Biography

A biography (from the Greek words bios meaning "life", and graphos meaning "write") is a non-fictional account of a person's life. Biographies are written by an author who is not the subject/focus of the book.

See also:
Autobiography
Memoir

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Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls
Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler
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Sissy: A Coming-Of-Gender Story
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Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel
Don't Stop Believin'
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The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance
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Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
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    Ladies Who Punch
    Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing
    Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog
    First Man In: Leading from the Front
    Yes Please
    All That You Leave Behind: A Memoir
    The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
    Rock Needs River: A Memoir About a Very Open Adoption
    D DAY Through German Eyes - The Hidden Story of June 6th 1944
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