Biographies & Autobiographies books

The most definitive book ever written on the history of Pink Floyd and their music  Read More >>

When you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and...  Read More >>

When did Russia lose its chance of freedom? 1990: As a new openness sweeps Russia, a talented young physicist,...  Read More >>

The definitive biography of Margaret C. Anderson, a forgotten pioneer, literary hero, and publisher whose fight...  Read More >>

Hitler and My Mother-in-Law is a riveting memoir that explores the intersection of truth-both familial and political-through...  Read More >>

Before there was Cher or Madonna, Iran had Googoosh. For the first time, one of the biggest pop stars of the 20th...  Read More >>

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""An English-language translation from German of the literary theorist Rainer Nèagele's concise collection of 8...  Read More >>

The extraordinary life story of the celebrated naturalist who transformed our understanding of evolution. Enchanted...  Read More >>

The unofficial history of Australia's national day since the first contentious one, thereby offering 237 other reasons...  Read More >>

Born just fourteen months apart, one in London and the other in rural Suffolk, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable...  Read More >>

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""Sasha Wakefield intertwines the life and legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel (1594-1651) with her own personal...  Read More >>

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Zhou Enlai, China’s first premier, is overshadowed by Mao, but Zhou’s influence in his own time and since has been...  Read More >>

Writing in the Flesh confronts the struggle of writing the self, recounting Waugh’s transitions and transformations...  Read More >>

This intellectual biography of the Egyptian Muslim theologian, scholar, and activist, Muhammad al-Ghazali (1917DS1996),...  Read More >>

""One of the most famous figures in Christian history, Francis of Assisi (1181/82 1226) was revered as a miracle...  Read More >>

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