Biography

A biography (from the Greek words bios meaning "life", and graphos meaning "write") is an account of a person's life, usually published in the form of a book or essay, or in some other form, such as a film.

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    Elon Musk: Inventing the Future
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    Spilled Milk
    It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak into Happily Never After
    Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
    Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate
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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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    Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
    Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
    Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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    Always live your life with your biography in mind," Dad was fond of saying. "Naturally, it won't be published unless you have a Magnificent Reason, but at the very least you will be living grandly.
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    Anne Brontë
    All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shriveled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.
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