Biography & Autobiography - General

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creat...

William Kamkwamba

William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would brin...

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Published: Aug 2010

The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers a...

Olivia Laing

OLIVIA LAING'S WIDELY ACCLAIMED ACCOUNT OF HOW WRITERS IN THE GRIP OF ALCOHOLISM CREATED SOME OF THE GREATEST WORKS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE In The Trip to Echo Spring, Olivia Laing takes a journey across America, examining the links b...

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Published: Oct 2014

Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Gr...

Eric Metaxas

In Seven Men, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely known—but not well understood—Christian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certai...

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Published: Mar 2015

Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + Go...

Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons, the original and eternal hip-hop mogul, is one of the most innovative and influential figures in modern American business and culture. When no one outside of inner-city New York had even heard of hip-hop, Simmons saw ...

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Published: Sep 2002

We're Going to Need More Wine: Storie...

Gabrielle Union

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkNamed a Best Book of the Year by The RootChosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir"A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone ...

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Published: May 2018

Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progre...

Lee Woodruff

On the heels of her acclaimed book In an Instant, the #1 New York Times bestseller she wrote with her husband, ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, and with the same candor and charm, Lee Woodruff now chronicles her life as wife, mother, dau...

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Published: Apr 2010

Born a Crime: Stories from a South Af...

Trevor Noah

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF ...

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Published: Feb 2019

The Diary of a Young Girl: The Defini...

Anne Frank

Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply ad...

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Published: Feb 1997

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search f...

Elizabeth Gilbert

This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house i...

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Published: Feb 2007

Love, Lucy

Lucille Ball

The one and only New York Times bestselling autobiography by Lucille Ball... 'Filled with light and laughter.' (New York Times Book Review) 'Lucy fans will find this book fascinating.' (Detroit News) 'A winner.' (New York Newsday) 'In...

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Published: Oct 1997

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father ...

Art Spiegelman

A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.

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Published: Aug 1986

Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tal...

Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success. Despite early stardom through his childhood role in the motion picture "Stand By Me", and growing up on television as Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek...

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Published: Aug 2009

Rockabye: From Wild to Child

Rebecca Woolf

Rockabye is the lively memoir of a spontaneous young city-girl who becomes unexpectedly pregnant. That city-girl is Rebecca Woolf, who at 23, after the 'holy shit, I'm pregnant' realization, decides to keep the baby, marry the boyfrie...

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Published: Mar 2008

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Cover...

Edna Buchanan

For eighteen years, Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna Buchanan had one of the most exciting, frightening, and heartbreaking jobs a newspaperwoman could have -- working the police beat for the Miami Herald. Having covered more crimes than mos...

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Published: Jan 2008

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Le...

Caitlin Doughty

"Morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly)―a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession. Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty―a twenty-something with a degree in...

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Published: Sep 2015

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Sur...

Laura Hillenbrand

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: 2014’s Unbrokenand the upcoming Unbroken: Path to Redemption.\r\n\r\nOn a May after...

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Published: Jun 2014

The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, ...

Kristin Kimball

"This book is the story of the two love affairs that interrupted the trajectory of my life: one with farming—that dirty, concupiscent art—and the other with a complicated and exasperating farmer."Single, thirtysomething,...

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Published: May 2011

My Beloved World (Vintage)

Sonia Sotomayor

The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a ...

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Published: Sep 2013

The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psych...

Philip Carlo

New York Times bestselling author Philip Carlo, one of the foremost chroniclers of the New York Mafia and the criminal mind, returns with a shocking exploration of his most twisted and notorious villain yet Tommy "Karate" P...

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Published: Nov 2010

The Woman Who Wasn't There: The True ...

Robin Gaby Fisher

Tania Head's astonishing account of her experience on September 11, 2001, was a tale of loss and recovery, of courage and sorrow, of horror and inspiration. It transformed her into one of the great victims and heroes of that tragic da...

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Published: Mar 2013

Cooked: My Journey from the Streets t...

Jeff Henderson

By twenty-one, Jeff Henderson was making up to $35,000 a week cooking and selling crack cocaine. By twenty-four, he had been sentenced to nineteen and a half years in prison on federal drug trafficking charges. It was an all-too-fami...

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Published: Mar 2008

It's Not Me, It's You: Subjective Rec...

Stefanie Wilder-Taylor

A rapier-sharp, hilariously irreverent collection of true-life essays from the beloved author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay. Stefanie Wilder-Taylor has never been one to take the conventional route. Whether financing a move to ...

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Published: Sep 2010

This Boy's Life: A Memoir

Tobias Wolff

This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby an...

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Published: Jan 2000

Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

Frank McCourt

Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood,' writes Frank McCourt in Angela's Ashes. 'Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.' Welcome, then, to the pinnacle of the miserable Irish Catho...

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Published: May 1999

Autobiography of a Fat Bride: True Ta...

Laurie Notaro

The author of the New York Times bestseller The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club tackles her biggest challenge yet: grown-up life.In Autobiography of a Fat Bride, Laurie Notaro tries painfully to make the transition from all-n...

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Published: Jul 2003

Princess: A True Story of Life Behind...

Jean Sasson

Anyone with the slightest interest in human rights will find this book heartwrenching. It is a well-written personal story that compels the reader to awareness of human rights violations in Saudi Arabia and of the true role designate...

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Published: Mar 2001

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

What would possess a gifted young man recently graduated from college to literally walk away from his life? Noted outdoor writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer tackles that question in his reporting on Chris McCandless, whose emaciated...

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Published: Jan 1997

Please Stop Laughing at Me: One Woman...

Jodee Blanco

While other kids were daydreaming about dances, first kisses, and college, Jodee Blanco was just trying to figure out how to get from homeroom to study hall without being taunted or spit upon as she walked through the halls. This po...

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Published: Mar 2003

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in t...

Anthony Bourdain

In this tough, candid memoir, Anthony Bourdain, who has been a chef at several well-known restaurants, takes the reader backstage to reveal the secrets of restaurant kitchens--some of them not so appetizing, most of them hilarious, al...

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Published: May 2001

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey B...

Lance Armstrong

People around the world have found inspiration in the story of Lance Armstrong--a world-class athlete nearly struck down by cancer, only to recover and win the Tour de France, the multiday bicycle race famous for its grueling intensit...

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Published: Jan 2001
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