Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Art of Symeon ShiminWe are proud to announce that The Art of Symeon Shimin has been awarded: ★The Independent Press Awards named The Art of Symeon Shimin the Distinguished Favorite for Fine Arts, 2020. ★Winner of 2020 NYC Big Book Award in Arts and Entertainment ★Winner of...
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No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed as Men for Love, Freedom and AdventureA female pharaoh? A woman general in the Kahn's army? A female Viking raider? No way, you say? Look again. Appearances can be deceiving ... Based on legends, poems, letters and first-hand accounts, these seven biographical tales tell of women who disguised themselves as...
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Backbone: An Inspirational Manual for Coping with Chronic PainAn Inspirational, Powerful, and Funny Manual for Coping and Living with Devastating Pain For two decades, Karen Duffy--New York Times bestselling author, former MTV VJ, Revlon model, and actress--has managed to live an enriching life despite living in a state of constant pain. Duffy...
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Fame: One Direction OmnibusThe biggest super team since the X-Men comes the white hot music sensation One Direction For the 1st time, the two sold out issues of the Fame One Direction join forces in one giant-sized graphic novel. See what One Direction is a British-Irish boy...
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Full Moon Stages: Personal Notes from 50 Years of the Living TheatreAs cofounder of the internationally-known, highly-controversial radical political troupe, The Living Theater, author Judith Malina is one of the leading female countercultural figures of the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. in FULL MOON STAGES: PERSONAL NOTES FROM 50 YEARS OF THE LIVING THEATRE, she...
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From Cradle to Grave: Journey of the Louisiana Orphan Train RidersWhat do three nuns, two mayors, a Baptist preacher, and the founder of a car dealership all have in common? They all rode an orphan train from New York City to Louisiana as small children What is an orphan train? Who determined its passenger...
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The Great Medieval Heretics: Five Centuries of Religious DissentReplete with terror, passion, and hope, this gripping narrative history explores the intricate mysteries of medieval Europe through the lives of the great heretics whose beliefs and practices challenged the teachings of an all-powerful church. Five centuries of social and spiritual turmoil are covered...
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Playing the White Man's GamesPlaying the White Man's Games tells the extraordinary tales of Native American athletes who overcame tremendous obstacles to dominate the NFL, CFL, PGA, Olympic Games, NHL and professional wrestling. From ABC's "Athlete of the Century" Jim Thorpe, whose track and field career began when...
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Pink MoonPink Moon - A Story about Nick Drake Originally written in Danish in 1980, Pink Moon was the first biography of Nick Drake, and remains the only one to include exclusive interviews with the singer's parents, Rodney and Molly Drake. In this new, significantly...
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Pink MoonPink Moon - A Story about Nick Drake Originally written in Danish in 1980, Pink Moon was the first biography of Nick Drake, and remains the only one to include exclusive interviews with the singer's parents, Rodney and Molly Drake. In this new, significantly...
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The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill ZwelithiniThrough the institution of the Zulu monarchy, the distinguished historian John Laband has written a riveting account of the whole sweep of Zulu history. Shaka, Africa's most famous warrior-king, was the formidable, conquering founder of the Zulu kingdom. Two hundred years later, Goodwill Zwelithini,...
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LeninAfter Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) is the man most associated with communism and its influence and reach around the world. Lenin was the leader of the communist Bolshevik party during the October 1917 revolution in Russia, and he subsequently headed the Soviet state...
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Diary of a Country Parson, 1758-1802fresh and eager...rich in character...so infectiously alive to the simple pleasures that even now the senses quicken to read it.' Jan Morris in The Times ...a brilliant picture of traditional English rural society ... (Parson Woodforde) is now among the most unforgettable characters of...
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Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien LeighWinner of the Society for Theatre Research Book Prize 2020 Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the twentieth century. As Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the most pivotal roles in cinema history. Yet she was...
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Cyril Ramaphosa: The Path to Power in South AfricaFor a long time, Cyril Ramaphosa was the nearly-man of South African politics. He was Nelson Mandela's preferred successor, but the ANC opted for his rival, Thabo Mbeki, as the second post-apartheid president. Ramaphosa had led South Africa's huge mineworkers' union against the apartheid...
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Lord Liverpool: A Political LifeShaped by eighteenth-century assumptions, Liverpool nonetheless laid the foundations for the nineteenth-century Britain that emerged from the Reform era. Robert Banks Jenkinson (1770-1828), 2nd Earl of Liverpool, was Britain's longest serving prime minister since William Pitt the Younger. Liverpool's tenure in office oversaw a...
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Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein was one of twentieth-century music's most successful and recognizable figures. In a career spanning five decades, he conducted many of the world's leading orchestras and composed scores for landmark musicals such as West Side Story. With an iron self-belief, he negotiated risky...
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Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko TabeiA collection of personal stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits. Honouring High Places is a compelling collection of highlights from Junko Tabei's stirring life that she considered important, inspiring...
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William TaftThis biography introduces readers to William Taft including his early political career and key events from Taft's administration including forming the US Children's Bureau and Arizona and New Mexico becoming states. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A...
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Ronald ReaganThis biography introduces readers to Ronald Reagan including his early political career and key events from Reagan's administration including the Reagan Revolution and the Cold War. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars...
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