Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Ruth Asawa: An Artist Takes Shape"A tender and thoughtful rendering of an important artist's life. Sam Nakahira uses the power and beauty of comics to its fullest to immerse you in the mind and genius of Ruth Asawa. As soon as I finished it, I wanted to read it...
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Fame: Pop Icons: Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, Ariana Grande and LizzoBenito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (known professionally as Bad Bunny), Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, and Melissa Viviane Jefferson (known as Lizzo) are the voices of the next generation of music. They dreamed of a time when they'd be in the spotlight. Bad Bunny was a...
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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine"A masterpiece of women's wisdom."--Christiane Northrup, M.D. "The journey to capture her feminine soul and live authentically . . . makes a fascinating, well-researched and well-written story."--Publishers WeeklyIn celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its publication, a newly reissued edition of the bestselling author's...
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The Bushman's Lair: On the Trail of the Fugitive of the ShuswapA captivating biography of a fugitive with intriguing connections to a top-secret US military program, the infamous Bre-X mining scandal and moreIn the summer of 2002, the discovery of a cave on Shuswap Lake in British Columbia by a group of houseboaters made headlines...
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Stories of DiversityStories of Diversity in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate diversity as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separate stories, thought-provoking issues and questions, as well as hands-on activities, encourage the development of...
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Birch Bayh: Making a DifferenceA remarkable history of one of the most legendary US senators of our time, Birch Bayh: Making a Difference reveals a life and career dedicated to the important issues facing Indiana and the nation, including civil rights and equal rights for women. Born in...
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An Assyrian - Dream the Mirza Family StoryAuthor: Julius W. MirzaPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 05/03/2012Pages: 544Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.21dISBN: 9781469178837This title is not returnable
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Love or Die Trying: How I Lost It All, Died, and Came Back for Love"A ruthlessly honest memoir of love, loss, and redemption." -- WADE DAVISA story of addiction and recovery, love and perseverance, and a reminder that it's never too late to start over.Bob Ramsay had it all -- and lost it all, often. At forty, he...
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Katharine Lee Bates: From Sea to Shining SeaKatharine Lee Bates' "America the Beautiful" resonates for many people as the most patriotic and beloved American anthem. Her words remind us of why we love our country--the beauty of our land, the historic sacrifices of our people, and our ideals of hope and...
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Mama TingoDiscover the lives of amazing Hispanic women who achieved incredible things and made history.Mama Tingo was born on November 8, 1921 in the Dominican Republic. She was the leader of a group of farmers whose lands wanted to be taken from them. The inspiring...
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Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard CollegeAlmost forgotten until his papers were discovered in a Chicago attic, Richard Greener was a pioneer who broke educational and professional barriers for black citizens. He was also a man caught between worlds.Richard Theodore Greener (1844-1922) was a renowned black activist and scholar. In...
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William Tyndale: A BiographyThe dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew "A massive contribution to the history of the Reformation in England."--J. Enoch Powell, Times Higher Education Supplement William Tyndale (1494-1536) was the first...
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Voces Sin Fronteras: Our Stories, Our Truth (New Foreword by Meg Medina)NEW EDITION with a Foreword by award-winning author Meg Medina.During a time of heated immigration debate and unrest, this book is an opportunity to hear directly from youth who are often in the headlines but whose stories don't get told in full. Sixteen young...
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Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, 1899-1981This book is a re-cast, condensed and, in parts, re-written version of the author's two volumes D. Martyn Lloyd- Jones: The First Forty Years (I982) and The Fight of Faith (I990). Since those dates, the life of Dr Lloyd-Jones has been the subject of...
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Vincent Price: A Daughter's BiographySince his death in 1993, Vincent Price's legacy as a Hollywood legend has only grown in stature. His lengthy and distinguished career--as the voice of The Saint on the radio; as an actor in such unforgettable horror films as House of Wax and The...
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Reader's Edition)TheNew York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village adapted for young readers. Now available in paperback When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving...
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Life Is Not an AccidentNew York Times BestsellerThis big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out...
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Picasso: An Intimate PortraitThis biography paints a riveting portrait of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), examining both his strengths and shortcomings as husband, lover, and father. Olivier Widmaier Picasso's unique insight into the life of one of the 20th century's most influential artists details not only Picasso's hopes, fears,...
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Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El Rey del Futbol: Bilingual English-SpanishThis acclaimed bilingual children's book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and libraries.Monica Brown and Rudy Gutierrez team up to deliver what Kirkus...
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Asshole Attorney: Musings, Memories, and Missteps in a 40 Year Career"Doug, I been practicin' law for fifty years. And I learned a long time ago, there ain't no such word as 'attorney' or 'lawyer'. It's 'asshole attorney' or 'fuckin' lawyer.' " Author Douglas Wood first heard that advice from a southern lawyer nearly forty...
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