Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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God's Shadow Lib/E: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern WorldAuthor: James Cameron Stewart, Alan MikhailPublisher: HighBridge AudioPublished: 08/18/2020Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665115643About the AuthorMikhail, Alan: - A leading historian of his generation, Alan Mikhail, professor of history and chair of the Department of History at Yale University, has reforged our understandings of the past...
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The Congressional Journal of Barber B. Conable, Jr., 1968-1984Barber B. Conable, Jr.--perhaps the most respected member of Congress of his era--kept a frank, insightful, revealing journal available now for the first time thanks to the efforts of editor Bill Kauffman in The Congressional Journal of Barber B. Conable, Jr., 1968-1984. The journal...
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The Jaguar ManWhat happens when one harrowing incident changes your life, splitting it between before and after? On the fourth day of what Lara Naughton thought would be two weeks of bliss in Belize, she was kidnapped and assaulted by a man pretending to be a...
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In Hiding: The Life of Manuel CortesIn Hiding is the spellbinding story of a man who spent thirty years holed up in his own home to escape execution. Manuel Cort s was a Socialist Party member, an activist in the Republic's land reform movement, and an organizer in the farm...
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She Who DaresIt was 2014 when the phone rang at Alana Stott's home. On the other end was her husband, Dean, a member of the UK Special Forces serving in Libya in the midst of a civil war. As the sound of gunfire echoed through the...
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Dua Lipa: The Unauthorized BiographyDiscover the fascinating story behind the rise of a new pop icon: Dua Lipa. When Dua Lipa was eleven, her music teacher told her she wasn't good enough to join her school choir - her husky voice couldn't reach the high notes. Sixteen years...
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Abbas Kiarostami: InterviewsThe cinephile community knows Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016) as one of the most important filmmakers of the previous decades. This volume illustrates why the Iranian filmmaker achieved critical acclaim around the globe and details his many contributions to the art of filmmaking. Kiarostami began his...
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Duty to Serve, Duty to Conscience: The Story of Two Conscientious Objector Combat Medics During the Vietnam War Volume 21Despite all that has been written about Vietnam, the story of the 1-A-O conscientious objector, who agreed to put on a uni-form and serve in the field without weapons rather than accept alternative service outside the military, has received scarce atten-tion. This joint memoir...
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The Untold Story of Charlotta Spears Bass: Groundbreaking PoliticianIn 2020, Kamala Harris became the first Black and South Asian woman to be elected vice president of the United States. But in 1952, Charlotta Spears Bass was the first Black woman to run for vice president. With key biographical information and related historical...
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Lady Ref: Making Calls in a Man's WorldThe eye-opening and inspiring memoir of Shannon Eastin, the first female official for the NFL Shannon Eastin was used to breaking new ground. As a teenager, she was a six-time national judo champion before women were allowed to compete in her sport in the...
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India's Most Fearless: India's Iconic Series on Military HeroesThe men who hunted down terrorists in a magicalKashmir forest where day turned to night. The Army major who led the legendary September 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC. A Navy officer who sailed into a treacherous port to rescue...
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Independence to FreedomThis is a story of migration from rural Gujarat to Nairobi, Kenya and the impact of the struggles for independence from British rule on a traditional Hindu Gujarati family, and finally to London in 1949. Here, the family navigated a life in between two...
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Fighting for Freedom: A Family's Journey from a Homeless NationFleeing persecution in Iraq, a Kurdish mother will stop at nothing to give her children a life of freedom As parents, we only want to provide the best for our children. We ensure their safety and well-being to give them a fair chance of...
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Owner of a Lonely Heart: A MemoirFrom the award-winning author of Stealing Buddha's Dinner, a powerful memoir of a mother-daughter relationship fragmented by war and resettlement.At the end of the Vietnam War, when Beth Nguyen was eight months old, she and her father, sister, grandmother, and uncles fled Saigon for...
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Basketball King: The Jeremy Whitham StoryLearn the true story of Jeremy Whitham, who was born with special needs. As a child his distinct struggles included not being able to speak. But with the help and training at the Judevine(R) Center for Autism, Jeremy found his voice and grew to...
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Never QuitAuthor: Jimmy SettlePublisher: St. Martins Press-3PLPublished: 10/30/2018Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.68dISBN: 9781250325631Audience: 12 - 16Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 6.4Point Value: 13Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 198307 / Never Quit: How I Became a Special Ops Pararescue JumperThis title is not...
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Lucky Me: A Memoir of Changing the OddsA memoir of will, success, and the luck we make--from the founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group and one of the most influential figures in the multibillion-dollar sports industry There's a story about Rich Paul that everyone knows: A twenty-one-year-old kid from Cleveland...
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G. F. Watts: The Last Great VictorianGeorge Frederic Watts (1817-1904) was a titanic figure in nineteenth-century British art. The father of British Symbolism and portrait painter of his age, he forged a controversial career that spanned the reign of Queen Victoria. This book, the first in-depth biography of Watts, sheds...
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The American Teenager"The American Teenager" outlines the adventures and experiences of being a teenager in America. Stories in the form of a memoir, following the author through troubling times in school to his wild adventures with a group of friends. A simple yet depth-filled timeline that...
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Great Ladies Lib/E: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor QueensThere has been a great deal written about Tudor queens, but less so about those women who surrounded the throne, who may have held even more power and influence than those who actually wore the golden crown. Some ladies who served at the Tudor...
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