Biography & Autobiography
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Satan Is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin BrothersGet ready for one of America's great untold stories: the true saga of the Louvin Brothers, a mid-century Southern gothic Cain and Abel and one of the greatest country duos of all time. The Los Angeles Times called them "the most influential harmony team...
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The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás CubasOne of the wittiest, most playful, and . . . most alive and ageless books ever written. --Dave Eggers, The New Yorker A revelatory new translation of the playful, incomparable masterpiece of one of the greatest Black authors in the Americas A Penguin Classic...
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Almost American Girl: An Illustrated MemoirHarvey Award Nominee, Best Children or Young Adult Book A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's...
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My Little Golden Book about Abraham LincolnHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography all about President Abraham Lincoln The perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers Bright pictures and a simple story capture the essence of one of our most popular presidents. Little ones will enjoy...
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Rudy: My StoryRudy became the inspiration for millions when a Hollywood film depicting his journey as a Notre Dame football player became one of the most influential sports movies ever made. In Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger's only autobiography, go behind the scenes to experience the heartache, triumph,...
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An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with DestinyThis 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author. Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy that began with one small gesture of kindness, this...
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The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great ChefAn exhilirating memoir from the legendary Godfather of Bad Boy cookimg and a thrilling look behind the doors of a 3-star kitchen. Without question, the original rock-star chef is Marco Pierre White. Anyone with even a passing interest in the food world knows White...
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BecomingAn intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER - ONE OF ESSENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL...
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Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to JusticeFrom the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon--a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and...
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Forever Young: A MemoirIn this New York Times and USA Today bestseller, iconic actress Hayley Mills shares personal memories from her storied childhood, growing up in a famous acting family and becoming a Disney child star, trying to grow up in a world that wanted her to...
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I Am George WashingtonChildren will want to read about our first president while discussing the presidential elections. This is the ninth book in the New York Times bestselling biography series that inspires while it informs and entertains. (Cover may vary) George Washington was never afraid to be...
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Belonging in America and MexicoA beautifully illustrated graphic novel that explores what it means to belong in Mexico and in America, and doing what it takes to survive and thrive. Born in the US, Daniel's family moves back to Mexico when he is 9 years old. Despite looking...
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It's Her Story Marie Curie a Graphic Novel: A Graphic NovelA graphic novel for children age 7 to 10. Marie Curie was the brilliant, trailblazing scientist who discovered radium and coined the term radioactivity. She is the only woman ever awarded two Nobel Prizes--one in physics and one in chemistry. She helped develop the...
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Photographic: The Life of Graciela IturbideA 2018 Boston Globe Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner and a 2018 Moonbeam Children's Books Gold Award Winner! Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942, the oldest of 13 children. When tragedy struck Iturbide as a young mother, she turned to photography...
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Moominpappa's MemoirsEnhanced with Tove Jansson's simple, sprightly drawings, this series of delightful stories about life in Moomin Valley has enchanted audiences around the world for more than 70 years. Before he had a family, Moominpappa led a life of adventure and intrigue. But he's never...
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TommylandNow in paperback, the New York Times bestseller in which rock and roll's most notorious bad boy bares it all--and boy is there a lot to bare!I am Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece, on October 3, 1962, and raised in...
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They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from SudanThe inspiring story of three young Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, facing life-threatening perils, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America. Between 1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and...
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Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic NovelThe powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents.In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much...
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Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR"Particularly moving... Their solidarity was inspiring and sometimes intimidating... [Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie] offers a powerful lesson on what can happen when we carry as we climb." -Washington Post, Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A group biography of four beloved women who...
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Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté GaldikasJim Ottaviani returns with an action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birut Galdikas. These three ground-breaking researchers were all students of the great Louis Leakey, and each made profound contributions to primatology--and to our...
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