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Biography Book Summaries

Windswept & Interesting Summary
Windswept & Interesting
My Autobiography
by Billy Connolly 2021 356 pages
4.41
10.2K ratings
Biography
Autobiography
Humor
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Summary
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
by Mario Livio 2005 368 pages
3.89
1.5K ratings
Mathematics
Science
History
The Faith of Elvis Summary
The Faith of Elvis
A Story Only a Brother Can Tell
by Billy Stanley 2022 256 pages
4.23
321 ratings
Christian
Biography
Religion
Born Again This Way Summary
Born Again This Way
by Rachel Gilson 2020 160 pages
4.48
1.4K ratings
Christian
Sexuality
Biography
Highcastle Summary
Highcastle
A Remembrance
by StanisΕ‚aw Lem 1966 160 pages
3.65
589 ratings
Biography
Polish Literature
Literature
Papa Hemingway Summary
Papa Hemingway
by A.E. Hotchner 1955 381 pages
4.20
2.7K ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
The Republic of Tea Summary
The Republic of Tea
The Story of the Creation of a Business, as Told Through the Personal Letters of Its Founders
by Mel Ziegler 1992 336 pages
3.79
314 ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy Summary
Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
And Other Rules to Live By
by David Mitchell 2019 264 pages
3.67
5.1K ratings
Comedy
Humor
Politics
Alibaba's World Summary
Alibaba's World
How a Remarkable Chinese Company is Changing the Face of Global Business
by Porter Erisman 2015 256 pages
3.89
2.1K ratings
Business
China
Biography
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread
The Autobiography of Russell Means
by Russell Means 1995 624 pages
4.14
1.4K ratings
Native American
Biography
History
How to Think Like Socrates Summary
How to Think Like Socrates
Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World
by Donald J. Robertson 2024 342 pages
4.17
490 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
History
In the Form of a Question Summary
In the Form of a Question
The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
by Amy Schneider 2023 272 pages
3.51
3.0K ratings
Memoir
LGBT
Biography
No Greater Love Summary
No Greater Love
by Mother Teresa 1997 206 pages
4.37
3.1K ratings
Religion
Christian
Catholic
The Road to Mecca Summary
The Road to Mecca
by Muhammad Asad 1954 375 pages
4.48
5.9K ratings
Islam
Religion
Biography
All Souls Summary
All Souls
A Family Story from Southie
by Michael Patrick MacDonald 1999 263 pages
4.08
13.6K ratings
Memoir
History
Biography
Supreme Commander Summary
Supreme Commander
MacArthur's Triumph in Japan
by Seymour Morris Jr. 2014 384 pages
4.10
217 ratings
History
Biography
Japan
The Unwinding of the Miracle Summary
The Unwinding of the Miracle
A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After
by Julie Yip-Williams 2019 315 pages
4.10
10.9K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Thomas Jefferson Summary
Thomas Jefferson
The Art of Power
by Jon Meacham 2012 759 pages
4.04
41.9K ratings
History
Biography
Presidents
Didn't See That Coming Summary
Didn't See That Coming
Putting Life Back Together When Your World Falls Apart
by Rachel Hollis 2020 227 pages
3.63
16.8K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Memoir
Under the Black Hat Summary
Under the Black Hat
My Life in the WWE and Beyond
by Jim Ross 2020 295 pages
4.30
2.2K ratings
Biography
Sports
Memoir
Before I Forget Summary
Before I Forget
Love, Hope, Help, and Acceptance in Our Fight Against Alzheimer's
by B. Smith 2016 302 pages
4.20
1.0K ratings
Biography
Health
Memoir
Miraculous Movements Summary
Miraculous Movements
How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims Are Falling in Love with Jesus
by Jerry Trousdale 2012 208 pages
4.36
749 ratings
Christian
Islam
Christianity
A Journey Summary
A Journey
My Political Life
by Tony Blair 2010 720 pages
3.56
4.6K ratings
Politics
Biography
History
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch Summary
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch
How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
by Alison Arngrim 2010 302 pages
4.08
18.0K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Go For the Goal Summary
Go For the Goal
A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
by Mia Hamm 1999 272 pages
4.03
561 ratings
Sports
Soccer
Autobiography
A Little Bit Broken Summary
A Little Bit Broken
A Memoir
by Roz Weston 2022 333 pages
4.25
1.2K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Canada
Elle & Coach Summary
Elle & Coach
Diabetes, the Fight for My Daughter's Life, and the Dog Who Changed Everything
by Stefany Shaheen 2015 240 pages
4.35
472 ratings
Animals
Biography
Memoir
Start Where You Are Summary
Start Where You Are
Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
by Chris Gardner 2008 320 pages
3.98
821 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Keeping the Republic Summary
Keeping the Republic
Saving America by Trusting Americans
by Mitch Daniels 2011 252 pages
4.01
248 ratings
Politics
Biography
Government
Tremendous Summary
Tremendous
by Joey "Coco" Diaz 2023 280 pages
4.46
3.0K ratings
Biography
Comedy
Memoir
Let's Pretend This Never Happened Summary
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
A Mostly True Memoir
by Jenny Lawson 2012 318 pages
3.90
197.8K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
A Night to Remember Summary
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord 1955 182 pages
4.09
27.2K ratings
History
Classics
Historical
Facing the Lion Summary
Facing the Lion
Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe
by Simone Arnold Liebster 2000 418 pages
4.71
1.7K ratings
History
Memoir
Holocaust
Michael O'Leary Summary
Michael O'Leary
Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair
by Matt Cooper 2018 368 pages
4.06
173 ratings
Business
Biography
How Starbucks Saved My Life Summary
How Starbucks Saved My Life
A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
by Michael Gates Gill 2007 272 pages
3.48
11.3K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Business
Yoga Bitch Summary
Yoga Bitch
One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, Cynicism, and Cigarettes on the Path to Enlightenment
by Suzanne Morrison 2011 352 pages
3.67
4.1K ratings
Memoir
Travel
Humor
How I Made $2,000,000 In The Stock Market Summary
How I Made $2,000,000 In The Stock Market
by Nicolas Darvas 1960 197 pages
4.22
5.8K ratings
Finance
Business
Money
Do the KIND Thing Summary
Do the KIND Thing
Think Boundlessly, Work Purposefully, Live Passionately
by Daniel Lubetzky 2015 304 pages
3.82
612 ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
One Dress. One Year. Summary
One Dress. One Year.
by Bethany Winz 2016 160 pages
3.31
174 ratings
Biography Memoir
Christian Non Fiction
Novella
The Indifferent Stars Above Summary
The Indifferent Stars Above
The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
by Daniel James Brown 2009 352 pages
4.25
33.7K ratings
History
Historical
Biography
Sous Chef Summary
Sous Chef
24 Hours on the Line
by Michael Gibney 2014 240 pages
3.63
7.7K ratings
Food
Memoir
Cooking
In My Time Summary
In My Time
A Personal and Political Memoir
by Dick Cheney 2011 576 pages
3.79
2.9K ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Buffett Summary
Buffett
The Making of an American Capitalist
by Roger Lowenstein 1995 475 pages
4.19
15.6K ratings
Biography
Business
Finance
Endurance Summary
Endurance
A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
by Scott Kelly 2017 400 pages
4.21
22.3K ratings
Science
Biography
Space
One Click Summary
One Click
Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com
by Richard L. Brandt 2011 214 pages
3.74
8.0K ratings
Business
Biography
Technology
Never Leave the Dogs Behind Summary
Never Leave the Dogs Behind
A Memoir
by Brianna Madia 2024 208 pages
4.16
4.9K ratings
Memoir
Dogs
Animals
The Smallest Lights in the Universe Summary
The Smallest Lights in the Universe
A Memoir
by Sara Seager 2020 308 pages
4.11
2.9K ratings
Memoir
Science
Biography
Indomitable Summary
Indomitable
A Working Woman's Notes on Work, Life and Leadership
by Arundhati Bhattacharya 2022 394 pages
4.18
161 ratings
India
Biography
Joseph Anton Summary
Joseph Anton
A Memoir
by Salman Rushdie 2012 636 pages
3.64
9.2K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Journey of a Thousand Miles Summary
Journey of a Thousand Miles
My Story
by Lang Lang 2008 239 pages
4.03
897 ratings
Music
Biography
Autobiography
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