Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DevotoA National Bestseller Winner of an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Literary Food Writing "An absorbing portrait of an unexpected friendship." -- Entertainment Weekly "Julia's inimitable voice shines through . . . These letters offer [a] glimpse of how the truly great...
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World More Beautiful: The Life and Art of Barbara CooneyThis stunning and lyrical picture book biography details the life and art of celebrated children's book creator, Barbara Cooney. For every kid who loves art, here is the inspirational story of beloved illustrator and two-time Caldecott Medalist, Barbara Cooney. Barbara was born in a...
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Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by WomenAward-winning duo Catherine Thimmesh and Melissa Sweet inspire a new generation of innovators in this fascinating celebration of women inventors from diverse backgrounds. For fans of Women Who Dared and Women in Science.In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even...
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Gather Together in My NameIn this second volume of her poignant autobiographical series, Maya Angelou powerfully captures the struggles and triumphs of her passionate life with dignity, wisdom, humor, and humanity. "A curiously heartening story in which decency, honor, truth, love do exist, imperfectly, fractionally and flickeringly, not...
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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. MarshalCoretta Scott King Author Award Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi. Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on...
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The Bowing of the Stars: A Telling of Moments from the Life of Prophet Yusuf (Pbuh)Allahsays, "Be!" And it is. Amidstthe chaotic symphony of bustling life -- donkeys braying, merchants calling outtheir wares, great carts groaning along laden with clucking hens and crowingroosters, this book invites you to taste the unwavering patience and triumphantvictory of Prophet Yusuf and his...
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Malcolm X: The Last Speeches"Any kind of movement for freedom of Black people based solely within the confines of America is absolutely doomed to fail. "Speeches and interviews from the last two years of his life.Author: Malcolm XPublisher: PathfinderPublished: 01/01/1989Pages: 190Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 8.24h x 5.28w x...
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Blackbeard the PirateEdward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, was one of the most notorious pirates ever to plague the Atlantic coast. He was also one of the most colorful pirates of all time, becoming the model for countless blood-and-thunder tales of sea rovers. His daring exploits,...
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My Folks Don't Want Me to Talk about Slavery: Personal Accounts of Slavery in North CarolinaThis volume offers 21 narratives from more than 170 interviews conducted with former slaves in North Carolina.Author: Belinda HurmencePublisher: BlairPublished: 01/01/1984Pages: 103Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.40dISBN: 9780895870391About the AuthorBelinda Hurmence was born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas, and educated at...
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Robert E. Lee: A LifeA WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - From the award-winning historian and best-selling author of Gettysburg comes the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee. An intimate look at the Confederate general in all his complexity--his hypocrisy and courage, his inner turmoil...
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Saving American Beach: The Biography of African American Environmentalist Mavynee BetschThis heartfelt picture book biography illustrated by the Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes, tells the story of MaVynee Betsch, an African American opera singer turned environmentalist and the legacy she preserved. MaVynee loved going to the beach. But in the days of Jim Crow, she...
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Beatrix Potter: A Life in NatureIn this now classic biography, reissued in a new edition for the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, Linda Lear offers the astonishing portrait of an extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Potter found freedom...
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Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind ControlThe bestselling author of All the Shah's Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIA's secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and '60s.The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA's master magician and gentlehearted torturer--the...
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The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It FailedBrad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, the bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn their attention to a little-known, but true story about a failed assassination attempt on the sixteenth president in The Lincoln Conspiracy. Everyone...
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Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh PiratesA moving, exquisitely illustrated picture book biography of Roberto Clemente, legendary Latino baseball player, pioneer, and humanitarian. On an island called Puerto Rico, there lived a little boy who wanted only to play baseball. Although he had no money, Roberto Clemente practiced and practiced...
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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred RogersNew York Times bestseller! "King is a skilled storyteller. . . . In today's ugly climate, full of bitterness and rage on all sides, Rogers's example feels more necessary than ever." --Washington Post Here is the definitive biography of Fred Rogers, children's television pioneer...
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Sally Ride: Breaking Barriers and Defying GravityShowcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood, to her accomplishments as a tennis star, and her pioneering achievements as an astronaut and science educator. Explore Sally Ride's life and contributions and understand the historical context of landmark events,...
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Character Witness: A MemoirWhen Jason Brown's mother is arrested for stealing $38,000, he agrees to serve as a character witness for her, hoping to keep her out of prison. Thus begins Character Witness, a memoir, a chronicle of a mother's struggle with mental illness, addiction, and poverty,...
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I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair2018 ECPA Christian Book Award Winner2018 Christopher Award WinnerTwo best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime.Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best...
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Princess Margaret and the Curse: An Inquiry Into a Royal LifeA Groundbreaking New Perspective of Princess Margaret by Renowned Biographer Meryle Secrest Meryle Secrest, distinguished biographer in the arts and humanities, and recipient of a White House Medal, has turned her focus to royalty. In Princess Margaret and the Curse, she has put the...
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