Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Skateboard Life: Movers, Shakers, Makers & Rulebreakers: The Quintessential Story of Skateboard CultureA highly visual celebration and cultural overview of skateboarding through more than 65 profiles of the biggest names in the sport from one of the foremost experts on skateboarding in the world. *A Publishers Weekly 2025 Holiday Gift Guide Pick Skateboarding is a noun,...
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The Shape of Content"The clearest, most forceful statement on art by an artist of our time that I have read." --Frank Getlein, New Republic An illustrated guide to artistic creation from one of the twentieth century's most provocative and expressive painters. Can art be taught? For the...
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The Seven Good Years: A MemoirA brilliant, life-affirming, and hilarious memoir from a "genius" (The New York Times) and master storyteller. With illustrations by Jason Polan. The seven years between the birth of Etgar Keret's son and the death of his father were good years, though still full of...
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The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of SportsA profound meditation on what running can teach us about our limits and our lives by a record-setting distance runner who is now the CEO of The Atlantic. "This is not just an engaging memoir about running. It's a meditation on what it takes...
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The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality"Pearlman's book develops a stark, unsparing picture of Clemens's life that surpasses anything that's come before." --Boston GlobeNew York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman reconstructs pitcher Roger Clemens's life--from his Ohio childhood to the mounds of Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium--to reveal a flawed...
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The Rediscovery of George "Nash" Walker: The Price of Black Stardom in Jim Crow AmericaThe first biography of George Walker, a uniquely Afro-American tale of innovation and triumph despite the odds; the story of an underdog with a bite!The Rediscovery of George "Nash" Walker is the first biography dedicated to the life and cultural contributions of this actor,...
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The Real Frank Zappa BookFrom Simon & Schuster, the brash and outrageously funny autobiography of music legend Frank Zappa The Real Frank Zappa Bookis the real story of how he became the state of the art in weirdness, as only he can tell it: wild rock 'n' roll...
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The Raw Journey: A Chef's Honest Path Towards GrowthThe Raw Journey: A Chef's Honest Path Towards Growth is a powerful memoir-meets-manifesto from chef, artist, and survivor Moses Hernandez. Blending unfiltered honesty with deep reflection, this book explores the grit, struggle, and transformation behind the chef's coat-beyond the recipes and kitchen heat.From battling...
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The Princess DiaristThis last book from beloved Hollywood icon Carrie Fisher is the crown jewel of ideal Star Wars gifts. The Princess Diarist is an intimate, hilarious, and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all...
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The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 (Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Edition)The 75th Anniversary Edition of the memoir that inspired Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film, with a new introduction by Szpilman's son, Andrzej On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside--so loudly that he...
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The People Remember: A Kwanzaa Holiday Book for KidsFrom award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book--a tour de force that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk about the history of African Americans. This lyrical, powerful tribute is sumptuously illustrated by New Yorker artist and rising...
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The Pathless PathIt takes a few wrong turns to find the right way.Paul Millerd thought he was on his way. From small-town Connecticut kid to the most prestigious consulting firm in the world, brushing shoulders with CEOs and with the resume to match.The Pathless Path is...
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The Onion Story: How a Band of Misfits, Dropouts, and Sad Sacks Built the World's Most Trusted News Source"Dikkers' comedic voice, so integral to creating the distinctive Onion style, lends to a mixture of journalistic verve and an authentically confessional account of long nights and betting on your own talents. Fans of The Onion will relish revisiting some of its best stories...
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The Night Parade: A Speculative MemoirA Most Anticipated Book by Poets & Writers - The Boston Globe - San Francisco Chronicle - Los Angeles Times - The Millions - Library Journal - Book Riot - Debutiful - and many more! In the groundbreaking tradition of In the Dream House...
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The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and RecoveryIn the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts Barbara Lipska's deadly brain cancer and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind. Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain's...
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The Miles That Make You: How to Make Life an Epic JourneyFrom Small-Town Dreams to Global AdventuresAlex Boylan's extraordinary journey proves that the most meaningful success comes not from following conventional paths, but from embracing the uncomfortable and saying yes to the unexpected. From selling 2,000 Advent calendars door-to-door to fund a life-changing exchange year...
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The Measure of a Man"I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that I've suddenly come up with the answers to all life's questions. Quite that contrary, I began this book as an exploration, an exercise in self-questing. In other words, I wanted to find out,...
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The Many Names of Robert Cree: How a First Nations Chief Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to His PeopleA vital account of the life and many names of Robert Cree, and his plan for a peaceful, sincere, and just path to reconciliation in an angry and chaotic world. His mother called him "Bobby Mountain." Elders called him "Great Man." His people called...
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The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a MemoirFrom comedian, Emmy-nominated writer and producer, and former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr., an unforgettable, laugh-out-loud funny memoir revealing that sometimes the best advice comes from the most surprising teachers "Honest, raw, and an absolute treat to read."--TREVOR NOAH"Insightful and memorable."--CHELSEA HANDLER"Roy didn't...
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The Light of the World: A MemoirA deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost, from acclaimed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander. In The Light of the World, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling her poetic...
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