Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights, and Last Call Disco Fries at America's Gay RestaurantsFrom a New York Times journalist, a culinary tour of gay restaurants--their history, and how they evolved as a space of safety and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community--full of joy, sex, sorrow, activism, and nostalgia. Dining Out explores how gay people came of age,...
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Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented RhythmIt's Dilla Time. Finally. Dilla Time is the story of the invention of a new kind of time, a new kind of sound by the most influential music producer of the last 25 years, someone you may never heard of: J. Dilla. He's revered...
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen***THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER******EXPANDED WITH NEW MATERIAL TO REFLECT TRUMP'S SECOND TERM***"This riveting, courageous memoir ought to be mandatory reading for every American." --Michelle Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The New Jim Crow"l cried reading this book, realizing more fully what my parents...
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Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood's First StuntwomanFrom LA Times bestselling author Mallory O'Meara, the story of America's first professional stuntwoman, Helen Gibson, who rose to fame during a time when women ruled Hollywood.Helen Gibson was a woman willing to do anything to give audiences a thrill. Advertised as "The Most...
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Dark Horses: A Memoir of RedemptionARTHUR HANCOCK NEEDED A MIRACLEHe had long ago strayed from the golden path that once seemed to beckon him, as the eldest son of a Thoroughbred racing legend. His life had been a wild, booze-fueled ride: car wrecks, fights, nights in jail. But whatever...
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Culture Creep: Notes on the Pop Apocalypse"This book re-framed my entire adolescence. I highly recommend you read it." -- LING MAFrom the critically acclaimed author of Dead Girls ("stylish and inspired"--New York Times Book Review), a sharp, engrossing collection of essays that explore the strange career of popular feminism and...
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Culinary Leverage: A Journey Through the Heat"...raw, humble, and darkly funny."-Chef Jacques Pepin"Honest. Eye-opening. Harrowing. Brilliant." -Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor general of the United States"...a framework for living that applies equally to the pro kitchen, the boardroom, and the family table." -Gail Simmons, food expert, TV host and author...
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Collisions: A Physicist's Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the DinosaursTo his admirers, Luis W. Alvarez was the most accomplished, inventive, and versatile experimental physicist of his generation. During World War II, he achieved major breakthroughs in radar, played a key role in the Manhattan Project, and served as the lead scientific observer at...
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Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary TravelsFrom the author of Red Sands, a New Yorker "Best Cookbook of the Year," a cozy, thoughtful memoir recalling food and travel in Eastern Europe and Central Asia from a basement Edinburgh kitchen, featuring a delicious recipe at the end of each chapter. "With...
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Citizen: My Life After the White HouseNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations, and all. On January 20, 2001, after nearly thirty years in politics--eight of them as president of the...
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Citizen 13660Mine Okubo was one of over one hundred thousand people of Japanese descent - nearly two-thirds of whom were American citizens - who were forced into "protective custody" shortly after Pearl Harbor. Citizen 13660, Okubo's graphic memoir of life in relocation centers in California...
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Chutzpah Girls: 100 Tales of Daring Jewish WomenAuthor: Julie Silverstein,Tami Schlossberg PruwerPublisher: Toby PressPublished: 11/25/2024Pages: 232Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.63lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.25w x 0.80dISBN: 9781592646920
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Children of the Book: A Memoir of Reading TogetherA mother's celebration of the power and wonder of lifelong reading Zibby Owens, My Most Anticipated Books 2025 In Children of the Book, Ilana Kurshan reveals how literature weaves an invisible thread through the tapestry of family life. Kurshan, a mother of five living...
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Carry on: A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely FamilyNAACP Image Award Finalist, and Winner of the 2016 Friends of American Writers Literary Award and the Christopher AwardA deeply moving memoir about the unexpected bonds that would transform three lives.Lisa Fenn produced human-interest features for ESPN for over a decade, but one particular...
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Caesar: Life of a ColossusNamed 2006 Best Book of the Year by Amazon.com "An authoritative and exciting portrait not only of Caesar but of the complex society in which he lived."--Steven Coates, New York Times Book Review "The best introduction to Caesar and his world that is currently...
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Bruce Springsteen a Little Golden Book BiographyHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biographyabout Bruce Springsteen, "The Boss" of rock music. Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers--as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden Book about Bruce...
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Bringing Up Beaver: Two Orphaned Beaver Kits, Their Humans, and Our Journey Back to the WildA lively and charming account of one human's relationship with an orphaned beaver kit. On May 10, 2020, an orphaned beaver kit was found in St. Albans, Vermont and handed over to John Aberth, a licensed volunteer wildlife rehabilitator. Over the next two years,...
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Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American SoilFrom the day that Bobby Zimmerman first turned on the radio in his parents' home in Hibbing, he'd had a pretty good idea that big things were happening. When Bob Dylan arrived in New York one winter morning in 1961 he was a complete...
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Blue Nights: A MemoirNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter, from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Notes to John. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century Richly textured with memories from her...
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Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for KidsLearn about amazing Black women in STEM--15 fascinating science biographies for kids 9 to 12Throughout history, Black women have blazed trails across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Black Women in Science brings something special to black history books for kids, celebrating...
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