Biographies
Resource Information
The form Biographies represents a specific category or genre of resources found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.
The Resource
Biographies
Resource Information
The form Biographies represents a specific category or genre of resources found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.
- Label
- Biographies
A sample of Items that are about the Form Biographies See All
Context
Context of BiographiesGenre of
No resources found
No enriched resources found
- true"All governments lie" : the life and times of rebel journalist I.F. Stone
- "Hello, Honey, it's me" : the story of Harry Chapin
- true"I am a man" : Chief Standing Bear's journey for justice
- "If you were only white" : the life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
- true"Nice" Jewish girls
- true"Smelly" Kelly and his super senses : how James Kelly's nose saved the New York City subway
- true"Something urgent I have to say to you" : the life and works of William Carlos Williams
- true"Subtle is the Lord-- " : the science and the life of Albert Einstein
- "The American nightmare" Cody
- "The color of the skin doesn't matter" : a missioner's tale of faith and politics in Africa
- "The good war" : an oral history of World War Two
- '74 and sunny
- 'Iffat Al Thunayan : an Arabian Queen
- true'Over the hills and far away' : the life of Beatrix Potter
- .... and There Were Cracks ...
- ...trzymam sie!!!
- 10 women who changed science and the world
- true100 African-Americans who shaped American history
- 100 Days of Morning : Writing my way from death to radical, loving change.
- 100 greatest men
- 100 leaders who changed the world
- 100 people who changed the world
- 100 people who made history : meet the people who shaped the modern world
- 100 personajes que hicieron historia : conoce a quienes forjaron el mundo moderno
- 100 philosophers : a guide to the world's greatest thinkers
- true100 times : a memoir of sexism
- 100 times : a memoir of sexism
- 100 ways John Paul II changed the world
- true100% official Justin Bieber : first step 2 forever : my story
- 1000 makers of the millennium
- 108 Stitches
- 12 immigrants who made American arts great
- 12 immigrants who made American medicine great
- 12 immigrants who made American politics great
- 12 immigrants who made American science great
- 12 immigrants who made American sports great
- 12 immigrants who made the American military great
- true12 rounds in Lo's Gym : boxing and manhood in Appalachia
- 12 women in entertainment
- 12 women in equality and social justice
- 12 women in media
- 12 women in science and technology
- 12 women in sports
- 12 women in the military
- true16 words : William Carlos Williams & "The red wheelbarrow"
- true1776
- true1876 : year of the gun : the year Bat, Wyatt, Custer, Jesse and the two Bills (Buffalo and Wild) created the Wild West, and why it's still with us
- true1924 : the year that made Hitler
- 1946 : a true story of wealth, extraordinary success and great tragedy
- true1948 : Harry Truman's improbable victory and the year that transformed America's role in the world
- 20th century jewelry & the icons of style
- 24 : : life stories and lessons from the say hey kid
- 25 women who ruled
- 27 : the legend & mythology of the 27 club
- 28 days : moments in Black history that changed the world
- 3 kings : Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, and hip-hop's multibillion-dollar rise
- 30 people who changed the world : fascinating bite-sized essays from award-winning writers
- 365 gays of the year (plus 1 for a leap year) : discover LGBTQ+ history one day at a time
- 41 : a portrait of my father
- true41 : a portrait of my father
- 42 faith : the rest of the Jackie Robinson story
- 42 faith : the rest of the Jackie Robinson story
- true42 is not just a number : the odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American hero
- 42 is not just a number : the odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American hero
- true42 today : Jackie Robinson and his legacy
- 438 days : an extraordinary true story of survival at sea
- 499 facts about hip-hop Hamilton and the rest of America's founding fathers
- true5 Seconds of Summer
- true5 Seconds of Summer
- 50 Cent : no holds barred
- 50 personajes de la Historia
- 50 rappers who changed the world : a celebration of rap legends
- true50 real heroes for boys : true stories of courage, integrity, compassion, leadership, and more!
- 50 trailblazers of the 50 states : celebrate the lives of inspiring people who paved the way from every state in America!
- 60 American heroes every kid should meet
- 7 dirty words : the life and crimes of George Carlin
- 8,000 miles across Alaska : a runner's journeys on the Iditarod Trail
- 81 days below zero : the incredible survival story of a World War II pilot in Alaska's frozen wilderness
- 99 : Stories of the Game
- true99 : stories of the game
- trueA Beacon biography : Ed Sheeran
- trueA Ben of all trades : the most inventive boyhood of Benjamin Franklin
- A Brotherhood Betrayed : The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc
- A Carlin home companion : growing up with George
- trueA Christian and a Democrat : a religious biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- A Coastline is an immeasurable thing : a memoir across three continents
- A Collection of Previously Published Essays
- trueA Home for Mr. Emerson
- trueA Jew among Romans : the life and legacy of Flavius Josephus
- trueA Life of Picasso : The Minotaur Years: 1933-1943
- A Rum affair : a true story of botanical fraud
- A Spy called James : the True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
- A State at any cost : The Life of David Ben-Gurion
- A Value tales treasury : stories for growing good people
- A backpack, a bear, and eight crates of vodka : a memoir
- A battle for the soul of Islam : an American Muslim patriot's fight to save his faith
- A big little life : a memoir of a joyful dog
- trueA bigger picture : my fight to bring a new African voice to the climate crisis
- A biographical dictionary of women healers : midwives, nurses, and physicians
- trueA bold and dangerous family : the remarkable story of an Italian mother, her two sons, and their fight against fascism
- A book
- A book of unlikely saints
- trueA book, too, can be a star : the story of Madeleine L'Engle and the making of A wrinkle in time
- trueA bowl full of peace : a true story
- trueA boy named Beckoning : the true story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American hero
- trueA boy named Shel : the life & times of Shel Silverstein
- A boy without hope : a heartbreaking true story of a troubled boy with a terrible past
- A boy, a mouse, and a spider
- trueA boy, a mouse, and a spider : the story of E. B. White
- A brief history of Alanson Austin Haines, First Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Amagansett, New York ; Chaplain, 15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers ; Pastor, Hamburg Presbyterian Church, New Jersey
- trueA bright and blinding sun : a World War II story of survival, love, and redemption
- trueA brilliant darkness : the extraordinary life and disappearance of Ettore Majorana, the troubled genius of the nuclear age
- trueA broken hallelujah : rock and roll, redemption, and the life of Leonard Cohen
- A brotherhood betrayed : the man behind the rise and fall of Murder, Inc.
- A brotherhood betrayed : the man behind the rise and fall of Murder, Inc.
- trueA burning in my bones : the authorized biography of Eugene H. Peterson, translator of The message
- A butterfly journey : Maria Sibylla Merian, artist and scientist
- A castle in wartime : one family, their missing sons, and the fight to defeat the Nazis
- trueA century of wisdom : lessons from the life of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest living holocaust survivor
- A certain idea of France : the life of Charles de Gaulle
- trueA change of heart
- trueA commonwealth of thieves : the improbable birth of Australia
- trueA complex fate : William L. Shirer and the American century
- trueA complicated man : the life of Bill Clinton as told by those who know him
- A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon
- trueA computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon
- A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon
- trueA conspiratorial life : Robert Welch, the John Birch Society, and the revolution of American conservatism
- A crime in the family
- trueA crime in the family : [a World War II secret buried in silence-- and my search for the truth]
- A cry from the heart : the biography of Edith Piaf
- A cure for darkness : [the story of depression and how we treat it]
- trueA cure for darkness : the story of depression and how we treat it
- A curious man
- A curious man : the strange & brilliant life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
- trueA curious man : the strange and brilliant life of Robert "Believe it or not" Ripley
- trueA dangerous woman : American beauty, noted philanthropist, Nazi collaborator-- the life of Florence Gould
- A dangerous woman : American beauty, noted philanthropist, Nazi collaborator-- the life of Florence Gould
- trueA dash of daring : Carmel Snow and her life in fashion, art, and letters
- trueA delayed life : the true story of the Librarian of Auschwitz
- A dictionary of nicknames
- trueA difficult woman : the challenging life and times of Lillian Hellman
- trueA dinosaur named Ruth : how Ruth Mason discovered fossils in her own backyard
- A dominant character : the radical science and restless politics of J. B. S. Haldane
- A dominant character : the radical science and restless politics of J. B. S. Haldane
- trueA dominant character : the radical science and restless politics of J. B. S. Haldane
- A double dose of hard luck : the extraordinary true story of a two-time prisoner of war, Lt. Col. Charles Lee Harrison
- trueA dream of flight : Alberto Santos-Dumont's airship inventions and race around the Eiffel Tower
- trueA drop of midnight : a memoir
- A family sketch and other private writings
- trueA father first : how my life became bigger than basketball
- trueA fever in the heartland : the Ku Klux Klan's plot to take over America, and the woman who stopped them
- A flame of pure fire : Jack Dempsey and the roaring '20s
- trueA force of nature : the frontier genius of Ernest Rutherford
- trueA forgotten hero : Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish humanitarian who rescued 30,000 people from the Nazis
- A forgotten hero : Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish humanitarian who rescued 30,000 people from the Nazis
- trueA fractured mind : my life with multiple personality disorder
- A friend like Henry : the remarkable true story of an autistic boy and the dog that unlocked his world
- trueA friend like Iggy
- trueA front row seat : an intimate look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the age of glamour
- trueA full cup : Sir Thomas Lipton's extraordinary life and his quest for the America's Cup
- A funny thing happened on the way to the future : [twists and turns and lessons learned]
- trueA gambling man : Charles II's Restoration game
- trueA generous vision : the creative life of Elaine de Kooning
- A girl and five brave horses
- A girl and five brave horses
- trueA girl called Genghis Khan : how Maria Toorpakai Wazir pretended to be a boy, defied the Taliban, and became a world famous squash player
- A girl named Helen : the true story of Helen Keller
- trueA girl named Rosita : the story of Rita Moreno: actor, singer, dancer, trailblazer!
- A girl's story
- trueA godly hero : the life of William Jennings Bryan
- trueA good American family : the Red Scare and my father
- A good American family : the Red Scare and my father
- A good American family : the Red Scare and my father
- A good place to come from
- A good provider is one who leaves : one family and migration in the 21st century
- trueA good provider is one who leaves : one family and migration in the 21st century
- trueA great and terrible king : Edward I and the forging of Britain
- A great and terrible king : Edward I and the forging of Britain
- A great and terrible king : Edward I and the forging of Britain
- trueA great feast of light : growing up Irish in the television age
- trueA guest of the Reich : the story of American heiress Gertrude Legendre and her dramatic captivity and daring escape from Nazi Germany
- A guest of the Reich : the story of American heiress Gertrude Legendre and her dramatic captivity and daring escape from Nazi Germany
- A guest of the Reich : the story of American heiress Gertrude Legendre and her dramatic captivity and daring escape from Nazi Germany
- A heartbreaking work of staggering genius
- A higher Standard : Leadership Strategies from America's First Female Four-Star General
- A honeybee heart has five openings : a year of keeping bees
- trueA hopeful heart : Louisa May Alcott before Little Women
- A hopeful heart : Louisa May Alcott before Little Women
- trueA house in St John's Wood : in search of my parents
- A house in the mountains : the women who liberated Italy from fascism
- A house in the sky
- A house in the sky : a memoir
- A house of my own : stories from my life
- A hug from afar : one family's dramatic journey through three continents to escape the Holocaust
- trueA hunt for justice : the true story of a woman undercover wildlife agent
- A journey with Christopher Columbus
- A journey with Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
- trueA journey with Henry Hudson
- trueA journey with Hernán Cortés
- A journey with Juan Ponce de León
- trueA journey with Sieur de La Salle
- A killer by design : murderers, mindhunters, and my quest to decipher the criminal mind
- A kind of mirraculas paradise : a true story about schizophrenia
- A kind of mirraculas paradise : a true story about schizophrenia
- trueA kind of mirraculas paradise : a true story about schizophrenia
- trueA legacy of liberation : Thabo Mbeki and the future of the South African dream
- trueA library for Juana : the world of Sor Juana Inés
- A life discarded : 148 diaries found in the trash
- A life discarded : 148 diaries found in the trash
- trueA life electric : the story of Nikola Tesla
- trueA life in the wild : George Schaller's struggle to save the last great beasts
- trueA life in twilight : the final years of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- trueA life made by hand : the story of Ruth Asawa
- trueA life observed : a spiritual biography of C.S. Lewis
- trueA life of Barbara Stanwyck : steel-true 1907-1940
- trueA life of Picasso
- trueA life of Picasso : the triumphant years, 1917-1932
- trueA life of discovery : Michael Faraday, giant of the scientific revolution
- trueA life of service : the story of Senator Tammy Duckworth
- A light in the darkness : Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust
- A light so lovely : the spiritual legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time
- A light so lovely : the spiritual legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, author of A wrinkle in time
- trueA likkle Miss Lou : how Jamaican poet Louise Bennett Coverley found her voice
- A loaded gun : Emily Dickinson for the 21st century
- A long strange trip : the inside history of the Grateful Dead
- A loss : the story of a dead soldier told by his sister
- trueA lucky child : a memoir of surviving Auschwitz as a young boy
- trueA man and his presidents : the political odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr.
- trueA man called destruction : the life and music of Alex Chilton, from Box Tops to Big Star to backdoor man
- trueA man for all seasons : the life of George Washington Carver
- A man of iron : the turbulent life and improbable presidency of Grover Cleveland
- trueA man of iron : the turbulent life and improbable presidency of Grover Cleveland
- trueA man of the world : my life at National Geographic
- A marvelous life : the amazing story of Stan Lee
- trueA marvelous life : the amazing story of Stan Lee
- trueA matter of death and life
- A matter of death and life
- trueA mended and broken heart : the life and love of Francis of Assisi
- A million steps
- A mind at play : how Claude Shannon invented the information age
- A mission for meaning : the choices that lead to the life you really want
- trueA monk swimming : a memoir
- A most beautiful thing : the true story of America's first all-black high school rowing team
- trueA most clever girl : how Jane Austen discovered her voice
- A mountain of crumbs : a memoir
- trueA mountain of crumbs : a memoir
- A moveable feast
- A mystery of mysteries : the death and life of Edgar Allan Poe
- trueA mystery of mysteries : the death and life of Edgar Allan Poe
- trueA nation of nations : a great American immigration story
- trueA nation's hope : the story of boxing legend Joe Louis
- trueA night at the Sweet Gum Head : drag, drugs, disco, and Atlanta's gay revolution
- trueA passion for elephants : the real life adventure of field scientist Cynthia Moss
- trueA passion for nature : the life of John Muir
- A pen picture of Mrs. M. Nimmo Moran
- trueA perfect fit : how Lena "Lane" Bryant changed the shape of fashion
- A perfect union of contrary things
- trueA perfect union of contrary things
- A perfect union of contrary things
- trueA picture book of Abraham Lincoln
- trueA picture book of Alexander Hamilton
- A picture book of Anne Frank
- trueA picture book of Cesar Chavez
- trueA picture book of Davy Crockett
- A picture book of Florence Nightingale
- A picture book of Harriet Beecher Stowe
- trueA picture book of Harry Houdini
- trueA picture book of Helen Keller
- trueA picture book of Jackie Robinson
- trueA picture book of Jesse Owens
- trueA picture book of John F. Kennedy
- trueA picture book of John Hancock
- trueA picture book of John and Abigail Adams
- trueA picture book of Louis Braille
- A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- trueA picture book of Sacagawea
- trueA picture book of Thurgood Marshall
- trueA pirate of exquisite mind : explorer, naturalist, and buccaneer : the life of William Dampier
- trueA place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation
- A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation
- trueA plan for the people : Nelson Mandela's hope for his nation
- trueA pocket of time : the poetic childhood of Elizabeth Bishop
- A pocketful of goobers : a story about George Washington Carver
- A poem for Peter : the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day
- trueA poem for Peter : the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day
- trueA promise at Sobibór : a Jewish boy's story of revolt and survival in Nazi-occupied Poland
- A pure solar world : Sun Ra and the birth of Afrofuturism
- trueA queen to the rescue : the story of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah
- A quiet strength : the life and legacy of Jeannette M. Cathy
- trueA race around the world : The true story of Nellie Bly & Elizabeth Bisland
- trueA radical faith : the assassination of Sister Maura
- A radical faith : the assassination of Sister Maura
- A real American character : the life of Walter Brennan
- A really good day
- trueA reason to believe : lessons from an improbable life
- trueA remarkable mother
- trueA ride to remember : a civil rights story
- trueA ride to remember : a civil rights story
- trueA rose named peace : how Francis Meilland created a flower of hope for a world at war
- trueA royal experiment : the private life of King George III
- A royal experiment : the private life of King George III
- trueA royal ride : Catherine the Great's great invention
- trueA runner's high : my life in motion
- A runner's high : my life in motion
- trueA sacred oath : memoirs of a Secretary of Defense during extraordinary times
- A sacred oath : memoirs of a Secretary of Defense during extraordinary times
- A saint a day : 365 true stories of faith and heroism
- trueA seat at the table : the Nancy Pelosi story
- trueA self-made man : the political life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849
- A serial killer's daughter : my story of faith, love, and overcoming
- A series of catastrophes and miracles : a true story of love, science, and cancer
- trueA ship without a sail : the life of Lorenz Hart
- trueA signer for independence : John Hancock
- trueA silenced voice : the life of journalist Kim Wall
- trueA slave in the White House : Paul Jennings and the Madisons
- trueA song for China : how my father wrote Yellow River cantata
- trueA song for Gwendolyn Brooks
- trueA song for everyone : the story of Creedence Clearwater Revival
- trueA song for the unsung : Bayard Rustin, the man behind the 1963 March on Washington
- trueA splash of red : the life and art of Horace Pippin
- trueA splendid intelligence : the life of Elizabeth Hardwick
- A splendid savage : the restless life of Frederick Russell Burnham
- trueA sporting chance : how Ludwig Guttmann created the Paralympic Games
- trueA spy called James : the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent
- A spy called James : the true story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War double agent
- A spy in Canaan : how the FBI used a famous photographer to infiltrate the civil rights movement
- A spy named Orphan : the enigma of Donald Maclean
- trueA state at any cost : the life of David Ben-Gurion
- trueA story is to share : how Ruth Krauss found another way to tell a tale
- A story of courage : Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
- trueA stranger at home : a true story
- trueA stray cat struts : my life as a rockabilly rebel
- A street cat named Bob : and how he saved my life
- trueA super sticky mistake : [the story of how Harry Coover accidentally invented super glue!]
- trueA take-charge girl blazes a trail to Congress : the story of Jeannette Rankin
- trueA taste for intrigue : the multiple lives of François Mitterrand
- trueA thousand glass flowers : Marietta Barovier and the invention of the rosetta bead
- trueA thousand miles of dreams : the journeys of two Chinese sisters
- A ticket to the circus : a memoir
- A time of paradox : America since 1890
- trueA time to act : John F. Kennedy's big speech
- A torch kept lit : great lives of the twentieth century
- A traitor to his species : Henry Bergh and the birth of the animal rights movement
- trueA traitor to his species : Henry Bergh and the birth of the animal rights movement
- trueA tribute to Keith Moon : (there is no substitute)
- trueA truck full of money
- A truck full of money : [one man's quest to recover from great success]
- A truck full of money : one man's quest to recover from great success
- trueA twenty minute silence followed by applause
- trueA twist of Lemmon : a tribute to my father
- trueA very English scandal : sex, lies and a murder plot in the houses of Parliament
- A very English scandal : sex, lies, and a murder plot at the heart of the establishment
- A very English scandal : sex, lies, and a murder plot at the heart of the establishment
- A very expensive poison : the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's war with the West
- A very private woman : the life and unsolved murder of presidential mistress Mary Meyer
- A very private woman : the life and unsolved murder of presidential mistress Mary Meyer
- A view from a broad
- A view from two benches : Bob Thomas in football and the law
- trueA voice named Aretha
- A voice of her own : the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet
- A voice of the warm : the life of Rod McKuen
- trueA vote for Susanna : the first woman mayor
- trueA warrior of the people : how Susan La Flesche overcame racial and gender inequality to become America's first Indian doctor
- trueA well-read woman : the life, loves, and legacy of Ruth Rappaport
- A well-read woman : the life, loves, and legacy of Ruth Rappaport
- trueA well-read woman : the life, loves, and legacy of Ruth Rappaport
- trueA widow's story : a memoir
- A widow's story : a memoir
- trueA wild and precious life : a memoir
- trueA wild idea
- A wolf at the table : [a memoir of my father]
- trueA wolf at the table : a memoir of my father
- A woman in charge : the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton
- trueA woman in charge : the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton
- A woman in charge : the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton
- trueA woman in the House (and Senate) : how women came to Washington and changed the nation
- A woman in the House (and Senate) : how women came to the United States Congress, broke down barriers, and changed the country
- A woman like her : The Story behind the Honor Killing of a Social Media Star
- A woman like her : the story behind the honor killing of a social media star
- trueA woman like her : the story behind the honor killing of a social media star
- trueA woman of influence : the spectacular rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
- A woman of no importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII
- trueA woman of no importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win World War II
- trueA woman on the edge of time : a son investigates his trailblazing mother's young suicide
- trueA world ablaze : the rise of Martin Luther and the birth of the Reformation
- A world history of women photographers
- trueA world of her own : 24 amazing women explorers and adventurers
- A$ap Rocky : master collaborator
- trueA-Rod : the many lives of Alex Rodriguez
- trueA. Lincoln : a biography
- A. Lincoln : a biography
- trueA.J. Styles : the phenomenal one
- A.J. Styles : the phenomenal one
- trueAOC : Fighter, phenom, change maker