Biography

A biography (from the Greek words bios meaning "life", and graphos meaning "write") is an account of a person's life, usually published in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film.

The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion
Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots
You All Grow Up and Leave Me: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession
Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
Unwifeable
The Art of the Wasted Day
The Fox Hunt: A Refugee’s Memoir of Coming to America
The Final Race: The Incredible World War II Story of the Olympian Who Inspired Chariots of Fire
Tough Mothers: Amazing Stories of History’s Mightiest Matriarchs
Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History
President Carter: The White House Years
Eisenhower vs. Warren: The Battle for Civil Rights and Liberties

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    House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery
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    By Honor Bound: Two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a Story of Extraordinary Courage
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    Shadow Play: The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy
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  • Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
    Sluta aldrig gå - Från gatan i Sao Paulo till Vindeln i Norrland
    De Amerikaanse prinses
    Love and Ruin
    Born Survivors
    This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today
    Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir
    Yes Please
    White Houses
    Spilled Milk
    Everything I Know About Love
    Coming Clean
    The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter
    Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker
    Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen
    The Book of Mormon by AnonymousJesus the Christ by James E. TalmageHoly Bible by AnonymousStanding for Something by Gordon B. HinckleyThe Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball
    Best LDS non-fiction
    206 books — 253 voters
    Bossypants by Tina FeyStories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob LoweYes Please by Amy PoehlerConfessions of a Prairie Bitch by Alison ArngrimIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
    Best Show Business Memoirs/Biographies
    291 books — 310 voters

    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
    Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
    3,971 books — 4,494 voters
    Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
    Best Biographies
    967 books — 2,196 voters

    Bossypants by Tina FeyIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny  LawsonYes Please by Amy PoehlerAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
    Funny Women Memoirs
    303 books — 1,398 voters
    Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettHer Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
    Best Books to Make into a PBS Series
    369 books — 345 voters

    Steve Jobs
    The Diary of a Young Girl
    Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
    John Adams
    Bossypants
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    Into the Wild
    I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    The Autobiography of Malcolm X
    Night (The Night Trilogy, #1)
    Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
    Alexander Hamilton
    Yes Please
    The Glass Castle

    Ruth Brandon
    Ruth Brandon Ugly Beauty: Helena Rubinstein, L'Oreal, and the Blemished History of Looking Good
    Her Favorite Books on Beauty: Her biography, Ugly Beauty, chronicles the life of cosmetics giant Helena Rubinstein. Brandon shares her favorite books that are about more than just another pretty face.
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