Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDeepen your insight into and appreciation for the writings J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis as you explore the untold story of how the First World War shaped their lives, faith, and writings.Had there been no Great War, there...
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A Happy Has-Been: Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by One of Canada's Foremost Entertainment JournalistsSince first stepping in front of MuchMusic's national cameras in 1992, Bill Welychka has become one of Canada's most enduring, recognizable, and respected television personalities. He has over 5,000 interviews under his belt - including film and TV stars, royalty, politicians, athletes, and the...
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A Flash of Color and Light: A Biography of Dale ChihulyThe first-ever picture book biography of world-renowned glassmaker Dale Chihuly--with stunning watercolor illustrations that reveal the history of the art--for aspiring artists ages 5-9. Travel along with Dale Chihuly on his life's journey full of curiosity, discovery, teamwork, and perseverance as he overcomes challenges...
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A Fire in His Soul: Van Gogh, Paris, and the Making of an ArtistThe fascinating story of Vincent van Gogh's two groundbreaking years in Paris, where he transformed himself from a provincial unknown into one of the world's great visionary artists. Vincent Van Gogh arrived in the French capital on the last day of February 1886, a...
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Across Yosemite's Wilderness: A Trailblazing Woman's Career Protecting the Park's BackcountryStep into Yosemite's backcountry with trailblazing ranger Laurel Boyers as she shares a life dedicated to protecting wild wonders Across Yosemite's Wilderness is a memoir about the life and career of Laurel Boyers--the first woman to serve as the Wilderness Manager in the park's...
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Acid for the Children: A MemoirWith "virtuosic vulnerability" (The Atlantic), the iconic bassist and Red Hot Chili peppers co-founder pens a New York Times bestselling love letter to his wild Los Angeles youth in his raw and riveting coming-of-age memoir, now in paperback.In Acid for the Children, Flea takes...
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A Christmas MemoryTogether in one festive, keepsake volume, here are the three holiday stories that Truman Capote regarded as among his greatest works of short fiction. "A Christmas Memory" and "The Thanksgiving Visitor" were inspired by Capote's early years with a family of distant relatives in...
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A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020)A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice: There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If it's navel-gazing you're after, you've come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather,...
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Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma ThomasCelebrate the life-changing power of art in this inspiring and stunningly illustrated picture book biography of American artist Alma Thomas.Meet an incredible woman who broke down barriers throughout her whole life and is now known as one of the most preeminent painters of the...
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101 Black Inventors and their InventionsCome and meet 101 of the world's greatest Black inventors ranging from superb scientists to incredible innovators to exciting entrepreneurs who changed the face of technology and design! 101 Black Inventors and their Inventions introduces you to 101 groundbreaking historical and modern-day Black inventors.This...
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100 First Words for Little CaliforniansCruising down the 5, rocking our Levis, and sipping a Cactus Cooler, we're Californians, fosho. But, like, how do we pass these big California vibes on to baby? Eureka! Introducing 100 First Words for Little Californians, a state primer for kids learning their first...
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Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing RockAt just 8 years old, Aslan arrived in North Dakota with a powerful mission: to stand up against a pipeline that threatened his people's land and water.What began as a quiet act of resistance soon captured the world's attention. This is the story of...
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You Can't Make This Stuff UpI've been collecting these stories for years. Then I started telling them. Now I'm writing them down. They come from almost 60 years of being a large animal vet driving around countless country roads caring for large animals. Some even come from earlier times...
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Year of the Tiger: An Activist's LifeNATIONAL BESTSELLER - ONE OF USA TODAY'S MUST-READ BOOKS - This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist's journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project "Alice Wong...
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WoolgatheringThe National Book Award-winner Patti Smith updates her treasure box of a childhood memoir about "clear unspeakable joy" and "just the wish to know" with a radiant new afterword, written during the pandemic and reflecting on current times. This expanded paperback edition also includes...
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Woodrow Wilson: The Light WithdrawnAn "assiduously researched" (The Wall Street Journal), "powerful...dispassionate new biography" (The Christian Science Monitor) of Woodrow Wilson, focused on his role in the long national struggle for racial equality and women's voting rights. More than a century after his death, Woodrow Wilson's influence on...
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Wise GuyNicholas Pileggi's vivid, unvarnished, journalistic chronicle of the life of Henry Hill--the working-class Brooklyn kid who knew from age twelve that "to be a wiseguy was to own the world," who grew up to live the highs and lows of the mafia gangster's life--has...
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Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing WomenAnnabel Abbs-Streets's Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women is a beautifully written meditation on connecting with the outdoors through the simple act of walking. In captivating and elegant prose, Abbs-Streets's follows in the footsteps of women who boldly reclaimed wild landscapes for themselves,...
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William KamkwambaDiscover the life of William Kamkwamba, the Malawian inventor and engineer, who overcame poverty and famine to build windmills from recycled materials that brought electricity to his village.Little William grew up in a small village in Malawi. His parents were farmers, so every day...
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Who Was John Lewis?Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis in this inspiring addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series. Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther...
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