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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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    A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
    by Cupcake Brown

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

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    Up From Slavery
    by Booker T. Washington

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

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    Don't Block the Blessings
    by Patti Labelle

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    Succeeding Against The Odds
    by John H. Johnson

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

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    Life is too Short
    by Mickey Rooney

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

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    The Seventh Child: A Lucky Life
    by Freddie Mae Baxter

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    Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography
    by Donald Bogle

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    Dorothy Dandridge
    by Earl Mills

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    Life is So Good
    by George Dawson & Richard Glaubman

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

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    The Diary of Anne Frank
    by Anne Frank

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    Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
    by Fantasia

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    I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
    by Maya Angelou

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    Gather Together in My Name
    by Maya Angelou

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  21. 22.
    The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
    by Maya Angelou

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    A Song Flung Up to Heaven
    by Maya Angelou

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

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

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    Singin' and Swingin' and Getting Merry like Christmas
    by Maya Angelou

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    Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman
    by Queen Latifah

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

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

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    Lauren Bacall: By Myself
    by Lauren Bacall

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

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    My Life
    by Bill Clinton

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

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

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

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

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

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    Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
    by Immaculee Ilibagiza

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

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    Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
    by Quincy Jones

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    Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story
    by Ray Charles

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    My Family The Jacksons
    by Katherine Jackson

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    My American Journey
    by Colin Powell

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    Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
    by Dolly Parton

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    The Coal Miner's Daughter
    by Loretta Lynn

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    Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith
    by Mary Wilson

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    Temptations, Updated
    by Otis Williams

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    Smokey Inside My Life
    by Smokey Robinson

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

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

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

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

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    I Will Survive
    by Gloria Gaynor

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    Angel on My Shoulder: An Autobiography
    by Natalie Cole

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    Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story
    by Gladys Knight

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    Aretha: From These Roots
    by Aretha Franklin

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

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    Little Miss Dynamite
    by Brenda Lee

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    Finding Fish: A Memoir
    by Antwone Q. Fisher

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    Go and Tell Pharaoh
    by Al Sharpton

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    With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together
    by Ossie Davis

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    I, Tina
    by Tina Turner

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    Reach!
    by Laila Ali

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

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    Life, Love and the Blues
    by Etta James

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    A Hungry Heart: A Memoir
    by Gordon Parks

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

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

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    Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
    by Ben Carson

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

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    The Hornes: An American Family
    by Gail Lumet Buckley

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

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

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    ALICE PRINCESS...AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
    by Alice Princess Siwundhla

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Created by SavvyNLady on Dec 04, 2006.