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Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2468 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,342,507 ratings — published 2011
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1628 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,117,236 ratings — published 1947
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1466 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,173,931 ratings — published 2018
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1394 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.13 — 439,246 ratings — published 2015
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1173 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.17 — 199,538 ratings — published 2007
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 959 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,805,414 ratings — published 2018
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 941 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.49 — 788,022 ratings — published 2016
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 938 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.37 — 287,603 ratings — published 1965
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 934 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.46 — 357,639 ratings — published 2016
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 926 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.18 — 125,095 ratings — published 2017
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 914 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.16 — 616,264 ratings — published 2012
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 912 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.05 — 148,618 ratings — published 2003
Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 848 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.22 — 196,994 ratings — published 2004
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 799 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,046,908 ratings — published 2011
I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 784 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,392,060 ratings — published 2022
John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 776 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.08 — 375,046 ratings — published 2001
A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 718 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.32 — 268,034 ratings — published 2020
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 694 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.39 — 995,220 ratings — published 2010
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 665 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.15 — 36,468 ratings — published 1998
Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 638 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.36 — 93,107 ratings — published 1994
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 606 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.27 — 215,165 ratings — published 1985
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 596 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.41 — 781,046 ratings — published 2016
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 583 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.85 — 90,737 ratings — published 1791
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 580 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.30 — 573,756 ratings — published 1969
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 554 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.85 — 551,349 ratings — published 2014
Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 550 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.20 — 438,204 ratings — published 2020
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 550 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.13 — 793,851 ratings — published 2010
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 537 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,339,646 ratings — published 2005
Washington: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 534 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.16 — 81,117 ratings — published 2010
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 511 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,344,642 ratings — published 1956
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 507 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.28 — 197,807 ratings — published 2005
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 495 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,175,893 ratings — published 1996
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by (shelved 489 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.22 — 59,898 ratings — published 1979
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 478 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.37 — 848,756 ratings — published 1946
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 469 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.48 — 351,436 ratings — published 1971
The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 459 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.83 — 558,238 ratings — published 2023
Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 452 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.84 — 420,521 ratings — published 2023
Open (Hardcover)
by (shelved 442 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.32 — 142,743 ratings — published 2009
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 439 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.22 — 81,408 ratings — published 2010
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
by (shelved 436 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.94 — 230,225 ratings — published 1995
Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 434 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.33 — 72,553 ratings — published 2023
Gandhi: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 433 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.10 — 74,323 ratings — published 1927
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 413 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.94 — 107,841 ratings — published 2011
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 409 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.94 — 380,630 ratings — published 2022
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by (shelved 409 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.86 — 511,266 ratings — published 2011
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 405 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.16 — 53,648 ratings — published 2008
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 377 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.14 — 76,809 ratings — published 2013
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 376 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.07 — 857,143 ratings — published 2012
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 374 times as biographies)
avg rating 4.31 — 56,886 ratings — published 2005
Cleopatra: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 364 times as biographies)
avg rating 3.73 — 122,266 ratings — published 2010
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“I, for one, was outraged at the accused who trampled the trust of a child. I would never watch a priest take a minor upstairs to his bedroom, not for any reason! Nor would I ever cover for him. My anger was directed at the bishops, too, for their abysmal response.
It was like we were living in a house that had rotted up to the rafters. Where would we begin to make repairs? Should we just knock it down and start again? Or should we simply move far, far away?”
― A Saint and a Sinner: The Rise and Fall of a Beloved Catholic Priest
It was like we were living in a house that had rotted up to the rafters. Where would we begin to make repairs? Should we just knock it down and start again? Or should we simply move far, far away?”
― A Saint and a Sinner: The Rise and Fall of a Beloved Catholic Priest
