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.

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Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist
The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts
The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciations
Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence
Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
House of Nutter: The Rebel Tailor of Savile Row
The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison "Promiscuous" Women
Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father
Atticus Finch: The Biography
The Road to Dawn: Josiah Henson and the Story That Sparked the Civil War
Apostles of Revolution: Jefferson, Paine, Monroe and the Struggle Against the Old Order in America and Europe
The Shadow Emperor: A Biography of Napoleon III
Donald J. Trump: A President Like No Other

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    The Clash: All the Albums, All the Songs
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    Spilled Milk
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    In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
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    The Diary of a Young Girl
    Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
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    Into the Wild
    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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    Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
    Alexander Hamilton
    Yes Please
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    “ I don’t read biographies for moral instruction, or for a history lesson. I want to know what people are saying about me. ”
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    Mother Teresa
    “ A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves. Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in his love than in your weakness. ”
    ― Mother Teresa

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