Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Our Lives Out Loud: In Pursuit of Justice and EqualityKatherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan have been partners for 40 years. But what would happen if one of them died? Under Irish law, only a married couple received the support of the state in such circumstances. Here is the deeply personal story of...
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U. S. Dragoon: Experiences in the Mexican War 1846-48 and on the South Western FrontierFrom soldier to wagon master to scalp hunter Chamberlain left Boston as a mere youth and joined the United States Army. He became a soldier in the 1st US Dragoons and determined to become the very ideal of the daring cavalryman both on and...
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Journals of Robert Rogers of the Rangers'The thrilling true account of a famous woodsman, scout & guerilla leader during the formative years of the American Nation' In the evocative pages of Rogers own journal we are taken through a landscape of dark untrodden forest where danger from hostile Indians and...
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Emissary of LightTraveling in 1995 around war-torn Bosnia and Croatia, where he had gone to stage a peace concert, this author encountered The Emissaries: a small group of mystics who meditated 12 hours a day. He went on to detail their message--that humanity was now ready...
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Jean SibeliusMäkelä's study brings together German, Nordic and Anglo-American work on Sibelius, and synthesizes these various strands of Sibelius reception into a single coherent critical narrative.This acclaimed study, available in English for the first time, looks at the music of Jean Sibelius in its biographical...
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We Were TouristsJim Toomey was already a successful drummer when he became a part of a new group, The Tourists, in the late seventies. He formed the group with Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Peet Coombes and Eddie Chin. From their early beginnings in London, finding their...
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Voices of Powerful Women: Words of Wisdom from 40 of the World's Most Inspiring WomenAn empowering collection of interviews with 40 successful and inspiring women throughout history--including Maya Angelou and Jane Fonda--as they reflect on their challenges and achievements. "Remarkable questions answered by remarkable women . . . A fascinating collection."--Maya Angelou In this empowering book, 40 amazing...
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A People's History of ScotlandA People's History of Scotland looks beyond the kings and queens, the battles and bloody defeats of the past. It captures the history that matters today, stories of freedom fighters, suffragettes, the workers of Red Clydeside, and the hardship and protest of the treacherous...
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Burberry DaysAt the end of the 1950s the 100-year-old clothing firm Burberry was a troubled company with an uncertain future, whose new owners did not know what to do with it once they had secured it. Brian Kitson joined Burberry in 1958 expecting a temporary...
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Neymar: From the Playground to the PitchNeymar da Silva Santos J nior is the boy with the big smile who carries the hopes of Brazil on his shoulders. Neymar now stands alongside Pel and Ronaldinho as a Brazilian sports hero. Bidding a fond farewell to his home in S o...
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The King Who Had to Go: Edward VIII, Mrs Simpson and the Hidden Politics of the Abdication CrisisThe relationship between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson created a constitutional crisis that has fascinated the public for decades. In this fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the royal abdication crisis of 1936, Adrian Phillips reveals the previously untold story of the hidden political machinations and...
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Jan Hus: Religious Reform and Social Revolution in BohemiaA century before Martin Luther and the Reformation, Jan Hus confronted the official Church and helped to change the face of medieval Europe. A key figure in the history of Europe and Christianity and a catalyst for religious reform and social revolution, Jan Hus...
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The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the Thirteenth CenturyStudy of one of the most influential aristocratic families of medieval England. The Bigods were one of the most powerful and important families in thirteenth-century England. They are chiefly remembered for their dramatic interventions in high politics. Roger III Bigod (c. 1209-70) famously led...
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The Wyoming Ranch Letters: The Collected Correspondence of a Woman Settler on the American Frontier-Letters of a Woman Homesteader & Letters on aAn authentic voice from the western frontier Elinore Pruitt Stewart is renowned for her books 'Letters of a Woman Homesteader' and its sequel 'Letters on an Elk Hunt, ' both of which are included in this Leonaur good value, two-in-one edition. Born in 1876...
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Perfect Circle: The Story of R.E.M.IN THIS LATEST EDITION OF HIS BEST-SELLING BIOGRAPHY, PREVIOUSLY ENTITLED REMARKS/REMARKS REMADE, TONY FLETCHER BRINGS THE R.E.M. STORY UP TO DATE FOR THE FINAL TIME, AND EXPLAINS WHAT LED THIS UNIQUE GROUP TO DRAW A CURTAIN ON THEIR CAREER. PERFECT CIRCLE IS THE DEFINITIVE...
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A Bear in WarA poignant and true story about love, loss, and family strength during World War One is now available in paperback During World War One, a young girl slips her teddy bear into a care package for her father, a medic posted to the trenches...
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Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese RestaurantsIn 2016, Globe and Mail reporter Ann Hui drove across Canada, from Victoria to Fogo Island, to write about small-town Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. It was only after the story was published that she discovered her own family could have...
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Big BearBig Bear (1825-1888) is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language...
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A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her VoiceA Kirkus Reviews most anticipated picture book of fall 2019 by Nadia L. Hohn, named one of CBC's "6 Black Canadian writers to watch" Louise Bennett Coverley, better known as Miss Lou, was an iconic poet and entertainer known for popularizing the use of...
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The Toughest I Ever Faced: Hockey Hall of Fame Players Remember Rivals, Teammates and HeroesThe greatest players in the world--those inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame--have shared with author Steve Milton their opinions on the players that impressed them most during their NHL careers. Who did Gordie Howe name as the best player he ever played against?...
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