Best books in Biography & Memoir
The favorite books of those who lived something worth telling. Founders, scientists, presidents and athletes — what they read about the lives of others says as much about them as their own achievements. Walter Isaacson, the catalog's great biographer, appears recommended by very different voices.
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
recommended by 16 people
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P. Feynman
recommended by 7 people
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
recommended by 6 people
Educated
Tara Westover
recommended by 5 people
Shoe Dog (Young Readers Edition)
Phil Knight
recommended by 5 people
Einstein
Walter Isaacson
recommended by 5 people
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing
recommended by 5 people
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
recommended by 5 people
Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger
recommended by 5 people
Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
Scott Harrison
recommended by 5 people
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
Melinda Gates
recommended by 5 people
Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender
recommended by 5 people
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
recommended by 4 people
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
recommended by 4 people
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Walter Isaacson
recommended by 4 people
Penguin Readers Level 3
Ashlee Vance
recommended by 4 people
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
recommended by 4 people
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
recommended by 4 people
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
David Goggins
recommended by 4 people
Titan
Ron Chernow
recommended by 4 people
Alpha Girls
Julian Guthrie
recommended by 3 people
Hard drive
James Wallace
recommended by 3 people
Wild
Cheryl Strayed
recommended by 3 people
Warren Buffett Way
Robert G. Hagstrom
recommended by 3 people