Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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MeditationsA stunning new edition of the classic Stoic text. Contained in the timeless volume Meditations, the personal writings of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled from 161 to 180 CE are more relevant today than ever. Reflecting the core tenets of Stoicism, thiscollection...
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M*A*S*H Vietnam: What it's like to be a war nurseM*A*S*H Vietnam shows how one young nurse survived the day-to-day drama in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in South Vietnam. Dealt in a frank, no-holds-barred tone, the book uncovers the operations of a MASH unit in a combat zone and the bleak hardships of...
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Martin Luther King Jr.In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the inspiring minister and civil rights activist. Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his...
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Marina Abramovic Turned Herself Into Art and Wasn't Sorry.As featured in ELLE Decoration, Booklist, and KirkusThe first ever picture-book biography for readers aged 4-7 years of the performance art pioneer - Marina Abramovic Marina Abramovic is a world-famous artist who uses her body to perform in unexpected and unusual ways that make...
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Many Love: A Memoir of Polyamory and Finding Love(s)"A fast-paced debut... A candid, modern take on polyamory for fans of memoirs and graphic novels, and anyone interested in stories of dating, love, and romance." --Library Journal After trying for years to emulate her boomer parents' forty-year and still-going-strong marriage, Sophie realized that...
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Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in AmericaNATIONAL BESTSELLER - One of our most visceral and important memoirs on race in America, this is the story of Nathan McCall, who began life as a smart kid in a close, protective family in a black working-class neighborhood. Yet by the age of...
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Lowdown: The Music of Boz ScaggsBoz Scaggs has always been a musical artist of complexity. Scaggs founded his connection to music through the blues, but his lasting legacy is one of glamorous and romantic pop songwriting. He possessed a somewhat shy and sensitive demeanor never totally at home in...
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Loon: A Marine Story"Kids like me didn't go to Vietnam," writes Jack McLean in his compulsively readable memoir. Raised in suburban New Jersey, he attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, but decided to put college on hold. After graduation in the spring of 1966, faced with...
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Long Ago Last SummerLong Ago Last Summer is a Southern Gothic gumbo part Flannery O'Connor, part Tennessee Williams with a dash of Delta blues. An array of unforgettable characters come alive on the page: village idiots, eccentric aunts, beloved dogs, and at least one serial killer, Donald...
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Little Naturalists: Georgia O'Keeffe Loved the DesertIntroduce your brilliant baby to famous naturalist and painter of the Southwest Georgia O'Keeffe.Georgia O'Keeffe went to art school in Chicago and New York, but when she saw the New Mexico desert, she fell in love. She moved to New Mexico and wanted to...
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Lincoln The UnknownLincoln the Unknown is a biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by Dale Carnegie and given out as a prize in the Dale Carnegie Course. The book offers an inspiring glimpse into Lincoln's legendary life: The hardships of his early years, the difficulties of his...
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Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can TooThe 10th Anniversary Edition of the book that has given hope and inspiration to thousands who are dealing with eating disorders"If you or someone you love has an eating disorder, this is the book to read."--Dr. PhilJenni had been in an abusive relationship with...
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Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White HouseThis "informative...highly readable" (The Wall Street Journal) New York Times bestselling book from the author of the bestseller Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most powerful job in the world: President of the United States. Former presidents have an unusual place in American...
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LGBTQ+ Heroes: 51 Inspiring Icons Who Changed the WorldMeet extraordinary LGBTQ+ heroes from throughout history--51 biographies for kids ages 8 to 12You're invited to meet artists, athletes, scientists, activists, and more--all in the same book. LGBTQ+ Heroes introduces you to 51 LGBTQ+ role models from today and as far back as the...
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Let's Make Things Better: A Holocaust Survivor's Message of Hope and Celebration of Life"To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek--where is the solution, where is the hope? We can never give up looking for these things because they are just waiting to be found." --Gidon Lev On May 8, 1945, when he was just ten years old,...
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Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse"Award-winning author and critic Emily Raboteau crafts a powerfully moving meditation on race, climate, environmental justice--and what it takes to find shelter. Lessons for Survival is a probing series of pilgrimages from the perspective of a mother struggling to raise her children to thrive...
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Lebron James vs. Michael Jordan: Basketball Legends Face OffLeBron James and Michael Jordan are basketball superstars! Between the two, James has more playoff appearances, but Jordan leads in NBA championships. So which one is the all-time best? Young readers can decide for themselves by comparing the fantastic feats and stunning stats of...
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Lady Pamela: My Mother's Extraordinary Years as Daughter to the Viceroy of India, Lady-In-Waiting to the Queen, and Wife of David HicksIndia Hicks's affectionate tribute to her beloved mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, and her extraordinary life surrounded by dazzling people, places, houses, and history. For years designer India Hicks has been sharing anecdotes about the life of her mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, or Lady P,...
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Know We Are Here: Voices of Native California ResistanceAn essential look at the ways California's Native nations are resisting colonialism today, from education reform to protests against environmental injustice and beyond.Collecting over twenty-five essays written by more than twenty California Indian authors, Know We Are Here surveys many of the ways California's...
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Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir"A searing testament to the strength in claiming one's destiny." --The Washington Post A moving coming-of-age memoir in the vein of Unorthodox and Educated, about one young woman's desperate attempt to protect her children and family while also embracing her queer identity in a...
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