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Biography
A biography (from the Greek words bios meaning "life", and graphos meaning "write") is a non-fictional account of a person's life. Biographies are written by an author who is not the subject/focus of the book.
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Autobiography
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Memoir ...more
Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire
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date: Mar 24, 2026
In my home country, they call me a 'bornfree'.
Simukai Chigudu was born in Zimbabwe, two years after the end of its bitter war of liberation - a war in ...more
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Simukai Chigudu was born in Zimbabwe, two years after the end of its bitter war of liberation - a war in ...more
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Availability: 24 copies available, 2159 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jan 15 - Jan 26, 2026
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Where We Keep the Light: Stories from a Life of Service
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date: Jan 27, 2026
A grounded and intimate portrait of life by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro
Where We Keep the Light is the story of public service and personal fait ...more
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Where We Keep the Light is the story of public service and personal fait ...more
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Giveaway dates: Jan 08 - Jan 29, 2026
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This is the tale of Magic Alex, the man who was everywhere: with Leonard Cohen in Hydra; in Crete with Joni Mitchell; in a Paris bathroom when Jimmy Morrison went down; working as a roadie setting up the Beatles last rooftop gig; an assistant to John and Yoko when they had a bed-in at the Amsterdam Hilton; with the Stones when they were charged for pissing against a wall; the first to find and save Dylan after the motorcycle accident; having it off with Mama Cass hours before she choked the big
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