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Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9029 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,347,791 ratings — published 2011
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7497 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,137,302 ratings — published 1947
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5301 times as biography)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,180,646 ratings — published 2018
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4592 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 441,277 ratings — published 2015
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4591 times as biography)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,821,684 ratings — published 2018
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4255 times as biography)
avg rating 4.39 — 990,552 ratings — published 2010
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4253 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 200,457 ratings — published 2007
John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 4106 times as biography)
avg rating 4.08 — 375,826 ratings — published 2001
Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 4065 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 197,904 ratings — published 2004
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3987 times as biography)
avg rating 4.49 — 793,132 ratings — published 2016
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3711 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 797,010 ratings — published 2010
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3550 times as biography)
avg rating 4.18 — 126,180 ratings — published 2017
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3386 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 288,717 ratings — published 1965
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3322 times as biography)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,180,450 ratings — published 1996
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3239 times as biography)
avg rating 4.05 — 149,099 ratings — published 2003
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3194 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 617,425 ratings — published 2012
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 3139 times as biography)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,049,139 ratings — published 2011
I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3099 times as biography)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,412,370 ratings — published 2022
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 2924 times as biography)
avg rating 4.27 — 215,901 ratings — published 1985
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2712 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 360,872 ratings — published 2016
A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2570 times as biography)
avg rating 4.32 — 270,237 ratings — published 2020
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2543 times as biography)
avg rating 4.41 — 789,634 ratings — published 2016
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2467 times as biography)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,349,541 ratings — published 1956
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 2379 times as biography)
avg rating 4.30 — 576,069 ratings — published 1969
Washington: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2336 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 81,553 ratings — published 2010
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2324 times as biography)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,345,987 ratings — published 2005
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 2288 times as biography)
avg rating 4.28 — 198,465 ratings — published 2005
Cleopatra: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2128 times as biography)
avg rating 3.73 — 122,523 ratings — published 2010
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 2096 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 91,029 ratings — published 1791
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2056 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 81,813 ratings — published 2010
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2022 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 857,153 ratings — published 1946
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 1999 times as biography)
avg rating 4.31 — 57,489 ratings — published 2005
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 1998 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 36,793 ratings — published 1998
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by (shelved 1997 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 60,189 ratings — published 1979
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1994 times as biography)
avg rating 3.84 — 498,133 ratings — published 2016
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1945 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 107,928 ratings — published 2011
Truman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1924 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 91,005 ratings — published 1992
Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1910 times as biography)
avg rating 4.36 — 93,456 ratings — published 1994
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1898 times as biography)
avg rating 4.48 — 352,902 ratings — published 1971
Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1857 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 444,793 ratings — published 2020
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 1851 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 655,194 ratings — published 1996
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1837 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 552,583 ratings — published 2014
The Wright Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1822 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 97,949 ratings — published 2015
Grant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1814 times as biography)
avg rating 4.50 — 43,154 ratings — published 2017
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1767 times as biography)
avg rating 4.07 — 860,155 ratings — published 2012
Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1717 times as biography)
avg rating 4.33 — 73,553 ratings — published 2023
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
by (shelved 1684 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 230,486 ratings — published 1995
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 1683 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 133,710 ratings — published 1845
Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1656 times as biography)
avg rating 3.84 — 423,421 ratings — published 2023
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 1598 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,179,467 ratings — published 1997
“There was no private ownership of land. "You could own a knife, or you could own a horse, but you couldn't own ground any more than you could own the sun or the wind. The Earth was their mother and part of the Cosmos given to all creatures by the Great Spirit.”
― The Odyssey of a Hippie Marijuana Grower
― The Odyssey of a Hippie Marijuana Grower
“The Earl of Lancaster loudly spoke, “Piers Gaveston, this court finds you guilty of treason, of sodomy and sedition as well as many other crimes against God! You shall be taken to Blacklow Hill, which shall by your place of execution, and you shall be put to death by two of my Welsh soldiers! May God have mercy upon your soul!”
― Isabella Warrior Queen
― Isabella Warrior Queen
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