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Top Ten Autobiographies and Biographies of 2013 (view source)
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|author=Vladimir Alexandrov
|title=The Black Russian
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= A biography of the Mississippi-born entrepreneur who found a new life as an entrepreneur in Russia and Turkey during and immediately after the First World War.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781855196</amazonuk>
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|author=Kristine Barnett
|title=The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
|rating=5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary= A mother's account of raising a son with advanced cognitive abilities and helping him to realise his potential.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241145627</amazonuk>
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|author=Jung Chang
|title=Empress Dowager Cixi
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= Jung Chang presents an extensively researched account of the life and times of Dowager Empress Cixi, a monumental figure in both Chinese and world history, responsible for instigating China's transition from medievalism to the modern age.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224087436</amazonuk>
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|author=Judith Kerr
|title=Judith Kerr's Creatures: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Judith Kerr
|rating=5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary=Judith's own story, told with humour and honesty - and her art. It's a gem of a book to treasure. Highly recommended.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007513216</amazonuk>
}}
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|author=Maxim Leo
|title=Red Love: The Story of an East German Family
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= Life in a Socialist police state has never been as perceptively looked back on as here.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908968516</amazonuk>
}}
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|author=Leon Leyson
|title=The Boy on the Wooden Box
|rating=5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary=A memoir by one of the youngest people on Oskar Schindler's list of Jews saved from the Nazis. Simply, but evocatively and heartbreakingly told, this is something that should be read by children and adults alike.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B00CWEHR2G</amazonuk>
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|author=Lance Parkin
|title=Magic Words: The Extraordinary Life of Alan Moore
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= Compelling in its level of detail, this book shows us why Alan Moore is held in such high esteem – and deserves nothing less itself.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781310777</amazonuk>
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|author=Jane Ridley
|title=Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= The first full biography of King Edward VII written for many years, with the aid of full access to papers from the Royal Archives and elsewhere.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099575442</amazonuk>
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|author=Robert Sellers
|title=What Fresh Lunacy is This?: The Authorised Biography of Oliver Reed
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= A biography of film star Oliver Reed, remembered for his off-screen antics as much as his acting, written with the aid of interviews with family, friends and peers.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>147210112X</amazonuk>
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|author=Thomas Wright
|title=Circulation: William Harvey's Revolutionary Idea
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= Excellent biography of English physician William Harvey, and exploration of the development of his theory of circulation.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099552698</amazonuk>
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|author=Vladimir Alexandrov
|title=The Black Russian
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= A biography of the Mississippi-born entrepreneur who found a new life as an entrepreneur in Russia and Turkey during and immediately after the First World War.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781855196</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Kristine Barnett
|title=The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
|rating=5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary= A mother's account of raising a son with advanced cognitive abilities and helping him to realise his potential.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0241145627</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Jung Chang
|title=Empress Dowager Cixi
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= Jung Chang presents an extensively researched account of the life and times of Dowager Empress Cixi, a monumental figure in both Chinese and world history, responsible for instigating China's transition from medievalism to the modern age.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224087436</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Judith Kerr
|title=Judith Kerr's Creatures: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Judith Kerr
|rating=5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary=Judith's own story, told with humour and honesty - and her art. It's a gem of a book to treasure. Highly recommended.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007513216</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Maxim Leo
|title=Red Love: The Story of an East German Family
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= Life in a Socialist police state has never been as perceptively looked back on as here.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908968516</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Leon Leyson
|title=The Boy on the Wooden Box
|rating=5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary=A memoir by one of the youngest people on Oskar Schindler's list of Jews saved from the Nazis. Simply, but evocatively and heartbreakingly told, this is something that should be read by children and adults alike.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B00CWEHR2G</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Lance Parkin
|title=Magic Words: The Extraordinary Life of Alan Moore
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= Compelling in its level of detail, this book shows us why Alan Moore is held in such high esteem – and deserves nothing less itself.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781310777</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Jane Ridley
|title=Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= The first full biography of King Edward VII written for many years, with the aid of full access to papers from the Royal Archives and elsewhere.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099575442</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Robert Sellers
|title=What Fresh Lunacy is This?: The Authorised Biography of Oliver Reed
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= A biography of film star Oliver Reed, remembered for his off-screen antics as much as his acting, written with the aid of interviews with family, friends and peers.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>147210112X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Thomas Wright
|title=Circulation: William Harvey's Revolutionary Idea
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary= Excellent biography of English physician William Harvey, and exploration of the development of his theory of circulation.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099552698</amazonuk>
}}
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