Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia: A MemoirJohn O'Brien was raised in Philadelphia by an Appalachian father who fled the mountains to escape crippling poverty and family tragedy. Years later, with a wife and two kids of his own, the son moved back into those mountains in an attempt to understand...
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A Place Among Giants: 22 Seasons at Denali BasecampTwenty two years of love, triumph, and tragedy on North America's tallest mountain.Lisa Roderick had already forged an unlikely path, from growing up on a farm in Connecticut to driving the Alaska Highway to start a new life in the 49th state. What happened...
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Another Man's War: The True Story of One Man's Battle to Save Children in the SudanA gun-toting preacher, a rebel army led by a madman, and entire villages slaughtered just because they were in the way.In Another Man's War, follow Sam Childer's remarkable transformation from violent thug to a man of faith, and his ongoing battle to save children...
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An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active LifeThe power of solitude to deepen a life.In his twenties, Michael N. McGregor traveled to the remote Greek island of Patmos to spend two winter months alone, 6,000 miles from home. It was a time before cellphones and the internet, when even a phone...
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Amanda Gorman: Poet and ActivistLearn all about Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, in this Step 2 biography reader! Poet and activist Amanda Gorman captivated millions of viewers across the nation as she read her poem, The Hill We Climb, at the historic inauguration of...
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Amanda Gorman: Poet and ActivistLearn all about Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, in this Step 2 biography reader! Poet and activist Amanda Gorman captivated millions of viewers across the nation as she read her poem, The Hill We Climb, at the historic inauguration of...
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Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of ExplorationOn January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the...
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A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole"An inspiring memoir about coming home to who you are." --People Magazine One woman's decades-long journey to a diagnosis of autism, and the barriers that keep too many neurodivergent people from knowing their true selves Marian Schembari was thirty-four years old when she learned...
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A Life Well Played: My Stories (Commemorative Edition)The commemorative edition of the instant New York Times bestseller--now with a foreword by Jack Nicklaus!"A wonderful compilation that reflects who he was as a person, as a golfer, and as someone who believed in giving back. He was a champion at each turn,...
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A Judge's Tale: A Trailblazer Fights for Her Place on the BenchFor fans of The Good Wife and Suits, the true story of a passionately principled young female judge in the man's world of the '60s and '70s who is forced to defend her judgeship against two male challengers in a grueling election--while pregnant with...
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A Heart That WorksNew York Times Bestseller * New Yorker Best Books of 2022 * Entertainment Weekly Best Books of 2022 * USA Today Best Books of 2022 * Time 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 * Mother Jones Books We Needed in 2022 * People Fall Must Read * 2022 BuzzFeed Fall Reading Pick * New York Post Best Books of...
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A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing NinetyFormer poet laureate of the United States Donald Hall's final collection of essays, from the vantage point of very old age, once again "alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny."**(New York Times) "Why should a nonagenarian hold anything back?" Donald Hall answers his own question in...
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AbbreviateA small collection of small essays, Abbreviate examines how the injustices and violences of girlhood lead women to accept-and even claim-small spaces and stories. In lyric flash prose, Sarah Fawn Montgomery shares a girlhood shaped by neglect and abuse from adults and saved through...
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7 Women: And the Secret of Their GreatnessNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBe inspired as you explore the captivating stories of seven Christian women of faith who changed the course of history.New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas gives you seven fascinating portraits of some of the greatest women who ever lived, each...
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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our TimesA stunning, collectible edition of Howard Zinn's landmark memoir that chronicles his lifelong commitment to social justice and steadfast belief that ordinary people can change history A Beacon Classics edition, featuring spot gloss cover and retro, classic palette Is change possible? Where will it...
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Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr.SPECIAL 100TH BIRTHDAY EDITION OF THE CLASSIC BESTSELLER"What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent . . . I've got to be a star. I have to be a star like another man has to breathe." --Sammy Davis, Jr. Originally...
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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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Why Bob Dylan Matters, Revised Edition"The coolest class on campus" - The New York Times***Revised and updated with a new Afterword from the author.***When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others questioned the choice. How could...
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When News Breaks: A Memoir of Love and WarCNN anchor Carol Lin is at the height of her career after becoming the first network journalist to break the news of the 9/11 attacks. A month later, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a Taliban sniper along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, a...
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What Would Philip Roth Do?: A MemoirNot Your Typical Boy-Meets-Girl Boy-Loses-Shiksa StoryWelcome to the brain of Matt Check. Here you'll find thoughts of bluegrass music, unrequited love, modern-day Nazis and uncircumcised penises. "Ugh, smegma," as he likes to say. Matt's goal? To make a life for himself in New York...
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