Biography Books
Vintage Biography Books
We have a sizable selection of vintage and out-of-print Biography Books for sale including The African Americans, Angel Unaware by Dale Evans Rogers, Audrey Style by Pamela Clarke Keogh, Confession and Avoidance signed by Leon Jaworski, Country Lawyer signed by Fred Whitaker, Deo Volente signed, Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Lenny Bruce signed by Albert Goldman, Life of Theodore Roosevelt by William Draper Lewis, Monroe Dunaway Anderson History of the Texas Medical Center, The Secret of Inner Strength signed Chuck Norris, Young Man with a Horn signed by Johnny Bisagno and many more. Some subjects covered are sports, entertainment, theater, autobiography, baseball, football, music, political. Many of the books are signed by the author. They would make sensational gifts!
lech walesa a way of hope poland solidarity autobiography book
Hard covered book titled LECH WALESA A Way of Hope An Autobiography, by Lech Walesa, 1st Edition, 1987, 325 pages more. This book captures, in Walesa's plain and muscular prose, the leading personalities on both sides of Solidarity's enduring struggle to offer an authoritative and dramatic memoir by the man who has written a historic and lasting chapter in contemporary world history. It is in VG condition. Pages clean and intact, binding is tight. There is a previous owner's name printed inside the front and back cover. less
$6.00 $4.50
leonardo dicaprio album brian j robb stunning photographs book
Soft covered book titled THE LEONARDO DICAPRIO ALBUM by Brian J more. Robb, 1997. 101 pages. Filled with stunning photographs in color and black & white, this book provides an intimate portrait of Hollywood's hottest property. It is in VG condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Minor creases on the cover. It would make a sensational addition to your library! less
$7.99 $5.99
living free elsa and her cubs joy adamson 1st edition book
Hard covered book titled LIVING FREE, THE STORY OF ELSA AND HER CUBS by Joy Adamson, (author of Born Free),1961, First Edition more. This is the absorbing story of how Elsa, the world famous lioness, raised her three cubs in the African bush with the help of her devoted friends, Joy and George Adamson. This vintage book is in VG condition, with the pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A previous owner's name written in pencil on the cover page. It would make a sensational addition to your library! less
$10.00 $7.50
messages from my father calvin trillin book
Hard covered book titled MESSAGES FROM MY FATHER by Calvin Trillin, 1996, 117 pages more.Fathers, sons, and admirers of Trillin's unerring sense of the American character will be entertained and touched by this quietly powerful memoir.This book is in VG condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. less
$9.99 $7.49
michael jackson magic and the madness by randy taraborrelli book
Hard covered book titled MICHAEL JACKSON The Magic and the Madness by J more. Randy Taraborrelli, 1991, 625 pages, photographs, dust jacket.J. Randy Taraborrelli examines the amazing career and tumultuous private life of the world's most enigmatic performer, an entertainer who has sold more than 100 million records, including the biggest selling album of all time, Thriller.This book is in VG condition, pages intact, and the binding is tight. The dust jacket has a moisture spot on the upper corner. A must have for any Michael Jackson fan! less
$9.00 $6.75
monroe dunaway anderson history of texas medical center book
Hard covered book titled MONROE DUNAWAY ANDERSON, HIS LEGACY A History of the Texas Medical Center 50th Anniversary Edition by N more. Don Macon, in association with Thomas Dunaway Anderson, 1994, 258 pages. This elegantly illustrated book contains the history of the M.D. Anderson Medical Center. Topics include: THE PARTNERS THE PARTNERSHIP THE LEGACY A VISION FULFILLED TEXAS MEDICAL ENTER M.D. ANDERSON FOUNDATION TRUSTEES BIBLIOGRAPHY This book is in VG+ condition. Pages intact, binding is tight. Small spot on the outer page edges. A nice addition to your library! less
$40.00 $30.00
mother love deadly love tx cheerleader murder anne mcdonald maier book
Hard covered book titled MOTHER LOVE, DEADLY LOVE, The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot by Anne McDonald Maier, 1992, 1st printing more. 240 pages. 8 pages of photographs. Wanda Ann Holloway seemed to have it all. Married to a prosperous oil field company owner, the mother of two happy, healthy teenagers, active in her church, she enjoyed her comfortable life as a housewife in Channelview, Texas, a community outside Houston. Only one thing marred her perfect life: her daughter Shanna had failed to make the junior high cheerleading squad for two years. Her solution? Hire a hit man. This book is in VG condition. The pages are cle less
$8.99 $6.74
nancy reagan the unauthorized biography by kitty kelley book
Hard covered book titled NANCY REAGAN,THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY by Kitty Kelley, 1991, 603 pages more. Through over 1,000 interviews collected during four years of exhaustive research and reporting, Kitty Kelley has succeeded in unmasking Nancy Reagan as she is, her husband's truest ally. She reveals her as a superb public performer; a vain, materialistic social climber; a bitter foe and formidable strategist, an American phenomenon. This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't miss the opportunity to add it to your library! less
$5.00 $3.75
no bull my life in and out of markets michael steinhardt book
Hard covered book titled NO BULL, My Life IN and Out of Markets by Michael Steinhardt, 2001, 289 pages more. When the official history of twentieth-century Wall Street is written, it will certainly contain more than a few pages on Michael Steinhardt. One of the most successful money managers in the history of "The Street", he far outshone his peers by achieving an average annual return of thirty percent. This book offers an account of some of the investment strategies that drive his historic success as a hedge fund manager including a focus on his skills as an industry analyst and consummate stock pi less
$11.00 $8.25
no lifeguard on duty janice dickinson supermodel book
Hard covered book titled NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY, The Accidental Life of the world's first supermodel by Janice Dickinson more. First Edition, 2002, 308 pages. The life of Janice Dickinson is a story of extremes: uncontrolled energy, mad self confidence and crushing insecurity, a boundless appetite for life and a ceaseless drive to self destruct. She graced major magazine covers from VOGUE to COSMOPOLITAN, in photographs by Avedon and Irving Penn and fashions by Versace and Calvin Klein. She was voracious in everything: affairs both passionate and casual, endless partying, and a drug habit that dogged her through twent less
$12.00 $9.00
nunaga ten years of eskimo life duncan pryde book
Hard covered book titled NUNAGA, TEN YEARS OF ESKIMO LIFE by Duncan Pryde, 1971, 285 pages more. In this book, Duncan Pryde tells of his discovery of a remote and primitive way of life to which, astonishingly, he found that he easily adapted. His story abounds in high adventure - incredible, near fatal sled and canoe journeys; seal, polar bear and caribou hunts; breathtaking encounters with the beauty of Arctic flora and fauna. His account becomes all the more valuable as traditional Eskimo society vanishes into history, and the Eskimo follows western civilization out of the tundra into t less
$9.99 $7.49
only in america the life and crimes of don king by jack newfield book
Hard covered book titled ONLY IN AMERICA, THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF DON KING by Jack Newfield, 1995, First Edition, 352 pages more. This book is a tale told from the point of view of Don King's casualties; the fighters he cheated, exploited, underpaid, seduced, and abandoned. It is a brilliant combination of investigative reporting, narrative writing, memoir, and biography that adds up to a shocking portrait of a true American Original. This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't miss the opportunity to add it to your boxing library! less
$15.00 $11.25
personalities of the south 1974 directory 9000 listing book
Hard covered book titled PERSONALITIES OF THE SOUTH, 1974, American Biographical Institute more. This book is a tribute to the more than nine thousand outstanding Personalities whose biographies are contained. These biographical sketches of citizens from fifteen southern states and two U.S. territories have been selected from among those of noteworthy Americans who have achieved a place of distinction in areas such as public and community service, education, industry, the arts, and the sciences. It is in Good condition. 754 pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Cov less
$15.00 $11.25
please dont shoot my dog jackie cooper 1st edition biography book
Hard covered book titled PLEASE DON'T SHOOT MY DOG, The Autobiography of Jackie Cooper with Dick Kleiner, 1981, 1st Edition more. 351 pages. Funny, angry, inspiring, and appalling by turns, this book is as varied as the life of the man who is its subject. Though he has made a many enemies in his long and stormy career, what sets these memoirs apart is his recognition that there is truly one man to blame for most of his trouble - Jackie Cooper! This book is in VG condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Former library book. less
$7.99 $5.99
prince of wales by jonathan dimbleby biography book
Hard covered book titled THE PRINCE OF WALES a Biography by Jonathan Dimbleby, 1st US Edition, 1994, 620 pages more.As well as spending many hours in candid conversation with Prince Charles, the author has interviewed at length scores of people, including his personal staff and close friends, most of whom have never talked openly about the Prince before. He has also drawn freely from the Prince's own archives, including more than 10,000 letters, private journals and diaries.This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for any library! less
$7.00 $5.25
sell out inside story bill clinton impeachment david schippers book
Hard covered book titled SELL OUT, THE INSIDE STORY OF PRESIDENT CLINTON'S IMPEACHMENT by David Schippers, Chief Investigative Counsel for the Clinton Impeachment with Alan Henry, 2000, 338 pages more. As a former Chicago prosecutor, David Schippers thought he had seen everything - treachery, double crosses, sellouts. But what he saw behind the scenes at the Clinton impeachment shocked him to his core. This is his story - the story from a man who knows more than anyone else about what went on behind closed doors leading up to the impeachment of President Clinton. This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Price clipped dust jacket. less
$9.99 $7.49