Biographies & Autobiographies books

Lilly Kolisko (1889 - 1976), born Elisabeth Anna Noha, was an outstanding scientist. She succeeded in developing...  Read More >>

The explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of the most biodiversity-rich place...  Read More >>

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From legend of the high street Mary Portas comes a no-holdsbarred account about her time as the window dresser and...  Read More >>

The riveting, untold history of a top-secret operation in which a division of the American Eighth Air Force and...  Read More >>

Out riding till the streetlights come on, watch out if you're late! A small Australian country town in the 50s and...  Read More >>

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36 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and Mayhem Three Book Collection: Volumes 19, 20, and 21 of the True...  Read More >>

A wondrous story of adventure and friendship featuring a group of women who ride Icelandic horses.  Read More >>

A wondrous story of adventure and friendship featuring a group of women who ride Icelandic horses.  Read More >>

Almost Famous meets Tuesdays with Morrie in this entertaining and heartwarming memoir detailing the author's four...  Read More >>

""To mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, HarperSanFrancisco and Bristol Bay...  Read More >>

Little Miracles of Katrina is the true story of a New Orleans family who, after Hurricane Katrina, discovered small...  Read More >>

Softly Dies a Lake is at once memory, history, tribute, lament, apology and penance; to a childhood, to a lake,...  Read More >>

What if laughter was the language that kept a nation together?From conch-cracking in the backyard to surviving the...  Read More >>

Mired in epic losing streak, the high school basketball team's struggles mirror the declining fortunes of Bessemer...  Read More >>

Interweaving memoir with Hebrew poetry, Going Out with Knots illuminates author Wendy Zierler's literary and personal...  Read More >>

Acclaimed golf author and historian Stephen Proctor tells the story of the rise of women's golf in Britain and the...  Read More >>

This is the first biography of one of the twentieth century's most scholars of Hebridean culture, making extensive...  Read More >>

Whitney Straight is a gripping tale of speed, heroism, romance, determination and tragedy  Read More >>

The Keep--the term for ""the strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge""--is a love letter...  Read More >>

Each college campus shooting leaves an archival record. Julija Sukys examines the documentation--court transcripts,...  Read More >>

Illuminating stories of colonial life from the dean of Virginia history How did ordinary people experience life...  Read More >>

The revealing biography of a leading and enigmatic Australian novelist.  Read More >>