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.

All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir
Heavy: An American Memoir
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography
The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times
Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
A Dream Called Home
There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
Looking for Lorraine
The White Darkness
Reagan: An American Journey
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
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    Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton
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  • Let Me Tell You My Story by Trisha Leimer
    Let Me Tell You My Story
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  • Relentless by Ted W. Baxter
    Relentless: How a Massive Stroke Changed My Life for the Better
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    An Incredible Journey of Determination and Recovery

    In 2005, Ted W. Baxter was at the top of his game. He was a successful, globe-trotting businessman
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    My Thoughts Exactly
    Yes Please
    My Squirrel Days
    Hippie
    The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
    Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
    Born Survivors
    The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
    The White Darkness
    Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents
    Full Disclosure
    My Love Story
    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselBeing and Time by Martin HeideggerHiroshima by John HerseyBlood River by Tim Butcher
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    2,157 books — 2,319 voters
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    Memoirs by Women
    2,199 books — 2,527 voters

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    4,268 books — 4,684 voters

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    The Diary of a Young Girl
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    John Adams
    Bossypants
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    Alexander Hamilton
    Einstein: His Life and Universe
    Into the Wild
    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
    The Autobiography of Malcolm X
    Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
    Night (The Night Trilogy, #1)
    Cleopatra: A Life

    Jon Meacham
    Jon Meacham Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
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    “ We had a teacher called Fanny Menlove, and I remember once when she was out of the room Nancy went up to the blackboard and wrote it backward - Menlove Fanny - and we all fell around laughing. She got into big trouble, but she didn't seem to mind. She had no fear. ”
    ― Peter FitzSimons, Nancy Wake

    Marisha Pessl
    “ Always live your life with your biography in mind. ”
    ― Marisha Pessl, Special Topics in Calamity Physics

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