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Biographies and autobiography books provide a peek behind the curtain into the more personal lives of public figures and idols. Biography books research a wide spread of topics and tell the story of the inside scoop on famous figures from any era of time and history. Unravel long-held secrets or delve into the fascinating life of your favorite persona.

Best-selling Biography & Autobiography titles

The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza, Britain's Forgotten Monarch The Lost Queen: The...

Sophie Shorland
Buy from $28.46

Queens of Afrobeat: Women, Play, and Fela Kuti's Music Rebellion Queens of Afrobeat: Women,...

Dotun Ayobade
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Stories Can Save Us: America's Best Narrative Journalists Explain How Stories Can Save Us: America...

Matt Tullis, Justin Heckert (Epilogue by)
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Translating the Jewish Freud: Psychoanalysis in Hebrew and Yiddish Translating the Jewish Freud:...

Naomi Seidman
Buy from $149.91

Barbara Kingsolver's World: Nature, Art, and the Twenty-First Century, Revised Edition Barbara Kingsolver's World:...

Linda Wagner-Martin
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Locked In - Daring to Break Free: A Memoir Locked In - Daring to Break...

Katrin Den Elzen
Buy from $24.45

Career Paths of African American Directors: Pushing Boundaries Career Paths of African...

Saundra McClain, Clinton Turner Davis
Buy from $168.70

My Schools and Schoolmasters; Or, The Story of My Education My Schools and Schoolmasters;...

Hugh Miller
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The Red Coat: A Memoir of Blindness The Red Coat: A Memoir of...

Elisabeth Standen
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Taylor Swift Taylor Swift

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
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A Consequential Life: David Lowry Swain, Nineteenth-Century North Carolina, and Their University A Consequential Life: David...

Willis P Whichard
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My Search for Jazzbo Jones My Search for Jazzbo Jones

Ethan Hirsh
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A Woman's Place is in the Kitchen: dispatches from behind the pass A Woman's Place is in the...

Sally Abé
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Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration Rivermouth: A Chronicle of...

Alejandra Oliva
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In the Shadow of the Mountain of the Blessing of God In the Shadow of the Mountain...

David Rees
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Nazaré: Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers Nazaré: Life and Death with...

Matt Majendie
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Naseeb Naseeb

Naseem Shag
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What Side Are You On?: A Tohono O'Odham Life Across Borders What Side Are You On?: A...

Michael Steven Wilson, José Antonio Lucero
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Huntington Hartford Huntington Hartford

Juliet Hartford
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Jimmy Two Guns: The Life and Crimes of a Gangland Lawyer Jimmy Two Guns: The Life and...

James J McIntyre
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American Coastguards, UNST & The B.P. Oily Blacks (1978) American Coastguards, UNST &...

Dave Husband
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Welcome to the Underachievers Welcome to the Underachievers

John Hartley
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Missouri's Governors from Statehood to Today: Profiles of All Who Have Governed the Show-Me State Missouri's Governors from...

Paul W Bass
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The Rupture Repair The Rupture Repair

Simone Jones
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Some of the recent top-selling biographies are:

  • Sunday Times bestseller Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin is considered potentially the most important political book to read this year.
  • Hardy Women: Mothers, Sisters, Wives, Muses by Paula Byrne re-examines Thomas Hardy's life through the eyes of the women in his life that helped make him.
  • The Woman in Me by Britney Spears is an astonishing memoir of Britney's journey and fight for freedom, her fame, motherhood, faith, survival, and hope.

By using the sidebar on the Alibris site, you can find all types of genres and subgenres of biographies that cater to the subjects you gravitate toward.

From personal memoirs that make for funny reads to more strategically minded business and finance biographies by finance experts, you're guaranteed to find a book that catches your eye and piques your interest.

With a plethora of options for biographies, a few award-winning options you might want to consider reading are:

Whether you want to learn about your favorite celebrities or political figures, you'll find award-winning reads from our independent sellers.

Biography books can be an ideal selection for a book club to read, as they often spark significant and lively debates and discussions.

One option for a book club about women is Becoming by Michelle Obama. The memoir is a deeply personal account of her journey as First Lady and becoming one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era.

If your book club focuses on cultural icons or queer books, Me: Elton John Official Autobiography tells the tale of his extraordinary life as a successful singer and songwriter and is a #1 New York Times Bestseller.

The best memoirs for your book club will depend on your members. For some, sports books about record-setting athletes are a great choice, while for others, harrowing tales of survival or personal growth might be more fitting.