Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Helen Prejean: Death Row's NunNo person has worked more effectively toward the abolition of the death penalty in the United States than Helen Prejean, CSJ. Her best-selling book Dead Man Walking, and the hit Hollywood film adaptation in which she was played by Susan Sarandon, was a catalyst...
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Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber. the True Story of Leslie Ibsen Rogge, One of the FBI's Most Elusive CriminalsWhat do you think of when you hear about someone on the FBI's Most Wanted List? Hardened criminals, without morals or any sense of right and wrong, ready to solve a dispute with a gun, right? But what if things weren't that cut and...
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A Brief AffairI have witnessed a remarkable but true story that just had to be shared.In the spring of 2017, I found myself walking down the aisle of a small New England church to witness my birth mother's marriage to a gentleman whose heart she broke...
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Strange Life: Struggling with the Mysteries of OCDThis is the true story of a life of mental pain from an undiagnosed malady--obsessive compulsive disorder--with the associated suffering of panic attacks and clinical depression. Several of the most debilitating episodes are detailed to try to insure the reader understands the effects of...
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My Exaggerated Life Lib/E: Pat ConroyPat Conroy's memoirs and autobiographical novels contain a great deal about his life, but there is much he hasn't revealed to readers--until now. My Exaggerated Life is the product of a special collaboration between this great American author and oral biographer Katherine Clark, who...
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The Romance of American Communism Lib/EWriter and critic Vivian Gornick's long-unavailable classic exploring how Left politics gave depth and meaning to American life. Before I knew that I was Jewish or a girl I knew that I was a member of the working class. So begins Vivian Gornick's exploration...
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Falling Apart in One Piece Lib/E: One Optimist's Journey Through the Hell of DivorceAuthor: Stacy MorrisonPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 03/30/2010Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200112746About the AuthorMorrison, Stacy: - Stacy Morrison is the editor in chief of Redbook magazine. She has also served as executive editor at Marie Claire and editor in chief of Modern Bride. She has appeared as...
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A Captain's Duty Lib/E: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at SeaAuthor: Richard Phillips, Stephan TaltyPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 04/19/2010Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200108930About the AuthorPhillips, Richard: - Captain Richard Phillips grew up in Winchester, Massachusetts, with seven brothers and sisters. He married Andrea Coggio, an emergency room nurse, in 1988, and together they have two children....
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Every Other Monday Lib/E: Twenty Years of Life, Lunch, Faith, and FriendshipAuthor: John Kasich, Daniel PaisnerPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 07/20/2010Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200105960About the AuthorKasich, John: - John Kasich was a nine-term Congressman and presidential candidate. Named one of Newsweek's 100 People for the 21st Century, he has been profiled on 60 Minutes and has appeared...
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A Magnificent Obsession Lib/E: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British MonarchyAuthor: Helen RappaportPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 04/09/2012Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200081516About the AuthorRappaport, Helen: - "Helen Rappaport is the author of a number of historical works. She studied Russian at Leeds University and is a specialist in Russian and Victorian history. Her books include Caught in...
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Indian Creek Chronicles Lib/E: A Winter in the Bitterroot WildernessAuthor: Pete FrommPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 03/28/2017Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665273176About the AuthorFromm, Pete: - Pete Fromm is the author of As Cool as I Am and How All This Started. He lives with his family in Great Falls, Montana.Lawlor, Patrick Girard: - Patrick Lawlor, an...
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In Deadly Combat Lib/E: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern FrontAuthor: Gottlob Herbert BidermannPublisher: Tantor AudioPublished: 04/18/2017Binding Type: CDISBN: 9781665268400About the AuthorBidermann, Gottlob Herbert: - Gottlob Herbert Bidermann served in World War II between 1941 and 1945 and wrote In Deadly Combat on that experience.Woodson, Paul: - Paul Woodson has lived in the US...
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Naomi Osaka: Tennis StarA superstar athlete, number one in the world, and only in her twenties. Naomi Osaka is a groundbreaking tennis player making moves on and off the court. Find out more about Naomi's journey from picking up a racket at the age of three to...
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Unmeasured Strength: A Story of Survival and TransformationLauren Manning is known to millions around the world for her courageous battle to survive the 9/11 attacks.Author: Lauren ManningPublisher: St. Martin's GriffinPublished: 08/21/2012Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 8.24h x 5.54w x 0.76dISBN: 9781250012142About the AuthorLAUREN MANNING is a former managing director and partner...
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Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood ForeverThe behind-the-scenes story of the iconic funnymen who ruled '80s Hollywood--Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Eddie Murphy--and the beloved films that made them stars, including Animal House, Caddyshack, and Ghostbusters NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE...
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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: The Story of Jesse Livermore, Wall Street's Legendary InvestorThese are no ordinary reminiscences a Wall Street broker--these are, according to many readers, the personal tales of legendary trader Jesse Livermore, the man often blamed for the stock market crash of 1929.Written by American journalist, writer, and diplomat EDWIN LEF VRE (1871-1943), Livermore...
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Poisoned Apple: The Weeping ManWhat else can I say? I cry black teardrops. Fake tears, a hustler's tears through years and years of drug addiction here in New Orleans. The Big Sleazy, I mean, the Big Easy. This is what I dislike about myself to this very day....
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The Cult Next Door: A Manhattan MemoirA True Story: At 17, Elizabeth, plagued with migraines, attended an initial biofeedback session at the office of an Upper East Side psychologist. Certain of her naivete, the therapist regaled the idealistic Swarthmore College pre-med with prophetic visions of a glorious future, hers to...
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Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and HumiliationIn this hilariously revealing debut memoir, comedian Sarah Cooper charts her rise from lip-synching in church to lip-synching the president, and all the dad issues she collected along the way. As the youngest of four in a tight-knit Jamaican family, Cooper cut her teeth...
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Frank Sinatra: An Extraordinary LifeThis is a truly comprehensive account of Frank Sinatra's life and career. In this revised and updated edition, the author has added an exceptional discography compiled around chart placings with all Frank's US and UK successes listed, according to Billboard (US) and British Hit...
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