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Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9171 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,372,169 ratings — published 2011
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7574 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,247,549 ratings — published 1947
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5344 times as biography)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,216,741 ratings — published 2018
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4665 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,906,072 ratings — published 2018
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4602 times as biography)
avg rating 4.12 — 449,436 ratings — published 2015
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4342 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 205,000 ratings — published 2007
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4303 times as biography)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,006,169 ratings — published 2010
John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 4172 times as biography)
avg rating 4.09 — 380,361 ratings — published 2001
Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 4129 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 202,754 ratings — published 2004
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4038 times as biography)
avg rating 4.49 — 822,364 ratings — published 2016
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3771 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 814,809 ratings — published 2010
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3668 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 131,535 ratings — published 2017
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3424 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 294,811 ratings — published 1965
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3359 times as biography)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,205,147 ratings — published 1996
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3302 times as biography)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,537,471 ratings — published 2022
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3299 times as biography)
avg rating 4.05 — 151,800 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 3243 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 630,088 ratings — published 2012
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 3148 times as biography)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,062,958 ratings — published 2011
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 2951 times as biography)
avg rating 4.26 — 219,984 ratings — published 1985
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2774 times as biography)
avg rating 4.45 — 377,524 ratings — published 2016
A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2623 times as biography)
avg rating 4.31 — 280,690 ratings — published 2020
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2610 times as biography)
avg rating 4.41 — 825,733 ratings — published 2016
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2503 times as biography)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,381,115 ratings — published 1956
Washington: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2415 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 84,297 ratings — published 2010
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 2411 times as biography)
avg rating 4.30 — 588,637 ratings — published 1969
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2373 times as biography)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,381,808 ratings — published 2005
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 2331 times as biography)
avg rating 4.28 — 202,067 ratings — published 2005
Cleopatra: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2153 times as biography)
avg rating 3.73 — 124,109 ratings — published 2010
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 2139 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 92,743 ratings — published 1791
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2095 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 902,753 ratings — published 1946
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2091 times as biography)
avg rating 4.21 — 83,778 ratings — published 2010
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by (shelved 2058 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 61,656 ratings — published 1979
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2052 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 38,581 ratings — published 1998
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2043 times as biography)
avg rating 4.30 — 60,460 ratings — published 2005
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2030 times as biography)
avg rating 3.83 — 509,219 ratings — published 2016
Truman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1974 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 92,059 ratings — published 1992
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1967 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 108,678 ratings — published 2011
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1933 times as biography)
avg rating 4.48 — 361,441 ratings — published 1971
Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1931 times as biography)
avg rating 4.36 — 95,328 ratings — published 1994
Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1910 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 473,530 ratings — published 2020
Grant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1880 times as biography)
avg rating 4.50 — 44,977 ratings — published 2017
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 1864 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 662,321 ratings — published 1996
The Wright Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1858 times as biography)
avg rating 4.18 — 99,652 ratings — published 2015
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1841 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 559,914 ratings — published 2014
Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1799 times as biography)
avg rating 4.32 — 78,049 ratings — published 2023
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1765 times as biography)
avg rating 4.07 — 875,539 ratings — published 2012
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 1701 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 136,878 ratings — published 1845
Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1683 times as biography)
avg rating 3.83 — 435,965 ratings — published 2023
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
by (shelved 1680 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 231,979 ratings — published 1995
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 1630 times as biography)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,228,606 ratings — published 1997
“Sometimes when I’ve felt despondent for several days, it helps to discipline myself by saying, ‘I’m going to think only positive thoughts.’ Enough is enough!”
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass
“Imagine your worst day, multiply it by a hundred, and pray to your God
that you never experience what some of the people in this war zone go
through, everyday, without any hope of it getting better. Ever. Compared
to these people, every day, no matter how bad, is the best day ever. I
know nothing about pain, nothing about suffering and hopefully never will.”
― Living the Best Day Ever
that you never experience what some of the people in this war zone go
through, everyday, without any hope of it getting better. Ever. Compared
to these people, every day, no matter how bad, is the best day ever. I
know nothing about pain, nothing about suffering and hopefully never will.”
― Living the Best Day Ever
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bio, biografia, biografico, biographical, biographies, biographies-memoirs, biography-and-memoir, and non-fiction__biography
