Best Reference & Collections of Biographies Books of 2025

Tell Me Your Life Story, Dad is a guided journal and memory keepsake book that helps fathers record their life story with over 200 questions. The questions and prompts are organized into chapters based on your father’s life stages to help him record memories, experiences, treasured moments and reflections. The completed journal becomes a precious treasure and personal keepsake of your father’s most important recollections, stories and life lessons that can be passed down to your children and cherished by future generations. This inclusive book is suitable for all fathers and family structures and is available in both hardcover and paperback.

Tell Me Your Life Story, Nana is a guided journal and memory keepsake book designed to help grandmothers record their life stories and wisdom. The book contains over 200 thought-provoking questions and prompts organized into chapters based on the grandmother's life stages. The completed journal becomes a personal keepsake to be passed down to future generations. This inclusive book makes a perfect and thoughtful gift for grandmothers of all kinds. The book is printed in the USA and available in both hardcover and paperback. Overall, this book is a beautiful way to preserve family history and create a cherished heirloom.

Tell Me Your Life Story, Grandpa is a guided journal and memory keepsake book for grandfathers. It contains over 200 questions and prompts that are divided into chapters based on the grandfather's life stages. The elegant design and perfect size make it an ideal gift for grandfathers of all kinds. Once completed, the journal becomes a personal keepsake that can be passed down to future generations. The book is proudly designed and printed in the USA. Overall, this is a thoughtful and unique gift that will be treasured by any grandfather and their family.

The Book of Myself is a do-it-yourself autobiography that helps you capture the experiences, relationships, and lessons that define you. With 201 memory-evoking prompts, this journal-writing self-help book is perfect for anyone who wants to record life's highlights and everyday moments. The book was created by a grandson who wanted to preserve his grandfather's life story for future generations. The author's background is in mathematics and statistics, and he has previously co-authored other self-help books. The Book of Myself is an excellent tool for anyone who wants to create a personal memoir or capture the life story of a loved one.

The book "Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources" by Martin Lings is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritative account of the life of the prophet. It contains original English translations of many important passages that reveal the words of men and women who heard Muhammad speak and witnessed the events of his life. The revised edition includes new sections detailing the prophet's expanding influence and his spreading of the message of Islam into Syria and its neighboring states. This work is widely recognized as the most readable account of the life of the Prophet to date.

Tell Your Life Story is a guided journal that helps readers remember and record their life experiences to share with loved ones. With over 200 pages of expertly crafted prompts and questions, the book guides readers through their childhood, teenage years, adult life, and more. It offers a great way to begin writing a memoir, helping to recall, organize, and outline life stories into an easy-to-use format and reference. This book is a perfect gift for someone special in your life and is available in both softback and hardback versions. Overall, this book is an excellent tool for anyone who wants to record their life story and leave a cherished legacy for their loved ones.

The My Mother's Life - Second Edition: Mom, I Want to Know Everything About You is a beautiful keepsake journal with 200 guided exercises and prompts that take your mother back through each stage of her life to record her life's memoir. The prompts are organized into chapters based on your mother's life stages, from early childhood to adulthood, and concluding with questions about the wisdom she has learned and would like to share. This journal is a perfect gift for mothers to preserve their life's memories and stories for future generations to learn from, become inspired by, and cherish.

The School of Life's "Great Thinkers" is a reference book containing simple yet significant tools from sixty great thinkers throughout history. From Sigmund Freud to Coco Chanel, this book focuses on important ideas from Western and Eastern philosophy, sociology, psychotherapy, art, architecture, and literature. Each thinker is accompanied by original color illustrations, making the book a fascinating gallery of individuals who have shaped the intellectual project of The School of Life. This book is an ultimate resource for those seeking both answers and inspiration, presented in a premium gift format with ribbon marker and belly band.

The Big Book of Serial Killers Volume 2 is the next level in murder books. This encyclopedia contains the uncensored details of 150 serial killers, including their motives and how their stories ended. The A-Z list of all the killers provides an easy reference to learn more about any murderer. The book also includes important information such as their date and place of birth, date of arrest, and number of victims. The author also includes a list of trivia facts for each killer, allowing readers to learn more about their personalities and any films or documentaries made about them. Overall, this book is a must-read for true crime enthusiasts.

Brave Companions: Portraits In History by David McCullough is a collection of stories about exceptional men and women who have shaped history and changed our world. McCullough's storytelling ability brings to life figures like Alexander von Humboldt, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Charles and Anne Lindbergh, among others. The author's portraits are models of compression, perspective, and the discriminating use of detail. This book is a must-read for those who enjoy good historical writing and want to learn about the lives of some of the most inspiring people in history.