Biography Books
Discover the best selection of biographies, autobiographies and popular celebrity memoirs everyone should read.
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Listen as Genevieve Kingston discusses her connection to her mother, grieving and healing, crafting a memoir and more on the Poured Over Podcast here.
Listen as Genevieve Kingston discusses her connection to her mother, grieving and healing, crafting a memoir and more on the Poured Over Podcast here.
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The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush: A Visual Biography (Signed Book)
The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush: A Visual Biography (Signed Book)
In honor of the one hundredth anniversary of George H. W. Bush’s birth, this visually stunning chronicle celebrates the forty-first president with previously unpublished photos and commentary from author Jon Meacham.
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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
If you've ever wondered what it's like being the only child of a legend, take it from Lisa Marie Presley in her own words. Alongside her own daughter, this is Lisa's story, straight from the source.
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Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
For the first time, masterpiece-maker Salman Rushdie is telling the story of the attempt on his life. In exacting detail, he tells of the incident and subsequent fight for survival, all while bandying with the timely theme of freedom of speech and book banning. This is harrowing nonfiction from a premier voice of his generation.
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See AllBe Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir
In her long-awaited memoir, the Barefoot Contessa shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table. Be Ready When the Luck Happens is available October 1st.
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Sociopath: A Memoir
Sociopath: A Memoir
A striking memoir detailing the author's journey to understanding herself and her mental disorder. With a dynamic and empathetic narrative voice that's impossible not to root for, this is the kind of memoir that will inspire not just in what the author did for herself, but in the light it sheds on sociopathy as a whole.