NPR, PITCHFORK, THE TIMES (LONDON), TELEGRAPH"An astoundingly intimate book-length conversation on art and grief spanning the duration of the pandemic years . . . As with Cave's music, you might flinch, but you will feel alive."― Pitchfork...
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Facing Hard Truths: How Americans Can Get Real, Pull Together, and Turn Our Country AroundA USA TODAY BESTSELLER"It's a great book and he should be proud of it."--President Bill ClintonSuccessful businessman, activist, and philanthropist, and 2026 candidate for governor of California Stephen J. Cloobeck applies an unflinching problem-solver's eye to America's most pervasive challenges.Cloobeck built his reputation transforming...
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Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among UsWritten from a never-before-seen perspective, a real-life Mindhunter's provocative true crime memoir takes readers inside the prison interview room--and the minds--of serious sex offenders, as she assesses the fates of those charged with the most disturbing acts imaginable. Once inside the prison system, how...
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Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth AsawaNow in paperback! The definitive biography and inspiring story of American sculptor Ruth Asawa. "A fitting homage to this remarkable woman." --The Wall Street Journal This is the story of a woman who wielded imagination and hope in the face of intolerance and who...
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Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War IIA power-hungry baroness with two lovers disrupts life on an Eden-like island in the Galápagos, and an isolated community descends into madness and murder--a true story of utopia gone wrong from New York Times bestselling author Abbott Kahler. "Abbott Kahler's wickedly gothic tale confronts...
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