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Biographies and autobiography books provide a peek behind the curtain into the more personal lives of public figures and idols. Biography books research a wide spread of topics and tell the story of the inside scoop on famous figures from any era of time and history. Unravel long-held secrets or delve into the fascinating life of your favorite persona.

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Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann Shadow of His Wings: The True...

Gereon Goldmann, Fr.
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Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War Combat Nurse's 10-Year Fight to Win Women a Place of Honor in Washington, D.C. Healing Wounds: A Vietnam War...

Diane Carlson Evans, Bob Welch
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Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems Pretty Boys Are Poisonous:...

Megan Fox
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Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art Ninth Street Women: Lee...

Mary Gabriel
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Sis, Don't Settle: How to Stay Smart in Matters of the Heart Sis, Don't Settle: How to...

Faith Jenkins
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Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World Everest, Inc.: The Renegades...

Will Cockrell
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Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) Talking as Fast as I Can:...

Lauren Graham
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War War

Sebastian Junger
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God's Smuggler God's Smuggler

Brother Andrew
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Destiny of the Republic: A...

Candice Millard
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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice The Sun Does Shine: How I...

Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin
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A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition A Moveable Feast: The...

Ernest Hemingway
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The Happiness Project, Tenth Anniversary Edition: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun The Happiness Project, Tenth...

Gretchen Rubin
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and...

Stephanie Land
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The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom The Pilgrimage: A...

Paulo Coelho, Julia Sanches (Translator)
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The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness The Center Cannot Hold: My...

Elyn R Saks
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Who Was Amelia Earhart? Who Was Amelia Earhart?

Kate Boehm Jerome
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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science Complications: A Surgeon's...

Atul Gawande
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The First Survivors of Alzheimer's: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words The First Survivors of...

Bredesen
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My Son Carlo: Carlo Acutis Through the Eyes of His Mother My Son Carlo: Carlo Acutis...

Antonia Salzano Acutis, Paolo Rodari
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a...

Harriet Jacobs
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What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen What Made Maddy Run: The...

Kate Fagan
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The Story of Simone Biles: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers The Story of Simone Biles: An...

Rachelle Burk
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom Seven Pillars of Wisdom

T E Lawrence
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Some of the recent top-selling biographies are:

  • Sunday Times bestseller Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin is considered potentially the most important political book to read this year.
  • Hardy Women: Mothers, Sisters, Wives, Muses by Paula Byrne re-examines Thomas Hardy's life through the eyes of the women in his life that helped make him.
  • The Woman in Me by Britney Spears is an astonishing memoir of Britney's journey and fight for freedom, her fame, motherhood, faith, survival, and hope.

By using the sidebar on the Alibris site, you can find all types of genres and subgenres of biographies that cater to the subjects you gravitate toward.

From personal memoirs that make for funny reads to more strategically minded business and finance biographies by finance experts, you're guaranteed to find a book that catches your eye and piques your interest.

With a plethora of options for biographies, a few award-winning options you might want to consider reading are:

Whether you want to learn about your favorite celebrities or political figures, you'll find award-winning reads from our independent sellers.

Biography books can be an ideal selection for a book club to read, as they often spark significant and lively debates and discussions.

One option for a book club about women is Becoming by Michelle Obama. The memoir is a deeply personal account of her journey as First Lady and becoming one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era.

If your book club focuses on cultural icons or queer books, Me: Elton John Official Autobiography tells the tale of his extraordinary life as a successful singer and songwriter and is a #1 New York Times Bestseller.

The best memoirs for your book club will depend on your members. For some, sports books about record-setting athletes are a great choice, while for others, harrowing tales of survival or personal growth might be more fitting.