Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Counterfeiter: How a Norwegian Jew Survived the HolocaustThis is an enthralling personal account of the secret Nazi project, Operation Bernhard, devised to destabilize the British and, later, American economies by creating and putting into circulation millions of counterfeit banknotes. A team of typographers and printers was pulled out of the rows...
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Montana Cowboy: An Anthology of Western LifeThe Montana Cowboy brings together true stories of real cowboys and cowgirls from across the state of Montana. Cowboys who have chased wild horses in the Missouri badlands, ridden through freezing blizzards, and followed the roundup wagons while branding calves in the spring and...
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Wild Bunch WomenExplore the lives of the pistol-packing, hell-raising, high-spirited gals who hung out with Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch outlaw gang.Author: Michael RutterPublisher: Two Dot BooksPublished: 07/01/2003Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.14h x 6.02w x 0.45dISBN: 9780762725854About the AuthorMichael Rutter is a freelance writer who lives...
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Rumi: Persian Poet, Whirling DervishBorn in Afghanistan in the thirteenth century, Rumi settled in Turkey and became a great mystical poet. From a holy man, Shamsuddin, Rumi learned to listen for the sacred sound of God within himself. When his creative spirit was awakened, he recited more than...
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Nikolaus Von Amsdorf: Champion of Martin Luther's ReformationDuring the Reformation, Martin Luther surrounded himself with key reformers who would help shape and form the teaching and practice of the Lutheran Church, and perpetuate his legacy after his death.Author: Robert KolbPublisher: Concordia Publishing HousePublished: 04/10/2019Pages: 216Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w...
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ClorisShe received two Emmy Awards as the irrepressible Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moor Show. . .she won an Oscar for her supporting role as a frustrated housewife in The Last Picture Show. . .she delighted audiences with her deliciously villainous turns as Frau...
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DK Biography: Mother Teresa: A Photographic Story of a LifeFilled with archival photographs and amazing fact boxes, this groundbreaking series introduces young readers to some of history's most interesting and influential characters. DK Biography: Mother Teresa tells the story of Catholic nun Agnes Bojaxhiu, from her early work with the poor in Calcutta,...
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DK Readers L4: Thomas Edison: The Great InventorPerfect for advanced young readers, this book tells the exciting history of the legendary Thomas Edison. Budding historians will revel in this story of the greatest inventor of the modern age. Imagine where we'd be without his brilliant creations From the first light bulb...
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Fighting to Survive Space Disasters: Terrifying True StoriesBeing lost is scary. Being lost in space is terrifying. These true tales of surviving a disaster in space follow real astronauts through harrowing ordeals in which they relied on their training, instincts, and courage to survive.Author: Elizabeth RaumPublisher: Compass Point BooksPublished: 08/01/2019Pages: 64Binding...
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Exploration FawcettThe life of Colonel Fawcett is now the subject of the major motion picture The Lost City of Z. The disappearance of Colonel Fawcett in the Matto Grosso remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. In 1925, Fawcett was convinced that he had discovered...
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The Last King of Wales: Gruffudd AP Llywelyn C. 1013-1063Gruffudd ap Llywelyn was Wales' greatest king. Ambitious and battle-sure, he succeeded in doing what no Welsh king before him was capable of: he ruled all Wales as a united and independent state. He went further by turning the Viking threat to his realm...
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Cnut: England's Viking King 1016-35King Cnut ruled England from 1017 to 1035 and left behind him a legacy of peace, law and order. However, the beginnings of his kingship were less auspicious. He was a cruel and vicious warrior, who invaded England with his father Swegen Forkbeard, perhaps...
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A British Boy in Fascist ItalyPeter Ghiringhelli's turbulent childhood as the son of Italian Fascist parents saw him deported from England to Italy at the start of World War II. Here Peter witnessed at first hand what life was like in a totalitarian state, and his vivid memories of...
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One of the Few: A Triumphant Story of Combat in the Battle of BritainJohnny Kent grew up in Winnipeg and was bitten by the flying bug at an early age. He grabbed experience and flying hours wherever and whenever he could and was constantly on the lookout for a career in aviation. His chance came when he...
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The Wanted: 100% Official: Our Story, Our WayThe official book by and about the popular boy band, filled with never-before-seen photos Published in full collaboration with the band, this glossy biography contains exclusive photographic material and unseen behind-the-scenes shots, as well as a special section dedicated to their devoted fans. It...
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Sharon Osbourne SurvivorAuthor: Sharon OsbournePublisher: Little Brown and Co. (UK)Published: 05/01/2008Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.90dISBN: 9780751540543About the AuthorSharon Osbourne was born in London in 1952. She is married to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and has three children: Aimee, Kelley and Jack....
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Curtain Down at Her Majesty's: The Death of Queen Victoria in the Words of Those Who Were ThereHer Majesty the Queen breathed her last at 6.30 p.m., surrounded by her children and grand-children. With this notice, pinned to the entrance gate of Osborne House, Queen Victoria's doctors announced the death of the most powerful woman in the world, who had sat...
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D-Day Hero: CSM Stanley Hollis VCD-Day's only Victoria Cross winner, Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis, was, uniquely, twice recommended for this coveted award on June 6, 1944. A tough Teesside, working-class rebel, Hollis was no model soldier. Earlier in the war he was forever being busted for various misdemeanors....
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History Vips: Charles DarwinFind out why Darwin's On the Origin of Species changed both science and society and explore his life story, from his early investigations of the natural world and his voyage on the HMS Beagle, to the publication of his great work. Darwin astounded the...
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The Gun That Changed the WorldThe Russian word that is most frequently spoken throughout the world isn't Lenin, gulag or perestroika, it's 'Kalashnikov'. The reason for this is simple: there are 80 million Kalashnikovs in circulation on five continents. Once invented, the AK-47 assault rifle became the most widely...
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