Biography
Real lives unfold on these pages through intimate portraits of world leaders, everyday heroes, and remarkable personalities who shaped our world. Whether following someone's complete life journey or focusing on transformative moments, these carefully researched accounts reveal the triumphs, struggles, and wisdom of human experience.
Biography Book Summaries
Susan Sontag
The Complete Rolling Stone Interview
Biography
Philosophy
Essays
The Prosecutor
Law
Memoir
Biography
What On Earth Have I Done?
Stories, Observations, and Affirmations
Humor
Essays
Philosophy
The Best Advice I Ever Got
Lessons from Extraordinary Lives
Self Help
Inspirational
Biography
You'll Never Believe Me
A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Things I Should Only Tell My Therapist
Memoir
True Crime
Biography
Follow Every Rainbow
Business
Entrepreneurship
Self Help
Boy Meets Depression
Or Life Sucks and Then You Live
Mental Health
Memoir
Psychology
One Train Later
A Memoir
Music
Biography
Autobiography
Darwin and Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biography
The Hero's Journey
Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work
Mythology
Writing
Philosophy
Fly Girls
How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
History
Biography
Aviation
Gray Matters
A Biography of Brain Surgery
Science
Medicine
Medical
Guns & Thighs
The Story of My Life
Biography
India
One Bird's Choice
A Year in the Life of an Overeducated, Underemployed Twenty-Something Who Moves Back Home
Memoir
Canada
Biography
Deliver Me from Nowhere
The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Music
Biography
Music Biography
Enemy of All Mankind
A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
History
Pirates
True Crime
Surprised by Christ
My Journey From Judaism to Orthodox Christianity
Religion
Biography
Christian
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
Memoir
Humor
Mental Health
No Cure for Being Human
And Other Truths I Need to Hear
Memoir
Self Help
Biography
The Republic of Pirates
Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
History
Pirates
Historical
Seven More Men
And the Secret of Their Greatness
Biography
Christian
History
It's All About Muhammad
A Biography of the World's Most Notorious Prophet
Biography
Religion
History
Reading the Constitution
Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism
Politics
Law
History
Always with Honor
The Memoirs of General Wrangel
History
Russia
Biography
Microbe Hunters
Science
History
Biology
Fail Until You Don't
Self Help
Biography
Memoir
The Apprentice
My Life in the Kitchen
Food
Memoir
Biography
All Things Aside
Absolutely Correct Opinions
Memoir
Humor
Comedy
Glory Days
The Bruce Springsteen Story
Music
Biography
History
A History of Islam in 21 Women
Islam
History
Religion
Miss May Does Not Exist
The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
Biography
Film
Biography Memoir
Incompleteness
The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel
Philosophy
Mathematics
Science
Black Tooth Grin
The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
Music
Biography
Crossroads
The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
Music
Biography
History
Behind the Cloud
The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry
Business
Entrepreneurship
Biography
Popper Selections
Philosophy
Science
Biography
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
On the Trail of Genghis Khan
An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
Travel
History
Adventure
The Invisible Woman
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault
Essays from the Grown-up Years
Humor
Essays
Memoir
Madam Ambassador
Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest
Biography
Memoir
Travel
Why We Love Pirates
The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever
History
Pirates
Historical
Cooking for Kings
The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef
Biography
Food
History
Swedenborg
An Introduction to His Life and Ideas
Biography
Religion
Mysticism
In the Presence of My Enemies
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Not Forgotten
The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea
Memoir
Christian
Biography
God's Hostage
A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Raiders and Rebels
The Golden Age of Piracy
History
Pirates
True Crime
Back on the Road (Otra Vez)
A Journey Through Latin America
History
Travel
Politics
Silver Screen Fiend
Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
Memoir
Humor
Film
