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.

See also:
Autobiography
Memoir ...more

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A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe

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Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation

The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship

The Hard Parts: From Chernobyl to Paralympic Champion—My Story of Achieving the Extraordinary

Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World

Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction

All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

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A Stone is Most Precious Where it Belongs

Never Far from Home: My Journey from Brooklyn to Hip Hop, Microsoft, and the Law

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Quotes Tagged “Biography”

“ You are more to me than any of them has any idea; you are the atmosphere of beauty through which I see life; you are the incarnation of all lovely things...I think of you day and night. ~ Letter to Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas ...more ”
― Oscar Wilde

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“ In their hearts, they know that we are all created equal in the eyes of God and the universe. Whoever thinks otherwise will never be happy. ”
― Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

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