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SavvyNLady's "My favorite auto/bios"

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When I put in for the favorite books read, I noticed that a considerable number of books I loved were either autobiographies or biographies. With that note, here is a listing of autobiographies and biographies I have enjoyed reading; They have come from a wide span of people and hope you enjoy it as I have.

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  2. 2.
    A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
    by Cupcake Brown

  3. 3.
    E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX
    by DMX

  4. 4.
    Up From Slavery
    by Booker T. Washington

  5. 5.
    The Sweeter The Juice - A Family Memoir In Black And White
    by Shirlee Taylor Haizlip

  6. 7.
    Don't Block the Blessings
    by Patti Labelle

  7. 9.
    Having Our Say: the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (Large Print)
    by Sarah And A. Elixabeth Delany

  8. 10.
    Life is Too Short
    by Mickey Rooney

  9. 11.
    What I Know for Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America
    by Tavis Smiley

  10. 12.
    The Seventh Child: A Lucky Life
    by Freddie Mae Baxter

  11. 13.
    Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography
    by Donald Bogle

  12. 14.

  13. 15.
    Dorothy Dandridge
    by Earl Mills

  14. 16.
    ?
    Life is So Good
    by George Dawson & Richard Glaubman

  15. 17.
    Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
    by Barack Obama

  16. 18.
    The Diary of Anne Frank
    by Anne Frank

  17. 19.
    Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
    by Fantasia

  18. 20.
    I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
    by Maya Angelou

  19. 21.
    Gather Together in My Name
    by Maya Angelou

  20. 22.
    The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
    by Maya Angelou

  21. 23.
    A Song Flung Up to Heaven
    by Maya Angelou

  22. 24.
    From Rage To Reason: My Life in Two Americas: My Life in Two Americas
    by Janet Cohen Langhart

  23. 25.

  24. 26.
    The Heart of a Woman (Oprah's Book Club)
    by Maya Angelou

  25. 27.
    Singin' and Swingin' and Getting Merry like Christmas
    by Maya Angelou

  26. 28.
    Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman
    by Queen Latifah

  27. 29.
    Mr. S : My Life with Frank Sinatra
    by George Jacobs

  28. 30.
    Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts
    by Carol Channing

  29. 31.
    Lauren Bacall: By Myself
    by Lauren Bacall

  30. 32.
    Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God
    by Russell Simmons

  31. 33.
    My Life
    by Bill Clinton

  32. 34.
    I'm Just a DJ But...It Makes Sense to Me
    by Tom Joyner

  33. 36.
    Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography (P.S.)
    by Zora Neale Hurston

  34. 37.
    Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in America
    by Donna Brazile

  35. 38.
    A.L.T.: A Memoir
    by Andre Leon Talley

  36. 39.
    Open Wide The Freedom Gates: A Memoir
    by Dorothy Height

  37. 40.
    Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
    by Immaculée Ilibagiza

  38. 41.
    Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany
    by Hans J. Massaquoi

  39. 42.

  40. 43.
    Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
    by Quincy Jones

  41. 44.
    Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story
    by Ray Charles

  42. 45.
    ?
    My Family The Jacksons
    by Katherine Jackson

  43. 46.
    My American Journey
    by Colin Powell

  44. 47.

  45. 48.
    Selma, Lord, Selma: Girlhood Memories of the Civil Rights Days
    by Sheyann Webb-Christburg

  46. 49.
    Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
    by Dolly Parton

  47. 50.
    The Coal Miner's Daughter
    by Loretta Lynn

  48. 51.
    Dreamgirl and Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme
    by Mary Wilson

  49. 52.
    Temptations, Updated
    by Otis Williams

  50. 53.
    Smokey: Inside My Life
    by Smokey Robinson

  51. 54.

  52. 55.
    Dancing in the Street: Confessions of a Motown Diva
    by Martha Reeves

  53. 56.
    My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
    by Coretta Scott King

  54. 57.
    Watch Me Fly: What I Learned on Becoming the Woman I Was Meant to Be
    by Myrlie Evers-Williams

  55. 59.
    Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
    by John Lewis

  56. 60.
    Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth
    by Richard T. Wright

  57. 61.
    I Will Survive: The Book
    by Gloria Gaynor

  58. 62.
    Angel on My Shoulder: An Autobiography
    by Natalie Cole

  59. 63.
    ?
    Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story
    by Gladys Knight

  60. 64.
    Aretha: From These Roots
    by Aretha Franklin

  61. 65.
    Tell Them We Are Rising: A Memoir of Faith in Education
    by Ruth Wright Hayre

  62. 67.
    LITTLE MISS DYNAMITE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BRENDA LEE
    by Brenda Lee

  63. 68.
    Finding Fish: A Memoir
    by Antwone Q. Fisher

  64. 70.
    ?
    Go and Tell Pharaoh
    by Al Sharpton

  65. 71.
    With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together
    by Ossie Davis

  66. 72.
    I, Tina
    by Tina Turner

  67. 73.
    REACH!: FINDING STRENGTH, SPIRIT, AND PERSONAL POWER
    by Laila Ali

  68. 74.
    Berry, Me, and Motown: The Untold Story
    by Raynoma Gordy Singleton

  69. 75.
    ?
    Life, Love and the Blues
    by Etta James

  70. 76.
    A Hungry Heart: A Memoir
    by Gordon Parks

  71. 77.
    How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale
    by Jenna Jameson

  72. 78.
    From the Hood to the Hill: A Story of Overcoming
    by Barry C. Black

  73. 79.
    Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
    by Ben Carson

  74. 80.
    Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
    by Ben Carson M.D.

  75. 82.
    The Hornes: An American Family
    by Gail Lumet Buckley

  76. 83.

  77. 84.
    Dear Self: A Year In The Life Of A Welfare Mother
    by Richelene Mitchell

  78. 85.
    I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny
    by Vivian Cash

  79. 87.
    Alice Princess - - an Autobiography
    by Alice Princess Siwundhla

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