BISAC Subject Headings List
Biography & Autobiography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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BIO000000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General |
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BIO023000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black see Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black |
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BIO001000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers |
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BIO034000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical |
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BIO003000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians see Music |
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BIO024000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws |
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BIO029000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Culinary |
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BIO002000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General |
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BIO002010 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / African American & Black |
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BIO002040 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Arab & Middle Eastern |
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BIO002020 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Asian & Asian American |
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BIO002030 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Hispanic & Latino |
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BIO028000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Indigenous |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Native American see Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Indigenous |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Doctors see Medical (incl. Patients) |
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BIO025000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers |
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BIO019000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators |
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BIO005000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts |
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BIO030000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Famous see Rich & Famous |
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BIO035000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Fashion |
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BIO036000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Fire & Emergency Services |
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BIO006000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical |
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BIO037000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Judges see Lawyers & Judges |
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BIO027000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement |
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BIO020000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges |
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BIO031000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBTQ+ |
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BIO007000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures |
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BIO017000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patients) |
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BIO008000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military |
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BIO004000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Native Americans see Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Indigenous |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Nurses see Medical (incl. Patients) |
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BIO033000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Performing Arts see Entertainment & Performing Arts |
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BIO026000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs |
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BIO009000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Photographers see Artists, Architects, Photographers |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Physicians see Medical (incl. Patients) |
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BIO010000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political |
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BIO011000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Psychologists see Social Scientists & Psychologists |
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BIO012000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference |
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BIO018000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious |
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BIO013000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous |
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BIO014000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty |
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BIO015000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology |
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BIO032000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Activists |
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BIO021000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Social Scientists & Psychologists |
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BIO016000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Surgeons see Medical (incl. Patients) |
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BIO038000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Teachers see Educators |
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BIO022000 |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women |
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