Biography
Real lives unfold on these pages as visionaries, leaders, and extraordinary individuals share their raw truths and hard-won wisdom. Through intimate portraits and candid reflections, these books reveal the pivotal moments, bold decisions, and personal philosophies that transformed ordinary people into legendary figures.
Biography Book Summaries
The Quest for God
A Personal Pilgrimage
Religion
Christianity
Biography
On Being Human
A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard
Memoir
Self Help
Biography Memoir
Black Tooth Grin
The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
Music
Biography
Americanized
Rebel Without a Green Card
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
The Drone Eats with Me
A Gaza Diary
Memoir
War
Biography
The Prosecutor
Law
Memoir
Biography
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
The Forgotten Highlander
My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East
History
Biography
War
Beethoven
The Universal Composer
Music
Biography
History
The Way of the Explorer
An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds
Science
Philosophy
Memoir
Back on the Road (Otra Vez)
A Journey Through Latin America
History
Travel
Politics
On the Trail of Genghis Khan
An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
Travel
History
Adventure
The Best Advice I Ever Got
Lessons from Extraordinary Lives
Self Help
Inspirational
Biography
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
LGBT
History
Biography
C.G. Jung
Lord of the Underworld
Psychology
Biography
British Literature
Old Age
A Beginner's Guide
Memoir
Essays
Humor
God's Hostage
A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Call Me American
A Memoir
Memoir
Africa
Book Club
The Catalpa Rescue
The gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison break in Australian history
History
Australia
Biography
Carl Gustav Jung
A Biography
Biography
Psychology
History
Q's Legacy
A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books
Books About Books
Memoir
Biography
Meaningful Work
A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Manhood for Amateurs
Essays
Memoir
Biography
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives
The Thai Cave Rescue
Memoir
Biography
History
London
History
Travel
Biography
A Beautiful Work In Progress
Memoir
Sports
Biography
Glory Days
The Bruce Springsteen Story
Music
Biography
History
Renegade
The Making of a President
Politics
Biography
History
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault
Essays from the Grown-up Years
Humor
Essays
Memoir
Darwin and Evolution
Science
Evolution
Biography
In the Presence of My Enemies
Biography
Christian
Memoir
The Invisible Woman
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Attention
A Love Story
Memoir
Psychology
Mental Health
The Right Kind of Crazy
Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell
Military Fiction
Biography
Memoir
Talking to the Dead
Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism
History
Biography
Paranormal
Beyond the Robot
The Life and Work of Colin Wilson
Biography
Philosophy
Psychology
Unveiling Grace
The Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church
Christian
Biography
Memoir
Sound
A Story of Hearing Lost and Found
Memoir
Biography
Disability
Flying on the Inside
A Memoir of Trauma and Recovery
Memoir
Self Help
Biography
Burn Rate
Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind
Business
Biography
Memoir
Susan Sontag
The Complete Rolling Stone Interview
Biography
Philosophy
Essays
Incompleteness
The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel
Philosophy
Mathematics
Science
Mark Twain
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Boy Meets Depression
Or Life Sucks and Then You Live
Mental Health
Memoir
Psychology
Outofshapeworthlessloser
A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out
Memoir
Sports
Biography
One Bird's Choice
A Year in the Life of an Overeducated, Underemployed Twenty-Something Who Moves Back Home
Memoir
Canada
Biography
I'd Rather We Got Casinos
And Other Black Thoughts
Humor
Comedy
Race
The Alchemists
The INEOS Story – An Industrial Giant Comes of Age
Biography
Business
LET IT GO
The Entrepreneur Turned Ardent Philanthropist
Biography
Business
Memoir
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
