Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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I Am Frida KahloThe famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is the 23rd hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series from Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can...
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Hurdles in the Dark: My Story of Survival, Resilience, and TriumphA Mexican-American teen girl dreams of winning an athletic scholarship against all odds in a Texas border town. This true story of survival, strength, and triumph is perfect for fans of Educated and Athlete A. Twenty-four hours: that's how long fourteen-year-old Elvira Gonzalez is...
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How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir"Phenomenal.... A memoir that opens into the world, with brilliance, courage, and elegant prose.... This is a book to read, read again, and remember."--Imani Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award winner South to America Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson...
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence"Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured." --New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the...
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How to Be Unmothered: A Trinidadian MemoirMapping the fault lines between mother and child (humanity's first and supposedly strongest bond), and with a poet's homeric vision of her native Trinidad, Camille U. Adams weaves the Caribbean island's history of colonial violence with her own family's legacy of abandonment.For generations, the...
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Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover"Ralph Moody's story is a perfect example of rural American enterprise in the early 1920s...this book is a glorious recollection of Pre-Dust Bowl, pre-Depression days and is highly recommended."―Library JournalHorse of a Different Color ends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody. His saga...
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Horace: Poet on a VolcanoA biography of Horace, one of the most popular poets from antiquity, revealing the little-known man behind his famous lines "Peter Stothard is a master of modern writing about ancient Rome, of vividly bringing to life its poetry and its poets."--Mary Beard Quintus Horatius...
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Hope with AbandonBecause my father died while I was quite young, adults around me were often open about their experiences of grief. The common theme seemed to be "Abandon hope all ye who enter here." You never move on; you never "get over it." So when...
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Hooligans, Rebels, and Rabble-RousersSome faced bullies, some bullets. Some were orphaned, abandoned, or even jailed. Others endured the pain of slavery or battled serious illnesses and accidents. Hooligans, Rebels, and Rabble-Rousers tells the true stories of twenty girls who defied the odds and left an indelible mark...
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Hiding PlaceOut of the evil called the Holocaust arose a witness, a voice that even the Nazis could not silence, a voice that testified to the power of God to overcome every wickedness and sorrow. Corrie ten Boom is that witness and her powerful story...
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Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia"In quiet, lovely prose, Julie Brill has delivered a powerful reminder of why our stories-personal, familial, historical-are so crucial. A moving excavation of a family story." -Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi TreasureDiscover a powerful, untold chapter of...
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"Hey Mom, wanna have a catch?": A Collection of Baseball Stories...honoring moms and dads who taught us to love America's National Pastime49 Baseball Stories That Will Warm Your Heart!This anthology celebrates parenthood and the powerful influence moms and dads have on their sons' and daughters' lifelong love for baseball.Author Rob Sheinkopf retired from a career in higher education and served as a Luxury Suites Concierge...
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Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the WorldMove aside history--it's time for herstory. Celebrate fifty inspiring and powerful women who changed the world and left their mark in this lavishly illustrated biography compilation that's perfect for fans of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and She Persisted. Throughout history, girls have...
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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston ChurchillFrom the bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic, this thrilling biographical account of the life and legacy of Wintson Churchill is a "nail-biter and top-notch character study rolled into one" (The New York Times). At the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly...
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Hero Found: The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam WarFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Sons and Soldiers comes the incredible but true story of Dieter Dengler, the only pilot to escape captivity from a POW camp in the Laotian jungle during the Vietnam War. In February 1966, Dieter Dengler was...
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Henry Winkler: A Little Golden Book BiographyCelebrate beloved actor and children's book author Henry Winkler with this collectible Little Golden Book, featuring an accessible font for readers with dyslexia! Henry wants all children with dyslexia to know that they are smart and can do great things. Henry Winkler has never...
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Harriet Tubman: The Road to FreedomThe definitive biography of one of the most courageous women in American history "reveals Harriet Tubman to be even more remarkable than her legend" (Newsday).Celebrated for her exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of nineteenth-century...
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Happy to Help: Adventures of a People PleaserA Brit&Co Most Anticipated Books of 2025 An IPPY Gold Medalist in Essays A National Indies Excellence Awards Memoir Finalist Amy Wilson, co-host of the award-winning podcast What Fresh Hell, takes a funny and insightful look at how women are conditioned to be "happy...
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Growing Into Leadership: Lessons Learned Along the WayWhat happens when you're thrust into leadership before you feel ready?When Susan E. Dawson received a surprising promotion just three years into her career, she faced a pivotal decision: simply survive-or truly thrive. Choosing the latter launched a remarkable forty-year leadership journey that would...
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Inspiring Young ChangemakersThe fifth volume of the best-selling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series, 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers, shines a spotlight on extraordinary young women who are making their mark on the world today. Readers will celebrate well-known women, like Greta Thunberg, Bethany Hamilton, Bindi...
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