biography

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concept

A biography is a detailed narrative account of a person's life, focusing on their experiences, achievements, and influence within a historical or social context.

All labels observed (32)

Label Occurrences
biography canonical 157
political memoir 125
biographical book 121

Instances (631)

Instance Via concept surface
The Undiscovered Paul Robeson, Volume II: Quest for Freedom, 1939–1976
The Bolter biographical book
Lilla's Feast biographical work
Paul: A Critical Life
Remembering Denny biographical book
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace
Book "One Damn Thing After Another"
surface form: One Damn Thing After Another
political memoir
life of Calvin Coolidge history of a person
Brittain
surface form: Testament of Friendship
The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai
Hitler’s Banker: Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht historical biography
Friends in High Places: The Rise and Fall of Clark Clifford
Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar medieval biography
Lone Wolf: Eric Rudolph: Murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of an American Outlaw
Competing with Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait
The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore (in-universe book)
surface form: The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney’s Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule
Simone Weil as We Knew Her biographical memoir
The Secret of Saint Thérèse biographical work
Sınıf Arkadaşım Atatürk biographical memoir
The Magus of the North
In Search of Isaiah Berlin biographical study
Mister Jelly Roll
Divus Augustus biographical work
All Politics Is Local and Other Rules of the Game political memoir
The Time of My Life political memoir
Paşaların Kavgası political memoir
Al-Sira al-Nabawiyya biographical work
Midbar Kedemot biographical work
Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt biographical book
Yankee from Olympus
The Lion and the Throne
Francis Bacon: The Temper of a Man
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin biographical work
Hagiography of Stefan Nemanja hagiography
De viris illustribus biographical work
The Girls from Ames biographical book
A Logical Journey: From Gödel to Philosophy intellectual biography
Reflections on Kurt Gödel biographical study
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne historical biography
autobiographical business book "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?" (subject of)
surface form: Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?
Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire
Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare biographical study
biography "Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement" by Barbara Ransby
surface form: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
Diary of an Election: With Margaret Thatcher on the Campaign Trail political memoir
Robert Kennedy and His Times
Trattatello in laude di Dante biographical work
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Haig biographical book
The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival political memoir