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Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9067 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,351,697 ratings — published 2011
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7518 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,151,927 ratings — published 1947
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5312 times as biography)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,185,498 ratings — published 2018
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4609 times as biography)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,833,440 ratings — published 2018
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4602 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 442,747 ratings — published 2015
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4288 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 201,071 ratings — published 2007
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4264 times as biography)
avg rating 4.39 — 992,599 ratings — published 2010
John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 4113 times as biography)
avg rating 4.08 — 376,465 ratings — published 2001
Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 4071 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 198,661 ratings — published 2004
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3992 times as biography)
avg rating 4.49 — 797,616 ratings — published 2016
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3716 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 799,274 ratings — published 2010
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3579 times as biography)
avg rating 4.18 — 127,112 ratings — published 2017
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3392 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 289,542 ratings — published 1965
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3327 times as biography)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,184,097 ratings — published 1996
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3248 times as biography)
avg rating 4.05 — 149,488 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 3213 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 619,234 ratings — published 2012
I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3143 times as biography)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,427,680 ratings — published 2022
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 3138 times as biography)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,050,850 ratings — published 2011
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 2932 times as biography)
avg rating 4.27 — 216,503 ratings — published 1985
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2721 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 363,143 ratings — published 2016
A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2580 times as biography)
avg rating 4.32 — 272,006 ratings — published 2020
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2571 times as biography)
avg rating 4.41 — 795,469 ratings — published 2016
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2487 times as biography)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,353,390 ratings — published 1956
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 2384 times as biography)
avg rating 4.30 — 577,583 ratings — published 1969
Washington: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2348 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 81,987 ratings — published 2010
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2336 times as biography)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,350,734 ratings — published 2005
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 2299 times as biography)
avg rating 4.28 — 198,975 ratings — published 2005
Cleopatra: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2132 times as biography)
avg rating 3.73 — 122,773 ratings — published 2010
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 2103 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 91,295 ratings — published 1791
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2061 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 82,102 ratings — published 2010
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2034 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 863,341 ratings — published 1946
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by (shelved 2007 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 60,417 ratings — published 1979
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2006 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 37,058 ratings — published 1998
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2002 times as biography)
avg rating 4.31 — 57,989 ratings — published 2005
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1997 times as biography)
avg rating 3.84 — 500,096 ratings — published 2016
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1954 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 108,054 ratings — published 2011
Truman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1936 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 91,178 ratings — published 1992
Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1914 times as biography)
avg rating 4.36 — 93,716 ratings — published 1994
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1902 times as biography)
avg rating 4.48 — 354,011 ratings — published 1971
Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1867 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 449,135 ratings — published 2020
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 1854 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 656,215 ratings — published 1996
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1847 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 553,530 ratings — published 2014
Grant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1826 times as biography)
avg rating 4.50 — 43,446 ratings — published 2017
The Wright Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1826 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 98,189 ratings — published 2015
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1769 times as biography)
avg rating 4.07 — 862,189 ratings — published 2012
Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1736 times as biography)
avg rating 4.33 — 74,321 ratings — published 2023
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 1687 times as biography)
avg rating 4.13 — 134,182 ratings — published 1845
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
by (shelved 1679 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 230,677 ratings — published 1995
Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1660 times as biography)
avg rating 3.83 — 425,232 ratings — published 2023
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 1601 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,185,658 ratings — published 1997
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”
― ODYSSEYA -- An Epic Journey: From Russia to Australia
― ODYSSEYA -- An Epic Journey: From Russia to Australia
“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
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bio, biografia, biografico, biographical, biographies, biographies-memoirs, biography-and-memoir, and non-fiction__biography
