Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Chester A. Arthur: The biography of an Unexpected President in the White House, Changing America and TeachingsChester A. Arthur's book delves into the life and legacy of the 21st President of the United States. From his humble beginnings in Fairfield, Vermont, to assuming the highest office in the land after the tragic assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur's journey...
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Chasing Chance: Stories of the Peirce--Prince Families in AmericaAn enthralling study of a founding American dynasty -the Peirces and the Princes--in an interwoven story of family heritage that extends from the earliest settlements to the mid-twentieth century.From Pilgrims to Robber Barons, martyred witches to Confederate officers, artists to statesmen, founders of towns,...
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Changemakers in the Arts and Literature: Women Leading the WayWomen are always making change in the arts and literature. Learn about Misty Copeland becoming the first Black principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre and how Maya Ying Lin designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Then discover female Nobel Prize winners and more. From...
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Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, SuperstarA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Best Book of the Year (So Far): W magazineA Must-Read: The New York Times Book Review, Nylon, Star Tribune, Ms., Kirkus Reviews, The Bay Area Reporter, Town & Country, InsideHook, San Francisco Chronicle "[A] monumental biography."...
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California Medieval: Nearly a Nun in 1960s San FranciscoCALIFORNIA MEDIEVAL is an intriguing hybrid memoir, interspersed with poetry, song, and lyrical vignettes. It explores the world of a Franciscan convent during the heyday of the 1960s in San Francisco at the birth of the flower-power era, as seen through the eyes of...
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But You Knew That Already: A Psychic's Journey Through LifeWhenever fans approach psychic Dougall Fraser, they will inevitably confess some burning secret and then say, "But you knew that already " Dougall wants us to know that we, too, know much more than we think we know-that we all have access to a...
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BrothersIn this intimate and open account - nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read - Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band-mate. Told with acclaimed New...
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Brooklyn Family AlbumIn her first essay collection, Nerd Traveler, Margaret Montet traveled the world exploring some of her favorite literary and historic sites. Wonderfully balancing her own personal narrative with a wealth of information on some of the most captivating places in the world. In her...
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BogartAnn Sperber and Eric Lax offer therevealing, intimate, definitive biography of the legendary Humphrey Bogart, detailing the arc and span of his personal and professional life--a story oftoil, tragedy, and triumph. Sperber and Lax exploreBogie's abusive childhood and the three unsuccessful marriages that precededthe...
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Beyond the Mountains: An Immigrant's Inspiring Journey of Healing and Learning to Dance with the UniverseThe powerful story of how an immigrant from the Philippines overcame childhood trauma and an emotionally abusive marriage to find her voice and thrive As a child in a small barrio in the Philippines, Deja Vu Prem faced neglect and physical abuse. At age...
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Beyond PaintingAlongside Salvador Dalí and André Breton, Max Ernst (1891-1976) remains one of the most famous names to be associated with Surrealism, and must now be regarded as one of the most original, prolific and best-known artists of the 20th century. Assembled in 1947, when...
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Beyond BloodBeyond Blood"Blood makes you related; Love and loyalty makes you family." Katie ReusIn Beyond Blood, readers are invited to journey alongside Reginald Smith as his writing transcends the confines of traditional memoirs. This compelling narrative delves deep into the intricacies of his personal odyssey...
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Belle Da Costa Greene: A Librarian's LegacyThe incredible story of the first director of the Morgan Library: a visionary Black woman who walked confidently in an early 20th-century man's world of wealth and privilegeWhen J.P. Morgan's personal library opened as a public institution in 1924, the choice for its first...
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Believe Me: The True Story of How a Trafficked Teen and Her Advocate Changed the Justice System and Found True FreedomA harrowing memoir of how a trafficked teenage girl and her advocate worked to change the Justice System.The True Story of How a Trafficked Teen and Her Advocate Changed the Justice System and Found True Freedom.When Andrea Powell, a longtime advocate for victims of...
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Behind You, Dad: Finding your feet in a new landMaxwell wanted his two-year-old son to have a better life. But without hope in his native country in Africa, he set out to explore the world in search of greener pastures. That exploration led the family to emigrate to New Zealand.The son is now...
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Beethoven: The Man RevealedBeethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer's difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive...
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"A Voice Came Down The Mountain"Author: Terry WincklerPublisher: Terwin Publishing LLCPublished: 10/05/2024Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72dISBN: 9798988144939
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A Story of My Grandfather's Life, a '68 Chevy and MeAuthor: Bub SaundersPublisher: Fulton BooksPublished: 08/16/2024Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43dISBN: 9798892214353
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Asked and AnsweredAsked and Answered is the story of one who attained the unfathomable in a live-fast, die-young life, only to succumb to the ravages of addiction. The story is a brutally honest personal recollection of riches to rags and high-stakes litigation to the Miami drug...
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A Royal Commitment: Ten Years of Marriage and ActivismA Royal Commitment: Ten Years of Marriage and Activism opens in the corridors of a royal dynasty in India, steeped in tradition and history, and delves into the complexities of marriage, identity, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocacy. Prince Manvendra and Duke DeAndre's journey as gay...
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