Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Distance Between UsIn this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna...
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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the Cia, and the Rise of America's Secret GovernmentAn explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful--and secretive--colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers.America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance...
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The Determined Spy: The Turbulent Life and Times of CIA Pioneer Frank WisnerFrom Douglas Waller, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Bill Donovan, an intimate and expertly researched biography of little-known early CIA leader Frank Wisner, whose behind-the-scenes influence on Cold War policy--and hundreds of highly secret anti-Soviet missions--resonates with the international crises we see...
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book EditionThe picture book retelling of the New York Times bestseller - Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A lyrical and gloriously illustrated true story of one boy's determination to help his community that shows how--even in the worst of times--a...
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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible....on Schindler's List"Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief," this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler's list, "brings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance...
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The Book of (More) Delights: EssaysFrom bestselling author of The Book of Delights and award-winning poet, a book of lyrical mini-essays celebrating the everyday that will inspire readers to rediscover the joys in the world around us. The author of the New York Times bestselling The Book of Delights...
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The Beatles: A Little Golden Book BiographyHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about one of the greatest bands of all time--The Beatles! Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers--as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden...
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The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the BorderLearn the human stories of what happens at the border. A remarkable, decimating work of reporting by award-winning journalist and priest Cristina Rathbone about asylum seekers trapped at a port of entry to the US: the trauma they carry, the community they create, and...
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The ArgonautsAn intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking about love, language, and family Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts is a genre-bending memoir, a work of "autotheory" offering fresh, fierce, and timely thinking about desire, identity, and the limitations and possibilities of love...
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered PlanetGoodreads Choice winner for Nonfiction 2021 and instant #1 bestseller! A deeply moving collection of personal essays from John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down. "The perfect book for right now." -People"The Anthropocene Reviewed is...
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The Answer Is in the Wound"Lyrical and brutal, intimate and culturally relevant. I've never read anything like it."--Maggie SmithAn intimate, linked, lyrical essay collection focusing on the longer-lasting effects of trauma and PTSD on survivors--challenging a culture in which violence against women is normalized and illuminating the nonlinear, complex...
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The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary"Shines a light on one of the twentieth century's most amazing untold life stories. ... An essential read--and an unforgettable trip." --Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road "Cahalan details a piece of lost but fascinating history, the story of a woman who embodied...
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The ABCs of Women's HistoryFrom the New York Times bestselling creative team behind The ABCs of Black History comes a statement-making follow-up that celebrates women, their history, and their future by centering the diversity of the disruptors who blazed a path forward for everyone. In a beautiful picture...
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That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in AmericaNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read . . . but she's not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped advocating for access to diverse stories."-Oprah Winfrey, in a speech at the 2023 National...
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Thank You for Calling the Lesbian LineA narrative blend of history, cultural criticism, and memoir in celebration of everyday queer women, based on a lesbian helpline that existed in North London in the nineties, and "a clear-eyed and moving addition to the still-expanding record of lesbian lives" (Publishers Weekly). With...
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Tell Me Your Life Story, MomCreate a timeless keepsake that will be treasured by future generations.Tell Me Your Life Story, Mom is a beautifully designed gift to capture all of Mom's precious memories and wisdom.This simple guided journal helps mothers record their life story with over 200 questions. The...
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnOne of the most influential books of the past fifty years, Team of Rivals is Pulitzer Prize-winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's modern classic about the political genius of Abraham Lincoln, his unlikely presidency, and his cabinet of former political foes....
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Taylor Swift Superstar Dress-Up Sticker Book: Over 300 Stickers!Calling all Taylor Swift fans! Help Taylor Swift dress to impress in hundreds of mix-and-match outfits in this dress-up sticker book. Contains more than 350 stickers! Style Taylor and her friends, dressing them with all their best looks. It's an experience for every era!...
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Taylor's Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift"With unfailing lucidity, empathy, and wit" (Greil Marcus), a preeminent Harvard professor and poetry expert explains the artistry--and the celebrity--of Taylor Swift Taylor Swift has become a peerless superstar, ceaselessly productive and internationally beloved. From her teen country debut to her Eras tour and...
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Taste: My Life Through FoodINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Notable Book of the Year by NPR and The Washington Post From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Stanley Tucci grew up...
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