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Autobiography
An autobiography (from the Greek, αὐτός-autos self + βίος-bios life + γράφειν-graphein to write) is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.
Closely associated with autobiography (and sometimes difficult to precisely distinguish from it) is the form of memoir. However, an autobiography typically focuses on the "life and times" of the writer, while a memoir has a narrower, more intimate focus on his or her own memories, feelings and emotions.
Also see Biography Memoir and Memoir. ...more
Closely associated with autobiography (and sometimes difficult to precisely distinguish from it) is the form of memoir. However, an autobiography typically focuses on the "life and times" of the writer, while a memoir has a narrower, more intimate focus on his or her own memories, feelings and emotions.
Also see Biography Memoir and Memoir. ...more
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Stay Down: A Memoir of Brooklyn, Brotherhood, and Survival
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My father was a convicted murderer who beat us, killed our pets, and drank the rent. Real names. Nothing softened. No one spared—including me.
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Work in Progress: A Memoir
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The WAY from Street Kid to Millionaire: The Real Story of a Man Who Never Gives Up
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