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 Lib/E: Rough Stone RollingAuthor: Richard Lyman BushmanPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 01/24/2018Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665239936About the AuthorBushman, Richard Lyman: - Richard Lyman Bushman, Gouverneur Morris Professor of History, Emeritus, at Columbia University, grew up in Portland, Oregon, and earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard University. He has...
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The Recovery of a Woman SailorThis is the unbelievable true story of a woman who not only overcame so many obstacles and tragedies in her life but also used them to grow in faith that later proved to make her stronger in her belief in God. She definitely had...
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Gorilla in the Room and Other StoriesEd Tracy was the perfect candidate for cancer. Intensely motivated and a tireless innovator, the non-stop pace led to high anxiety, erratic sleep patterns and a life-altering medical diagnosis unlike that of anybody else. Rule No.1: Nobody's cancer journey is the same. Growing impatient...
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Slave**Now watch the BBC drama Doing Money**'They took me because I would not be missed' This is the shocking true story of how an ordinary young girl was kidnapped off the street as she walked home and turned into a slave - before fighting...
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Rosa ParksDid you know that Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist? She fought to change unfair laws. Discover more in Rosa Parks, a title in the Historical Figures series.Author: Ruth DalyPublisher: LightboxPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 24Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.60h x 9.60w x 0.40dISBN: 9781510553637Audience:...
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Survive. Drive. Win.: The Inside Story of Brawn GP and Jenson Button's Incredible F1 Championship WinAuthor: Nick FryPublisher: Atlantic Books (UK)Published: 10/01/2020Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00dISBN: 9781786498922About the AuthorNick Fry was appointed the managing director of the BAR Formula One team in 2002, which became the Honda F1 Racing Team in 2006. When Honda...
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Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair CultureFrom Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri comes a timely and resonant essay collection exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri's own journey to...
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A German Officer in Occupied Paris: The War Journals, 1941-1945Ernst Jünger was one of twentieth-century Germany's most important--and most controversial--writers. Decorated for bravery in World War I and the author of the acclaimed western front memoir Storm of Steel, he frankly depicted war's horrors even as he extolled its glories. As a Wehrmacht...
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Old Too Fast, Smart Too Late: A Prisoner's Foolish Journey to WisdomOld Too Fast, Smart Too Late Illustrates the life of an imprisoned person in a country that incarcerates more of its citizens than any other. This book reveals an uncomfortable truth--that prisoners are human beings who struggle to love, live, and die.Tray's journey through...
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John D. Rockefeller: A Life From Beginning to EndJohn D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller, the wealthiest man of all time, amassed a fortune as he led the Standard Oil Company to an unprecedented position of power in the industrial markets. In addition to being a successful businessman, he was also a generous philanthropist....
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Iron StringIn 1920, Stefan Revak's father left Scheindorf, Romania to work in the United States. Stefan, then five-years-old, stayed with his mother, Gertrude, to manage the farm and properties, while they waited for his father to save enough money for them to come to America....
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Thomas Alva Edison: The King of InventorsPrimary source documents capture Edison's spirit, the progress he made on new inventions and the setbacks - both personal and professional. Historian and author David King weaves a story from his own research into Edison's journals, letters, lab notes, drawings, peer criticism, and news...
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Bronislaw Huberman: From Child Prodigy to Hero, the Violinist Who Saved Jewish Musicians from the HolocaustBronislaw Huberman was a child prodigy who played his violin before kings and queens. As an adult, he became one of the greatest violinists in the world. And then came the horrors of Nazi Germany and the violence and hatred towards the Jews of...
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The Fortune HunterLIFETIME Movie Adaptation "SECRETS OF A GOLD DIGGER KILLER," Starring Julie Benz, Justine Warrington, and Eli Gabay, Premiering June 13, 2021 From the New York Times bestselling author of BREAKING POINT Multimillionaire Steven Beard, Jr. fell hard for Celeste Martinez, a shapely, blonde waitress...
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Mill City: A Visual History of the Minneapolis Mill DistrictDramatic first-person narratives and historic photographs bring to life the history of the Minneapolis riverfront, its industries, and its people.Author: Shannon M. PennefeatherPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society PressPublished: 05/17/2003Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.35dISBN: 9781681340845About the AuthorArchabal, Nina M.: - Nina...
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Olympic GreatsCompares and contrasts some of the greatest Olympians through charts, graphs, and fun text.Author: Jim WestcottPublisher: Bolt!Published: 07/15/2017Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsISBN: 9781644662106Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.2Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 515617 / Olympic GreatsThis title is only available via back...
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Five Guys in a Beetle: The Grandest Grand Tour-Europe, 1963They wore white shirts, dark suits, some had crew cuts...all found themselves adrift in a strange new world. Five American college boys, for some their first time outside of their native Illinois, squeezed into a Volkswagen in the summer of l963. Minus the technical...
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My Unforgettable Memories: Watchman Nee and Shanghai Local ChurchMy Unforgettable Memories: Watchman Nee and Shanghai Local Church This book is an astonishing reminiscence of a young Christian at the Shanghai Local Church under the Communist regime half century ago. At the church, the author went through raging storms of conflict. She was...
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Blue PopsiclesAuthor: Neanni Y. IfePublisher: Xulon PressPublished: 04/01/2002Pages: 252Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.48h x 5.56w x 0.63dISBN: 9781591600282
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Great Lives from History, Volume I: The Middle Ages 477-1453This set provides coverage that is broad in areas of achievement as well as geography, while at the same time including the recognized shapers of history essential in any liberal arts curriculum. Major world leaders appear here--emperors, conquerors, kings, and khans--as well as the...
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