Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to FierceThe inspiring true story of writer Margie Goldsmith and her solutions for anyone who has ever felt "less than."Margie Goldsmith is a role model for generations of women to live fearlessly. Having survived a dysfunctional childhood, Goldsmith fled to Paris after college, living a...
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Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average GirlA New York Times bestseller! This "infectious and contagious" ("Stone Cold" Steve Austin) memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin--a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch--delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame. Raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a...
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Because We Are Bad: Ocd and a Girl Lost in ThoughtA Washington Post Best Book of the Year"One of the best [books] I have read on the phenomenology of OCD." --Scott Stossel, the Washington Post Written with the indelible power of Girl, Interrupted, Brain on Fire, and Reasons to Stay Alive, a lyrical, poignant...
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Beard: A Memoir of a Marriage"When I tell this story as a joke, I am its punchline. Leaning in close, I might start with this bit: The night before my first husband got outed to me, I was in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood dressed up as Liza Minnelli for Halloween."...
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Barnett Newman: HereThe definitive biography of a transformational American artist and the city that shaped him Barnett Newman (1905-1970), a founding member of the abstract expressionist movement, was a contemporary of such figures as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. He left...
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Bare Bones: I'm Not Lonely If You're Reading This Book#1 New York Times BestsellerA touching, funny, heart-wrenching, and triumphant memoir from one of the biggest names in radio, the host of The Bobby Bones Show, one of the most listened-to drive time morning radio shows in the nation.Growing up poor in Mountain Pine,...
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Bad Mormon: A MemoirINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named one of Entertainment Tonight's Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2023 As seen in The New York Times, People, The Cut, Vulture, The Daily Beast, Today, Bustle, Us Weekly, Life & Style, and Interview "No stone goes unturned" (People) in...
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¡Ándale, Prieta!: A Love Letter to My FamilyThis beautifully open coming-of-age memoir by a Mexican American debut writer doubles as a love letter to the tough grandmother who raised her.When I tell people who don't speak Spanish what prieta means--dark or the dark one--their eyes pop open and a small gasp...
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A Stranger Among Saints: Stephen Hopkins, the Man Who Survived Jamestown and Saved Plymouth"An absorbing, perceptive biography...Deftly crafted history illuminates the nation's earliest days." --Kirkus Reviews Sometime between 1610 and 1611, William Shakespeare wrote The Tempest. The idea for the play came from the real-life shipwreck in 1609 of the Sea Venture, which was caught in a...
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Assata: An AutobiographyOn May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (aka JoAnne Chesimard) lay in a hospital, close to death, handcuffed to her bed, while local, state, and federal police attempted to question her about the shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike that had claimed the...
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A Redemptive Gift: Ruby's StoryFrom the moment we take our first breath to our final farewell, life is a journey filled with trials, triumphs, and moments of grace.Born under the shadow of rejection in rural Comer, Alabama, during an era of segregation and marginalization, Ruby Nell Wilson's life...
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A Real Life Fairy Tale Princess KateGrowing up in the charming town of Reading, England, young Kate Middleton, like millions of young girls, dreamt about what the future might hold for her. Certainly, she never imagined that she would one day become Princess Catherine of Great Britain, known around the...
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Anne FrankIn this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Anne Frank, the writer whose diary captured the hearts of the public. Anne Frank was born in Germany to a loving family. But when World War II broke...
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Anna Atkins: Photographer, Naturalist, InnovatorLearn about the life of Anna Atkins, the pioneering photographer who combined art and science to create the first photographically illustrated book Step into the world of Anna Atkins (1799-1871), perhaps the world's first female photographer and a pioneer of the medium. She lived...
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Andrew JacksonBy "the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time" (New York Times), the critically acclaimed and most concise biography of Andrew Jackson that takes a comprehensive look at the political, personal, and military life of the seventh president of the United States.Author: Robert V. ReminiPublisher:...
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Analog Spooks: An Autobiography of the World's Greatest Operator ApprenticeIn Analog Spooks, Fuller shares a vivid tapestry of experiences from his formative years in the Finger Lakes region of New York during World War II. The narrative unfolds with humorous anecdotes from his early days in the United States Navy, including a memorable...
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American Bloodlines: Reckoning with Lynch CultureAuthor: Sonya LeaPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 10/07/2025Pages: 200Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.10h x 5.70w x 0.90dISBN: 9781985902855About the AuthorLea, Sonya: - Sonya Lea is the author of Wondering Who You Are, a memoir--about what happened after her husband lost the memory of their...
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America and Americans: And Selected NonfictionA Penguin Classic More than four decades after his death, John Steinbeck remains one of the nation's most beloved authors. Yet few know of his career as a journalist who covered world events from the Great Depression to Vietnam. Now, this distinctive collection offers...
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Amanda GormanIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Amanda Gorman, America's astounding young poet and activist. From an early age, Little Amanda read everything she could get her hands on, from books to...
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Alza La VozAuthor: Drew AfualoPublisher: Urano WorldPublished: 08/19/2025Pages: 216Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.70dISBN: 9788418714900
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