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Biography

91 books in this topic.

Cover of Kant: A Revolution in Thinking by Marcus Willaschek

Kant: A Revolution in Thinking

Marcus Willaschek
Cover of Karl Popper: The Formative Years 1902-1945 by Malachi Haim Hacohen

Karl Popper: The Formative Years 1902-1945

Malachi Haim Hacohen
Cover of Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson
Cover of Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages by Carmela Ciuraru

Lives of the Wives: Five Literary Marriages

Carmela Ciuraru
Book cover: Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela
Cover of Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation by Emily Van Duyne

Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation

Emily Van Duyne
Cover of Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, The Wickedest Man in Europe by John Callanan

Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, The Wickedest Man in Europe

John Callanan
Cover of Maria Callas by Arianna Huffington

Maria Callas

Arianna Huffington
Cover of Mark Twain by Ron Chernow

Mark Twain

Ron Chernow
Cover of Martin & Malcolm & America by James H. Cone

Martin & Malcolm & America

James H. Cone
Cover of Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent by Paul Mendes-Flohr

Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent

Paul Mendes-Flohr
Cover of Michael Healy, 1873-1941, An Tur Gloine's Stained Glass Pioneer by David Caron

Michael Healy, 1873-1941, An Tur Gloine’s Stained Glass Pioneer

David Caron
Cover of Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby

Michael Jordan: The Life

Roland Lazenby
Cover of Mozart the Performer: Variations on the Showman's Art by Dorian Bandy

Mozart the Performer: Variations on the Showman’s Art

Dorian Bandy
Cover of Mr. Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense by Jenny Uglow

Mr. Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense

Jenny Uglow
Cover of Mrs. Nixon by Ann Beattie

Mrs. Nixon

Ann Beattie
Cover of Parallel Lives: A Love Story from a Lost Continent by Iain Pears

Parallel Lives: A Love Story from a Lost Continent

Iain Pears
Cover of Picasso: Creator and Destroyer by Arianna Huffington

Picasso: Creator and Destroyer

Arianna Huffington
Cover of Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium by Caroline Potter

Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium

Caroline Potter
Cover of R.L.S. and His Sine Qua Non, Flashlights from Skerryvore by Adelaide A. Boodle

R.L.S. and His Sine Qua Non, Flashlights from Skerryvore

Adelaide A. Boodle
Cover of Remembering Denny by Calvin Trillin

Remembering Denny

Calvin Trillin
Cover of Rural Hours: The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Rosamond Lehmann by Harriet Baker

Rural Hours: The Country Lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Rosamond Lehmann

Harriet Baker
Cover of Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton

Sam Walton: Made in America

Sam Walton
Cover of Schoenberg: Why He Matters by Harvey Sachs

Schoenberg: Why He Matters

Harvey Sachs
Cover of Schubert: A Musical Wayfarer by Lorraine Byrne Bodley

Schubert: A Musical Wayfarer

Lorraine Byrne Bodley
Cover of Shoot the Widow: Adventures of a Biographer in Search of Her Subject by Meryle Secrest

Shoot the Widow: Adventures of a Biographer in Search of Her Subject

Meryle Secrest
Book cover: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson
Cover of Stravinsky: The Second Exile, France and America 1934-1971 by Stephen Walsh

Stravinsky: The Second Exile, France and America 1934-1971

Stephen Walsh

Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!

Richard P. Feynman
Cover of Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer by Simon Morrison

Tchaikovsky’s Empire: A New Life of Russia’s Greatest Composer

Simon Morrison
Cover of The Best of all Possible Worlds: A Life of Leibniz in Seven Pivotal Days by Michael Kempe

The Best of all Possible Worlds: A Life of Leibniz in Seven Pivotal Days

Michael Kempe
Cover of The Brothers Grimm: A Biography by Ann Schmiesing

The Brothers Grimm: A Biography

Ann Schmiesing
Cover of The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson

The Churchill Factor

Boris Johnson
Cover of The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

The Code Breaker

Walter Isaacson
Cover of The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld Visionary of Weimar Berlin by Daniel Brook

The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld Visionary of Weimar Berlin

Daniel Brook
Cover of The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney

The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne

Chris Sweeney
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