Biography & Autobiography

What does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist and to coach a collegiate team to fiftee...

"Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." —Helen Keller Before she was two...

America's queen of television shares her fascinating life story!"Here is Betty White -- a...

Written by Nikola Tesla at the age of sixty-three, this autobiography is a fascinating gl...

Uncertain of his date of birth or the identity of his father, Frederick Douglass came int...

One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note ...

The Story That Inspired the Major Motion Picture...Read by its Stars David Oyelowo, Fores...

The story of Corrie ten Boom has inspired millions of people all over the world. Jean Wat...

Tesla's personal account is divided into six chapters covering different periods of his l...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A lively and spirited book' DOUGLAS MURRAY'A paean to the fr...

This is the story of a bush legend of the 20th Century. A man who shunned society and cho...

Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired  countless readers with the fi...

Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and ...

Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Research NonfictionNamed one of the Top ...

From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a pr...

An autobiographical narrative, Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House traces Elizab...

In 1962, Don and Carol Richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the Sawi pe...

The Sense of Wonder relates Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew...

Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his ...

This is the work that introduced Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the Western world. Malcolm ...

Readers of Wil Wheaton's website know he is a masterful teller of elegant stories about h...

Best known as Mr. Sulu, helmsman of the Starship EnterpriseTM and Captain of the Starship...

A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in ...

See the difference, read Maya Angelou in Large Print* About Large PrintAll Random House L...

“My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved. I have ...

You call him a Dumb Ox; I tell you that the Dumb Ox will bellow so loud that his bellowin...

A timely and genre-bending memoir that offers fresh and fierce reflections on motherhood,...

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THIS GUT-WRENCHING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IS A CLASSIC IN THE ANNALS OF VIETNAM LIT...

As Sundar preached the gospel to the crowd, the monastery guard marched forward and arres...

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, David Gunn is proud to have grown up in a city facing...

In Search of A Holy Land is a perfectly timed memoir told with brisk honesty and sharp hu...

An enduring classic of Holocaust literature, Night offers a personal and unforgettable ac...

Put aside what you read on the web about Elon Musk. There is a significant amount more to...

Lex Luger, wrestling megasensation and three-time world heavyweight champion, ruled the r...

"Jews and Irish Catholics did not often marry each other in the 1970s. Lynn and I did. A...

Susan Richards went to rescue one horse and ended up bringing home an extraordinary repla...

*New York Times Bestseller* Get ready to defy the odds when everyone’s countin...

At age thirtyfive, Cami Walker was burdened by a battle with multiple sclerosis, a chroni...

Distinguished British man of letters J. R. Ackerley hardly thought himself a dog lover wh...

Wil Wheaton-blogger, geek, and Star Trek: The Next Generation's Wesley Crusher-gives us f...

This is the absolutely guaranteed 100% mostly true story of the man who gained sports imm...

The bestselling author of Encyclopedia an Ordinary Life returns with a literary experienc...

“If I were white, I could capture the world.” – Dorothy Dandridge The ...

Carl Gustav Jung, the man who created analytical psychology both as a concept and as a p...

Kobe Bryant’s incredible, record-shattering basketball career reads like a road map...

In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at ...

My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla is a book compiled and edited by Ben Joh...

The great Henry Ford was the unforgettable American captain of industry and unequalled bu...

“Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.”&...