Biography & Autobiography

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Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life

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Report copyright infringementby Gabrielle Cerberville (Author)From "the Internet's Mushroom Auntie," a stunning, illustrated guide to foraging and the bounties to be had, both personal and edible, in exploring the world around us and using the gifts it has to offer in our lives.Foraging is becoming increasingly popular, from TikTok to tasting menus at the most exclusive restaurants around the world. People are discovering that delicious wild edibles are waiting for us in our own backyards, le...

Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines

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Report copyright infringementby Karine Jean-Pierre (Author)A groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America's broken two-party system. Rachel Maddow calls it "a brave firecracker of a book." In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary to the Biden-Harris administration, shares why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as Independents. Jean-Pierre didn't come to her decision to be an Inde...

Winston and the Windsors: How Churchill Shaped a Royal Dynasty

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Morton (Author)From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Queen and Diana, a groundbreaking story of the riveting hot-and-cold relationship between the House of Windsor and Winston Churchill. From an early age, Winston Churchill was convinced that he was a man of destiny. Today, it seems his premonition was correct--few figures in British history have been so deeply and consequently involved with the British family as Churchill. While many peo...

Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet

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Report copyright infringementby Tochi Onyebuchi (Author)From the author of Hugo and NAACP Image Award finalist Riot Baby, an original memoir in essays that interrogates how identities are shaped and informed in online spaces and how the relationship between race and the Internet has changed in his three decades onlineWhen Tochi Onyebuchi realized that his acclaimed science fiction and fantasy storytelling career had been centrally preoccupied with race, it prompted him to consider his respons...

You Can Make This!: More Than 100 Family Favorite Recipes

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Report copyright infringementby Angela Kinsey (Author), Joshua Snyder (Author)From #1 New York Times bestselling author Angela Kinsey and extraordinary home chef Joshua Snyder, the couple behind the "wholesome and charming" (Mashable) Baking with Josh and Ange, this family-friendly cookbook featuring more than a hundred recipes--from festive breakfasts to decadent desserts and everything in between--is filled with delicious and warmhearted recipes for every occasion. Angela and Josh have cur...

Sisters Loved and Treasured: Stories of Unbreakable Bonds

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah Roberts (Author)A celebration of sisterhood, featuring more than 50 personal stories by Viola Davis, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush, Arianna Huffington, Octavia Spencer, and many more. The heartwarming follow-up to the inspiring New York Times bestseller Lessons Learned and Cherished: The Teacher Who Changed My Life from Deborah Roberts, veteran ABC News correspondent and 20/20 co-anchor. Beacons of support, understanding, and love, sisters are there...

A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the Lebron Lakers

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Report copyright infringementby Yaron Weitzman (Author)NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, it looked like a match made in heaven. Here was the preeminent athlete of his generation, fresh off ending Cleveland's 50-year title drought and in need of a new challenge to help further bu...

Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Malkoff (Author), David Ritz (With)A wildly entertaining book by one of the world's most obsessed and informed fans of TV icon Johnny Carson, setting the record straight on Carson's legacy and shining light on the personality behind the legendary comedian and talk show host Over the course of his thirty-year career hosting The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson appeared on some 4,500 broadcasts, interviewed over 25,000 guests, and solidified himself as a warm, wi...

Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta: The Bandit Chief Who Terrorized California and Launched the Legend of Zorro

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Report copyright infringementby John Boessenecker (Author)New York Times bestselling author and award-winning historian John Boessenecker--as seen on Netflix's Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War--brings the authoritative account of one of the most notorious outlaws of the West Joaquin Murrieta's story is one for the ages. Fiercely compelling and epically woven, Bring Me the Head of Joaquin Murrieta details the bloody saga of the Latino outlaw. In myth, he embarked on a noble career as a rebel, fi...

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Report copyright infringementby Maddie Ballard (Author)In Patchwork, a charming and evocative sewist's diary, Maddie Ballard explores the making (and sometimes remaking) of seventeen specific garments over a period of great change in her life--from a jacket lined with the embroidered Cantonese names of her female ancestors, to a dressing gown made as a gift for a dear friend, to an eco-friendly, zero-waste dress. As the wardrobe grows, so too does Maddie. From her first off-kilter dresses and...

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Malleo (Author), Frankie Kineavy (Author)When former pro football player Chris Malleo took over a broken high school program, he expected a challenge. What he didn't expect was that the person who would help rebuild it had never coached a football game and had been born with cerebral palsy. Frankie Kineavy couldn't walk. He typed to communicate. But he saw the game, and the people around him, with uncommon clarity.He coached with his eyes. He led through ...

Capturing Kahanamoku: How a Surfing Legend and a Scientific Obsession Redefined Race and Culture

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Rossi (Author)"A haunting, quietly devastating excavation of a story we should all know but don't: how a surfing legend became the target of eugenic obsession... Gorgeously written and brilliantly researched, this book is both a warning and a wonder." -- Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Aviator and the Showman"[A] strange and captivating account... Rossi excels at exposing the bunk pseudoscience at the heart of eugenicists' mystical fascination with r...

Abdullahi Haji: My Life Through News Media

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Report copyright infringementby Abdullahi Haji Abdi (Author), Abdisalam M. Issa-Salwe (Editor), Ahmed Sh Mohamud (Editor) ABDULLAHI HAJI: MY LIFE THROUGH NEWS MEDIA captures the extraordinary journey of Abdullahi Haji Abdi, one of Somali broadcasting's pioneering voices whose career spanned the most transformative periods in Somali history.In Somali culture, news is community connection itself. For a predominantly oral society that endured colonial rule and didn't see official Somali orthogra...

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Report copyright infringementby Françoise Gilot (Author), Carlton Lake (Author)This autobiographical work narrates the years Françoise Gilot spent with Pablo Picasso, one of the most renowned artists of the 20th century. It provides insight into his creative process and personal life, as well as their relationship and the challenges they faced.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was r...

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by Tim McGrath (Author)The extraordinary life of James Monroe: soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who helped transform thirteen colonies into a vibrant and mighty republic. "A first-rate account of a remarkable life."--Jon Meacham - "Fascinating." --H. W. Brands - "Captivating... Highly recommended."--Nathaniel Philbrick - "A luminous portrait of the most underappreciated of our Founders."--Joel Richard Paul - "Excellent."--Library Journal (...

Bernard Baruch: The Adventures of a Wall Street Legend - Paperback

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by James Grant (Author)Bernard Baruch was a self-made millionaire, legendary stock trader, and venture investor. For most of the first half of the 20th century, he epitomized the "good side" of Wall Street in the public mind. Celebrated as "Adviser to Presidents" and "The Park Bench Statesman," he also became known as "The Man Who Sold out before the Crash." James Grant's much praised biography draws on a wealth of previously untapped material.Author BiographyJames Grant, a widely read author...

George Marshall: Defender of the Republic - Paperback

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by David L. Roll (Author)The extraordinary career of General George C. Marshall--America's most distinguished soldier-statesman since George Washington--whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of two world wars and helped define the American century "I've read several biographies of Marshall, but I think [David] Roll's may be the best of the bunch."--Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review - "Powerful."--The Wall Street Journal - "Enthralling."--Andrew Robert...

Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table - Paperback

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by Ruth Reichl (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "An absolute delight to read . . . How lucky we are that Ruth Reichl] had the courage to follow her appetite."--NewsdayAt an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir Tender at the Bone is the story of a life defined, determined, and enhanced in equal measure by a passion for food, by unforgetta...

Barack Obama (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) - Paperback

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by Caroline Crosson Gilpin (Author)What biography series is complete without a title on the current U.S. President: Barack Obama? The election of an African American president was truly a monumental day in American history. His legacy will live on as a barrier-breaker and a pioneer. Learn all about our 44th President in this fascinating leveled reader.Author BiographyCARRIE GILPIN has been a writer, editor, and teacher for 25 years. She is currently a newspaper education editor and freelance ...

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by H. Hoever (Author)This classic volume, with over 70 beautiful illustrations and large, easy-to-read type, can accompany you as you walk with the Saints each day of the year. Read about the lives of familiar and lesser-known Saints. Be moved by their short, inspiring biographies. Discover their trials and triumphs, their joys and sorrows. Pray with them in mind. Number of Pages: 528 Dimensions: 1.09 x 6.7 x 4.66 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1993

Albert Kahn's Daylight: An Architect Reconsidered

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Meister (Author), Thomas A. Klug (Editor)Back JacketAuthor Chris Meister brings a fresh perspective to the internationally renowned Detroit architect Albert Kahn. Understanding his design and production of iconic architecture in Detroit--like the Belle Isle Aquarium & Horticultural Building as well as the Fisher Building--alongside less-heralded projects, readers come to appreciate how Kahn's ingenuity and broad networks cultivated the spread of his i...

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Report copyright infringementby R. Scott Crabtree (Author)At 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, a massive explosion rocked downtown Oklahoma City, shearing off the front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and killing 168 people, including 19 children in the building's daycare center. The blast sent shockwaves across the country, both literally and figuratively. In the chaos that followed, investigators sifting through the rubble found a twisted fragment of a Ryder rental truck. Using it as th...

Easy Lessons in the Art of Practical Wood Carving: Suited to the Wants of Carpenters, Joiners, Amateurs and Professional Wood Carvers

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Report copyright infringementby Fred T. Hodgson (Author)This Is A New Release Of The Original 1905 Edition. Number of Pages: 284 Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: March 30, 2014

Today's African Woman!: Human Rights Champion and Single Mother

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Report copyright infringementby Suzanne Jambo (Author)Suzanne's story is one of constant, unrelenting struggle against a tide of discrimination, greed and corruption. At a young age, she finds herself labelled as being religiously and racially "incorrect."This sparks her lifetime quest to champion the cause of human rights. It is a journey that sets her against not only the ruling powers of Sudan at the time, but also finds her opposing the practices of the South Sudanese LiberationMovement.T...

Blooming in Winter: The Story of a Remarkable Twentieth-Century Woman - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Pamela Valois (Author)Jacomena Maybeck, a legendary Berkeley potter, was one of the thirty-two women Pam Valois portrayed in her best-selling book Gifts of Age. Now in her seventh decade herself, Pam returns to tell the whole story of Jackie's life, inviting us to reflect on how one may bring life to a rich and loving conclusion. Number of Pages: 264 Dimensions: 0.94 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN Publication Date: June 29, 2021 ...

Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy - Hardcover

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by Misty Copeland (Author), Salena Barnes (Illustrator)From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes an illustrated nonfiction collection celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn't have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a black ballerina on a magaz...

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by Marjane Satrapi (Author)An attractive boxed set of Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up as a girl in revolutionary Iran "A wholly original achievement.... Satrapi evokes herself and her schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances.... A stark, shocking impact." --The New York Times: "The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years" Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Sat...

Twentieth-Century Boy: Notebooks of the Seventies - Paperback

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by Duncan Hannah (Author)A rollicking account of a celebrated artist's coming of age, full of outrageously bad behavior, naked ambition, fantastically good music, and evaporating barriers of taste and decorum, and featuring cameos from David Bowie, Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, and many more."A phantasmagoria of alcohol, sex, art, conversation, glam rock, and New Wave cinema. Hannah's writing combines self-aware humor with an intoxicating punk energy." --The New Yorker Painter Duncan Hannah arriv...

Areli Is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, a Daca Recipient - Hardcover

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by Areli Morales (Author), Luisa Uribe (Illustrator)In the first picture book written by a DACA Dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story. When Areli was just a baby, her mama and papa moved from Mexico to New York with her brother, Alex, to make a better life for the family--and when she was in kindergarten, they sent for her, too. Everything in New York was different. Gone were the Saturdays at Abuela's house, filled with cousins and sunshine. Instead, thin...

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Report copyright infringementby Bethany Luchetta (Author)At the bottom of her barrel, Bethany begins to look around, only to find darkness. In the darkness she makes connections to inherited family patterns and demons from the past. Reading 'The Roadie Wife, Book II - Finding My Way' is like watching a boat being tossed by torrid seas. Will Bethany settle for status quo or keep pursuing greater depths into the unknown. As Bethany attempts several healing modalities, she is ultimately pointed ...

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Report copyright infringementby Gwendolyn Jackson (Author) Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 05, 2025

Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical - Paperback

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by Anthony Bourdain (Author)The riveting true crime tale from beloved chef and bestselling author Anthony Bourdain, originally published in 2001, centering deadly cook Mary Mallon-otherwise known as the infamous Typhoid Mary. By the turn of the twentieth century, it seemed that New York had put an end to the outbreaks of typhoid fever that had ravaged the city. That is, until 1904, when the disease broke out in a household on Long Island. Authorities suspected the family cook, Mary Mallon, o...