Biography and Memoir

Discover the stories of their lives, in recent biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs.
Updated December 25, 2024
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Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Salman Rushdie
Paper Book
A moving and life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal, from internationally renowned writer Salman Rushdie 'A story of hatred defeated by love' Guardian 'Absolutely stunning...the ugliest thing turned into the most beautiful'...
The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
Kelly Bishop
Paper Book
Finally sharing the long-awaited story of her fascinating career, Tony-Award winning actress Kelly Bishop takes us on her journey from starring on the stage to the silver screen to our most-streamed TV shows, sharing the wisdom she's learned along the way. Perhaps most famous for...
A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
Tia Levings
Audiobook
Sociopath: A Memoir
Patric Gagne
Paper Book
'Deliciously wicked and insightful.' - Guardian Books of the Year 'A surprising, thoughtful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to be a sociopath.' - Pandora Sykes 'Addictively page-turning.' - The Telegraph Sociopath: A...
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
Paper Book
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and...
Sonny Boy: A Memoir
Al Pacino
Paper Book
The Instant New York Times Bestseller * One of People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year "The rare celebrity memoir that's also a literary read. As funny as it is reflecive, it shares stories behind Pacino's hardscrabble upbringing, classic films and journey to icon...
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
Dava Sobel
Paper Book
Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.'A luminous and illuminating contribution to the cause' Literary Review ...
All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
Orlando Whitfield
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the 2024 Nero Book Award for Non-FictionA 2024 Book of the Year pick in the Economist, Independent, Prospect, Apollo, New Yorker and at Waterstones A 2024 Summer Read in the Economist, Telegraph, Guardian, New Yorker, i, and the Evening Standard'An art world Great Gatsby, deliciously...
Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir
Mary L. Trump
Paper Book
Instant New York Times and USA Today nonfiction bestseller! A New York Times Nonfiction Book to Read this Fall A People Magazine Best Book of September The Week Five Riveting Books to Take You Through September<...
Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue
Sonia Purnell
Paper Book
"A thorough account of Harriman's rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read ... riveting and revelatory." --The New Yorker "Rigorous but rollicking." --The New York Times Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by Apple Books, The Economist<...
We are the stars
Gina Chick
Tiger, Tiger: His Life, As It’s Never Been Told Before
James Patterson
Paper Book
How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time? And how did he fall so spectacularly? Before the age of twenty-five, Tiger Woods had risen to phenomenon status- twice named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, champion of more than thirty...
Consent: A Memoir
Jill Ciment
Paper Book
A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the acclaimed novelist ("A virtuoso"--Donna Seaman, Booklist), a deft, shocking memoir that asks whether we can judge past behavior by today's moral codes, as the author reevaluates her decades-long marriage to the forty-seven-year-old man...
KLIM (WTO)
Michael Klim
Paper Book
KLIM, the moving autobiography from Michael Klim, delves into the life of the legendary swimmer, exploring his triumphs, challenges and extraordinary resilience in and beyond the swimming lanes. As one of Australia's most celebrated athletes, Michael Klim's...

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