Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Story of SonechkaA previously untranslated masterpiece of Russian literature, The Story of Sonechka, written in 1937, is a vivid account, at once comic and tragic, of the love between the now famous twenty-six-year-old poet Maria Tsvetaeva the twenty-four-year-old actress Sonia Holliday (Sonechka), and a wonderful introduction...
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The Story of Caitlin Clark: An Inspiring Biography for Young ReadersDiscover the life of Caitlin Clark--a story about hard work and big dreams for kids ages 6 to 9Caitlin Clark was a trailblazer in the world of college basketball and is now a player for the WNBA! Before she became a basketball star, she...
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The Saga of Sudden Sam: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Sam McDowellThe candid autobiography of all-star pitcher "Sudden Sam" McDowell, whose alcohol-fueled life quickly and famously spiraled out of control, and his ultimate redemption as a counselor for other athletes suffering from addiction.Sam McDowell seemed to have it all. Considered by many to be the...
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The Roots of the Guava Tree: Growing Up Jewish and Arab in ColombiaA debut contemporary memoir about a young woman struggling to understand her identity as the daughter of a Jewish mother and Christian Palestinian father, coming of age in Colombia as increasing violence and the instability of the 1980s engulf her country. Sonia Daccarett grew...
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The Roma: A Traveling HistoryA unique, deeply personal portrait of the nomadic Romani people and their on-going journey that sheds new light on their history, where they have traveled and settled, and what it means to be Romani today.The word Roma conjures images of free-spirited nomads, creative and...
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The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After TraumaA "vital, life-saving must-read" (Nora McInerny, author of Bad Vibes Only) manifesto for communal resilience based on in-depth investigations into history, social science, and psychology, from the bestselling author of Rage Becomes Her. We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for strength,...
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The Power of One Man: How the Soludo-Engineered Consolidation Transformed Nigerian Banks to Global PlayersThe Power of One Man is a lucid account of the Professor Chukwuma Soludo-engineered banking consolidation - its launch and implementation, and how it transformed the Nigerian banking industry. The take-off point of the narrative is a vivid account of the liberalisation of the...
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The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment, and ProtestNow in paperback: A compelling and prismatic love story of one family's defiance in the face of injustice--and how their story echoes across generations."Beautifully woven together by Satsuki Ina's mother's diary and her father's haiku--through which they are both still speaking--[this] is memoir as...
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The Path to Sustained Excellence: Strategy, Culture and Team: The Story of WSFS into the 21st CenturyIn business circles, Mark Turner, the former CEO of WSFS, is best known for having led the Delaware-based bank from a market value of $100 million to a value of $3 billion on the NASDAQ exchange, outperforming the broader market's returns many times over...
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The Odyssey of Judicial CorruptionThe Odyssey of Judicial Corruption" is the narration, examination, revelation and exposure expertly crafted by an experienced Black female D.C. Trial Attorney of a polished, sanitized, and corrupt D.C. Court System that scoffs at the rule of law, kicks fair and equal justice to...
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The Mystery of Perception: A Conversation with Lynne TillmanCandid and instantly engaging, this will be the go-to introduction to Lynne Tillman for readers everywhere and is a must have for any fan. A breakthrough for the legendary underground icon, who speaks about her life as a writer and her work in a...
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The Mollys B.Two gals known to be plucky. Gutsy. Maybe a little headstrong. Meet the two Mollys--one a renowned survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, the other a determined heifer with an indomitable spirit. Living a century apart, they share more than just a...
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The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner's Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and FortuneThe riveting story of how one woman rose from simple beginnings to become one of the most sought-after miniaturists of the Gilded Age. Richly illustrated with over 70 photos, including color images of her rare surviving works.No other female portrait artist had the notoriety...
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The Memory of a NameThe Memory of a Name is not just a memoir. It's the story of a man whose name echoes through three generations, shared with him by his father and his son, each facing their own battles yet bound by the same identity. It's a...
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The Man in the White Suit: The Stig, Le Mans, the Fast Lane and MeThe Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more - including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's...
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The Life of Thecla: Apocryphal Expansion in Late AntiquityThecla was one of the most venerated saints in late antiquity. One of her followers created the Life of Thecla as an act of devotion in the fifth century, rewriting the popular Acts of Thecla and transforming it into the heroic saga of a...
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The Last Real Showgirl: My Sequined '70s OnstageDuring the 1970s, showgirls represented the pinnacle of club and resort entertainment. In the modern age, very few shows left in Las Vegas, the resorts, or Paris feature showgirls at all. This memoir presents in her own words the life of Diane Christiansen, the...
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The Heart of Things: A Midwestern Almanac"I've never believed that living in one place means being one thing all the time, condemned like Minnie Pearl to wear the same hat for every performance. Life is more complicated than that." In this remarkable book of days, John Hildebrand charts the overlapping...
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The Gypsy JournalsEight days after the devastating loss of her mom from Alzheimer's disease, the author leaves her home in Wisconsin to embark on a five-month journey into the remote wilderness of the Arizona desert to get away, mourn, and heal. With no running water, electricity,...
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The Freshman 15/16 of GriefTen years ago, Debbie Pausig took a chance and self-published her first book, "An AffaiЯ Worth Remembering With Huntington's Disease, Incurable Love & Intimacy During an Incurable Illness." It was where she took us through the caregiver's journey of her love story entangled with...
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