Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Axeman: The Brutal History of the Axeman of New OrleansDiscover a serial killer you'll never forget Between 1918 to 1919 a serial killer ran rampant throughout New Orleans. His weapon of choice? The axe.He didn't spare women. Or children. Or even men. There was only one kind of person who could be sparred...
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Affliction: Growing Up with a Closeted Gay DadIn 1937, at the age of nineteen, Ralph Hall, suicidal, revealed his sexual orientation to his grandmother, knowing she would comfort him. He was out for three years afterwards, until an indiscretion sent him back into the closet. At twenty-four, while in the army,...
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Why I Don't Take Milk in My Tea: Stories of My Young Life Growing up in Fleetwood, a Small Fishing Town. with a Splash of Family History and Some AnceThis book is about revisiting the past and awakening memories that have been trapped in your heart for years. It takes a journey of discovery using the genealogy research of this family to discover history has a way of repeating itself over and over....
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Mitoni Niya Nêhiyaw / Cree Is Who I Truly Am: Nêhiyaw-Iskwêw Mitoni Niya / Me, I Am Truly a Cree WomanStrong women dominate these reminiscences: the grandmother taught the girl whose mother refused to let her go to school, and the life-changing events they witnessed range from the ravages of the influenza epidemic of 1918-20 and murder committed in a jealous rage to the...
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The Progressive Beatles: The Art Rock Hidden in the Canon of the World's Greatest BandIf the Beatles hadn't written and recorded "A Day in the Life", "I Am the Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Blue Jay Way", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and other proto-progressive songs - if they'd never cobbled together "Being for the Benefit of Mr....
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Cousteau: El Descubridor de Los MaresThis volume tells the story of Jacques Cousteau, the legendary explorer who discovered the wonders of the underwater world, so close to our lives up to then, and yet so unknown. This exciting epic is narrated by Philippe, Commander Cousteau's younger son, and in...
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From Stagecraft to WitchcraftPatricia Crowther is know world-wide as a leading light in present-day Witchcraft, having led the Sheffield Coven for 40 years which has advanced many members to form their own covens and creating an incredible network. In this fascinating book Patricia tells of her early...
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Siya Kolisi: Against All OddsSIYA KOLISI arrived at the Rugby World Cup in Japan as a captain. He returned home a leader. The Springbok triumph in November 2019 was the culmination of a journey against incredible odds.As a boy, the deck was stacked against Siya Kolisi. Born into...
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J. B. Hunt: The Long Haul to SuccessIn J. B. Hunt: The Long Haul to Success, Marvin Schwartz chronicles the remarkable achievements of Johnnie Bryan Hunt, a man who, in Schwartz's words, "embodies the American rags-to-riches fable in its most engaging personification." Hunt's corporate strategies, entrepreneurism, and spiritual convictions come to...
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Fishing Well Is The Best Revenge: Stories About Boats, Fishing, Friends, Captains, Oregon Inlet and Fishing the Mid-AtlanticIn this collection of short stories, Captain Jeff Waxman recounts several fishing tales and personal thoughts about all things fishing and boating. The collection also includes many photographs.Author: Jeff WaxmanPublisher: Salt Water Media, LLCPublished: 07/09/2020Pages: 122Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33dISBN:...
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Spirit of HiawathaTo restore peace and to unify his people, the great leader of the Iroquois, Hiawatha, brought the Iroquois tribes together in a federation. They named it the League of Five Nations.Hiawatha, a peacemaker ahead of his time, inspired many legends as he prepared the...
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Michelle Obama: In Her Own WordsGet inside the head of Michelle Obama: author, lawyer, humanitarian, and the trailblazing first Black woman to serve as the First Lady of the United States. This collection of quotes has been carefully curated from Michelle Obama's numerous public statements--interviews, books, social media posts,...
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I'm Not a Giver-Upper: The Story of Juliana Irina Carver - A Little Girl Who Waged War Against Cancer 8 Times"I'm Not a Giver Upper" is a book about our youngest daughter, Juliana, who fought cancer EIGHT TIMES. It is not a story, with every tiny detail because including all the details, of her life, would fill more than one book. My goal, in...
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The Long Tail of Trauma: A MemoirThis is a story of mothers. This is a story of daughters. This is a story of the trauma we carry and the trauma we tend to. So begins this multigenerational memoir that explores the author's maternal history of repeated trauma, separation, adverse childhood...
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Unnatural Selection: A Memoir of Adoption and WildernessAdopted at birth, Andrea Ross grew up inhabiting two ecosystems: one was her tangible, adoptive family, the other her birth family, whose mysterious landscape was hidden from her. In this coming-of-age memoir, Ross narrates how in her early twenties, while working as a ranger...
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In the Wings: My Life with Roger McGuinn and The ByrdsThe only band member who remains synonymous with the Byrds is front man Roger McGuinn. The person closest to him, who witnessed the band's rise, glittering heyday, and tumultuous clash of wills-artistic and personal within the group-was his wife, Ianthe. Sharing tales of the...
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The Colour of God: A Story of Family and FaithA memoir of a fundamentalist Muslim childhood and of redefining faith, belonging and family in adulthood Shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize 2022 'Engrossing...brilliant' Monica Ali 'Heartbreaking and really funny' Ross Gay 'This book fell into my heart' Sabrina Mahfouz 'The kind of...
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Dalko: The Untold Story of Baseball's Fastest PitcherGripping and tragic, Dalko is the definitive story of Steve "White Lightning" Dalkowski, baseball's fastest pitcher ever. Dalko explores one man's unmatched talent on the mound and the forces that kept ultimate greatness always just beyond his reach. For the first time, Dalko: The...
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Ella Sue and the Burlap BagElla Sue Hartgrove, the daughter of sharecroppers Jessie and Estelle Hartgrove, was born in Shelby, North Carolina. She is a proud North Carolinian and enjoys recounting the stories about her youth and family. As an adult, Ella Sue moved North with her three children...
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Princess DianaThe My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life and legacy of Princess Diana, mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help young readers develop word recognition and reading skills....
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