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Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9292 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,397,963 ratings — published 2011
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7650 times as biography)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,351,444 ratings — published 1947
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5408 times as biography)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,252,773 ratings — published 2018
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4753 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,992,752 ratings — published 2018
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4603 times as biography)
avg rating 4.11 — 459,741 ratings — published 2015
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4409 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 211,244 ratings — published 2007
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4323 times as biography)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,021,779 ratings — published 2010
John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 4252 times as biography)
avg rating 4.09 — 386,496 ratings — published 2001
Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 4191 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 208,969 ratings — published 2004
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4125 times as biography)
avg rating 4.48 — 855,331 ratings — published 2016
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3820 times as biography)
avg rating 4.14 — 833,401 ratings — published 2010
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3745 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 138,752 ratings — published 2017
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3486 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 301,596 ratings — published 1965
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3484 times as biography)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,643,035 ratings — published 2022
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3427 times as biography)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,230,188 ratings — published 1996
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3365 times as biography)
avg rating 4.05 — 155,136 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 3278 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 641,866 ratings — published 2012
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 3160 times as biography)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,076,707 ratings — published 2011
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 2986 times as biography)
avg rating 4.26 — 224,485 ratings — published 1985
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2830 times as biography)
avg rating 4.45 — 393,599 ratings — published 2016
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2680 times as biography)
avg rating 4.41 — 860,121 ratings — published 2016
A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2657 times as biography)
avg rating 4.31 — 289,187 ratings — published 2020
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2546 times as biography)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,409,772 ratings — published 2012
Washington: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2499 times as biography)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,550 ratings — published 2010
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 2450 times as biography)
avg rating 4.30 — 600,897 ratings — published 1969
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2404 times as biography)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,417,871 ratings — published 2005
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 2367 times as biography)
avg rating 4.28 — 206,116 ratings — published 2005
Cleopatra: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2176 times as biography)
avg rating 3.74 — 126,114 ratings — published 2010
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 2165 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 94,679 ratings — published 1791
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2160 times as biography)
avg rating 4.36 — 948,255 ratings — published 1946
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2119 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 40,683 ratings — published 1998
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2114 times as biography)
avg rating 4.21 — 85,822 ratings — published 2010
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by (shelved 2108 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 63,315 ratings — published 1979
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2105 times as biography)
avg rating 4.30 — 63,772 ratings — published 2005
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2048 times as biography)
avg rating 3.83 — 516,715 ratings — published 2016
Truman (Paperback)
by (shelved 2005 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 93,299 ratings — published 1992
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1990 times as biography)
avg rating 3.95 — 109,565 ratings — published 2011
Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1988 times as biography)
avg rating 4.19 — 496,248 ratings — published 2020
Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1982 times as biography)
avg rating 4.36 — 98,267 ratings — published 1991
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1964 times as biography)
avg rating 4.48 — 370,181 ratings — published 1971
Grant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1933 times as biography)
avg rating 4.50 — 47,461 ratings — published 2017
The Wright Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1887 times as biography)
avg rating 4.18 — 102,154 ratings — published 2015
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 1875 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 671,599 ratings — published 1996
Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1865 times as biography)
avg rating 4.31 — 82,834 ratings — published 2023
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1841 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 566,815 ratings — published 2014
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1793 times as biography)
avg rating 4.07 — 893,938 ratings — published 2012
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 1735 times as biography)
avg rating 4.14 — 140,066 ratings — published 1845
Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1703 times as biography)
avg rating 3.83 — 447,308 ratings — published 2023
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 1681 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,288,134 ratings — published 1997
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
by (shelved 1674 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 234,326 ratings — published 1995
“The Black Prince is entombed at Canterbury Cathedral. His effigy reads: “Such as thou art, sometimes was I, Such as I am, such thou shalt be, I thought little on hour of death, So long as I enjoyed breath, On earth I had great riches, Land, houses, great treasure, Horses money and gold, But now a wretched captive am I, Deep in the ground, lo I lie, My beauty great, is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone.”
― Isabella Warrior Queen
― Isabella Warrior Queen
“I felt like a secret agent, relying on my wits and charm to keep me alive amidst an epidemic of violent death”
― Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
― Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
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