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Biographies

Single-life books on the figures who shaped their century. Generals, scientists, presidents, founders, and the lesser-known names whose decisions still matter.

20 books in this series

Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Aaron Burr and the Most Famous Duel in American History
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton: A Captivating Guide to One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor
Jackie Kennedy
Jackie Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Winston S. Churchill
P.T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum: A Captivating Guide to the American Showman Who Founded What Became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Walt Disney
Walt Disney: A Captivating Guide to the Life of an American Entrepreneur and Pioneer of Animated Cartoon Films
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Famous Spanish Painter Who Is Known for His Surrealist Paintings and Flamboyant Personality
Charlemagne
Charlemagne: A Captivating Guide to the Greatest Monarch of the Carolingian Empire and How He Ruled over the Franks, Lombards, and Romans
Nicholas II
Nicholas II: A Captivating Guide to the Last Emperor of Russia and How the Romanov Dynasty Collapsed as a Result of the Russian Revolution
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror: A Captivating Guide to the First Norman King of England Who Defeated the English Army Led by the King of the Anglo-Saxons in the Battle of Hastings
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman: A Captivating Guide to an American Abolitionist Who Became the Most Famous Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan: A Captivating Guide to the Founder of the Mongol Empire and His Conquests Which Resulted in the Largest Contiguous Empire in History
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Chairman of the Communist Party of China, the Cultural Revolution and the Political Theory of Maoism
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible: A Captivating Guide to the First Tsar of Russia and His Impact on Russian History
Vlad the Impaler
Vlad the Impaler: A Captivating Guide to How Vlad III Dracula Became One of the Most Crucial Rulers of Wallachia and His Impact on the History of Romania
Cleopatra
Cleopatra: A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of Ancient Egypt and Her Relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
Hannibal Barca
Hannibal Barca: A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei: A Captivating Guide to an Italian Astronomer, Physicist, and Engineer and His Impact on the History of Science