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175 Essential Biographies - Page 2

Fascinating life stories, inspirational lessons, and pitfalls to avoid, there's plenty to be gained from biographies.
Here is a selection from the across the globe and throughout the ages.
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Blackout (Sarah Hepola)
Blackout
41
Sarah Hepola
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
42
Barack Obama
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I (Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
43
Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
44
James Baldwin
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
45
Augusten Burroughs
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Nancy Milford)
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
46
Nancy Milford
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo (Hayden Herrera)
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
47
Hayden Herrera
The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait (Frida Kahlo)
The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
48
Frida Kahlo
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
49
Rebecca Skloot
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
50
Sylvia Plath
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
51
Patti Smith
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
52
James McBride
I, Rigoberta Menchu (Rigoberta Menchu)
I, Rigoberta Menchu
53
Rigoberta Menchu
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
54
Janet Mock
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
55
Jesmyn Ward
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
56
Mindy Kaling
High Price (Carl Hart)
High Price
57
Carl Hart
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
58
Roxane Gay
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
59
Helen MacDonald
Women in Dark Times (Jacqueline Rose)
Women in Dark Times
60
Jacqueline Rose
The Most of Nora Ephron (Nora Ephron)
The Most of Nora Ephron
61
Nora Ephron
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
62
Joan Didion
Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz (Juana Inés De La Cruz)
Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz
63
Juana Inés De La Cruz
West With the Night
West With the Night
64
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
65
James Herriot
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
66
Elie Wiesel
Borrowed Time (Paul Monette)
Borrowed Time
67
Paul Monette
Yes, Chef
Yes, Chef
68
Operating Instructions (Anne Lamott)
Operating Instructions
69
Anne Lamott
Minor Characters (Joyce Johnson)
Minor Characters
70
Joyce Johnson
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
71
Solomon Northup
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
72
Richard Wright
Speak, Memory (Vladimir Nabokov)
Speak, Memory
73
Vladimir Nabokov
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
74
Maxine Hong Kingston
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
75
Dave Eggers
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller)
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
76
Alexandra Fuller
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
77
Brain on Fire (Susannah Cahalan)
Brain on Fire
78
Susannah Cahalan
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
79
Gloria Steinem
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
80
Truman Capote
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