The most popular biography & memoir books

Biography and memoir are true stories of real lives. Some are told by a writer who has studied the person for years and others by the person who lived it. Presidents, artists, athletes, scientists and people you have never heard of are all here, with lives as gripping as any novel.

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Blue Like Jazz
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Blue Like Jazz

Donald Miller

2003 · 2009 edition

273 pages

Hidden Figures
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Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly

2016 · 2022 edition

368 pages

Liar's Poker
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Liar's Poker

Michael Lewis, Kazuki Agarie

1989 · 2018 edition

304 pages

Red Notice
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Red Notice

Bill Browder

2015 · 2022 edition

479 pages

Beautiful Boy
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Beautiful Boy

David Sheff, Anthony Heald

2008 · 2018 edition

352 pages

In Order to Live
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In Order to Live

Yeonmi Park, Marianne Vollers

2015 · 2016 edition

273 pages

Killing Lincoln
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Killing Lincoln

Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard

2011 · 2014 edition

352 pages

Catherine the Great
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Catherine the Great

(美)罗伯特·K·迈锡

2011 · 2016 edition

625 pages

The Salt Path
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The Salt Path

Raynor Winn

2018 · 2025 edition

288 pages

Love Does
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Love Does

2012 · 2014 edition

208 pages