Biography & Autobiography Books

Focusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers, The Curies is the first biography to trace the entire Curie dynasty, from...

We will walk on our own feet;we will work with our own hands;we will speak our own minds.--Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The American Scholar," 1837From th...

Top golfing instructor Jim McLean uses rare film footage of Ben Hogan to break down the greatest swing of all time Golf legend Ben Hogan had the p...

A powerful tale of war, romance, and one of history's most desperate gambles.Julius Caesar was nothing if not bold. When, in the wake of his defeat...

One of the major figures in American history, Andrew Carnegie was a ruthless businessman who made his fortune in the steel industry and ultimately ...

A penetrating, mesmerizing biography of a scientific icon "Absolutely fascinating . . . Davidson has done a remarkable job."-Sir Arthur C. Clarke "...

Captain John Smith tells the real story behind the swashbuckling character who founded the Jamestown colony, wrote the first book in English in Am...

The winner of South Africa's prestigious Sunday Times/Alan Paton prize, this moving, illuminating memoir chronicles the life of an extraordinary wo...

The first biography of a major figure in early US and African American historyA household name and unparalleled hero revered in every African Amer...

"Being Martha is a personal-at times a searingly personal-account of Martha's life from the inside, by a friend. It's fascinating-very anecdotal an...

Advance Praise for Behind the Burqa"Whenever and wherever adults make war, children die and women are subjected to fear and humiliation. This is tr...

Acclaim for Armey's Axioms "As I read Armey's Axioms, my mind immediately went to the man from Springfield, Abraham Lincoln, who cloaked brilliant ...

When above-the-knee amputees walk, we generate seven to nine times the force of our body weight right into the point where the prosthesis meets our...

(from the Introduction) Renie from Golden Pond is the true life story of Lorene Turner Higgins. Her story begins with her birth, which was in a log...

Largely unknown except in a few law enforcement circles, Jelly Bryce was at the forefront of the conflict during America’s gangster era. As an Okla...

The story of Willie Mays's rookie year with the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro World Series, and the making of a ...

You’ve read the shocking one-sided tale of international drug kingpin Owen Hanson in The Rolling Stone, VICE, and the LA Times—but now he’s ready t...

The first complete biography of singing legend Tony Bennett Among America's greatest entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ray Charles...

The most valuable team player in sports shows you what teamwork really meansWhat does it take to be a real team player, especially in a society tha...

This story is now more relevant than ever as the latest science is now validating the protocols of Dr. Livingston-Wheeler who will one day be place...

The trans-Atlantic air race of 1927 and the flight that made Charles Lindbergh a hero The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New Yo...

The story of two remarkable men, both natural-born cavalry leaders of great courage, who shared similar traits. Their Civil War legacies were desti...

The life and times of Warwick Davis, star of Ricky Gervais's forthcoming sitcom, Life's Too ShortActors work their entire careers hoping to achiev...

As he took charge of his city’s response to the 9/11 attacks, New York City's mayor Rudy Giuliani became the most admired man in America, and perha...