Autobiography
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20 Best-Selling Biographies & Memoirs | The Most Sought-After Titles by Public Libraries
BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR BEST SELLERS MAY 2023
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Spare. [HC] Prince Harry. Random House. 2023. ISBN 9780593593806. $36.
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The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times [HC] Michelle Obama. Crown. 2022. ISBN 9780593237465. $32.50.
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. [HC] Matthew Perry. Flatiron Books. 2022. ISBN 9781250866448. $29.99.
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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man. [HC] Paul Newman. Knopf. 2022. ISBN 9780593534502. $32.
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I’m Glad My Mom Died. [HC] Jennette McCurdy. Simon & Schuster. 2022. ISBN 9781982185824. $27.99.
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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. [HC] Jon Meacham. Random House. 2022. ISBN 9780553393965. $40.
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So Help Me God. [HC] Mike Pence. Simon & Schuster. 2022. ISBN 9781982190330. $35.
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The Revolutionary Samuel Adams. [HC] Stacy Schiff. Little, Brown. 2022. ISBN 9780316441117. $35.
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Surrender: 40 Songs, One Trust book recommendations from real people, not robots 🤓 Biographer Richard Holmes once wrote that his work was “a kind of pursuit… writing about the pursuit of that fleeting figure, in such a way as to bring them alive in the present.” At the risk of sounding cliché, the best biographies do exactly this: bring their subjects to life. A great biography isn’t just a laundry list of events that happened to someone. Rather, it should weave a narrative and tell a story in almost the same way a novel does. In this way, biography differs from the rest of nonfiction. All the biographies on this list are just as captivating as excellent novels, if not more so. With that, please enjoy the 30 best biographies of all time — some historical, some recent, but all remarkable, life-giving tributes to their subjects. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the number of great biographies out there, you can also take our 30-second quiz below to narrow it down quickl List of famous autobiographies – GK January 28 2025 Questions on Autobiographies and their authors can be expected in the Gk section of MBA exams like IIFT, XAT, CMAT, etc. Along with the recent releases, students are also expected to know the books and authors of famous autobiographies written over time. So, here we have a list of famous autobiographies that will be useful for your MBA exam GK preparations. Check Out: CMAT Courses and XAT Courses Check Out: How do you prepare for GK? (Most important GK topics- Get access to the dashboard) Copyright ©backaid.pages.dev 2025•
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List of all Autobiographies of Famous people :
A detailed list of all autobiographies of Famous personalities:
Recent Autobiographies:
Name of the Author Name of the book Published Year Salman Rushdie Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder 2024 Doris Kearns Goodwin An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s 2024 RuPaul The House of Hidden Meanings 2024 Walela Nehanda Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda 2024