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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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See also:
Autobiography
Memoir ...more
Music and Silence: The Passion and Protest of Pablo Casals (Incredible Lives for Young Readers (ILYR))
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Enter today to win one of 15 copies of MUSIC AND SILENCE: THE PASSION AND PROTEST OF PABLO CASALS! A timely and important picture book biography.
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Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found
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This revelatory biography persuasively addresses the two great unresolved questions about Vermeer—why did he paint his pictures, and what do they mean
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