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![Steve Jobs](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1511288482l/11084145._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 8432 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,251,246 ratings — published 2011
![The Diary of a Young Girl](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560816565l/48855._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 7099 times as biography)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,755,605 ratings — published 1947
![Becoming](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1528206996l/38746485._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 5019 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,056,683 ratings — published 2018
![Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1518291452l/25541028._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 4435 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 394,711 ratings — published 2015
![Educated](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1506026635l/35133922._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 4179 times as biography)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,544,130 ratings — published 2018
![Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327861115l/8664353._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 4126 times as biography)
avg rating 4.38 — 938,125 ratings — published 2010
![Einstein: His Life and Universe](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328011405l/10884._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3933 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 186,367 ratings — published 2007
![John Adams](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1478144278l/2203._SX50_.jpg)
by (shelved 3922 times as biography)
avg rating 4.08 — 362,113 ratings — published 2001
![Alexander Hamilton](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1436131915l/16130._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3823 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 181,997 ratings — published 2004
![Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1473867911l/29780253._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3704 times as biography)
avg rating 4.49 — 700,425 ratings — published 2016
![The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327878144l/6493208._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3553 times as biography)
avg rating 4.12 — 739,200 ratings — published 2010
![Leonardo da Vinci](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523543570l/34684622._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3179 times as biography)
avg rating 4.20 — 107,140 ratings — published 2017
![The Autobiography of Malcolm X](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1434682864l/92057._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3164 times as biography)
avg rating 4.36 — 268,930 ratings — published 1965
![Into the Wild](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1650755924l/60869516._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3114 times as biography)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,095,563 ratings — published 1996
![Bossypants](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1481509554l/9418327._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3095 times as biography)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,008,816 ratings — published 2011
![I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1375414895l/17851885._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 3065 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 578,833 ratings — published 2012
![Benjamin Franklin: An American Life](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1630510455l/10883._SX50_.jpg)
by (shelved 2994 times as biography)
avg rating 4.04 — 140,088 ratings — published 2003
!["Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1504936953l/35167685._SX50_.jpg)
by (shelved 2761 times as biography)
avg rating 4.27 — 202,121 ratings — published 1985
![Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1457284880l/27220736._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2475 times as biography)
avg rating 4.47 — 302,307 ratings — published 2016
![I'm Glad My Mom Died](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649286799l/59364173._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2399 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,013,655 ratings — published 2022
![Night (The Night Trilogy, #1)](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1709507006l/1617._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2367 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,251,935 ratings — published 1956
![When Breath Becomes Air](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1492677644l/25899336._SX50_.jpg)
by (shelved 2350 times as biography)
avg rating 4.40 — 676,015 ratings — published 2016
![A Promised Land](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600357110l/55361205._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2344 times as biography)
avg rating 4.34 — 230,195 ratings — published 2020
![I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327957927l/13214._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2240 times as biography)
avg rating 4.29 — 533,718 ratings — published 1969
![The Glass Castle](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1523542886l/7445._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2171 times as biography)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,221,442 ratings — published 2005
![Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1676201263l/2199._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2159 times as biography)
avg rating 4.28 — 187,120 ratings — published 2005
![Washington: A Life](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348969179l/8255917._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2145 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 73,760 ratings — published 2010
![Cleopatra: A Life](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1294098301l/7968243._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2058 times as biography)
avg rating 3.73 — 117,556 ratings — published 2010
![Yes Please](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1402815435l/20910157._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 2007 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 527,837 ratings — published 2014
![The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1428170518l/52309._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1947 times as biography)
avg rating 3.85 — 85,309 ratings — published 1791
![Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1298218180l/7501962._SX50_.jpg)
by (shelved 1937 times as biography)
avg rating 4.22 — 74,786 ratings — published 2010
![Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403395276l/10414941._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1894 times as biography)
avg rating 3.94 — 104,039 ratings — published 2011
![The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586402749l/40929._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1884 times as biography)
avg rating 4.23 — 55,644 ratings — published 1979
![Man’s Search for Meaning](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1535419394l/4069._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1836 times as biography)
avg rating 4.37 — 722,073 ratings — published 1946
![Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386925052l/16121._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1826 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 31,473 ratings — published 1998
![Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348317139l/252577._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1806 times as biography)
avg rating 4.15 — 631,060 ratings — published 1996
![The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320418824l/561909._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1793 times as biography)
avg rating 4.46 — 326,353 ratings — published 1971
![Long Walk to Freedom](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327997342l/318431._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1793 times as biography)
avg rating 4.35 — 87,309 ratings — published 1994
![Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1453189881l/12262741._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1722 times as biography)
avg rating 4.06 — 801,427 ratings — published 2012
![The Wright Brothers](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1430942575l/22609391._SX50_.jpg)
by (shelved 1721 times as biography)
avg rating 4.16 — 92,712 ratings — published 2015
![American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1686079247l/80571._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1679 times as biography)
avg rating 4.31 — 44,234 ratings — published 2005
![Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1352340675l/88061._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1656 times as biography)
avg rating 3.93 — 225,513 ratings — published 1995
![Grant](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1639155527l/34237826._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1639 times as biography)
avg rating 4.49 — 37,486 ratings — published 2017
![Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1463569814l/27161156._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1627 times as biography)
avg rating 3.87 — 414,067 ratings — published 2016
![Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388234247l/36529._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1570 times as biography)
avg rating 4.11 — 124,238 ratings — published 1845
![Greenlights](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1604281659l/52838315._SX50_.jpg)
by (shelved 1567 times as biography)
avg rating 4.21 — 335,607 ratings — published 2020
![Tuesdays with Morrie](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1423763749l/6900._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1460 times as biography)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,035,214 ratings — published 1997
![Spare](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1673458354l/62296528._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1420 times as biography)
avg rating 3.86 — 361,566 ratings — published 2023
![Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429924065l/25422234._SX50_.jpg)
by (shelved 1406 times as biography)
avg rating 4.19 — 59,828 ratings — published 2015
![Eat, Pray, Love](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1503066414l/19501._SY75_.jpg)
by (shelved 1391 times as biography)
avg rating 3.63 — 1,749,590 ratings — published 2006
![Karen Hinton](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1680212389i/7972323._UX200_CR0,2,200,200_.jpg)
“The last few weeks of that summer, Janice lost interest in our conversations…. Her mind was taking her to other places, as though she was listening to a song or watching a movie or reading a book we could neither see nor hear.”
― Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
― Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
“There was no private ownership of land. "You could own a knife, or you could own a horse, but you couldn't own ground any more than you could own the sun or the wind. The Earth was their mother and part of the Cosmos given to all creatures by the Great Spirit.”
― The Odyssey of a Hippie Marijuana Grower
― The Odyssey of a Hippie Marijuana Grower
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