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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.

Best-selling Biography & Autobiography titles

The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis The Situation Room: The...

George Stephanopoulos, Lisa Dickey
Buy from $24.35

Life's Too Short: A Memoir Life's Too Short: A Memoir

Darius Rucker
Buy from $20.86
eBook from $15.71

You Never Know: A Memoir You Never Know: A Memoir

Tom Selleck, Ellis Henican
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eBook from $15.71

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s An Unfinished Love Story: A...

Doris Kearns Goodwin
Buy from $19.95

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me Bits and Pieces: My Mother,...

Whoopi Goldberg
Buy from $23.52

Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E Frankl
Buy from $2.19

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds Can't Hurt Me: Master Your...

David Goggins
Buy from $6.86

A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon A Walk in the Park: The True...

Kevin Fedarko
Buy from $22.61

You Deserve Good Gelato You Deserve Good Gelato

Kacie Rose
Buy from $12.73

My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me My Beloved Monster: Masha,...

Caleb Carr
Buy from $21.21

Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Once Upon a Time: The...

Elizabeth Beller
Buy from $29.98

Back from the Dead Back from the Dead

Bill Walton
Buy from $12.97

Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks Get Honest or Die Lying: Why...

Charlamagne Tha God
Buy from $19.84

What a Fool Believes: A Memoir What a Fool Believes: A Memoir

Michael McDonald
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eBook from $16.77

Everything I Know about Love: A Memoir Everything I Know about Love:...

Dolly Alderton
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eBook from $9.95

I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy
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The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery The United States Governed by...

John S Jacobs
Buy from $19.99
eBook from $19.99

Into the Wild Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer
Buy from $0.99

The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free The War on Warriors: Behind...

Pete Hegseth
Buy from $21.49

Night Night

Elie Wiesel
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Educated: A Memoir Educated: A Memoir

Tara Westover
Buy from $1.25

There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland There Was Nothing You Could...

Steven Hyden
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The Hiding Place The Hiding Place

Corrie Ten Boom
Buy from $2.80
eBook from $13.99

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old...

Mitch Albom
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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.