Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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On Lighthouses"This book is a light at the end of the tunnel." --The Paris ReviewFar from home, in the confines of a dim New York apartment where the oppressive skyscrapers further isolate her, Jazmina Barrera offers a tour of her lighthouses--those structures whose message is...
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One Thousand Ways to Make $1000One Thousand Ways to Make $1000 is the book that Warren Buffett's biographers credit with shaping the legendary investor's business acumen and giving him his trademark appreciation of compound interest. After pulling a copy of One Thousand Ways off a library shelf at age...
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On Elton John: An Opinionated GuideA lively and imaginative exploration of the career and music of the Rocket ManElton John is not only "still standing," he is a living superlative, the ultimate record-breaking, award-winning survivor of the great era of pop and rock music that he helped to shape...
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On AnimalsNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Magnificent." --The New York Times * "Beguiling, observant, and howlingly funny." --San Francisco Chronicle * "Spectacular." --Star Tribune (Minneapolis) * "Full of astonishments." --The Boston Globe Susan Orlean--the beloved New Yorker staff writer hailed as "a national treasure" by The Washington Post...
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Oliver Jeffers (the Illustrators)A phenomenon of twenty-first-century bookmaking, Oliver Jeffers's energy and curiosity has driven an extraordinary career that shows no sign of slowing. Only in his forties, he has published an array of hugely popular books, both as illustrator and author-illustrator, including How to Catch a...
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Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban WildernessThrough stories of nature near at hand, a South Florida writer offers a unique view of humans and the environment amid development and change Wings and talons clatter against a windowpane. Foxes den under a deck. Pines stand in quarter-acre lots, recalling a vanished...
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Oceans of Time: The Musical Autobiography of Billy HartOceans of Time Charts the Rhythmic Course of Jazz Master Billy HartFew drummers have traversed more stylistic terrain or logged more miles behind the world's greatest jazz musicians than Billy Hart. From Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock to McCoy Tyner and Wes Montgomery, Hart...
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Now Departing: A Small-Town Mortician on Death, Life, and the Moments in BetweenIn this unique and thoughtful collection, a young funeral director--also known as "the internet's favorite mortician" (CNBC)--explores various aspects of death, offering heartfelt and practical insights into how we determine what matters most while we are alive. This evocative book is for fans of...
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No Way DownNew York Times Bestseller"A refreshingly unadorned account of the true brutality of climbing K2, where heroes emerge and egos are stripped down, and the only thing achieving immortality is the cold ruthless mountain." -- Norman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the StormIn this riveting...
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Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape CultureNew York Times Bestseller"This is a devastating book, heartbreaking in how familiar and relatable each story is--yet there's power and solidarity in it, too."--ShondalandEdited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and...
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Not A Genuine Black ManWhen Brian Copeland was eight, his mother moved his family from Oakland to San Leandro, hoping to escape her abusive husband. In the early 1970s, San Leandro was 99.99% white and considered one of the most racist enclaves in the nation. This reputation was...
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No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest PeaksNATIONAL BESTSELLER - This gripping and triumphant memoir from the author of The Mountain follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time. "From the drama of the peaks, to the struggle of...
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No Regrets: A Rock 'n' Roll MemoirA funny, candid, New York Times bestselling memoir from the former lead guitarist of the legendary rock band KISS, Ace Frehley. The legendary guitar god who exceeded all limits and lived to tell takes fans on a wild ride through KISStory. He was just...
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Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic EconomyIn recent years, the Nordic countries have been the envy of the world for their economic success, institutional stability, and consistently high levels of social happiness. But are they socialist? Several prominent members of the American right think so. They may find a surprising...
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No Matter What: A Story of a Child ProdigyNo Matter What: A Story of a Child Prodigy shows what talent, discipline, and good habits look like from a young immigrant's perspective. The book offers practical insights into purposeful living by taking you on a promenade-like stroll through Ruth Topacio Reyes' growing up...
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No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph SmithThe first paperback edition of the classic biography of the founder of the Mormon church, this book attempts to answer the questions that continue to surround Joseph Smith. Was he a genuine prophet, or a gifted fabulist who became enthralled by the products of...
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Nola Face: A Latina's Life in the Big EasyEarly in Brooke Champagne's childhood, her Ecuadorian grandmother Lala (half bruja, half santa) strictly circumscribed the girl's present and future: become beautiful but know precisely when to use it; rationalize in English but love in God's first language, the superior Spanish; and if you...
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No Jews Live HereNOMINEE FOR THE HERITAGE TORONTO 2025 BOOK AWARDA stolen sign, 'No Jews Live Here, ' kept John Lorinc's Hungarian Jewish family alive during the Holocaust.From pre-war Budapest to post-war Toronto, journalist John Lorinc unspools four generations of his Hungarian Jewish family's journey through the...
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No Compromise: The Life Story of Keith Green (Legacy Edition - Updated and Expanded)Get a glimpse into the life of the late musician Keith Green through this revised, updated, and expanded 25th-anniversary edition of his inspiring biography, written by his wife, Melody.American pianist, singer, and contemporary Christian songwriter Keith Green was only 28 when he died in...
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Nobody Will Tell You This But Me: A True (as Told to Me) StoryNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the New York Times bestselling author of Buffalo Fluffalo comes a heartwarming memoir that creatively reconstructs the author's late grandmother's voice to tell the story of four generations of strong women in their family. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...
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