Biography

Find the world’s bestselling biographies, autobiographies and memoirs at Barnes & Noble®. Historical biographies allow you to walk side-by-side with larger-than-life figures like Frederick Douglass, Sacagawea or Queen Elizabeth I. You can revel in the wonder of lesser-known figures who did incredible things, like in The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lax or Empress of the Nile. Sports biographies take you into the locker room and off the playing field with the likes of Andre Agassi, Lauren Fleshman and Caster Semenya. Artist biographies run the gamut from Vincent van Gogh to Aurora James. And political biographies don’t get more inspirational than Lovely One, by Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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What is the difference between biography, autobiography and memoir?

Biography, autobiography and memoir are three different types of books that revolve around true life stories. An autobiography is a life story written by the subject of the book. A biography is a life story written by someone other than the subject of the book. A memoir is a book written about a specific time in the author’s life.

Popular Biographies to Read Today:

• The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
• The JFK Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer
• Hope by Pope Francis
• From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
• Melania by Melania Trump
• Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
• Cher by Cher
• Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old by Brooke Shields
• The Mythmakers by John Hendrix