George Orwell was a novelist, essayist and critic best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. He was a man of strong opinions who addressed some of the major political.
1. Just Kids by Patti Smith Lyrical and moving, Just Kids is the account of Smith’s formative friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who died in 1989. Smith maintains a narrow focus.
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Every student of American history knows that Franklin D. Roosevelt served more terms as President of the United States than any other person ever has – or ever will. During the FDR presidency, America faced two of the greatest crises in its history: the Great Depression and World War II.
What are the best sportsbooks in recent years? Here you will find a top 10 with the most beautiful sports biographies to be inspired by top athletes, including football players and other top athletes.
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Written with the same zeal and spirit that the Grateful Dead brought to its music for more than thirty years, the book takes readers on a personal tour through the band’s inner circle, highlighting its frenetic and very human faces. A Long Strange Trip is not only a wide-ranging cultural history, it is a definitive musical biography.
Raised by an uncle, Burr went on to become a precocious student and, beginning in 1775, a valiant soldier. In 1777 the Continental Congress promoted him to lieutenant colonel. By all accounts, he.
There are countless books on Ulysses S. Grant, and it comes with good reason, beyond being America’s eighteenth President (1869-1877), as commanding general, he led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
Maria Eva Duarte was born on May 7, 1919 in a small town called Los Toldos. She was the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy ranch owner. Eva and her family lived in poverty after their father died. At the age of 15, Eva decided to move to Buenos Aires to become an actress. In the following years, Eva enjoyed moderate success in theater and in radio.
To keep this list from blossoming into hundreds of titles, we only included books currently in print and translated into English. We also limited it to one book per author, and one book per.
The best rock star biographies shed light on those glory days, answering questions you didn’t know you wanted answering. From tales of debauchery to gritty insights into life on the road, the best biographies share the low points as well as the highs.
The 30 Best Biographies of All Time Biographer Richard Holmes once wrote that his work was “a kind of pursuit writing about the pursuit of that fleeting figure, in such a way as to bring them alive in the present.” At the risk of sounding cliché, the best biographies do exactly this: bring their subjects to life.
The Amazon books editors got together and chose 100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime. We want to know what books you would choose. Add titles below, and vote on the titles added by fellow readers. See all of our picks at www.amazon.com/100biographies.
The definitive biography of Jackie Kennedy, by Britain's best royal biographer Jackie Kennedy was a twentieth-century icon of glamour, elegance and grace. As the beautiful young wife of.
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From blues-rock journeyman Eric Clapton to genre-shaping visionary David Bowie, these memoirs delve deep into their authors’ psyches, going beyond their stage-based antics to explore their upbringing and give us a behind-the-scenes insight into their experiences of fame and stardom.
In this article, we’ll explore ten such inspirational biographies that promise to captivate your imagination, stir your emotions, and inspire you in ways you’d never thought possible. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the fascinating world of others.
21.) Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie. Lists It Appears On: Goodreads; Goodreads 2; Hailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread.In this gripping.
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Marcus Aurelius (r. 161 to 180 CE) was a Roman emperor best known as the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome (following Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius) and as the author of the philosophical work Meditations. Although it has been claimed he instigated a persecution of Christians, modern scholarship argues against this.
Removed, per Jessica's msg. 17, for not being biographies (and it appears that non-biographies, autobiographies and memoirs are being added faster than they can be deleted) as follows: Helter Skelter a story about several people killing several other people, but not a biography.
13 Best Malcolm X Books of All Time. Our goal: Find the best Malcolm X books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion). Here's what we did:Type "best malcolm x books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊 (It was a lot of work.
Explore 40 short professional bio examples, discover the purpose, content and format of a short professional bio and review four steps on how to write one.
Layne Thomas Staley (Aug – April 5, 2002) was an American musician. He was the lead singer of the rock band Alice in Chains. He was born in the city of Kirkland, Washington.
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Prince Narula was born as Braveen Narula on 24 November 1990. He hails from Chandigarh, India. He met Yuvika Chaudhary when he participated in Bigg Boss 9. They got married on 12 October 2018 in Mumbai. The couple welcomed their first child, a girl, on 19 October 2024 via IVF.
Timothy Buss, convicted of the murder of two Kankakee County children, was back in court Tuesday seeking to shorten his prison time. Buss was convicted in 1996 for the death of 10-year-old Christopher Meyer of Aroma Park and in 1981 for killing 5-year-old Tara Sue Huffman of Bradley.
Louis Post-Dispatch An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the author’s interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative., The Dead Are Arising, The Life of Malcolm X, Les Payne, Tamara Payne, 9781631491665.