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Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9134 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,366,525 ratings — published 2011
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7556 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,222,646 ratings — published 1947
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5350 times as biography)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,208,240 ratings — published 2018
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4643 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,885,495 ratings — published 2018
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4597 times as biography)
avg rating 4.12 — 447,535 ratings — published 2015
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4325 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 203,721 ratings — published 2007
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4297 times as biography)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,002,410 ratings — published 2010
John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 4154 times as biography)
avg rating 4.09 — 379,144 ratings — published 2001
Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 4110 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 201,573 ratings — published 2004
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4034 times as biography)
avg rating 4.49 — 815,260 ratings — published 2016
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3749 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 809,979 ratings — published 2010
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3637 times as biography)
avg rating 4.18 — 130,178 ratings — published 2017
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3418 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 293,249 ratings — published 1965
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3351 times as biography)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,199,520 ratings — published 1996
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3286 times as biography)
avg rating 4.05 — 151,090 ratings — published 2003
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3258 times as biography)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,505,641 ratings — published 2022
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3231 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 627,066 ratings — published 2012
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 3143 times as biography)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,059,635 ratings — published 2011
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 2946 times as biography)
avg rating 4.26 — 218,926 ratings — published 1985
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2762 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 373,604 ratings — published 2016
A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2619 times as biography)
avg rating 4.31 — 278,480 ratings — published 2020
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2593 times as biography)
avg rating 4.41 — 817,151 ratings — published 2016
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2494 times as biography)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,373,394 ratings — published 1956
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 2412 times as biography)
avg rating 4.30 — 585,483 ratings — published 1969
Washington: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2397 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 83,575 ratings — published 2010
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2363 times as biography)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,373,140 ratings — published 2005
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 2322 times as biography)
avg rating 4.28 — 201,108 ratings — published 2005
Cleopatra: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2147 times as biography)
avg rating 3.73 — 123,647 ratings — published 2010
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 2124 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 92,305 ratings — published 1791
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2082 times as biography)
avg rating 4.21 — 83,296 ratings — published 2010
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2075 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 891,497 ratings — published 1946
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by (shelved 2044 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 61,247 ratings — published 1979
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2042 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 38,110 ratings — published 1998
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2033 times as biography)
avg rating 4.31 — 59,758 ratings — published 2005
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2021 times as biography)
avg rating 3.84 — 507,142 ratings — published 2016
Truman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1971 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 91,802 ratings — published 1992
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1959 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 108,490 ratings — published 2011
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1930 times as biography)
avg rating 4.48 — 359,428 ratings — published 1971
Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1925 times as biography)
avg rating 4.36 — 94,815 ratings — published 1994
Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1901 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 466,810 ratings — published 2020
Grant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1860 times as biography)
avg rating 4.50 — 44,535 ratings — published 2017
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 1858 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 660,598 ratings — published 1996
The Wright Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1849 times as biography)
avg rating 4.18 — 99,234 ratings — published 2015
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1845 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 558,111 ratings — published 2014
Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1780 times as biography)
avg rating 4.32 — 76,998 ratings — published 2023
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1769 times as biography)
avg rating 4.07 — 872,088 ratings — published 2012
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 1692 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 136,113 ratings — published 1845
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
by (shelved 1685 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 231,578 ratings — published 1995
Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1683 times as biography)
avg rating 3.83 — 433,006 ratings — published 2023
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 1626 times as biography)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,216,040 ratings — published 1997
“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
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.”
― David Copperfield
― David Copperfield
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bio, biografia, biografico, biographical, biographies, biographies-memoirs, biography-and-memoir, and non-fiction__biography
