Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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This Common Ground: Seasons on an Organic FarmIn the tradition of Michael Pollan, Joan Gussow, and Verlyn Klinkenborg's The Rural Life, This Common Ground is an inspirational evocation of a life lived close to the earth, written by the head farmer at one of the country's first community-supported farms. By reflecting...
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They Don't Need to Understand: Stories of Hope, Fear, Family, Life, and Never Giving inBefore he was the charismatic singer of Black Veil Brides and an accomplished solo artist under the Andy Black moniker, he was Andrew Dennis Biersack, an imaginative and creative kid in Cincinnati, Ohio, struggling with anxiety, fear, loneliness, and the impossible task of fitting...
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The Worlds of Wes Anderson: The Influences and Inspiration Behind the Iconic FilmsIn all his films, Wes Anderson turns the mundane into magic by building distinctive and eccentric worlds. But how well do you know the man behind the camera? Discover the inspirations of one of our most revered auteurs with The Worlds of Wes Anderson.Anderson's...
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The Three Wars of Roy P. BenavidezThis is the story of Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez, Medal of Honor Recipient. Roy lived through discriminating times before, during and after the Vietnam war. He lived a life of poverty, prejudice and warfare. If you've never been to war, this book will...
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The SurvivorFollowing Tunisia's revolution in 2011, a lot of Arab countries including Egypt, Lybia, and Syria, set fire and started their fight against the dictatorship in their countries. Unlike Tunisia that fast enough ended the fire of the revolution and started a whole new page...
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The Sacred Flame: A Biography of Hannah MoreFascinating insight into life and faith of 18th century best-selling author, educationalist and abolitionist There has never been anyone quite like Hannah More... Her books were kept in the homes of presidents, and peers of the realm. They were a best-selling phenomenon, and she...
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The Royals: Tudors to WindsorsA luxurious visual guide to the past 500 years of the British monarchyPublic image has been a concern of every monarch since the dawn of visual culture, and depictions of rulers have consistently appeared through art history's various mediums. Nowhere is this more apparent...
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The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship That Changed American HistoryEvoking the political intrigue of the Gilded Age, The Rough Rider and the Professor chronicles the extraordinary thirty-five-year friendship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. Theodore Roosevelt was a uniquely gifted figure. A man of great intellect and physicality,...
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The Paris Girl: The Young Woman Who Outwitted the Nazis and Became a WWII HeroMovingly written by her own daughter, this captivating and intimate biography chronicles the astonishing courage Andrée Griotteray, a teenage girl in Nazi-occupied Paris who would become a hero of the French Resistance through her harrowing work as an underground intelligence courier. For readers of...
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The New Old Me: My Late-Life ReinventionAuthor: Meredith MaranPublisher: Penguin Publishing GroupPublished: 09/03/2024Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69dISBN: 9780399574153About the AuthorLike a lot of women her age, MEREDITH MARAN has a hard time believing she's a woman of her age. And yet she's published more than...
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The Mitfords"Fascinating" (Wall Street Journal) and "Irresistible" (New York Times Book Review), The Mitfords is the critically-acclaimed collection of the never-before-published letters of the legendary Mitford sistersThe Mitford sisters were the great wits and beauties of their time. Immoderate in their passions for ideas and...
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The Mary Years: A NovellaWho's your hero? What television show did you binge-watch, even before "binge-watching" was part of our vernacular? For Julie Marie Wade, the hero is Mary Tyler Moore, the television show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. From its premiere on Nick at Nite in 1992...
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The Man Who Saved Geometry: The Multidimensional Mind of Donald CoxeterAn illuminating biography of one of the greatest geometers of the twentieth century Driven by a profound love of shapes and symmetries, Donald Coxeter (1907-2003) preserved the tradition of classical geometry when it was under attack by influential mathematicians who promoted a more algebraic...
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The Little Ghost Girl:: Abused, Starved and Neglected, Little Ruth Is Desperate for Someone to Love HerAn abused little girl desperate for someone to love her, and the foster carer who refused to give up on her. A heartbreaking true story by Sunday Times bestselling author Maggie Hartley. Perfect for fans of Cathy Glass, Casey Watson, Angela Hart and Rosie...
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The Life of a Fossil Hunter: A Retelling of Life Spent Searching for Lifeforms of the PastWhat was it like to search for fossilized remains back in the 1900s? While several advances have been made in the field of paleontology, a lot of the searching has remained much the same today. In his memoir, The Life of a Fossil Hunter,...
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The Legend of James Dean: Demonic Heroes Have Villainous VirtuesThe Legend of James Dean: Demonic Heroes Have Villainous Virtues challenges previously conceived notions about the actor James Dean. Author Derek Reeves argues that Dean was not a rebel against the establishment, and that class conflict, the need to redefine his public image, and...
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The Legacy of Billy Lee: An American HeroThis is a story about the life and times of William "Billy" Lee. This is the story of an American hero. William "Billy" Lee was filled with concern as he walked up the lane with his brother to their new home at the Mount...
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The Lazarus Syndrome: Why Can't I Die? A Collection of Resuscitations, Revivals, NDEs & OBEs Featuring: A Memoir, Including the Vietnam WarThe Lazarus Syndrome is a non-fictional book detailing a little-known medical event that has been happening to people for centuries but did not draw attention until a few years ago. It occurs when a patient is declared dead by a medical professional but revives...
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The Last American Road TripThe New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a changing America as she and her family embark on a series of road trips, in a book that is part memoir, part history,...
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The Inherited Mind: A Story of Family, Hope, and the Genetics of Mental IllnessA compelling memoir by ABC News correspondent James Longman in which he discusses mental illness and trauma in families, what the latest genetic science is telling us, and how to not only persevere but thrive. James Longman was a preteen in boarding school when...
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