Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Gathering of Sisters: A Year with My Old Order Mennonite FamilySpend a day with sisters. Once a week Darla Weaver bundles her children into the buggy, hitches up her spirited mare, and drives six miles to the farm where she grew up. There she gathers with her four sisters and their children for a...
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The Alpine PathThe Alpine Path is a classic autobiography of Canadian author, Lucy Maud Montgomery. When the Editor of Everywoman's World asked me to write "The Story of My Career," I smiled with a little touch of incredulous amusement. My career? Had I a career? Was...
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Culture and Identity: Life Stories for Counselors and TherapistsCulture and Identity by Anita Jones Thomas and Sara E. Schwarzbaum engages students with autobiographical stories that show the intersections of culture as part of identity formation. The easy-to-read stories centered on such themes as race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, and disability...
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The Authentic Life of Billy the KidThe Authentic Life of Billy the Kid is a biography of William H. Bonney a.k.a. Billy the Kid written by sheriff Pat Garrett of Lincoln County, New Mexico. Garrett shot and killed Bonney in 1881. In many ways, the narrative of the Wild West...
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The Most Unlikely Champion: A MemoirVera Koo enrolled in a firearm safety course because she was afraid of guns. Goals are important to Vera, so she set hers high, completing the beginner's course, and eventually becoming the best shooter in her advanced class. Her instructor suggested she reach for...
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Not What I ExpectedNot What I Expected is a beautifully crafted memoir of adventure and seeking, the world crossing journey of an artist and journalist. It is one of those rare documents that emerges only from hard sleuthing through old trunks in storage, file cabinets, photo albums,...
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The Last Years of Karl Marx: An Intellectual BiographyAn innovative reassessment of the last writings and final years of Karl Marx. In the last years of his life, Karl Marx expanded his research in new directions-studying recent anthropological discoveries, analyzing communal forms of ownership in precapitalist societies, supporting the populist movement in...
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Cancer Crossings: A Brother, His Doctors, and the Quest for a Cure to Childhood LeukemiaWhen Eric Wendel was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 1966, the survival rate was 10 percent. Today, it is 90 percent. Even as politicians call for a "Cancer Moonshot," this accomplishment remains a pinnacle in cancer research.The author's daughter, then a medical student...
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Five Days Gone: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance as a ChildNOMINATED FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Velazquez Laura Cumming shares the riveting story of her mother's mysterious kidnapping as a toddler in a...
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Gorsuch: The Judge Who Speaks for HimselfThe first comprehensive biography of Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and the youngest Supreme Court justice at the time of confirmation in twenty-five years.Born in Denver in 1967, Gorsuch was--and still remains--somewhat of a mystery to Democrats and Republicans alike, despite...
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Please Enjoy Your Happiness: A MemoirA beautiful and evocative memoir based on the author's summer-long love affair with a remarkable older Japanese woman in the wake of World War II--"the most romantic memoir you're likely to read in a lifetime" (New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand). Pulitzer Prize-winning...
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Daring & Disruptive: Unleashing the EntrepreneurVibrant, game-changing CEO Lisa Messenger shares an insightful account of her rollercoaster ride as the creator and founder of the globally popular Collective Hub, the hip magazine of inspiration for disrupters and innovators of all stripes--with bold ideas on how you can stay on...
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Godspeed: A Memoir"A memoir for our times." --Michael Stipe "A coming-of-age drama captured through poetic prose and convincing honesty." --Kirkus Reviews"I swim for every chance to get wasted--after every meet, every weekend, every travel trip. This is what I look forward to and what I tell...
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Federer and Me: A Story of ObsessionIn this wildly entertaining and informative memoir reminiscent of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch--but set in the world of tennis--one man recounts his all-consuming obsession with Roger Federer and delves into the fascinating history of professional sports and fandom.For much of the past decade, William...
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It Takes One to Tango: How I Rescued My Marriage with (Almost) No Help from My Spouse--And How You Can, TooWith a focus on self-empowerment and resilience, this refreshing and witty relationship guide has a reassuring counterintuitive message for unhappy spouses: you only need one partner to initiate far-reaching positive change in a marriage.Conventional wisdom says that "it takes two" to turn a troubled...
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Daddy Was the Black Dahlia Killer: The Identity of America's Most Notorious Serial Murderer--Revealed at LastIt is one of the most enduringly fascinating crimes in American history. On January 15, 1947, passersby made a grisly discovery in a vacant lot in Los Angeles: the body of a naked young woman, cut in two, and savagely mutilated. The victim was...
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MaudeIn 1906, I was barely over fourteen years old, and it was my wedding day. My older sister, Helen, came to my room, took me by the hand, and sat me down on the bed. She opened her mouth to say something, but then...
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Anthology of Amazing Women: Trailblazers Who Dared to Be DifferentThis beautifully illustrated collection tells the awe-inspiring stories of 50 women who have pushed the boundaries of human excellence and endeavor. Featuring familiar icons like Elizabeth I and Malala Yousafzai, and introducing hidden figures like Chien-Shiung Wu and Aud the Deep-Minded, kids will be...
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Clean Hands Save LivesYou may not know it, but an innovation has made our world a better place. The use of alcohol-based handrubs protects us from infectious diseases and saves millions of lives each year through safer health care. Here is the story of this revolutionary formulation,...
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Trail of FootprintsAuthor: Frida BrewerPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 05/29/2014Pages: 310Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81dISBN: 9781499022087This title is not returnable
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