With July Fourth just passed and summer vacations on the agenda this year, it is a natural time to pick up a biography of a presidentor political leader. But not all biographies are created equal, and ...

Jonathan Eig's "King: A Life," a biography of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was recognized as one of the best books of 2023. Biographies offer a chance to explore the decision-making and ...

We hope you enjoyed digging into our Black History Month memoirs as much as we did. And if you are hungry for more good, true stories about people you may not know much about, for Women's History ...

Books — often riddled with gross grammatical and factual errors — are appearing for sale online soon after the death of well-known people. By Elizabeth A. Harris After Joseph Lelyveld, a former ...

Leaders are born, but they are also built. You may think you have the makings of a strong leader, but that doesn’t mean you can be one. We all need training, advice and development. You need to learn ...

The film "Literature Appreciation: How To Read Biographies" explores the significance of autobiographies and biographies throughout history. It highlights early examples, such as the inscriptions of ...

In the beautiful and moving biography Janis: Her Life and Music, Holly George-Warren paints a complex portrait of singer Janis Joplin. Drawing on archival materials as well as interviews with Joplin’s ...

Whether they provide a glimpse into the past or capture the life of a contemporary icon, biographies and memoirs let us walk in someone else’s shoes. The Amazon Books editors compiled a list of the ...