Biography/Autobiography

Discover the life of Jesse Owens, the great Olympic athlete and track and field star, with this picture book biography…

Meet Josephine Baker, the world-famous entertainer, activist, and hero of the French Resistance in this picture book…

A memoir of life before, during, and immediately after the years spent in a maximum-security prison. Illiterate at the…

This board book is a perfect introduction to Ada Lovelace for babies and toddlers. See how Ada grew up and dedicated…

When he was young in India, Gandhi was a rebellious teen. But he started to form beliefs as a young man that brought him…

Like every famous person, Mary Shelly began her life as a child with a dream. This picture book for kids ages 4-7 tells…

Learn all about Rudolf Nureyev, one of the greatest male ballet dancers ever with this quirky picture book biography for…

Part of the four-book Queens of the Resistance series, saluting some of the most beloved boss ladies in Congress: a…

All hail Queen Elizabeth! She's a “queen" but not a monarch who's spent her life fighting to create a more equal…

Tom Junod's profile of Fred Rodgers in Esquire Magazine, "Can you say... Hero?" has been widely recognized as one of the…

In this historical account of the incredible life of Robert Smalls, author Cate Lineberry tells the story of the escaped…

In the third book of the Tales of the Talented Tenth series, Joel Christian Gill brings Robert Smalls to life by…

Part of the four-book Queens of the Resistance series, saluting some of the most beloved boss ladies in Congress: a…

Part of the four-book Queens of the Resistance series, saluting some of the most beloved boss ladies in Congress: a…

With this book from the I Look Up To... series, introduce your child to Oprah Winfrey, one of many female leaders and…

Rana el Kaliouby is a rarity in both the tech world and her native Middle East: a Muslim leader and CEO, a woman in…

Whenever late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wanted to express her condemnation of her colleagues'…

This book features inspiring prints and celebrations of twenty women who have changed the world. These history-shaping…

Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world’s most…

From the Little People, Big Dreams series, this adorable little biographical volume on the life of RuPaul will introduce…

From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent van Gogh. They…

A wild ride of stories he's heard, stories he's lived, and some he may or may not have made up from one of the founding…

In just six years, ACT UP, New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities,…

This book presents the stories of Springsteen's most iconic songs as written by a veteran journalist from Rolling Stone…

Understand the present world-wide phenonmen of craft beer from the experiences of the founders.  Sean Lewis, a…

This illustrated biography of George Orwell offers the reader a fascinating and engaging looking at the life of one…

George Orwell’s work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime, in the age of Brexit, Trump, and populism,…

In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur’s single “Changes” became an anthem for the worldwide protests against the…

When Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, her father was determined she would have every opportunity that a boy would…

Agnes was born in Skopje, Macedonia. From an early age, she was wild about religion and fascinated by stories of…