Biography category: 101305 books

“A remarkable biography . . . Well written and researched, this book warrants a spot on every serious American history student’s bookshelf.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review   She was the first woman to run for president. She was the first woman to address the U.S. Congress and to operate...

Jodi Arias is accused of the premeditated murder of her lover, Travis Alexander, by stabbing him, slitting his throat, and shooting him in the head. But could such a lovely and vivacious young woman really be a monster? And was the crime committed during a re-enactment of the shower-scene knife murder...

From acclaimed journalist Ben Bradlee Jr., comes the epic biography of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams that baseball fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more...

The biography of Sinhana brings us the life of a black woman, born slave in the first half of the 19th century in Brazil Colony, who died in the whipping post at the age of 25. Her story not only shows us all the suffering experienced by a slave in Brazil, but also the beautiful friendship between...

Christopher Murray’s definitive study of Seán O’Casey, the last great writer of the Irish literary revival, provides a strong interpretative context for his life. Murray looks afresh at the Dublin of the 1880s and 1890s in order to provide an authoritative background to O’Casey’s childhood....

The authoritative biography of Britain's most subversive twentieth-century clown from celebrated biographer Graham McCann, author of Dad’s Army and Morecambe & Wise. Please note that this edition is text only and does not include any illustrations. The rambling perambulations, the catchphrases,...

Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor who made his screen debut at the age of five, appearing in his father Robert Downey, Sr.'s film Pound. He has appeared in roles associated with the Brat Pack, such as Less Than Zero and Weird Science. Other films he has starred in include Air America, Soapdish,...

Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognized as a film and fashion icon, Hepburn was active during Hollywood's Golden Age. She was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third greatest female screen legend in the history of American cinema and has been placed in the International...

Robert De Niro is an American actor, director, producer, and voice actor. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and Mean Streets (1973). In 1974, after not receiving the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather, he was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part...

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, military-engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo...

Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedian, television host, actress, writer, andtelevision producer. She was the star in the popular sitcom Ellenfrom 1994 to 1998, and has her syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show since 2003. In 1997, DeGeneres came out as lesbian....

Whoopi Goldberg (/ˈhwʊpi/, born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host. Although Goldberg made her film debut in the avant-garde ensemble film Citizen: I'm Not Losing My Mind, I'm Giving It Away...

The Unofficial Biography of Mad Men's January Jones Born on January 5, 1978 in Soux Falls, South Dakota, January Jones worked as a model prior to landing parts in movies like Bandits, Love Actually, Anger Management and American Wedding. She's co-starred for several periods in the acclaimed...

Angelina Jolie is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, and author. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009, 2011, and 2013. Jolie promotes humanitarian causes,...