Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Unfathomable Ascent: How Hitler Came to PowerThe chilling and little-known story of Adolf Hitler's eight-year march to the pinnacle of German politics.On the night of January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler leaned out of a spotlit window of the Reich chancellery in Berlin, bursting with joy. The moment seemed unbelievable, even...
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The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL QuarterbackWhat is an elite NFL QB and what separates that player from the others? One answer is the coach they share. In the recent history of the biggest game on earth, one man is the common thread that connects several of the very best...
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The New York Times Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary PeopleThe obituary page of The New York Times isa celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obits in the book with exclusive online access to 10,000 more of the most important and fascinating obituaries the Times has ever published. The obituary page...
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Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood's Messy YearsA comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from Real Simple journalist Catherine Newman. Much is written about a child's infancy and toddler years, which is good since children will never remember it themselves. It is ages 4-14 that make up the second...
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The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College BasketballAmerica's favorite sportswriter takes readers on a thrilling and unforgettable journey into the world of college basketball in this national bestseller. Like millions who love college basketball, John Feinstein was first drawn to the game because of its intensity, speed and intelligence. Like many...
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At the Plate With...Ken Griffey Jr.Ken Griffey Jr., son of former pro ballplayer Ken Griffey Sr., has baseball in his blood. From his early years hanging out at Yankee Stadium with his father through his high school days as a baseball star, Ken Jr. was destined to bring greatness...
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On the Field with... Mia HammWomen's soccer has never been more popular. At the top of the sport's list of star players is Mia Hamm. Her speed, aggressive play, and ability to read the field have sparked every team she's ever played on. At the University of North Carolina,...
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The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie"Loud, raucous, infantile, racy, and very funny...The book is full of likable eccentrics, sexual shenanigans, and--if you know where to look for them--valuable life lessons."--Booklist Animal House, the movie, didn't tell the half of it. Writing with a freshness and joy that make Dartmouth...
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Tales from Q SchoolFrom the author of Raise a Fist, Take a Knee and A Good Walk Spoiled, this "must-read" national bestseller takes you inside the dramatic world of the highest-pressure golf tournament in the world (Tampa Tribune). It is the tournament that separates champions from mortals....
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They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of InnovatorsAn illustrated history of American innovators -- some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating -- by the author of the bestselling The American Century.Author: Harold EvansPublisher: Back Bay BooksPublished: 05/09/2006Pages: 692Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 9.16h x 6.06w x 1.09dISBN: 9780316013857Review Citation(s): New York...
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Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFLAn up-close look inside an NFL powerhouse, from the only writer in America whom players and coaches would trust with their secrets.America's favorite sportswriter lifts the shroud of secrecy that envelops the NFL to give us the most intimate look we have ever had...
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Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of FaithCharles Darwin published The Origin of Species, his revolutionary tract on evolution and the fundamental ideas involved, in 1859. Nearly 150 years later, the theory of evolution continues to create tension between the scientific and religious communities. Challenges about teaching the theory of evolution...
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Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America's Deadliest Biker GangsThe basis for the hit TV series Gangland Undercover!Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws presents the gripping account from an ex-con who went undercover to help the ATF infiltrate three of America's most violent biker gangs. Despite lacking any experience with motorcycle gangs, Charles Falco infiltrated...
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Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs: The Making of a SurgeonIt looked for a while as if Michael Collins would spend his life breaking concrete and throwing rocks for the Vittorio Scalese Construction Company. He liked the work and he liked the pay. But a chance remark by one of his coworkers made him...
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All My Patients Have Tales: Favorite Stories from a Vet's PracticeAll My Patients Have Tales is a charming, funny, and engaging collection of stories in the great tradition of All Creatures Great and Small by the late James Herriot. Jeff Wells works in a mixed practice where he treats both farm animals and house...
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A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel SilversteinFew authors are as beloved as Shel Silverstein. His inimitable drawings and comic poems have become the bedtime staples of millions of children and their parents, but few readers know much about the man behind that wild-eyed, bearded face peering out from the backs...
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Edward VI: The Lost King of EnglandIn his desperate quest for an heir, King Henry VIII divorced one wife and beheaded another. The birth of Prince Edward on October 12, 1537, ended his father's twenty-seven-year wait. Nine years later, Edward was on the throne, a boy-king of a nation in...
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Soldier's HeartIncludes a New Afterword by the Author A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA USA Today Best Book of 2007A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of 2007 What does it mean to teach literature to a soldier? How does it prepare a young...
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Lucia Joyce: To Dance in the WakeIn this ground breaking work Carol Shloss shows the extraordinary influence that James Joyce's daughter Lucia exercised on her father's emotions and work. This is a story that was not supposed to be told, writes Shloss who transforms Lucia from the mad daughter, and...
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Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775A great military history about the early days of the American Revolution, Thomas A. Desjardin's Through a Howling Wilderness is also a timeless adventure narrative that tells of heroic acts, men pitted against nature's fury, and a fledgling nation's fight against a tyrannical oppressor....
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