Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Jimmy Stewart: The Truth Behind the LegendMany stars of the silver screen in twentieth-century Hollywood became national icons, larger-than-life figures held up as paragons of American virtues. However, the private lives of actors such as John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Errol Flynn rarely lived up to the idealistic roles they...
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The Venlo Incident: A True Story of Double-Dealing, Captivity, and a Murderous Nazi PlotWorld War II seems to provide an endless supply of amazing true stories of heroism in the face of mortal danger. This true account of an MI6 agent's kidnapping and survival is a real-life spy thriller, and one worth knowing. On November 9, 1939,...
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Xcon to Icon: The Kali Muscle StoryWhen you look at me what do you see? Do you see a man with a successful rising career, someone with a body of art? Well it hasn't always been like that for me. Born into the deep streets of East Oakland, I had...
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Geronimo's Story of His LifeThe name "Geronimo" evokes a number of different emotions. Those who believed in 19th century America's "Manifest Destiny" viewed Geronimo and all Native Americans as impediments to God's will for the nation. Descendants of people killed by "hostile" Natives certainly considered warriors like Geronimo...
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How They Murdered Princess Diana: The Shocking TruthThis explosive book blows the lid on one of the most shocking crimes of our modern era. But it does more than that. How They Murdered Princess Diana is the most complete evidence-based account of the assassination of Princess Diana yet written. It delivers...
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Open: An Adoption Story in Three VoicesOpen is a story of open adoption. It speaks to anyone who has adopted a child, has or wants to adopt a child, or who is contemplating giving a child up for adoption.Open brings an honest humanity to the people affected by open adoption,...
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Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David OhannessianThe compelling life story of Armenian ceramicist David Ohannessian, whose work changed the face of Jerusalem--and a granddaughter's search for his legacy. Along the cobbled streets and golden walls of Jerusalem, brilliantly glazed tiles catch the light and beckon the eye. These colorful wares--known...
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Mary Read and Anne BonnyDiscover the lives of Mary Read and Anne Bonny, the dangerous female duo who sailed with Calico Jack.Author: Rebecca StefoffPublisher: Cavendish Square PublishingPublished: 12/30/2014Pages: 48Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.30h x 7.40w x 0.40dISBN: 9781502602015Audience: Ages 9-12Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 6.5Point Value: 1Interest Level: Middle...
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Gandhi: Portrait of a Friend"On the day that Mahatma Gandhi was killed, I arrived in Delhi just an hour and a quarter before the tragedy ... the greatest tragedy since the Son of God died on the cross." So begins this compelling account of Gandhi by E. Stanley...
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The Hunt for History: On the Trail of the World's Lost Treasures--From the Letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the Secret RecordiNathan Raab, America's preeminent rare documents dealer, describes his years as the Sherlock Holmes of historical artifacts--questing after precious finds and determining their authenticity--and he shows us what the past can tell us about the present. A box uncovered in a Maine attic with...
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Kenzie's Rules for Life: How to Be Happy, Healthy, and Dance to Your Own BeatThe bestselling inspirational, upbeat collection of relatable lessons from the teen sensation, Mackenzie Ziegler--an award-winning dancer, singer/songwriter, and actress. Growing up is hard, but growing up in the spotlight is even harder. However, Mackenzie Ziegler is taking it all in stride, thanks to her...
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Almost Gone: Twenty-Five Days and One Chance to Save Our DaughterThe harrowing true story of a high-school senior, her parents, her secret online relationship with a handsome, manipulative stranger, and her well-laid plan to leave home and country to marry a man in Kosovo she thought she loved. The Baldwins were a strong, tight-knit...
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Every Day Is ExtraAn instant New York Times bestseller, John Kerry's revealing memoir offers "a detailed record of an important life...frank, thoughtful, and clearly written...A bittersweet reminder of what the country once demanded of its leaders" (The New York Times Book Review). Every Day Is Extra is...
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Sensing the Rhythm: Finding My Voice in a World Without Sound"Mandy will never let deafness silence her, and she has aptly proven that deaf people can do anything." --Marlee Matlin, Academy Award(R) winner and star of the 2022 Oscar(R) winning film CODA The inspiring true story of America's Got Talent Top Five Finalist Mandy...
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The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur's MemoirJoe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, shares the epic inside story of how a working-class kid from the Nebraska prairie took on Wall Street's clubby brokerage business, busted it open, and walked away a billionaire. Joe Ricketts always had the gift of seeing what...
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Tonight We Bombed the U.S. Capitol: The Explosive Story of M19, America's First Female Terrorist Group"A deeply-researched and well-written account of" (Peter Bergen, author of United States of Jihad) M19--the first and only domestic terrorist group founded and led by women--as they waged a violent war against racism, sexism, and imperialism in Ronald Reagan's America. 1981: Ronald Reagan declared...
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Wrestling with His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856The "magisterial" (The New York Times Book Review) second volume of Sidney Blumenthal's acclaimed, landmark biography, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, reveals the future president's genius during the most decisive period of his political life when he seizes the moment, finds his voice,...
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Bertrand Russell: The Spirit of Solitude 1872-1921From the author of Ludwig Wittegenstein: The Duty of Genius comes a compelling biography of Bertrand Russell, the acclaimed philosopher of the twentieth century and the ingenious author of Principia Mathematica. Over the course of his life, Bertrand Russell grew from a major philosopher...
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Mumbai New York Scranton: A MemoirAn extraordinarily moving memoir from an iconoclastic new talent--an artist, cook, and illustrator whose adventures at home and abroad reveal the importance of living life with your eyes wide open. Best known for her witty illustrations, and as a cookAuthor: Tamara ShopsinPublisher: Scribner Books...
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Survival Math: Notes on an All-American FamilyONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 ONE OF BUZZFEED'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 An electrifying, dazzlingly written reckoning and an essential addition to the national conversation about race and class, Survival Math takes its...
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