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    Rogue Traders

    Ever since the earliest days of commerce, businesspeople have organized themselves into partnerships. They formed groups with a common interest and worked together as a single unit, assuming both the risks and rewards of the business. It was a natural...
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    Life and Death on the Mormon Frontier

    This thoroughly researched and vivid account examines a murderous spree by one of the West's most notorious outlaw gangs and the consequences for a small Mormon community in Arizona's White Mountains.On March 27, 1900, Frank LeSueur and Gus Gibbons...
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    The Namesake, the Biography of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

    Except for Douglas MacArthur, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is the most decorated soldier in American history, having earned his Congressional Medal of Honor and every other medal offered by the United States to the foot soldier for combat heroism.As a young...
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  • Oliver Stone
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    Oliver Stone

    Throughout his career Oliver Stone (b. 1946) has broken traditions and challenged audiences with a series of daring, angry, violent, and often confrontational films. Politically charged movies such as Nixon (1995), JFK (1991), and Wall Street (1987), and...
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  • Conversations with Maxine Hong Kingston
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    Conversations with Maxine Hong Kingston

    n 1976 Maxine Hong Kingston burst into American literature with the publication of The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. Since then her subsequent works--China Men (1980) and Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book (1989)--have startled readers...
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  • Falcons' Flight Falcons' Flight
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    Falcons' Flight

    Every family has its secrets, its stories. I discovered ours one beautiful July weekend when my family gathered at a hotel in Hamilton, Bermuda, ostensibly to celebrate my parents' 50th wedding anniversary.When the sun went down that first evening, my...
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  • The Moses' Way The Moses' Way
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    The Moses' Way

    Experience and research are clear: when pastors are criticized, attacked, and betrayed, they become confused, frustrated, and at times angry, and consequently, they experience acute pain—often causing deep wounds. Often not sure what to do, some...
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  • TAM KWONG TAM KWONG
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    TAM KWONG

    This biography is about the life's journey of the late TAM Kwong through the eyes of his children growing up in Hong Kong and Brisbane from the 1960s. It entailed the times and life of a seafarer's journey sailing the seven sea from 1940s during the...
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  • Satisfactory Ike Satisfactory Ike
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    Satisfactory Ike

    These are the memoirs of Ian Campbell. An adventurous and humourous account of a man from rural Western Australia and his working career in the international oil business, from exploration in the harsh wildernesses of the Australian outback, Saharan...
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  • First Flight Out! First Flight Out!
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    First Flight Out!

    Today, you enjoy the convenience of being able to fly to distant lands. But some time ago, this was not a possibility until the Wright brothers invented the airplane. Read about the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright. Understand how their shared...
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  • Jacksonian Democracy Jacksonian Democracy
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    Jacksonian Democracy

    What is the Jacksonian Democracy and how does it differ to the Democracy left by the Greeks? Let's talk about the life and times of US President Andrew Jackson in this biography book for children. This book discusses his early years, military career,...
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  • It's Not Easy to Be a Pioneer! It's Not Easy to Be a Pioneer!
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    It's Not Easy to Be a Pioneer!

    This book explores the lives of two women in the 19th century. One became the first woman doctor while the other was an American woman who was arrested for voting. Do you know who they are? Yes, they are Elizabeth Blackwell and Susan Anthony. They were...
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  • Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God! Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God!
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    Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God!

    Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. This book will tap into his life and careers before he was president. Then, it will talk about his presidential campaign with special focus on his platform called the Jeffersonian Democracy...
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  • Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance! Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance!
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    Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance!

    The fourth US president elected into office was James Madison. It was during his term that the War of 1812 took place. Despite that, he went on to serve two terms. In this book, you will read about the presidency of James Madison, how he tried to stay...
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  • Disunion by Force is Treason! Disunion by Force is Treason!
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    Disunion by Force is Treason!

    Andrew Jackson had a rough childhood. He was an orphan and a self-made man. In this book, read about how he persevered and became president of the United States. Learn about the Jacksonian democracy, what it means and how it affected the decisions of...
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  • Madame CJ Walker Madame CJ Walker
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    Madame CJ Walker

    The life of Madame CJ Walker caught the attention of Hollywood resulting in films and TV series about her. In this book, however, only the raw truth about this amazing woman is discussed. See Madame Walker as the woman who invented the shampoo that cured...
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  • Deeds Survive the Doers! Deeds Survive the Doers!
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    Deeds Survive the Doers!

    Horace Mann and Dorothea Dix made significant improvements to education and health in the 1800s. They were both Americans who saw what was broken and made it their lives' works to fix it. This book dedicates one chapter for each pioneer. Read their...
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  • All in God's Glory All in God's Glory
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    All in God's Glory

    This book takes you on a life long journey from being adopted by two loving people to the College Football Hall Of Fame. Along the way you will read adout all the trials and tribulations of a record setting athlete trying to make life defining decisions...
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  • God Showed Me Grace God Showed Me Grace
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    God Showed Me Grace

    This book will show you that God can change any life if you invite him to do so. This is a book that goes from pain and loss, to anger and addiction, to redemption.
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    Mama's Story

    This is a woman's survival story that begins with life in Europe, loss of her father convicted of being a spy and sent to Siberia, her flight to Poland, where she becomes a prisoner of the Germans. She survives labor farms, a concentration camp and an...
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  • No Backing Down No Backing Down
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    No Backing Down

    A book about, C?2 quad who is sick and tired of, sitting back, watching disabled people get put into a facility, and deprived of life. Somebody who wants to show how, not giving up, standing up for yourself, and surrounding yourself with people who just...
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  • You Only Fail When You Give Up You Only Fail When You Give Up
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    You Only Fail When You Give Up

    This book was written to inspire those who are close to giving up to show that no matter what you go through everything happens for a reason. Everyone goes through different struggles but that is only the beginning. There were times when I was close to...
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  • Buckrammer's Tales Buckrammer's Tales
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    Buckrammer's Tales

    Buckrammer's Tales In the Fall of 2003, Catboat Summers, a collection of boating memoirs hit bookseller's shelves. It quickly became a bestseller among nautical books, praised by reviewers and readers alike. This new compilation continues in the same...
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  • LIFE, AIN'T IT GREAT, and how to enjoy it. LIFE, AIN'T IT GREAT, and how to enjoy it.
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    LIFE, AIN'T IT GREAT, and how to enjoy it.

    Helping, inspiring, and encouraging others are all goals that this book wants to instill in others. Tony blogs almost daily words to help fire the drive in people, let all know that life can be great, and ordinary is not dull, but memorable. He relates...
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    Part of the Magic

    Part of the Magic: A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness is a book of remarkable and wildly entertaining anecdotal stories told through the lens of an entertainment industry insider. Author Bambi Moé enjoyed a twenty-year career at The...
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  • Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson
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    Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson

    A key figure in contemporary speculative fiction, Jamaican-born Canadian Nalo Hopkinson (b. 1960) is the first Black queer woman as well as the youngest person to be named a "Grand Master" of Science Fiction. Her Caribbean-inspired narratives--Brown Girl...
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  • Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson (Hardback) Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson (Hardback)
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    Conversations with Nalo Hopkinson (Hardback)

    A key figure in contemporary speculative fiction, Jamaican-born Canadian Nalo Hopkinson (b. 1960) is the first Black queer woman as well as the youngest person to be named a "Grand Master" of Science Fiction. Her Caribbean-inspired narratives--Brown Girl...
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  • Sofia Coppola Sofia Coppola
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    Sofia Coppola

    Sofia Coppola (b. 1971) was baptized on film. After appearing in The Godfather as an infant, it took twenty-five years for Coppola to take her place behind the camera, helming her own adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides's celebrated novel The Virgin Suicides...
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  • Jack Kent Jack Kent
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    Jack Kent

    Jack Kent (1920-1985) had two distinct and successful careers: newspaper cartoonist and author of children's books. For each of these he drew upon different aspects of his personality and life experiences. From 1950 to 1965 he wrote and drew King Aroo, a...
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  • Conversations with Terrence McNally Conversations with Terrence McNally
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    Conversations with Terrence McNally

    Arriving in New York at the tail end of what has been termed the "Golden Age" of Broadway and the start of the Off Broadway theater movement, Terrence McNally (1938-2020) first established himself as a dramatist of the absurd and a biting social critic...
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  • Conversations with Terrence McNally (Hardback) Conversations with Terrence McNally (Hardback)
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    Conversations with Terrence McNally (Hardback)

    Arriving in New York at the tail end of what has been termed the "Golden Age" of Broadway and the start of the Off Broadway theater movement, Terrence McNally (1938-2020) first established himself as a dramatist of the absurd and a biting social critic...
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  • Conversations with Joanna Scott Conversations with Joanna Scott
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    Conversations with Joanna Scott

    Joanna Scott (b. 1960) has been one of America's leading writers since the 1990s. Both critically acclaimed and winner of numerous prestigious awards, Scott's unique and probing vision and masterful writing has inspired readers to adjust their...
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  • Conversations with Graham Swift Conversations with Graham Swift
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    Conversations with Graham Swift

    Conversations with Graham Swift is the first collection of interviews conducted with the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel Last Orders. Beginning in 1985 with Swift's arrival in New York to promote Waterland and concluding with an interview...
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  • Michael Haneke Michael Haneke
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    Michael Haneke

    Spanning five decades and twenty-four films, director Michael Haneke's career is one of the most significant in the history of European art cinema. However, critical reception has long lagged behind his output. By the time Haneke (b. 1942) emerged...
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Biography Books – Explore Inspiring True Stories

Step into the extraordinary lives of real people with BookLoop’s rich and diverse collection of biography books. Whether you're searching for heartfelt autobiographies, gripping tales of adventurers and explorers, or intimate portraits of public figures, our General Biography section is your gateway to powerful stories that captivate and inspire.

This category brings together compelling accounts from every walk of life. Dive into the world of arts and entertainment with biographies of musicians, actors and filmmakers, or gain insight into the minds of influential thinkers through our philosophy and social sciences biographies.

If you’re passionate about real-life stories that have shaped history, don’t miss our collection of historical, political and military biographies. For those interested in innovation and progress, our science, technology and medicine biographies highlight incredible journeys of discovery and transformation.

Looking for more specific interests? Discover stories from sporting legends, business pioneers, spiritual leaders and even the lives of royalty. Our collected biographies bring together stories around a shared theme or event, perfect for readers who want a broader perspective.

For modern readers, we’ve included social media influencers and trendsetters who are shaping today's culture. And if you love literature, explore the lives behind the words in our biographies of writers.

At BookLoop, we pride ourselves on curating a wide selection of general biographies for Australian readers who crave meaningful, real-life narratives. With fast, local shipping and secure checkout, it’s easy to find your next great read. Whether you're after famous autobiographies, celebrity memoirs, or non-fiction life stories that move and motivate, you're in the right place.

Browse BookLoop's Biography category today and find a new perspective through someone else's story.