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Biography Book Summaries

Bad Gays Summary
Bad Gays
A Homosexual History
by Huw Lemmey 2022 368 pages
3.56
5.0K ratings
History
Queer
LGBT
Zero Regrets Summary
Zero Regrets
Be Greater Than Yesterday
by Apolo Anton Ohno 2010 292 pages
4.22
612 ratings
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
Scandals of Classic Hollywood Summary
Scandals of Classic Hollywood
Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema
by Anne Helen Petersen 2014 289 pages
3.48
2.5K ratings
History
Film
Biography
The Plot to Kill Hitler Summary
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
by Patricia McCormick 2016 184 pages
4.04
2.7K ratings
History
Biography
Middle Grade
Never Leave the Dogs Behind Summary
Never Leave the Dogs Behind
A Memoir
by Brianna Madia 2024 208 pages
4.16
4.9K ratings
Memoir
Dogs
Animals
Fake Heroes Summary
Fake Heroes
Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History
by Otto English 2023 495 pages
3.92
626 ratings
History
Biography
Historical
Isaac Newton Summary
Isaac Newton
by James Gleick 2003 272 pages
3.79
9.4K ratings
Biography
Science
History
Masters of Command Summary
Masters of Command
Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership
by Barry S. Strauss 2012 320 pages
4.02
816 ratings
History
Leadership
Ancient History
Capital Gaines Summary
Capital Gaines
Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff
by Chip Gaines 2017 224 pages
3.99
18.1K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Business
Jew[ish] Summary
Jew[ish]
by Matt Greene 2020 199 pages
3.54
2.1K ratings
Memoir
Religion
Biography
A Little Bit Broken Summary
A Little Bit Broken
A Memoir
by Roz Weston 2022 333 pages
4.25
1.2K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Canada
Windswept & Interesting Summary
Windswept & Interesting
My Autobiography
by Billy Connolly 2021 356 pages
4.41
10.2K ratings
Biography
Autobiography
Humor
Kant Summary
Kant
A Very Short Introduction
by Roger Scruton 1983 141 pages
3.77
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
Kabul Beauty School Summary
Kabul Beauty School
An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
by Deborah Rodriguez 2007 275 pages
3.67
25.6K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost
A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure
by Rachel Friedman 2011 295 pages
3.80
4.1K ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
Joseph Anton Summary
Joseph Anton
A Memoir
by Salman Rushdie 2012 636 pages
3.64
9.2K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
The Basketball Diaries Summary
The Basketball Diaries
by Jim Carroll 1978 224 pages
3.99
31.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Lewis Hamilton Summary
Lewis Hamilton
My Story
by Lewis Hamilton 2007 320 pages
3.70
994 ratings
Biography
Autobiography
Sports
High Achiever Summary
High Achiever
The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
by Tiffany Jenkins 2017 384 pages
4.20
43.1K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
The Heart and the Fist Summary
The Heart and the Fist
The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL
by Eric Greitens 2011 320 pages
4.12
9.6K ratings
Military Fiction
Biography
Memoir
Earth to Moon Summary
Earth to Moon
A Memoir
by Moon Unit Zappa 2024 351 pages
4.24
2.0K ratings
Memoir
Music
Biography
Like, Comment, Subscribe Summary
Like, Comment, Subscribe
How YouTube Drives Google's Dominance and Controls Our Culture
by Mark Bergen 2022 464 pages
3.73
1.0K ratings
Business
Technology
History
Case Closed Summary
Case Closed
Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
by Gerald Posner 1993 640 pages
4.03
2.2K ratings
History
True Crime
American History
Roman by Polanski Summary
Roman by Polanski
by Roman Polański 1984 448 pages
4.12
798 ratings
Biography
Film
Autobiography
The Great Guide Summary
The Great Guide
What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
by Julian Baggini 2021 328 pages
3.85
177 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
Self Help
The Dark Side of the Mind Summary
The Dark Side of the Mind
True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
by Kerry Daynes 2019 250 pages
4.03
7.2K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Crime
Poser Summary
Poser
My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses
by Claire Dederer 2010 352 pages
3.57
6.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Angela Merkel Summary
Angela Merkel
Europe's Most Influential Leader
by Matt Qvortrup 2016 376 pages
3.77
369 ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out
Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric
by Thomas Gryta 2020 368 pages
3.92
4.7K ratings
Business
History
Economics
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1 Summary
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1
by Garry Kasparov 2003 464 pages
4.39
457 ratings
Chess
History
Games
The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World
The Writings of Aaron Swartz
by Aaron Swartz 2015 359 pages
4.19
467 ratings
Biography
Politics
Essays
The Faith of Elvis Summary
The Faith of Elvis
A Story Only a Brother Can Tell
by Billy Stanley 2022 256 pages
4.23
321 ratings
Christian
Biography
Religion
A Life in Parts Summary
A Life in Parts
by Bryan Cranston 2016 276 pages
4.20
22.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Dinner for Vampires Summary
Dinner for Vampires
Life on a Cult TV Show
by Bethany Joy Lenz 2024 303 pages
4.26
73.8K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
The Big Con Summary
The Big Con
The Story of the Confidence Man
by David W. Maurer 1940 315 pages
3.83
1.2K ratings
History
Crime
True Crime
Miraculous Movements Summary
Miraculous Movements
How Hundreds of Thousands of Muslims Are Falling in Love with Jesus
by Jerry Trousdale 2012 208 pages
4.36
749 ratings
Christian
Islam
Christianity
Two Women Walk into a Bar Summary
Two Women Walk into a Bar
by Cheryl Strayed 2024 31 pages
4.04
20.5K ratings
Memoir
Short Stories
Biography
Love Without Limits Summary
Love Without Limits
A Remarkable Story of True Love Conquering All
by Nick Vujicic 2014 256 pages
4.17
867 ratings
Christian
Biography
Inspirational
Boldly Go Summary
Boldly Go
Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder
by William Shatner 2022 256 pages
3.85
1.4K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Summary
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
by Amy Chua 2011 237 pages
3.66
53.5K ratings
Parenting
Memoir
Book Club
Bloomberg by Bloomberg Summary
Bloomberg by Bloomberg
by Michael R. Bloomberg 1997 280 pages
3.72
1.2K ratings
Business
Biography
Finance
In the Form of a Question Summary
In the Form of a Question
The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life
by Amy Schneider 2023 272 pages
3.51
3.0K ratings
Memoir
LGBT
Biography
Good for a Girl Summary
Good for a Girl
A Woman Running in a Man's World
by Lauren Fleshman 2023 288 pages
4.46
16.5K ratings
Memoir
Sports
Biography
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny Summary
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny
Life Lessons from Teaching
by Phillip Done 2005 304 pages
4.38
2.3K ratings
Education
Teaching
Humor
Quiet Leadership Summary
Quiet Leadership
Winning Hearts, Minds and Matches
by Carlo Ancelotti 2016 312 pages
4.05
3.4K ratings
Football
Biography
Sports
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Summary
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
by Alexander Chee 2018 277 pages
4.38
12.1K ratings
Essays
Memoir
Writing
Not Quite What I Was Planning Summary
Not Quite What I Was Planning
Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
by Larry Smith 2008 225 pages
3.89
3.4K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Poetry
Carl Jung Summary
Carl Jung
Wounded Healer of the Soul: An Illustrated Biography
by Claire Dunne 2000 242 pages
4.17
519 ratings
Psychology
Biography
Philosophy
American Wife Summary
American Wife
Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
by Taya Kyle 2015 329 pages
4.27
4.9K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Military Fiction
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day 2015 272 pages
4.07
49.7K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Humor
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