Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to AutocracyLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDAcclaimed journalist Julia Ioffe tells the story of modern Russia through the history of its women, from revolution to utopia to autocracy.In 1990, seven-year-old Julia Ioffe and her family fled the Soviet Union. Nearly twenty years later, Ioffe returned...
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Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur"Jeff Pearlman breaks down Tupac's life like a veteran sportswriter examining a dynasty. This detailed look at his life is the work of a writer who understands the ego of greatness."--Chuck D"Pearlman delivers rich, engrossing, and fascinating new details about Shakur's life and legacy--not...
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You Thought You KnewKevin Federline: dancer, father, accidental pop culture icon. His star rose electrifying stages alongside Pink, Destiny's Child, Aaliyah, and more. But it was his turbulent marriage to pop superstar Britney Spears that made him a household name and triggered a relentless media storm, reducing...
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Letter from JapanIn her most personal book yet, the iconic star of the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and #1 bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up opens up about the cultural traditions that have inspired her philosophy--and can make our...
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To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a SuperpowerFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor, a captivating biography of Teddy Roosevelt, whose bold leadership thrust America onto the world stage and changed the course of U.S. history.There has never been a president like Theodore Roosevelt....
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Writing Creativity and SoulFrom the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings: an intimate work on the mysteries, frustrations, and triumphs of being a writer, and an instructive guide to awakening the soul. When Sue Monk Kidd was in high school,...
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Finding My Way: A MemoirA USA TODAY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK This is not the story you think you know. It's the one I've been waiting to tell. Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban's brutal attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai quickly became...
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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for JusticeThe unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped...
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Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram"Remarkable. . . . A gift from a heroine who was killed at twenty-seven but whose voice has survived to remind us of the humanity and decency that endure amid--and despite--the horror and chaos of war."--Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine Brutally honest and...
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Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies & Simple PleasuresFlorida native Zora Neale Hurston's early twentieth-century ethnographic research and writing emphasizes the essentials of food in Florida through simple dishes and recipes.It considers foods prepared for everyday meals as well as special occasions and looks at what shaped people's eating traditions in early...
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Zombie Spaceship WastelandNow in paperback, from a "multi-faceted, medium-hopping, culture skewering performer" (SPIN), this is a journey through the world of Patton Oswalt, best known for his roles in film (Big Fan and Ratatouille) and television (The King of Queens and The United States of Tara),...
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Zero to Sixty: The Motorcycle Journey of a LifetimeNearing sixty, diagnosed with heart disease and feeling his mortality, Gary Paulsen buys his first Harley-Davidson and rides from his home in New Mexico to Alaska-and from the present into his past, through the landmarks of a singular life. Paulsen's journey is peopled with...
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ZendayaWho inspires you? Learn more about hard-working and award-winning actors and singers in these profiles filled with photos and fact-filled text suitable for young readers. Complete with overviews of the artists' upbringings, accomplishments, and statistics that make them inspiring, this series of short biographies...
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You Don't Know Jack! My Long, Strange Trip Through the World of Public HealthYou Don't Know Jack! My Long, Strange Trip through the World of Public Health by Dr. Jack Dillenberg with Michelle Barry takes readers on a captivating journey through his life of public health service and leadership. From his humble beginnings in Queens, New York,...
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You Are Brotherly Love: A Book for the Littlest Kelce Brothers FansYou are brotherly love, baby! You share a winning spirit with everyone you meet. Read aloud this powerful testament to resilience and drive, paying homage to the unstoppable spirit of the Kelce brothers, Travis and Jason. YOU ARE BROTHERLY LOVE chronicles the awe-inspiring journey...
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Year of Yes: 10th Anniversary EditionIn this 10th Anniversary Edition, Shonda Rhimes, executive producer of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte, and more, not only revisits her galvanizing New York Times bestseller but gives readers an extraordinary cache of brand-new stories that showcase the continuing power that saying YES...
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Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide: A Testimony from GazaUnimaginable brutalities unfold within these brief pages, as a young man recounts the story of his world, obliterated. Twenty-two-year-old Wasim Said watched as his life was cast into constant danger when the Israeli occupation began its relentless and genocidal attacks on Gaza after October...
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With My People: Life, Justice, and Activism Beyond the UniversityA memoir of hard-fought lessons and the price for justice. When the local government in Ferguson, Missouri, and federal authorities failed in their duty to serve justice in 2014, college sophomore Jonathan Pulphus committed to being in the streets and battling for justice in...
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Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and MeInspiring stories of celebrities and locals who made their presence known in Wisconsin Discover intriguing true tales of legends and trailblazers with Wisconsin connections who left their mark on the world, including the Beatles, Georgia O'Keeffe, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Harrison Ford, Joni Mitchell, Abraham Lincoln,...
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Winter in Taos"Winter in Taos" starkly contrasts Luhan's memoirs, published in four volumes and inspired by Marcel Proust's "Remembrances of Things Past." They follow her life through three failed marriages, numerous affairs, and ultimately a feeling of "being nobody in myself," despite years of psychoanalysis and...
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