Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Camus and Sartre: The Story of a Friendship and the Quarrel That Ended ItAuthor: Ronald AronsonPublisher: University of Chicago PressPublished: 05/13/2005Pages: 302Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.18h x 6.28w x 0.64dISBN: 9780226000244About the AuthorRonald Aronson is Distinguished Professor of interdisciplinary studies at Wayne State University. He is the author or editor of seven previous books, including Sartre's Second...
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Silently Said: A Journey Through Illness and AddictionFrom the Series . . . Silently Said by Diana LeeNestled in a quiet and quaint small town, just down a dusty gravel road, lived a family plagued with a mystery they can't solve. Diana, born in March of 1978, the youngest of four...
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Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American RightWorshipped by her fans, denounced by her enemies, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, the novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand was a powerful thinker whose views on government and markets shaped the conservative movement from its earliest days. Drawing on unprecedented access to...
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Constantine the EmperorNo Roman emperor had a greater impact on the modern world than did Constantine. The reason is not simply that he converted to Christianity, but that he did so in a way that brought his subjects along after him. Indeed, this major new biography...
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Principles of High Performing Teams: A Coaches Blueprint for ExcellencePrinciples of High-Performing Teams provide the leader, mentor, and coach with rare leadership insights to define elite sports' aligned excellence elements. The author's significant reference to team scenarios that impact behaviour and action are referenced throughout the book. These references offer a catalogue of...
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The Life of Christina of Markyate'I wish to remain single, for I have made a vow of virginity.' This is the remarkable story of the twelfth-century recluse Christina, who became prioress of Markyate, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Determined to devote her life to God and to remain a...
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La Montagne Mère: Vous Pouvez Grimper Mt. EverestUne histoire lyrique, inspirée de faits réels, de deux meilleurs amis qui, quand ils sont enfants, décident d'escalader le mont Everest quand ils seront grands. Ils ont suivi leur plan, après avoir grandi, être allés à l'université, ils ont économisé et se sont entraînés...
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King David: A BiographyThrough a close and critical reading of biblical texts, ancient history, and recent archeological discoveries, Steven L. McKenzie concludes that David was indeed a real person. This David was not the humble shepherd who slew Goliath and became king, however, but was a usurper,...
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The Hitler Myth: Image and Reality in the Third ReichFew, if any, twentieth-century political leaders have enjoyed greater popularity among their own people than Hitler did in the decade or so following his rise to power in 1933. The personality of Hitler himself, however, can scarcely explain this immense popularity or his political...
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Alice Paul: Claiming PowerAlice Paul redirected the course of American political history. Raised by Quaker parents in Moorestown, New Jersey, she would become a passionate and outspoken leader of the woman suffrage movement. In 1913, she reinvigorated the American campaign for a constitutional suffrage amendment and, in...
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Marius Petipa: The Emperor's Ballet MasterOne of the most important ballet choreographers of all time, Marius Petipa (1818 - 1910) created works that are now mainstays of the ballet repertoire. Every day, in cities around the world, performances of Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty draw large audiences to...
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The Invention of Angela Carter: A BiographyWidely acknowledged as one of the most important English writers of the last century, Angela Carter's work stands out for its bawdiness and linguistic zest, its hospitality to the fantastical and the absurd, and its extraordinary inventiveness and range. Her life was as vigorously...
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Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be PresidentCharismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay seemed to have it all. He offered a comprehensive plan of change for America, and he directed national affairs as Speaker of the House, as Secretary of State to John Quincy...
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Queen VictoriaThis is the definitive biography of Britain's greatest monarch, who "was hailed at once as the mother of her people and as the embodied symbol of their imperial greatness." "One of the surpassingly beautiful prose achievements of our time" (Chicago Daily News). Index; illustrations.Author:...
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Brian Jones: The Making of the Rolling Stones"Should be unfailingly interesting to any Stones fan."--Larry Rhoter, New York Times The Rolling Stones' rise to fame is one of rock 'n' roll's epic stories. Yet one crucial part of that story has never been fully told: the role of Brian Jones, the...
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My Berlin Kitchen: Adventures in Love and Life"The new Julie & Julia . . .You'll finish a chapter and find yourself in the kitchen." -Marie Claire The Wednesday Chef (and author of Classic German Baking) finds her way home--a story of love, life, and the search for the perfect rag It...
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I Hear She's a Real Bitch"A terrific, beautifully written, frank, and funny memoir, and a compelling argument for pulling down the long outdated system of 'bro' culture that has dominated the industry since what feels like the beginning of time." --Anthony Bourdain A sharp and candid memoir from a...
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Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else"If Tina Fey and David Sedaris had a daughter, she would be Maeve Higgins." --Glamour A startlingly hilarious essay collection about one woman's messy path to finding her footing in New York City, from breakout comedy star and podcaster Maeve Higgins Maeve Higgins was...
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The Illustrated Walden: Thoreau Bicentennial EditionTo coincide with the bicentennial of Thoreau's birth and TarcherPerigee's publication of Expect Great Things: The Life of Henry David Thoreau, here is a sumptuous rediscovery edition of the first illustrated volume of Thoreau's classic, as originally issued in 1897. In 1897, thirty-five years...
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The Republic of Imagination: A Life in BooksA New York Times bestseller The author of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with the next chapter of her life in books--a passionate and deeply moving hymn to America Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with...
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