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  • Awesome Bill from Dawsonville Awesome Bill from Dawsonville
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    Awesome Bill from Dawsonville

    In this long-awaited autobiography, the legendary Bill Elliott details his childhood in rural North Georgia, building cars from scratch, struggling on the anonymous small-time tracks of the South to his against-the-odds rise to the pinnacle of NASCAR...
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  • Elia Kazan Elia Kazan
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    Elia Kazan

    From the late forties through the sixties, Elia Kazan was the most important and influential director in America, and the only one who managed simultaneously to dominate both theater and film. In that role he manifestly shaped the conception and writing,...
    $29.00

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  • Schulz and Peanuts Schulz and Peanuts
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    Schulz and Peanuts

    Charles M. Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the least understood figures in American culture. Now, acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us the first full-length biography of the brilliant, unseen...
    $32.00

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  • Ambling Into History Ambling Into History
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    Ambling Into History

    The unlikely Odyssey of George W. Bush. As the principal New York Times reporter assigned to cover George W. Bush's presidential campaign from its earliest stages - and then as a White House correspondent - Frank Bruni has spent as much time around...
    $23.00

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  • The Guggenheims The Guggenheims
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    The Guggenheims

    A portrait of a great American dynasty and its legacy in business, technology, the arts, and philanthropyMeyer Guggenheim, a Swiss immigrant, founded a great American business dynasty. At their peak in the early twentieth century, the Guggenheims were...
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  • The Queen's Slave Trader The Queen's Slave Trader
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    The Queen's Slave Trader

    Throughout history, blame for the introduction of slavery in America has been squarely placed upon the slave traders who ravaged African villages, the merchants who auctioned off human lives as if they were cattle, and the slave owners who ruthlessly...
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  • One Matchless Time One Matchless Time
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    One Matchless Time

    "Nothing less than spellbinding . . . It's an eye-opener. Anecdotal without being tawdry, analytical without being academic, it captures the essence of Faulkner's life with the narrative drive of a novel." -- Houston Chronicle"A splendid life of William...
    $32.00

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  • The Man Who Loved China The Man Who Loved China
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    The Man Who Loved China

    In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman ("Elegant and scrupulous"--New York Times Book Review) and Krakatoa ("A mesmerizing page-turner"--Time) brings to life the extraordinary story...
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  • Contrabando Contrabando
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    Contrabando

    Don Henry Ford, Jr., is an unapologetic outlaw. For seven years he made his living smuggling marijuana across the U.S.-Mexico border in the Big Bend region of Texas. His business partners were some of the era's biggest narcotraficantes like Pablo Acosta...
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  • The Soul of Baseball The Soul of Baseball
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    The Soul of Baseball

    From the author of Baseball 100"A fascinating account of a man who outlasted the ignorance of a nation and persevered to become a beloved figure...One of the best baseball books in years, filled with depth style and clarity." --Cleveland Plain DealerAn...
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  • Runnin' with the Big Dogs Runnin' with the Big Dogs
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    Runnin' with the Big Dogs

    The vivid historical rage and modern day bloodlust of one of the most enduring rivalries in all of American sports--the University of Texas Longhorns versus the Oklahoma Sooners. Runnin' with the Big Dogs is the ultimate story of one of America's...
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  • The Good Rat The Good Rat
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    The Good Rat

    In his inimitable New York voice, Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin gives us a look through the keyhole at the people and places that define the Mafia--characters like John Gotti, Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso (named for his weapon...
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  • And You Know You Should Be Glad And You Know You Should Be Glad
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    And You Know You Should Be Glad

    A highly personal and moving true story of friend-ship and remembrance from the New York Times bestselling author of Duty and Be True to Your SchoolGrowing up in Bexley, Ohio, population 13,000, Bob Greene and his four best friends -- Allen, Chuck, Dan,...
    $33.00

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  • Parish Priest Parish Priest
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    Parish Priest

    The first commercial, in-depth biography of the American-born Roman Catholic priest who may well be declared a saint. . . . “Delightful. . . . No magisterial biography emanating a suffocating aura of pomp and self-importance, this book is as low-key...
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  • Journey to a Revolution Journey to a Revolution
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    Journey to a Revolution

    The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was perhaps the most dramatic single event of the Cold War and a major turning point in history. Though it ended unsuccessfully, the spontaneous uprising of Hungarians against their country's Communist party and the...
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  • To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever
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    To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever

    An obsessively personal history of the blood feud between North Carolina's and Duke's basketball teams and what that rivalry says about class and culture in the SouthThe basketball rivalry between Duke and North Carolina is the fiercest and...
    $30.00

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  • A Random ACT A Random ACT
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    A Random ACT

    Cindi Broaddus didn't realize that her life was about to be forever altered as she sat in the passenger seat of a car on a lonely highway, speeding toward the airport in the early morning hours of June 5, 2001. A single mother of three and a delighted...
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  • The Games Do Count The Games Do Count
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    The Games Do Count

    What do Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Condoleezza Rice, and Jon Bon Jovi have in common? They have all reached the top of their respective professions, and they all credit sports for teaching them the lessons that were fundamental to their success. In his...
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  • My Grandfather's Son My Grandfather's Son
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    My Grandfather's Son

    Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words.Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his...
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  • Confessions of a Tax Collector Confessions of a Tax Collector
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    Confessions of a Tax Collector

    Twelve years ago, Richard Yancey answered a blind ad in the newspaper offering a salary higher than what he'd made over the three previous years combined. It turned out that the job was for the Internal Revenue Service -- the most hated and feared...
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  • The Man Time Forgot The Man Time Forgot
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    The Man Time Forgot

    Friends, collaborators, and childhood rivals, Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce were not yet twenty-five when they started Time, the first newsmagazine, at the outset of the Roaring Twenties. By age thirty, they were both millionaires, having laid the...
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  • Eating My Words Eating My Words
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    Eating My Words

    As one of the country's foremost restaurant reviewers, Mimi Sheraton set the standard for food writing and criticism. In this engrossing memoir, the doyenne of food criticism explains how she developed her passion for writing about food and wine, sharing...
    $23.00

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  • Victim or Victor Victim or Victor
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    Victim or Victor

    No matter what stage of your life you are in, there is a story inside of you waiting to be heard by others. You may think no one wants to listen or read yours, but there is always someone who can benefit from the spoken truth. The truth that is shared in...
    $32.00

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  • Oh, to Be Kept by Jesus Oh, to Be Kept by Jesus
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    Oh, to Be Kept by Jesus

    “Oh, to Be Kept by Jesus” is a gospel song with the promise that God, through Christ Jesus, will keep us AGAINST ALL ODDS if we would trust Him and keep our minds stayed on Him, His Word, and His will. The author’s story recounts many...
    $16.00

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  • CP Warrior CP Warrior
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    CP Warrior

    Joshua 1:9 says, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” This Bible verse has stood strong with Joshua since birth. Now fourteen years...
    $21.00

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  • An Undoing An Undoing
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    An Undoing

    We've all been through events in which we feel, at least in the moment, that there is no coming back. Maybe it was a severe break-up; a fall from grace as a leader; an occupational dream shattered; a psychological and emotional breakdown; or, as in many...
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  • Mother Maria Mother Maria
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    Mother Maria

    "Mother Maria," "Home-Coming"and "Bridge to the Sky" are parts of trilogy "God's Miracles in Lives of Regular People" with main character Countess Maria Kotyk-Kurbatov. Trilogy is based on journals of Countess Maria. Descriptive imagination of author...
    $38.00

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  • Share My Ride Share My Ride
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    Share My Ride

    Nashville - aka Music City. ?A city where people can party too much and rideshare drivers deal with all sorts of situations. After leaving a toxic corporate environment, Archie decided to become a rideshare driver for Lyft and Uber while searching for...
    $32.00

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  • Pop's Pier Pop's Pier
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    Pop's Pier

    For seven decades, Byron Calhoun overlooked the muddy brown water of Mobile Bay in Alabama. He'd seen it all throughout the years from the end of the pier-sailboats, tugboats, Jet Skis, and yachts. Byron and his wife spent hours on that pier trying to...
    $24.00

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  • I Laughed Until I Cried I Laughed Until I Cried
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    I Laughed Until I Cried

    I Laughed Until I Cried chronicles my terrific and tumultuous journey from my southern birth through adulthood. Nearby Memphis, TN was the home of baby broker Georgia Tann and her illegal orphanage. Georgia, "The Mother of Adoption in the United States"...
    $48.00

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  • "Loss" and Found "Loss" and Found
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    "Loss" and Found

    On April 27, 2015, I knew I needed to go to the emergency room of my local hospital. I understood that something was wrong with me, but I didn't understand what. Little did I know I would have to confront an unexpected, major physical illness. Would I...
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  • Mademoiselle Duchesne Mademoiselle Duchesne
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    Mademoiselle Duchesne

    When Rose Philippine Duchesne was born in Grenoble, the beautiful gateway to the French Alps, in 1769, no one knew she'd eventually be canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.When she went to the Sisters of the Visitation convent, Ste. Marie...
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  • My Hennessy Family History and Memoir My Hennessy Family History and Memoir
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    My Hennessy Family History and Memoir

    Sister Lucy Hennessy, a member of the Servants of the Mother of God, became interested in her family history after her parents died.With both of them gone, she wanted to connect with the relatives that walked the roads she walked, prayed in the church...
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  • Not so Green as Cabbage Looking Not so Green as Cabbage Looking
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    Not so Green as Cabbage Looking

    Despite the title, the brain injury to the right side of Simon's brain did not make him a vegetable, this story is about his (four and a half year) struggle of coming to terms with and poking fun at the Stroke Recovery process and through acceptance and...
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  • The Brontë Sisters; A Collection of Essays, Excerpts and Writings on the Famous Female Authors - By G. K . Chesterton, Virginia Woolfe, Mrs Gaskell, Mrs Oliphant and Others The Brontë Sisters; A Collection of Essays, Excerpts and Writings on the Famous Female Authors - By G. K . Chesterton, Virginia Woolfe, Mrs Gaskell, Mrs Oliphant and Others
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    The Brontë Sisters; A Collection of Essays, Excerpts and Writings on the Famous Female Authors - By G. K . Chesterton, Virginia Woolfe, Mrs Gaskell, Mrs Oliphant and Others

    This volume contains a collection of essays and assorted writings on the subject of the Brontë sisters by G. K . Chesterton, Virginia Woolf, Mrs Gaskell, Mrs Oliphant, and other notable writers. The Brontës were a famous literary family during the...
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    LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE FIRST BOOK AWARD 2024WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: POLITICS'A riveting blend of memoir and manifesto ... I found myself dog-earing every page' Elizabeth Day'Profoundly articulate. Entirely wise. Beautifully real.'...
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  • I could almost touch the Devil I could almost touch the Devil
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    I could almost touch the Devil

    A courageous, touching and deeply personal story about mental illness, Dawn Rodger's memoir will shed light on the dark days she experienced before discovering a life of health, happiness and balance. When Dawn, a passionate music teacher and a loving...
    $36.00

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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.