Biography & Autobiography
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New York Times Book of Sports Legends
$25.95 Add to cartFrom Simon & Schuster, The New York Times Book of Sports Legends profiles 50 of America’s greatest sports figures, vividly captured in incisive biographical essays, on-the-scene coverage of their triu… [more below]
- Author: Vecchione, Joseph J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0671760394
- Language: English
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Who Was Selena?
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the twentieth century!
As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Sele- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Bisantz, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1101995491
- Language: English
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There Is No Blue
$18.95 Read moreTHE GLOBE AND MAIL: BOOKS TO READ IN FALL 2023
THE GLOBE AND MAIL BEST 100 BOOKS OF 2023
CBC BOOKS BEST CANADIAN NONFICTION OF 2023
Martha Baillie’s richly layered response to her mother’s passing, her f
- Author: Baillie, Martha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1552454746
- Language: English
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Science: The Definitive Visual Guide
$50.00 Add to cartDelve into the story of science – from astronomy and biology to geology and mathematics – with this illustrated guide to the great scientists, discoveries, and inventions that shaped our world.
Going- Series: DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0744045614
- Language: English
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Oh My Gosh, I Love Your Shoes: A Decade of Head-Turning Heels
$55.00 Add to cartArtist. Entrepreneur. Mom. Bosslady.
Leading British shoe designer Sophia Webster is known for her sense of fun, playful and feminine touches – but less well known is the story behind the shoes, and- Author: Webster, Sophia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1787139271
- Language: English
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Busy Being Free: Starting Again on Your Own
$25.99 Read more‘A staggering piece of writing’ Nigella Lawson
‘It’s woken me up’ Minnie Driver, author of Managing Expectations
‘The most delicious memoir that kept me in bed all day’ Sophie Heawood, author of The… [more below]- Author: Forrest, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1474620647
- Language: English
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Shifty’s War: The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell Shifty Powers, the Legendary Shar Pshooter from the Band of Brothers
$20.00 Add to cartFrom D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and more, here is the authorized biography of one of the most celebrated paratroopers of Easy Company, Sergeant Shifty Powers, the legendary sharpshooter from the… [more below]
- Author: Brotherton, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0425247376
- Language: English
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Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
$27.95 Add to cartFamily and nation formed a reliable bedrock of security for precocious 11-year-old Lea Ypi. She was a Young Pioneer, helping to lead her country toward the future of perfect freedom promised by the le
- Author: Ypi, Lea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0393867730
- Language: English
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Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar
$20.99 Add to cartAn inspiring and touching peek into the childhood of one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones, written by the legendary Keith Richards himself and illustrated by his daughter, Theodora.
Long- Author: Richards, Keith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 09 2014
- ISBN10: 031632065X
- Language: English
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But She Looks Fine: From Illness to Activism
$24.99 Read moreCelebrities have a lot to say about this book
- I want to thank you for all the great work you are doing. – Mark Hamil, actor (Star Wars, The Mandalorian, The Sandman)
- Olivia is a ten plus year survivor,
- Author: Goodreau, Olivia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1592112102
- Language: English
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Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
$6.99 Add to cartSusan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women’s rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male coll… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 30 2014
- ISBN10: 044847963X
- Language: English
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Modern Love, Revised and Updated: True Stories of Love, Loss, and Redemption
$19.00 Add to cartThe most popular, provocative, and unforgettable essays from the past fifteen years of the New York Times “Modern Love” column–including stories from the anthology series starring Tina Fey, Andy Garc… [more below]
- Author: Jones, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0593137043
- Language: English
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Who Is George Lucas?
$6.99 Add to cartAs a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most successful filmmakers of all time. He is a producer, screenwriter, director and entrepreneur whose company … [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0448479478
- Language: English
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If Walls Could Speak: My Life in Architecture
$32.50 Read moreOne of the world’s greatest and most thoughtful architects recounts his extraordinary career and the iconic structures he has built–from Habitat in Montreal to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore–and offe… [more below]
- Author: Safdie, Moshe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0802158323
- Language: English
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Pretty: A Memoir
$19.00 Add to cartWinner of the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction and the 2025 GLCA New Writers Award – By a prize-winning, young Black trans writer of outsized talent, a fierce and disciplined memo… [more below]
- Author: Brookins, Kb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 0593684885
- Language: English
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Wayward: Just Another Life to Live
$19.99 Add to cart‘Magical and transporting . . . Wayward proves that Bunyan has lived the best possible life, on her own idiosyncratic terms’
‘A gorgeous account of outsiderness and survival: a map of
Maggie O’Farrell- Author: Bunyan, Vashti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1474621953
- Language: English
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Biograf?a de Le?n XIX
$48.95 Add to cart- Author: Lazcano, Rafael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 472
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 8428574278
- Language: Spanish
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Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman
$19.95 Add to cartA must-read for the craftsperson, artisan and artist. “In his beautiful book, Peter Korn invites us to understand craftsmanship as an activity that connects us to others, and affirms what is best in o
- Author: Korn, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 31 2015
- ISBN10: 1567925464
- Language: English
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Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of War
$10.99 Add to cartAn epic middle-grade memoir about sisterhood and coming-of-age in the three years leading up to the Bosnian Genocide.
Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as- Author: Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 1250864674
- Language: English
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
$42.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – One of Modern Library‘s 100 best nonfiction books of all time – One of Esquire‘s 50 best biographies of all time
“A towering biography . . . a… [more below]- Author: Morris, Edmund
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: November 23 2010
- ISBN10: 1400069653
- Language: English
