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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    Red Blood, Yellow Skin: A Young Girl's Survival in War-Torn Vietnam
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  • Red Blood, Yellow Skin - Endless Journey by Linda L.T. Baer
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    Linda Loan Thi Baer was born Nguyen Thi Loan in 1947, in the small village of Tao Xa, Thai Binh, North Vietnam.

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    Charles Dickens
    “ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. ”
    ― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

    Peter FitzSimons
    “ 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

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