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SavvyNLady's "My favorite auto/bios"

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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1. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
by James McBride
  
2. A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
by Cupcake Brown
  
3. E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX
by DMX
  
4. Up From Slavery
by Booker T. Washington
  
5.
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 The Sweeter The Juice - A Family Memoir In Black And White
by Shirlee Taylor Haizlip
  
6. Miss Rhythm: The Autobiography of Ruth Brown, Rhythm and Blues Legend
by Ruth Brown
  
7. Don't Block the Blessings
by Patti Labelle
  
8. Succeeding Against The Odds
by John H. Johnson
  
9. Having Our Say: the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (Large Print)
by Sarah And A. Elixabeth Delany
  
10.
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 Life is too Short
by Mickey Rooney
  
11. What I Know for Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America
by Tavis Smiley
  
12. The Seventh Child: A Lucky Life
by Freddie Mae Baxter
  
13. Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography
by Donald Bogle
  
14. The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Malcolm X
  
15. Dorothy Dandridge
by Earl Mills
  
16.
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 Life is So Good
by George Dawson & Richard Glaubman
  
17. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
by Barack Obama
  
18. The Diary of Anne Frank
by Anne Frank
  
19. Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
by Fantasia
  
20. I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
by Maya Angelou
  
21. Gather Together in My Name
by Maya Angelou
  
22. The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
by Maya Angelou
  
23. A Song Flung Up to Heaven
by Maya Angelou
  
24. From Rage To Reason: My Life in Two Americas: My Life in Two Americas
by Janet Cohen Langhart
  
25. You Have To Stand For Something, Or You'll For Anything
by Star Jones
  
26. The Heart of a Woman (Oprah's Book Club)
by Maya Angelou
  
27. Singin' and Swingin' and Getting Merry like Christmas
by Maya Angelou
  
28. Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman
by Queen Latifah
  
29. Mr. S : My Life with Frank Sinatra
by George Jacobs
  
30. Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts
by Carol Channing
  
31. Lauren Bacall: By Myself
by Lauren Bacall
  
32. Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + God
by Russell Simmons
  
33. My Life
by Bill Clinton
  
34. I'm Just a DJ But...It Makes Sense to Me
by Tom Joyner
  
35. Success Never Smelled So Sweet: How I Followed My Nose and Found My Passion
by Lisa Price
  
36. Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography (P.S.)
by Zora Neale Hurston
  
37. Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in America
by Donna Brazile
  
38. A.L.T.: A Memoir
by Andre Leon Talley
  
39. Open Wide The Freedom Gates: A Memoir
by Dorothy I. Height
  
40. Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
by Immaculee Ilibagiza
  
41. Destined to Witness: Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany
by Hans J. Massaquoi
  
42. Yesterday, I Cried : Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving
by Iyanla Vanzant
  
43. Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
by Quincy Jones
  
44. Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story
by Ray Charles
  
45.
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 My Family The Jacksons
by Katherine Jackson
  
46. My American Journey
by Colin Powell
  
47. This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
by Kay Mills
  
48. Selma, Lord, Selma: Girlhood Memories of the Civil Rights Days
by Sheyann Webb
  
49. Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
by Dolly Parton
  
50. The Coal Miner's Daughter
by Loretta Lynn
  
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Created by SavvyNLady on Dec 04, 2006.