Biography
The Marlborough District Libraries have biographies on a diverse range of people, both famous and not-so famous including film stars, sports people, politicians and people from all walks of life.
Books - Browsing the Shelves
Biographies and autobiographies are mainly shelved at 92 followed by the first three letters of the subject's name eg. 92 PRE (Elvis Presley), 92 TOL (Tolstoy), 92 WAK (Nancy Wake).
Some biographies may be located under the subject area of a person's sporting code or occupation. eg. 796.62092 - Lance Armstrong, 796.333 BUR - (Matthew Burke).
Magazines
 To help you find books on biographies and autobiographies, try searching our online catalogue by typing in keyword(s) such as:
- Biography
- Autobiography
- New Zealand Biography
- New Zealand Cricket Biography
- Nelson Mandela
- Nancy Wake
- Edmund Hillary
Online resources
Various online databases in the Epic group of databases are available through the online catalogue. Information on biographical subjects can be found on Gale - Biography Resource Center and The Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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