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Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
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Travels with Charley: In Search of America
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
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Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
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David Sheff

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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson

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History

Truman
Truman
David McCullough

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Diana: Her True Story
Diana: Her True Story
Andrew Morton

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Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
Bill O'Reilly

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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Marcus Luttrell

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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Candice Millard

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Spare
Spare
Prince Harry

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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
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Sonia Purnell

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself
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Harriet Ann Jacobs

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The Wright Brothers
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David McCullough

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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela

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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly

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My Life in France
My Life in France
Julia Child

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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe

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American Prometheus
American Prometheus
Kai Bird

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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis

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Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
Bill O'Reilly

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin

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Mornings on Horseback
Mornings on Horseback
David McCullough

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Einstein: His Life and Universe
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Walter Isaacson

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A Long Way Gone. Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone. Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah

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Literary Criticism & Collections

The Heart of a Woman
The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou

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Calypso
Calypso
David Sedaris

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Persepolis
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi

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84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff

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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Meriwether Lewis

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One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
Richard Proenneke

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March: Book One
March: Book One
John Lewis

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Letter to My Daughter
Letter to My Daughter
Maya Angelou

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What I Talk about When I Talk about Running [Hashiru koto ni tsuite kataru toki ni boku no kataru koto]
What I Talk about When I Talk about Running [Hashiru koto ni tsuite kataru toki ni boku no kataru koto]
Haruki Murakami

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Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell

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Notes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son
James Baldwin

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Reading Lolita in Teheran
Reading Lolita in Teheran
Azar Nafisi

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The Writing Life
The Writing Life
Annie Dillard

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The Anthropocene Reviewed
The Anthropocene Reviewed
John Green

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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Ann Patchett

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World of Wonders
World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil

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These Precious Days: Essays
These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett

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The Cloud of Unknowing: and The Book of Privy Counseling
The Cloud of Unknowing: and The Book of Privy Counseling
Anonymous

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Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain

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The Solace of Open Spaces
The Solace of Open Spaces
Gretel Ehrlich

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Common themes among these books on biographical include personal experiences and struggles, historical events and figures, cultural differences and expectations, spiritual journeys and self-discovery, and overcoming adversity. Many of the books are memoirs or autobiographies that provide insight into the author's life and experiences. There are also several historical accounts of important figures or events, as well as true crime stories. Additionally, there are books about personal growth and finding meaning in life.

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