Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-GardeThe story of French impresario, dandy and anarchist Félix Fénéon's extraordinary influence on early modernismA New York Times critics' pick Best Art Books 2020 "It would not be a commonplace portrait at all, but a carefully composed picture, with very carefully arranged colors and...
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The Little Shop That Could: A retailer's love affair with community and foodDebra's Natural Gourmet is a beloved, nationally-known and award-winning natural products shop in Concord, MA. For those people who think running a shop is simple, this is the story about turning on lights, buying a register, putting eggs in the fridge. It's the story...
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Time in the Year of the BluebirdTime in Year of the Bluebird is a real-time account of the circumstances that lead a man to walk the Pacific Crest Trail in honor of his ailing mother. As much an homage, a travelogue, and a treatise on the natural world, it lures...
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Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present TenseThere has never been a band like Pearl Jam. The Seattle quintet has recorded eleven studio albums; sold some 85 million records; played over a thousand shows, in fifty countries; and had five different albums reach number one. But Pearl Jam's story is about...
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Supernatural - The Life of William Branham Volume IIBOOK FOUR: THE EVANGELIST AND HIS ACCLAMATION (1951-1954)William Branham is a paradox in modern history. Beginning in 1946 his ministry leaped from obscurity to gain national attention in less than six months, and in the process it sparked a worldwide faith-healing revival. He accomplished...
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Resist!: Peaceful Acts That Changed Our WorldAs a new wave of protests sweeps the nation and the world, young readers will be inspired by these accounts of activists who refused to be ignored. This book is right on time.--Nikki Grimes, Children's Literature Legacy Medal Winner From music to marches, from...
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Memoirs of a DominatrixTold in a collection of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, Toni Castro presents snapshots from her life. Candid tales from both inside and outside the dungeon, Memoirs of a Dominatrix takes the reader on a journey through peaks and valleys of the life of...
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Soaring on Winged Verse: The Life of Ethiopian Poet-Playwright Tsegaye Gabre-MedhinEthiopia's late Poet Laureate Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin wrote close to 45 plays and a volume of poetry, Isat Woy Abeba (Blaze or Bloom), hailed among the most influential works in Amharic. Original in thought and provocative in content, Tsegaye's works probe into the tumultuous meeting...
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The Best Friend Ever: Hope, Healing and Unexpected Friendship in ItalyWhile living in "la bella Italia" Laura Eastman Malcolm is faced with unforeseen challenges that ultimately lead her to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a friend. An inspiring read, "The Best Friend Ever" is a reflection on the power and...
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A Rose in a DitchFrom an alley in Korea to the green hills of Bucks County, this is an Ameriasian girl's story of Divine Care through poverty to life in America. Post-war South Korea was a lonely place for Goo Sooni, a mixed-race girl determined to survive poverty,...
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World War II: 1945In this one-hour history book, discover the decisive events that happened in 1945 that put an end to World War II, the most lethal war of all times.This book explores the main events of 1945 that finally put an end to the war and...
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Pegasus, The Most Expensive Racehorse in the World: A True Story of the Global Racing IndustryFUSAICHI PEGASUS WON THE KENTUCKY DERBY RACE IN 2000. THE FIRST FAVORED HORSE TO WIN SINCE 1979. That win set off a riveting tale of a global race to acquire the horse for breeding. A tale that involved the richest horse farms in the...
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101 Amazing Stories of Hope and Faith: Inspiring Stories from Real LifeYou wouldn't believe it, but . . .James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, grew up mute.Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.Albert Einstein was bullied mercilessly in school.Beethoven's mom almost aborted him.Life takes the strangest sharp turns--and sometimes, U-turns....
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Searching for W.P.M. Kennedy: The Biography of an EnigmaBorn in Ireland in 1879, W.P.M. Kennedy was a distinguished Canadian academic and the leading Canadian constitutional law scholar for much of the twentieth century. Despite his trailblazing career and intriguing personal life, Kennedy's story is largely a mystery. Weaving together a number of...
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Smoke and Souvenirs: The Essence of Charles DemuthAlready, Demuth is a legend. Funny how a man can disappear.... There is left only the smoke, the souvenir--the essence, I suppose you could call it." -- Marcel Duchamp, January 21, 1956In 1922, William Carlos Williams reimagined what a book of poetry could be...
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Those Were the Days: Memories of an Aspen Hippie ChickThink Aspen, Colorado in the 1970s. Picture a care-free ski town where the rich and famous meld in with the ski bums just trying to make a living so they can ski fresh powder on a bluebird day. Jill Sheeley was the ski bum...
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Creating Anna Karenina: Tolstoy and the Birth of Literature's Most Enigmatic HeroineThe story behind the origins of Anna Karenina and the turbulent life and times of Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is one of the most nuanced characters in world literature and we return to her, and the novel she propels, again and again. Remarkably, there...
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Pennsylvania Patriots: Their Lives, Contributions, and Burial SitesJoe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 founding fathers (and mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. This special volume about Pennsylvania includes those that lived, worked, and...
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A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta BeadThis gorgeous and empowering picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Evan Turk paints the portrait of Marietta Barovier, the groundbreaking Renaissance artisan who helped shape the future of Venetian glassmaking. Marietta and her family lived on the island of Murano, near Venice, as all glassmakers...
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Let Love Have the Last Word: A Memoir"An insightful memoir that uncovers unique stories about matters of the heart." --Essence The inspiring New York Times bestseller from Common--the Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Golden Globe-winning musician, actor, and activist--explores how love and mindfulness can build communities and allow you to take...
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