Biography & Autobiography
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I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman’s Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage
$19.99 Add to cartIn 1969, Ann-Marie’s parents did the unthinkable, leaving a Hutterite colony with their seven children to start a new life. Overnight, the family was thrust into a society they did not understand and
- Author: Kirkby, Mary-Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 09 2011
- ISBN10: 0849946433
- Language: English
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Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe
$8.95 Read moreSimone Arnold is an ordinary French schoolgirl, spirited and stubborn. Then the Nazis march in, demanding complete conformity. Friends become enemies. Teachers spout Nazi propaganda. School officials … [more below]
- Author: Liebster, Simone Arnold
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1937188000
- Language: English
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Whisper in the Heart: The Ongoing Presence of Neem Karoli Baba (RAM Dass, Maharajji, Hindu Spirituality)
$19.95 Add to cartWhisper in the Heart documents lively accounts from around the world of Neem Karoli Baba, a great Indian saint, appearing in visions and dreams to offer spiritual comfort and guidance.
Neem Karoli Ba- Author: Markus, Parvati
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 1647226686
- Language: English
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A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark
$8.99 Add to cartAn introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century.
- Series: Picture Book Biography
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0823417956
- Language: English
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Breaking History: A White House Memoir
$24.99 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern histor
- Author: Kushner, Jared
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 0063221497
- Language: English
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The Faith of Elvis
$19.99 Add to cartBehind the glamour and the crowds. Beyond the movies and the records.
Apart from all who knew him, wanted to know him, or just wanted to be near him.
Billy Stanley knew Elvis Presley as a brother–and a
- Author: Stanley, Billy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1400237041
- Language: English
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Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator
$18.00 Add to cartThe FBI’s chief hostage negotiator recounts harrowing standoffs, including the Waco siege with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, in a memoir that inspired the miniseries Waco, now on Netflix.
“R- Author: Noesner, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 02 2018
- ISBN10: 0525511288
- Language: English
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Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War
$5.95 Add to cartThomas B. Allen’s follow-up to the multi-award-winning George Washington, Spymaster is now available in paperback. This compelling biography tells the amazing tale of Harriet Tubman using details unco… [more below]
- Author: Allen, Thomas B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: December 23 2008
- ISBN10: 1426304013
- Language: English
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Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life
$17.99 Read moreThe former first daughters share intimate stories and reflections from the Texas countryside to the storied halls of the White House and beyond.
Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush- Author: Bush Hager, Jenna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 23 2018
- ISBN10: 1538711427
- Language: English
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Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue
$14.99 Add to cartEvery schoolchild knows about Paul Revere’s 20-mile ride to warn that the British were coming. Far fewer know that 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode twice as far to help her father, Colonel Ludington,
- Series: Women of Action
- Author: Casey, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1613738315
- Language: English
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Eminent Hipsters
$17.00 Add to cartA witty, candid, sharply written memoir by the cofounder of Steely Dan
In his entertaining debut as an author, Donald Fagen–musician, songwriter, and cofounder of Steely Dan–reveals the cultural fig- Author: Fagen, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 28 2014
- ISBN10: 0143126016
- Language: English
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The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives
$25.99 Read more‘Too often we treat popular music as wallpaper surrounding us as we live our lives. Jude Rogers shows the emotional and cerebral heft such music can have. It’s a personal journey which becomes univers
- Author: Rogers, Jude
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1474622941
- Language: English
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Comfort Is an Old Barn: Stories from the Heart of Maine
$18.95 Read moreAmy Calder is an award-winning newspaper reporter and columnist, covering city government and everything from murders and car crashes to fires and drug busts. Her 34-year career started at the Watervi… [more below]
- Author: Calder, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1952143470
- Language: English
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The Bonanza King: John MacKay and the Battle Over the Greatest Riches in the American West
$21.00 Add to cart“A monumentally researched biography of one of the nineteenth century’s wealthiest self-made Americans…Well-written and worthwhile” (The Wall Street Journal) it’s the rags-to-riches frontier tale of… [more below]
- Author: Crouch, Gregory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 04 2019
- ISBN10: 1501108204
- Language: English
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Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle
$30.99 Add to cartIn a business where great risks, huge fortunes, and even bigger egos are common, Larry Ellison stands out as one of the most outspoken, driven, and daring leaders of the software industry. The company… [more below]
- Author: Symonds, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 04 2010
- ISBN10: 0743225058
- Language: English
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Why Karen Carpenter Matters
$19.95 Read moreIn the ’60s and ’70s, America’s music scene was marked by raucous excess, reflected in the tragic overdoses of young superstars such as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. At the same time, the uplifting h
- Series: Music Matters
- Author: Tongson, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: June 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1477318844
- Language: English
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Sheeran: A Biography
$18.99 Read moreThe first comprehensive adult biography of the beloved, redheaded “Shape of You” songster, complete with exclusive interviews and all-new research!
- Author: Smith, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1635766516
- Language: English
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Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club
$18.99 Read moreWinner of the H.R.F. Keating Award for best biographical/critical book related to crime fiction, and nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe and Macavity Awards for Best Critical/Biographical book.
Ninety c
- Author: Edwards, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0008380163
- Language: English
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Who Was Lucille Ball?
$6.99 Add to cartWho doesn’t love Lucy? The legendary actress, producer, and comedian steps into the Who Was? spotlight.
Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0448483033
- Language: English
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Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller
$9.99 Add to cartA heartwarming portrait of an unforgettable woman by the critically acclaimed author of Abe’s Honest Words and Martin’s Big Words.
This picture book biography is an excellent and accessible introduct- Series: Big Words #6
- Author: Rappaport, Doreen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 148474960X
- Language: English
