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Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2538 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,378,330 ratings — published 2011
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,272,158 ratings — published 1947
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1488 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,224,595 ratings — published 2018
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1410 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.12 — 451,481 ratings — published 2015
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 206,281 ratings — published 2007
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 983 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,925,754 ratings — published 2018
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 980 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.49 — 829,620 ratings — published 2016
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 963 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.45 — 381,147 ratings — published 2016
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 132,988 ratings — published 2017
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 953 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.37 — 296,391 ratings — published 1965
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 152,574 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 916 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.16 — 632,923 ratings — published 2012
Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 204,082 ratings — published 2004
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 832 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,563,966 ratings — published 2022
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 806 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,066,232 ratings — published 2011
John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 801 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.09 — 381,562 ratings — published 2001
A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 750 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.31 — 282,738 ratings — published 2020
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 696 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,010,047 ratings — published 2010
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 692 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.15 — 39,083 ratings — published 1998
Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 95,799 ratings — published 1991
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 221,137 ratings — published 1985
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.41 — 834,216 ratings — published 2016
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 594 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.30 — 591,720 ratings — published 1969
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 93,224 ratings — published 1791
Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 578 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.20 — 479,191 ratings — published 2020
Washington: A Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 85,069 ratings — published 2010
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 819,174 ratings — published 2010
Yes Please (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 561,558 ratings — published 2014
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,390,362 ratings — published 2005
Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,388,521 ratings — published 1956
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 202,999 ratings — published 2005
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 511 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,210,890 ratings — published 1996
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by (shelved 502 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.22 — 62,106 ratings — published 1979
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 913,554 ratings — published 1946
The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 589,301 ratings — published 2023
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 484 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.48 — 363,533 ratings — published 1971
Spare (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 438,915 ratings — published 2023
Elon Musk (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 79,036 ratings — published 2023
Open (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 151,793 ratings — published 2009
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 84,333 ratings — published 2010
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 414,901 ratings — published 2022
Gandhi: An Autobiography (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 75,874 ratings — published 1927
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 232,366 ratings — published 1995
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 108,902 ratings — published 2011
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 54,886 ratings — published 2008
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by (shelved 408 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.86 — 516,335 ratings — published 2011
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 398 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.30 — 61,186 ratings — published 2005
Napoleon: A Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 29,739 ratings — published 2014
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 384 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.07 — 879,773 ratings — published 2012
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 377 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.13 — 78,250 ratings — published 2013
“I thought, just tell this guy whatever he wants to hear. You only have fifteen days left of this twenty-eight-day sentence.
“I guess you’re going to get me clean and sober,” I said flippantly.
Exasperated, he said, “What would you do if you were me?” I cocked my head and said, “But I’m not you.”
He sat back in his leather chair, folded his hands on the desk, and leaned toward me. “You do know, Stephen, that the foundation of your life is built on addiction quicksand, and the more you struggle, the faster you’ll sink?”
I had to admit it; I had no witty comeback.”
― A Saint and a Sinner: The Rise and Fall of a Beloved Catholic Priest
“I guess you’re going to get me clean and sober,” I said flippantly.
Exasperated, he said, “What would you do if you were me?” I cocked my head and said, “But I’m not you.”
He sat back in his leather chair, folded his hands on the desk, and leaned toward me. “You do know, Stephen, that the foundation of your life is built on addiction quicksand, and the more you struggle, the faster you’ll sink?”
I had to admit it; I had no witty comeback.”
― A Saint and a Sinner: The Rise and Fall of a Beloved Catholic Priest
“FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shocking admission by Eleanor Roosevelt to actress Veronica Lake that her husband was being treated for the disease.”
― FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
― FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
