Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Split in Two: Reconciled through YogaMy 8-year-old identity was splintered more than once after our family's illegal escape from New York city into a 13-year exile in communist Czechoslovakia and China. My parents, captivated and dominated by the teachings of Marx and Lenin fled the United States in the...
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The Better Angels: Five Women Who Changed Civil War AmericaHarriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clara Barton, Julia Ward Howe, and Sarah Josepha Hale came from backgrounds that ranged from abject enslavement to New York City's elite. Surmounting social and political obstacles, they emerged before and during the worst crisis in American history, the...
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The Mysteries of Haditha: A MemoirM. C. Armstrong secured his embed as a journalist with the Navy SEALs in 2008. Shortly before he left for Iraq his father asked him to tell the story no one else seemed to be telling, the story of the people sometimes constructed as...
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The Three Brontes (Esprios Classics)May Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair (24 August 1863 - 14 November 1946), a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League....
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Make Your Own Magic: Secrets, Stories and Tricks from My WorldMy name is Joel Mawhinney, though I go by the name Joel M. You might know me from TikTok as @joelmagician.I'm a 23-year-old from Northern Ireland, who enjoys reading, playing the piano and eating as many burrito bowls as I can, but the most...
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Millennial LoveA 2021 'BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR' - THE INDEPENDENT 'A mouthpiece for our anxieties and a tonic for our hearts.' Charly Cox 'Funny and honest.' Pandora Sykes 'Offers readers of all stripes and ages a great overview of relationships in the digital era'....
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Understanding and Combating Racism: My Path from Oblivious American to Evolving ActivistEducated but untaught, involved but unknowing, Catholic but spiritually reserved, white but unwittingly blinded by the ubiquitous whiteness surrounding him. These are some of the many storylines W.E. 'Bill' Wynne explores in this relevant account of his social and racial justice advocacy journey and...
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Call Me RedSunday Times bestseller Growing up on the Wirral, Hannah Jackson had no idea she wanted to work on a farm until a life-changing family visit to the Lake District in her late teens. It was there where she first saw a lamb being born,...
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Murders in Hollywood: True Crime Stories of Homicide in the HillsWhen you think of Hollywood, you picture glamour, celebrities and an abundance of sunshine. The Walk of Fame, Hollywood Boulevard, and the Chinese Theatre help make up the opulent attractions. LA is known for the iconic Hollywood sign, the rich diversity of the city,...
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Martin Luther's 95 Theses: Celebrating the Protestant Reformation in the 21st CenturyHave you ever wondered what Martin Luther's 95 Theses actually said? If so, you're not alone. Finally, there's an accessible guide to Luther's most revolutionary words. Martin Luther changed the course of church history. His 95 Theses are considered a groundbreaking document that sparked...
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Through the Darkest Hour: A Testimony of the Delivering Power of God's LoveIt seems at some point in everyone's life, the thought runs through the mind asking, What happened, how did things change, and how did I get here? Jeff had to confront similar thoughts after he had received Christ as Lord and Savior. He had...
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The Dangerous Mind of a Dying ManWith only three months left to live and realizing there is no consequences for any of his actions, Jason takes you on a journey that can only be described as dangerous. Told in an unfiltered way that is relatable, The Dangerous Mind of a...
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Superheroes of the United States Constitution: A Kid's Guide to American History HeroesAmerica's own real-life Justice League! Perfect for teaching kids about the Constitution and American history in a fun and engaging way! Through action-packed, comic-like graphic illustrations, children can learn the stories of George Washington, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and...
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Shapley's Round Table: A Memoir by the Astronomer's DaughterThis is a lively memoir about growing up with the charismatic American astronomer and science impresario, Harlow Shapley, by his daughter, the late Mildred Shapley Matthews. Shapley remains widely regarded as one of the most unusual, interesting, and noteworthy American astronomers, internationalists, and humanitarians...
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Witness to History: From Vienna to Shanghai: A Memoir of Escape, Survival and ResilienceOn the rainy afternoon of November 28,1938, a slight 18-year-old Austrian man took in his first impressions of Shanghai. Paul Hoffmann had left his family and all that was familiar to him in Vienna and was now among a forlorn stream of thousands of...
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A Question Mark: An Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Elliott SmithIn the early 2000s, Elliott Smith was a rising Indie music star, a multi-instrumentalist with a drug habit and a dark outlook on life. His music conveyed the depths of his pain and the heights of his hope. When he died in 2003 of...
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Light Rains Sometimes Fall: A British Year Through Japan's 72 SeasonsSee the British year afresh as we follow twelve months via the traditional Japanese calendar of seventy-two seasons: revealing the beauty of small and subtle changes with joy and verve.Author: Lev ParikianPublisher: Elliott & ThompsonPublished: 12/16/2021Pages: 352Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.70h x 5.40w x...
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Gravedigger's Daughter: Vignettes from a Small Kansas TownFall through a portal in time with Cheryl Unruh's vignettes. Wrapped in the comfort of childhood's small-town embrace, grow deeper in understanding of a gentle, working-class, artist-father. Breathe deeply and recall life's seasons: pedaling your universe on a bicycle, loitering with your friends at...
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I Have Something to Tell You--For Young Adults: A MemoirThe young adult adaptation of the moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of a former Democratic presidential candidate about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town. Growing up, Chasten Glezman Buttigieg didn't always fit in. He felt different from his...
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Hoa Đàm 14: TrƯỞng Lão TỶ Kheo Thích Trí Quang VÀ MỘt ChẶng ĐƯỜng LỊch SỬ"... Đã nguyền rồi thì phải giữ "thệ hải minh sơn", thề non hẹn biển làm sao có thể tan được. Nhất là lời "Nguyền" của Bồ Tát, mang hạnh nguyện xây dựng đời con thành bậc Cao Tăng trong hàng Chúng Trung Tôn...
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