Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat CaptainMost people only consider the Mississippi River when they cross it or when it inconveniently abandons its banks. But every year, millions of tons of cargo are transported by towboats on the river. In Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain, Captain...
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Peaches or PicklesInspired by a journal she kept between the ages of 14 and 26, Ann Melim shares a moving and honest portrayal of her harrowing journey with undiagnosed bipolar disorder. She captivates the reader with stories of psychotic breaks triggered by dead birds, an impulsive...
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Paul Harvey's the Rest of the StoryAuthor: Paul AurandtPublisher: Bantam BooksPublished: 01/01/1978Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 6.98h x 4.28w x 0.52dISBN: 9780553259629This title is not returnable
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Patagonian Road: A Year Alone Through Latin AmericaSpanning four seasons, 10 countries, three teaching jobs, and countless buses, Patagonian Road chronicles Kate McCahill's solo journey from Guatemala to Argentina. In her struggles with language, romance, culture, service, and homesickness, she personifies a growing culture of women for whom travel is not...
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Orson Welles, Volume 2: Hello Americans"Unfailingly intelligent and well written . . . Vivid and three-dimensional."--Variety The first volume of Simon Callow's magisterial biography of Orson Welles was praised as a "splendidly entertaining, definitive work" by Entertainment Weekly. Now, this eagerly anticipated second volume examines the years following Citizen...
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Opening Weekend: An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and FlopsIn a world where movie marketers are the stars of the story, Opening Weekend: An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops recounts Jim Fredrick's journey through the realm of movie marketing. Fredrick offers readers exclusive access to behind-the-scenes anecdotes and firsthand accounts...
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On the Other Side of Pain Is Your VictoryExperiencing trauma and abuse from her own father and not knowing what it is like to be raised by a mother, there are not enough words to describe the emotional and physical abuse that she and her brothers had to endure for years.Join Francine...
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Only One Alice: The Teaching Life of Alice King Ebey"I would rather teach than eat," Alice King Ebey once commented. She began teaching in 1890 at age eighteen in a one-room Wabash County (Indiana) schoolhouse, then attended Mount Morris College in Illinois and later became an instructor in the Bible School at Manchester...
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Only a GirlAuthor: Irene GuntherPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 01/07/2002Pages: 216Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.14h x 5.92w x 0.60dISBN: 9781401026530This title is not returnable
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One Woman's Century: The Collected Essays of Kay ParleyA remarkable, one-of-a-kind collection. Filled with insight, anecdotes, and fascinating snapshots from the past, ONE WOMAN'S CENTURY is a celebration of the life and work of iconic Saskatchewan author Kay Parley, covering the full scope of her work from 1938 all the way to...
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Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After FootballThe inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the extraordinary friendships that resulted--and stunning revelations about the hardships they faced, based on new interviews with Bill Parcells, Phil Simms, Mark Bavaro, and Bill Belichick. The 1986 New York Giants are legendary. A...
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Not Till We Are Lost: Thoreau, Education, and Climate CrisisAuthor: William HomesteadPublisher: Mercer University PressPublished: 11/05/2024Pages: 376Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780881469486
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No One Has Seen It All: Lessons for Living Well from Nearly a Century of Good TasteFrom the New York City legend, bestselling author, and iconic stylist Betty Halbreich comes this wise and witty collection of guidance from her 96 years to help people of all ages look, feel, and live their best. For half a century, Betty Halbreich curated...
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No Big DealFrom 1980 to around 2000, Dean Brownrout had an uncanny habit of finding himself at the forefront of cultural shifts--from the emergence of new wave and thrash metal music to the dawn of the commercial internet. No Big Deal is a very humorous and...
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My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights MovementPerfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming, debut author Willie Mae Brown crafts an unforgettable memoir about growing up amidst the civil rights movement in a town at the crossroads of history. As the civil rights movement and the fight for voter...
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My Marriage Sabbatical: A Memoir of Solo Travel and Lasting LoveA vibrant, honest, and unique travel memoir for readers who think they're too old to "eat, pray, love," My Marriage Sabbatical captures marital therapist Leah Fisher's journey to maintain her marriage without forfeiting her own independence. She wants to travel the world; he wants...
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My Life Poetically: The Autobiography of MzStoryMy Life Poetically: The Autobiography of MzStory tells the story of a woman who displays a sequence of events that takes place throughout her life where she experiences child abuse, rape, suicidal attempts, and death. The significance of this book also displays poetic expressions...
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My Curious Years with Charles Henri Ford: The Autobiography of Indra B. TamangTold as much through images as through words, a young Nepalese man's globe-spanning relationship with "the father of American surrealism" changes the course of his life and gives him a new set of roots.In 1973, poet, photographer, collage artist, and sculptorCharles Henri Ford convinced...
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My Birth was not DestinyFor people who were poor, black, and from the working-class, growing up in a British Caribbean colony during the 1900s, was a very difficult experience. However, from about the 1930s, enlightenment, ideological challenges, and change were finding sound footing in the area, more than...
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Murder In Stoney LonesomeA Hollywood Producer, Andy Abbott, was kidnapped in Sapporo, Japan, by a Psychotic Scientist who plans to infect the world with a deadly serum, then become a Savior with an anecdote he has yet to perfect. Told by Japanese officials that his plane crashed...
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