Biography genre books (522)


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Out of Egypt by Andre Aciman EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Egypt flag Egypt
Description:
A chronicle of a "Jewish family from its bold arrival in Egypt at the turn of the century to its defeated exodus three generations later."

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Over the Top

Over the Top : A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Description:
A memoir from the break-out star of Netflix hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness.

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Pablo Escobar : My Father by Juan Pablo Escobar, Sebasti©Ln Marroqu©Un EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
The popular series Narcos captures only half the truth. This riveting, deeply personal memoir by Pablo Escobar's son reveals the full story.

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Papaya Salad by Elisa Macellari EN

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Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
The debut graphic novel from Thai-Italian illustrator Elisa Macellari, Papaya Salad tells the story of her great-uncle Sompong who found himself in Europe on military scholarship on the eve of World War II. A gentle and resolute man in love with books and languages, in search of his place in the world, Sompong chronicles his life during the war and falling for his wife, finding humor and joy even as the world changes irrevocably around him This Winner of the 2019 Autori di Immagini Silver Medal in the Comics category tells the human story of the War, from a perspective not typically seen. "An ... continue

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Papi : My Story by David Ortiz, Michael Holley EN

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Description:
An entertaining, unfiltered memoir by one of the game's greatest, most clutch sluggers at the end of his career, written with best-selling sports writer and talk show host Michael Holley

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Papillon by Henri Charriere, Patrick O EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
Condemned for a murder he had not committed, Henri Charriere (nicknamed Papillon) was sent to the penal colony of French Guiana. Forty-two days after his arrival he made his first break, travelling a thousand gruelling miles in an open boat. Recaptured, he suffered a solitary confinement and was sent eventually to Devil's Island, a hell-hole of disease and brutality. No one had ever escaped from this notorious prison - no one until Papillon took to the shark infested sea supported only by a makeshift coconut-sack raft. In thirteen years he made nine daring escapes, living through many fantasti... continue

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Patriot

Patriot : A Memoir by Alexei Navalny EN

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Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR • The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. "Patriot is by turns funny, fiery, reflective and tragic, laced with Navalny’s trademark wry humor and idealism....a gutting personal account from a husband and father facing the reality that he will never be with his family again."—The New York Times "Honest"—The Washington Post • "Shocking"—The Atlantic • "Uplifting." —Vanity Fair "A testament t... continue

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Paula by Isabel Allende NL

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Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
Description:
De auteur beschrijft de periode waarin haar dochter langdurig in coma ligt, welke eindigt met de dood van het meisje.

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PAULA (LIVRO DE BOLSO)

Paula by Isabel Allende ES

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Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
Description:
Junto al lecho en que agonizaba su hija Paula, la narradora chilena escribió la historia de su familia y de sí misma con el propósito de regalársela a Paula cuando ésta superara el dramático trance. El resultado se convirtió en un autorretrato de emotividad y en una recreación de la sensibilidad de las mujeres.

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Pecore nere : racconti by Gabriella Kuruvilla IT

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
A Roma la gente corre sempre, a Mogadiscio la gente non corre mai. Io sono una via di mezzo tra Roma e Mogadiscio: cammino a passo sostenuto. -- 4ème de couverture.