Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Gotti's Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American MafiaFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Honor and The Last Gangster--"one of the most respected crime reporters in the country" (60 Minutes)--comes the sure to be headline-making inside story of the Gotti and Gambino families, told from the unique viewpoint...
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Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the '70s & the '80sThe author of the acclaimed City Poet returns with a searing memoir of life in 1980s New York City--a colorful and atmospheric tale of wild bohemians, glamorous celebrity, and complicated passions--with cameo appearances by Madonna, Robert Mapplethorpe, William Burroughs, and a host of others...
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Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing EscapeJenna Miscavige Hill, niece of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, was raised as a Scientologist but left the controversial religion in 2005. In Beyond Belief, she shares her true story of life inside the upper ranks of the sect, details her experiences as...
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Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana AlliluyevaWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best BiographyNational Book Critics Circle Award FinalistPEN Literary Award FinalistNew York Times Notable BookWashington Post Notable BookBoston Globe Best Book of the YearThe award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin,...
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Wish You Happy Forever PBFor China's Orphans, a Second Chance at ChildhoodAuthor: Jenny BowenPublisher: HarperOnePublished: 03/10/2015Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80dISBN: 9780062192028About the AuthorBowen, Jenny: - Jenny Bowen, a former screenwriter and filmmaker, is the founder and CEO of Half the Sky, an organization...
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Postcards from Cookie: A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of MailAward-winning journalist and host of Black Enterprise Business Report Caroline Clarke's moving memoir of her surprise discovery of her birthmother--Cookie Cole, the daughter of Nat King Cole--and the relationship that blossomed between them through the heartfelt messages they exchanged on hundreds of postcards.Caroline Clarke...
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Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails & Getting My Sexy BackIn the intimate follow up to her New York Times bestselling memoir Sliding Into Home, Kendra Wilkinson reveals the naked truth about her life after Playboy--the secrets behind regaining her trademark sexy body, the trials of her life as a new mother, the tricks...
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The Notes LPRonald Reagan left behind a legacy that America willnever forget. Now, in this one-of-a-kind collection of his most intimatethoughts, his favorite quotations by others, and his own most collectiblejokes, all culled from a newly disclosed set of personal notecards he keptthroughout his life and...
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God, If You're Not Up There...A New York Times BestsellerAs seen in Netflix's "Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story", this groundbreaking memoir is a raw look inside the troubled life and mind of an American comic genius.By turns poignant and hilarious, Hammond takes readers from the set of Saturday...
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Emperor of the North: Sir George Simpson & the Remarkable Story of the Hudson's Bay CompanyThe bestseller from James Raffan, Emperor of the North tells the story of Sir George Simpson, whose extraordinary life coincided with the success of one of the greatest commercial empires in history: the Hudson's Bay Company, a vast trading venture that became the world's...
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Through My EyesFormerUniversity of Florida star quarterback, 2010 first-round draft pick for theDenver Broncos, and devout Christian Tim Tebow tellsthe story of his faith, his life, and his career in football in Through MyEyes. Written with Nathan Whitaker, the New York Times bestsellingcoauthor of Quiet Strength,...
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UpdikeUpdike is Adam Begley's masterful, much-anticipated biography of one of the most celebrated figures in American literature: Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Updike--a candid, intimate, and richly detailed look at his life and work.In this magisterial biography, Adam Begley offers an illuminating portrait of John...
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Ginger: My StoryShe was born Virginia Katherine McMath, but the world would come to know her--and love her--as Ginger Rogers: Broadway star, Academy Award-winning actress, and the ultimate on-screen dancing partner of the inimitable Fred Astaire. In Ginger: My Story, the legendary entertainer shares the triumphs...
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The Naked Truth: Young, Beautiful, and (Hiv) PositiveThe surprisingly hopeful story of how a straight, nonpromiscuous, everyday girl contracted HIV and how she manages to stay upbeat, inspired, and more positive about life than ever beforeAt nineteen years of age, Marvelyn Brown was lying in a stark white hospital bed at...
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Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October"Dayn Perry, a damn fine writer, brings an insightful, fresh analysis to the career of Mr. October."--Peter Golenbock, author of George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire FoxSports.com baseball analyst and author of Winners: How Good Baseball Teams Become Great...
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Shakespeare's WifeLittle is known about Ann Hathaway, the wife of England's greatest playwright; a great deal has been assumed, none of it complimentary. In Shakespeare's Wife, Germaine Greer boldly breaks new ground, reclaiming this much maligned figure from generations of scholarly neglect and misogyny. With...
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Yo Soy La Hija de Mi Padre: Una Vida Sin SecretosCinco noches por semana, Mar a Elena Salinas presenta las noticias a millones de televidentes hispanos en todo el pa s. Pero cuando se apagan las c maras, es como tantas otras mujeres, una esposa y una madre que lucha por encontrar un equilibrio...
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Without Stopping: An AutobiographyPaul Bowles, the acclalmed author of The Shelterlng Sky, offers movlng, powerful, subtle, and fasclnatlng lnslghts lnto hls llfe, hls wrltlng, and hls world.Author: Paul BowlesPublisher: Ecco PressPublished: 10/31/2006Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 8.28h x 6.32w x 1.02dISBN: 9780061137419About the AuthorBowles, Paul: - Paul...
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Days: A Tangier DiaryBetween 1987 and 1989, Paul Bowles, at the suggestion of a friend, kept a journal to record the daily events of his life. What emerges is not only just a record of the meals, conversations, and health concerns of the author of The Sheltering...
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All My Octobers: My Memories of Twelve World Series When the Yankees Ruled BaseballTo everyone who truly loves the game, Mickey Mantle epitomizes the golden age of baseball, when the mighty New York Yankees indisputably ruled, appearing in an unprecedented twelve World Series in fourteen years. In this intimate memoir, Mantle recounts the joys and trials of...
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