Biography category: 101305 books
Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century's Most Photographed American
An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century’s Most Photographed American
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
A landmark and collectible volume—beautifully produced in duotone—that canonizes Frederick Douglass through historic photography.
Commemorating the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’s birthday and featuring images discovered since its original publication in 2015, this “tour de force”...
by Caitlind L. Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Florence Nightingale went from being a child of the rich to the poorest conditions in war. Along the way she saved countless lives, changed the world of health care, created schools and trained countless nurses. She also wrote hundreds of books, and changed the way women and hospital patients were...
Streisand
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016
Streisand: A Biography is much more than the story of the world's greatest living performer, how she got there, and why she remains at the top after three decades, it is also, in Anne Edward's sure hands, a compelling chronicle of a woman's fight to validate her appearance, her talent, and her right...
Everybody Was So Young
Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
New York Times Bestseller: “A marvelously readable biography” of the couple and their relationships with Picasso, Fitzgerald, and other icons of the era (The New York Times Book Review).
Wealthy Americans with homes in Paris and on the French Riviera, Gerald and Sara Murphy were at the...
by eBios
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
Anne Murray is a Canadian singer in pop, country, and adult contemporary music whose albums have sold over 54 million copies worldwide as of 2012. Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts, and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature...
by Jennifer Howard
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014
A really wonderful Stan Kenton book! This book is your ultimate resource for Stan Kenton. Here you will find the most up-to-date 243 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Stan Kenton's...
Soul of the Man
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Bobby “Blue” Bland’s silky-smooth vocal style and captivating live performances helped propel the blues out of Delta juke joints and into urban clubs and upscale theaters. Until now, his story has never been told in a book-length biography.
Soul of the Man: Bobby “Blue” Bland relates...
Lemmy
The Definitive Biography
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
In 'The Ace of Spades', Motörhead's most famous song, Lemmy, the born-to-lose, live-to-win frontman of the band sang, 'I don't want to live forever'. Yet as he told his friend of 35 years, former PR and biographer Mick Wall, 'Actually, I want to go the day before forever. To avoid the rush...'. This...
Soul Survivor
A Biography of Al Green
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
The bestselling author of Shakey: Neil Young's Biography presents the first in-depth biography of the legendary soul singer Al Green.
Al Green has blessed listeners with some of the biggest hits of the past fifty years. "Love and Happiness," "I'm Still in Love with You,"...
The Matriarch
Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"[The] rare biography of a public figure that's not only beautifully written, but also shockingly revelatory." -- The Atlantic
A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American...
by Todd Middleton
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
The most comprehensive Biography yet of Alan Jackson. This book is your ultimate resource for Alan Jackson. Here you will find the most up-to-date 293 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know...
by Douglas Bryan
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
An Unbeatable Loretta Lynn Biography. This book is your ultimate resource for Loretta Lynn. Here you will find the most up-to-date 204 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Loretta Lynn's...
Norman Reedus: True Tales of The Walking Dead’s Zombie Hunter
An Unauthorized Biography
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
Where does reality stop and fantasy begin? In the case of The Walking Dead superstar Norman Reedus, the question is still very much up in the air.
His Daryl Dixon is a very flawed, psychologically scarred character in a zombie-infested world. And there is much in his portrayal that is informed...
Stephenie Meyer
The Unauthorized Biography of the Creator of the Twilight Saga
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
The romance of vampire Edward and human Bella in the books Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn has captured the imaginations of millions of readers and become an amazing success story. No less amazing is the story of how an unknown Arizona wife and mother, Stephenie Meyer, became a superstar...