Biography/Autobiography

The story of Frisch's personal journey into the world of magic, including an invitation into a secret underground…

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

Learn about the last utterances of writers, philosophers, athletes, kings and queens, movie stars, politicians, and…

From the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series comes the latest installment: Greta Thunberg. In this book…

A small book with big ideas from today’s leading activists and artists. In this installment, youth activist Hannah…

As a vibrant cultural icon whose music and style defied traditional ideas of race, gender, sex, and identity, Prince has…

Celebrate fierce, trailblazing female writers who challenged the literary canon that has long failed to recognize the…

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

This book gives an A-to-Z look at important moments in progressive history that are usually ignored in history classes.…

A pair of music journalists delve into the rock phenomenon that is Metallica, covering the band's early history, from…

Ram Dass shares his journey from privileged child to renegade Harvard psychedelics researcher to beloved spiritual icon,…

This biography and critical analysis focuses on rock superstar David Bowie's most influential—and strangest—decade,…

Iggy Pop is a legendary rock and roll icon whose hall of hall of fame career has left a unique mark on music. This book…

In this volume from the acclaimed children's series Little People, Big Dreams comes the biography of David…

In this fun illustrated biography series Brad Meltzer focuses on the traits that make Frida Kahlo so great--traits…

Explore the band's entire history by speaking to the band members themselves, fellow musicians, their fans, and of…

For decades upon decades, black people have been fighting for their rights to be seen as human beings. A radical…

In this biography of the frontman for Bad Brains, follow along with H.R. as he develops the signature style of hardcore…

Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and…

Robin Hood is one of the most long-lasting and notorious folk characters in the world. He was portrayed as a loveable…

Florence Mills, one of the great singers of the Harlem Renaissance, was born to formerly enslaved parents in 1896. She…

The author Helen Jukes's story begins when she is given a colony of honeybees - a gift that, according to folklore,…

Amyra León is an author, musician, playwright, and activist whose work transcends genre and medium and focuses on…

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

A science writer with a background in neuroscience spent years finding people with the most unusual neurological…

In this collection from the Little People BIG DREAMS series, authors Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Lisbeth Kaiser…

Almost everyone is familiar with the stereotype of the tortured artist. Since time immemorial, it seems, the greatest…

Were medieval women slaves to their husband's desires, jealously secured in a chastity belt in his absence? Was sex a…

In My Bookstore our greatest authors write about the pleasure, guidance, and support that their favorite bookstores…

In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader,…