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175 Essential Biographies - Page 4

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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Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keefe by Laurie Listle
Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keefe by Laurie Listle
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Virginia Woolf: An Inner Life (Julia Briggs)
Virginia Woolf: An Inner Life
122
Julia Briggs
Josephine: The Hungry Heart (Jean-Claude Baker and Chris Chase)
Josephine: The Hungry Heart
123
Jean-Claude Baker and Chris Chase
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft (Lyndall Gordon)
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft
124
Lyndall Gordon
Personal History
Personal History
125
Nicholas and Alexandra (Robert K. Massie)
Nicholas and Alexandra
126
Robert K. Massie
Wrapped in Rainbows (Valerie Boyd)
Wrapped in Rainbows
127
Valerie Boyd
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol (Nell Irvin Painter)
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol
128
Nell Irvin Painter
American Rose (Karen Abbott)
American Rose
129
Karen Abbott
Alice Walker: A Life (Evelyn C. White)
Alice Walker: A Life
130
Evelyn C. White
Anne Sexton: A Biography (Diane Wood Middlebrook)
Anne Sexton: A Biography
131
Diane Wood Middlebrook
Barbara Jordan: American Hero (Mary Beth Rogers)
Barbara Jordan: American Hero
132
Mary Beth Rogers
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
133
Isak Dinesen
Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector (Benjamin Moser)
Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector
134
Benjamin Moser
Dolores Huerta (D)
Dolores Huerta
135
D
When I Was Puerto Rican (Esmeralda Santiago)
When I Was Puerto Rican
136
Esmeralda Santiago
Rita Moreno: A Memoir (Rita Moreno)
Rita Moreno: A Memoir
137
Rita Moreno
Young Stalin (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
Young Stalin
138
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Jackson Pollock (Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith)
Jackson Pollock
139
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
140
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Catherine De Medici: Renaissance Queen of France (Leonie Frieda)
Catherine De Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
141
Leonie Frieda
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
142
Anthony Bourdain
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
143
Art Spiegelman
First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
First They Killed My Father
144
Loung Ung
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
145
Saint Augustine
Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg (Kate Evans Paul Buhle)
Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg
146
Kate Evans Paul Buhle
Princess Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth (Alice Felsenthal)
Princess Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth
147
Alice Felsenthal
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
148
Ernest Hemingway
Rent Girl (Michelle Tea)
Rent Girl
149
Michelle Tea
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
150
Alice Sebold
Martin Luther King, Jr (Marshall Frady)
Martin Luther King, Jr
151
Marshall Frady
Churchill: A Life (Martin Gilbert)
Churchill: A Life
152
Martin Gilbert
The Mayor of Castro Street (Randy Shilts)
The Mayor of Castro Street
153
Randy Shilts
Letters From Burma by Aung San Suu Kyi
Letters From Burma by Aung San Suu Kyi
154
My Stroke of Insight
My Stroke of Insight
155
The Center Cannot Hold (Elyn Saks)
The Center Cannot Hold
156
Elyn Saks
Queen Victoria (Elizabeth Longford)
Queen Victoria
157
Elizabeth Longford
Elizabeth 1 (Anne Somerset)
Elizabeth 1
158
Anne Somerset
Mary Queen of Scots (Antonia Fraser)
Mary Queen of Scots
159
Antonia Fraser
Stalin the Court of the Red Tsar (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
Stalin the Court of the Red Tsar
160
Simon Sebag Montefiore
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