Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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James Baldwin: The Life AlbumAn intimate portrait of James Baldwin, offering a new understanding of his life and works as seen through his close relationships and private life "Baldwin authority Zaborowska's gracefully impassioned biography. . . . A creatively conceived appreciation for a decorated life and its far-flung...
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I Used to Be Charming: The Rest of Eve BabitzPreviously uncollected nonfiction pieces by Hollywood's ultimate It Girl about everything from fashion to tango to Jim Morrison and Nicholas Cage. With Eve's Hollywood Eve Babitz lit up the scene in 1974. The books that followed, among them Slow Days, Fast Company and Sex...
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It's a Long Story: My LifeWillie Nelson shares his life story in this "heartfelt" bestselling memoir of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms (Washington Post). "Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." . . . So say the publishers about this book I've written. What I say is...
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I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina SimoneJames Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, "This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it." Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, Simone is known...
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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner)PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A "vivid and devastating" (The New York Times) portrait of an indomitable girl--from acclaimed journalist Andrea Elliott "From its first indelible pages to its rich and startling conclusion, Invisible Child had me, by turns, stricken, inspired, outraged,...
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Inspirational Sports Stories for Young Readers: How 12 World-Class Athletes Overcame Challenges and Rose to the TopAre you looking for the perfect book for the young sports fan in your life?Are you hoping to find a book that can both engage your child as well as teach them valuable life lessons? This book is the compromise you've been looking for...
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In PatagoniaThe masterpiece of travel writing that revolutionized the genre and made its author famous overnight An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Bruce Chatwin's exquisite account of his journey through Patagonia teems with evocative...
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by HerselfOne of the central firsthand accounts of slavery in America A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina and of her final escape and emancipation, Harriet Jacobs's classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published pseduonymously in 1861,...
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If Kamala Can: . . . You Can Too!The inspirational life of Kamala Harris for kids!From the newly-announced Young People's Poet Laureate comes a powerful and inspiring picture book that shares how each milestone and moment in Kamala Harris's life represents something that lies within young readers' reach, too--building community, asking for...
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I Am Rosa ParksCivil Rights leader Rosa Parks is the 3rd hero in in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational,...
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I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film Directed by Raoul PeckNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In his final years, one of America's greatest writers envisioned a book about his three assassinated friends, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King. His deeply personal notes for the project had never been published before acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck...
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Hypnosis 101Are you curious about hypnosis? Is it real or just a simple magic trick?Whether you're an enthusiastic rookie or an aspiring hypnotist, this book is your ticket to understanding hypnosis without all the confusing jargon. This book will be your guide on this enlightening...
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) BodyFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself."I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big,...
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How to Sell Out: The (Hidden) Cost of Being a Black WriterFrom the author of the "daring, urgent, and transformative" (Brené Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead) Black Magic, a timely, vulnerable, and cutting-edge exploration of the pressures and pitfalls of writing while Black in America in this urgently needed addition...
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How to Become a Black Writer: Creating and Honoring Black Stories That Matter (the Power of Black Stories, Inspiration for Black Storytellers)ContentsPrologueChapter 1 "The Girl Who Flew on the Wings of Words" Chapter 2 "Pride Power Passion/The Tree of Knowledge" Chapter 3 "Biting the Big Apple Chapter 4 "Coming Home" Chapter 5 "Making It Real" Chapter 6 "Witness, Witness" Chapter 7 "Teaching" Chapter 8 "A...
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Hilma AF Klint: A BiographyA highly anticipated biography of the enigmatic and popular Swedish painter. The Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was forty-four years old when she broke with the academic tradition in which she had been trained to produce a body of radical, abstract works the...
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Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives**NATIONAL BESTSELLER** An eye-opening memoir of family drama, stardom, despair, and resilience from the wildly popular wrestling superstar. Saraya-Jade Bevis, formerly WWE's Paige, is one of the biggest names in the wrestling world. She is the youngest two-time WWE Divas Champion and was inaugural...
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He Leadeth Me: An Extraordinary Testament of FaithNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A deeply personal true story of one man's spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse Captured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted...
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Hawaiki Rising: Haokaulea, Nainoa Thompson, and the Hawaiian RenaissanceAttuned to a world of natural signs--the stars, the winds, the curl of ocean swells--Polynesian explorers navigated for thousands of miles without charts or instruments. They sailed against prevailing winds and currents aboard powerful double canoes to settle the vast Pacific Ocean. And they...
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Harrison Ford: A Little Golden Book BiographyGet to know Harrison Ford with this collectible Little Golden Book which tells his amazing journey from working as a carpenter to being a Hollywood star, alongside amazing full-color illustrations! Harrison decided that day to never let fear stop him from doing anything. Actor...
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