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Biography Book Summaries

The Great Bridge Summary
The Great Bridge
The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
by David McCullough 1972 608 pages
4.25
17.9K ratings
History
American History
New York
The Afrikaners Summary
The Afrikaners
Biography of a People
by Hermann Giliomee 2003 720 pages
4.17
130 ratings
History
Africa
South Africa
A Simple Government Summary
A Simple Government
Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington
by Mike Huckabee 2011 240 pages
3.75
301 ratings
Politics
History
Government
A Change of Affection Summary
A Change of Affection
A Gay Man's Incredible Story of Redemption
by Becket Cook 2019 224 pages
4.51
1.8K ratings
Christian
Biography
Memoir
What We Carry Summary
What We Carry
A Memoir
by Maya Shanbhag Lang 2020 288 pages
4.32
3.9K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Going Gray Summary
Going Gray
What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters
by Anne Kreamer 2007 224 pages
3.35
1.1K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Lives of the Artists Summary
Lives of the Artists
Portraits of Ten Artists Whose Work and Lifestyles Embody the Future of Contemporary Art
by Calvin Tomkins 2008 272 pages
4.09
584 ratings
Art
Biography
Essays
The House of Dimon Summary
The House of Dimon
How JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Rose to the Top of the Financial World
by Patricia Crisafulli 2009 260 pages
3.64
144 ratings
Business
Biography
Tears of the Desert Summary
Tears of the Desert
A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
by Halima Bashir 2008 316 pages
4.23
4.2K ratings
Africa
Memoir
Biography
The Faithful Preacher Summary
The Faithful Preacher
Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors
by Thabiti M. Anyabwile 2007 192 pages
4.23
163 ratings
Biography
Theology
History
Happiness Is a Choice You Make Summary
Happiness Is a Choice You Make
Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old
by John Leland 2018 256 pages
3.72
3.4K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Waking Up in Paris Summary
Waking Up in Paris
Overcoming Darkness in the City of Light
by Sonia Choquette 2018 248 pages
3.88
747 ratings
Memoir
France
Travel
The Spymasters Summary
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
by Chris Whipple 2020 400 pages
4.06
1.1K ratings
History
Politics
Espionage
Home in the World Summary
Home in the World
A Memoir
by Amartya Sen 2021 480 pages
4.16
764 ratings
Memoir
Biography
Economics
A Fierce Love Summary
A Fierce Love
One Woman’s Courageous Journey to Save Her Marriage
by Shauna Shanks 2017 240 pages
4.32
457 ratings
Christian
Marriage
Biography
Lead with Humility Summary
Lead with Humility
12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis
by Jeffrey A. Krames 2014 144 pages
3.96
439 ratings
Leadership
Religion
Business
How to Be a Woman Summary
How to Be a Woman
by Caitlin Moran 2011 312 pages
3.71
109.7K ratings
Feminism
Memoir
Humor
Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised Summary
Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised
A Memoir of Survival and Hope
by Carmelo Anthony 2021 208 pages
4.07
1.7K ratings
Sports
Memoir
Basketball
Aman Summary
Aman
The Story of a Somali Girl
by Virginia Lee Barnes 1994 368 pages
3.78
794 ratings
Biography
Africa
Somalia
How Life Works Summary
How Life Works
A User’s Guide to the New Biology
by Philip Ball 2023 552 pages
4.25
404 ratings
Science
Biology
Nature
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl Summary
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl
Loving the Skin You're In
by Tess Holliday 2017 304 pages
3.56
862 ratings
Memoir
Biography
Feminism
Growing Up Laughing Summary
Growing Up Laughing
My Story and the Story of Funny
by Marlo Thomas 2010 382 pages
3.85
1.9K ratings
Biography
Humor
Memoir
Firefighters Summary
Firefighters
Their Lives in Their Own Words
by Dennis Smith 1988 352 pages
4.09
175 ratings
History
Biography
Emergency Services
One Hundred Names for Love Summary
One Hundred Names for Love
A Memoir
by Diane Ackerman 2011 336 pages
3.85
1.8K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Tough Broad Summary
Tough Broad
From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking―How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age
by Caroline Paul 2024 288 pages
4.17
408 ratings
Health
Memoir
Nature
Elon Musk Summary
Elon Musk
The Life, Lessons & Rules For Success
by Influential Individuals 2017 68 pages
4.15
375 ratings
Entrepreneurship
Biography
Charles Spurgeon Summary
Charles Spurgeon
Preaching Through Adversity
by John Piper 2015 40 pages
4.40
153 ratings
Biography
Christian
Theology
You Must Set Forth at Dawn Summary
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
by Wole Soyinka 2006 528 pages
4.02
503 ratings
Africa
Memoir
Nigeria
Getting Castaneda Summary
Getting Castaneda
Understanding Carlos Castaneda
by Peter Luce 2017 188 pages
4.08
115 ratings
Biography
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening Summary
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening
How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart
by Carol Wall 2014 294 pages
3.66
3.4K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Gardening
R. N. Kao Summary
R. N. Kao
Gentleman Spymaster
by Nitin A. Gokhale 2019 240 pages
3.93
412 ratings
Biography
History
India
Nada se opone a la noche Summary
Nada se opone a la noche
by Delphine de Vigan 2011 376 pages
4.33
19.7K ratings
France
Roman
Memoir
Did I Ever Tell You? Summary
Did I Ever Tell You?
by Genevieve Kingston 2024 288 pages
4.30
4.7K ratings
Memoir
Grief
Death
Restaurant Man Summary
Restaurant Man
by Joe Bastianich 2012 288 pages
3.66
1.4K ratings
Food
Memoir
Biography
Politics Summary
Politics
Between the Extremes
by Nick Clegg 2016 262 pages
3.73
1.1K ratings
Politics
Biography
Biography Memoir
T is for Transformation Summary
T is for Transformation
by Shaun T. 2017 272 pages
4.23
2.2K ratings
Personal Development
Self Help
Biography
Engineers of Dreams Summary
Engineers of Dreams
Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America
by Henry Petroski 1995 479 pages
3.77
164 ratings
History
Engineering
Science
Seldom Disappointed Summary
Seldom Disappointed
A Memoir
by Tony Hillerman 2001 368 pages
4.00
764 ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
The Little Locksmith Summary
The Little Locksmith
by Katharine Butler Hathaway 1943 272 pages
3.66
1.2K ratings
Memoir
Classics
Biography
Gladys Aylward Summary
Gladys Aylward
The Little Woman
by Gladys Aylward 1970 153 pages
4.40
4.7K ratings
Biography
Christian
China
Moonwalk Summary
Moonwalk
by Michael Jackson 1988 283 pages
4.33
6.1K ratings
Biography
Music
Autobiography
Midnights with the Mystic Summary
Midnights with the Mystic
A Little Guide to Freedom and Bliss
by Cheryl Simone 2008 328 pages
4.20
1.4K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
Nonbinary Summary
Nonbinary
A Memoir
by Genesis P-Orridge 2021 352 pages
4.03
507 ratings
Music
Memoir
LGBT
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds Summary
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds
How William James Can Save Your Life
by John Kaag 2020 210 pages
3.66
800 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Aussie Grit Summary
Aussie Grit
My Formula One Journey
by Mark Webber 2015 434 pages
4.03
2.4K ratings
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
The Will to Keep Winning Summary
The Will to Keep Winning
by Daigo Umehara 2016 142 pages
4.23
650 ratings
Self Help
Biography
Games
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2 Summary
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2
1962 - 1994
by Nelson Mandela 2003 450 pages
4.41
572 ratings
Biography
History
Africa
Get Out of Your Own Way Summary
Get Out of Your Own Way
A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment
by Dave Hollis 2020 240 pages
3.80
6.7K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Backyard Parables Summary
The Backyard Parables
Lessons on Gardening, and Life
by Margaret Roach 2013 288 pages
3.65
429 ratings
Gardening
Memoir
Nature
Hope Summary
Hope
The Autobiography
by Pope Francis 2025 320 pages
4.36
1.4K ratings
Biography
Religion
Memoir
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