Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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RUNAWAY - The Del Shannon StoryAuthor: Brian C. YoungPublisher: Xlibris UsPublished: 06/30/2023Pages: 812Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.79dISBN: 9798369401484This title is not returnable
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Lake Street JimmyStep into the vibrant world of "Lake Street Jimmy," a captivating children's book that follows the inspiring journey of a young boy named Jimmy. Set against the backdrop of Minneapolis' Lake Street, this heartwarming tale celebrates Jimmy's transformation from a dream-filled youngster to a...
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Wounded WarriorFrom a dysfunctional family, and decades long addiction to drugs and alcohol, this one woman's story is more about the redeeming power, and saving grace of a God who called her to stand in the gap for His people, even before her conceptionAuthor: Deidre...
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Opening Up: The Making of a SurgeonIn Opening Up: The Making of a Surgeon, David Clarke recounts the remarkable journey of a war widow's only child in bombed-out Hull as he embarks on a distinguished career in surgery. Experience his formative years, including winning a public school scholarship and his...
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Bertha Parker: The First Woman Indigenous American ArchaeologistThe Queens of STEAM series explores the life and work of women who've made a big impact in a specific area of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). In this edition, newly independent readers meet Bertha Parker, an indigenous american of Abenaki and...
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Through the Eyes of a Slave - Written Accounts of American Slavery"Through the Eyes of a Slave" contains a carefully-selected collection of famous, influential and moving American slave narratives from a variety of authors including Solomon Northup's "Twelve Years a Slave", which was adapted into the 2013 blockbuster film of the same name. These compelling,...
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Aging ArtfullyLiving to 100? "Old age is hot right now...they don't know what to do with us " says Isabel Ferguson, one of the women featured in Amy Gorman's "Aging Artfully, 12 Profiles of Visual & Performing Women Artists Aged 85-105." Based on interviews of...
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House of Fields: Memories of a Rural EducationAnne-Marie Oomen uses a wealth of vivid language and personal details to bring scenes from her childhood on a family farm to life in House of Fields. Yet the focus of this book shifts away from the daily activities of the farm, which Oomen...
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"That Fiend in Hell": Soapy Smith in LegendAs the Klondike gold rush peaked in spring 1898, adventurers and gamblers rubbed shoulders with town-builders and gold-panners in Skagway, Alaska. The flow of riches lured confidence men, too-among them Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith (1860-98), who with an entourage of "bunco-men" conned and robbed...
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the Atomic WestIn 1922, the teenage son of a Jewish immigrant ventured from Manhattan to New Mexico for his health. It was the first of many trips to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a western retreat where J. Robert Oppenheimer would eventually hold pathbreaking discussions with...
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A Plain Man in the Holy LandOnce within the reach of only a privileged few, a pilgrimage to the Holy Land is nowadays made by many thousands of ordinary men and women every year. This is a book written by one who has intimate and extensive knowledge of the Christian...
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Heaven's CoastThe year is 1989 and Mark Doty's life has reached a state of enviable equilibrium. His reputation as a poet of formidable talent is growing, he enjoys his work as a college professor and, perhaps most importantly, he is deeply in love with his...
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Hypatia: New Foes with an Old FaceHypatia is a fictional account of the life of the great female Greek philosopher Hypatia. Hypatia (born c. 350-370; died 415 AD) was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was...
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Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ErA powerful, compelling firsthand account of the moral and ethical questions ER doctors face even as they scramble to diagnose patients on the brink of death.Code Gray is the riveting story of a seemingly healthy forty-three-year-old woman who arrives in the ER in sudden...
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A Pocket Full of HeavenThis Photographer shares her images with you to inspire, to imagine and to dream.JUST LOOK UP, IT IS THE BEST THERAPY! Author: Pamela SchuylerPublisher: Pamela Ricka Schuyler CowensPublished: 01/05/2022Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.48dISBN: 9781957220246
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45 People, Places, and Events in Black History You Should Know: Historical ProfilesDid you know that a black man founded Chicago, Illinois? Did you know that the iconic television program Sesame Street grew out of the Civil Rights movement? This collection of unsung trailblazers unearths these and other little-known facts from the past. Packed with insightful...
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UnguardedAn unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of Famer--revealing how Scottie Pippen, the youngest of twelve, overcame two family tragedies and universal disregard by college scouts to become an essential component of the greatest basketball dynasty of...
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Library Girls of New York: A Secret PlaceLibrary Girls of New York is a true story, a recollection of growing up in an unusual place. The author lived inside an apartment in two New York Public Libraries with her Mom and Dad and two sisters from the 1940s to the 1970s.Author:...
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Damn Right Lib/E: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (Revised)A must-listen biography from the author of the bestselling Warren Buffett Speaks.Author: Janet LowePublisher: Gildan Media CorporationPublished: 10/31/2019Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798200579754About the AuthorLowe, Janet: - Janet Lowe is the author of the bestselling Warren Buffett Speaks, Jack Welch Speaks, and Bill Gates Speaks, all...
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The Radioactive Boy Scout Lib/E: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear ReactorGrowing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science. While he was working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David's obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a new project: building a...
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