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In ranked order, here are the best biographies of all time. You’re probably familiar with The Count of Monte Cristo, the 1844 revenge novel by Alexandre Dumas. But did you know it was based on.
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    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.


  • Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption.
  • Top Biography Books. Biographies are different from autobiographies.A biography is an account of someone’s life written by someone else. An autobiography is an account of someone’s life that.
  • Einstein: His Life and Universe.
  • This biography of esteemed mathematician John Nash was both a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize and the basis for the award-winning film of the same name. Nasar thoroughly explores Nash’s prestigious career, from his beginnings at MIT to his work at the RAND Corporation — as well the internal battle he waged against schizophrenia, a.
  • Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.
  • The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography by Miriam Pawel. For fans of: Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the.

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      Here, in no particular order, are the best biographies that read as good as, if not better than, fiction. 1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.

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    Uncover extraordinary lives with our list of the best biographies of all time. From historical figures to modern icons, discover the books that tell it all.

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  • In ranked order, here are the best biographies of all time. You’re probably familiar with The Count of Monte Cristo, the revenge novel by Alexandre Dumas. But did you know it was based on.
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  • 30 Great Biographies To Bury Yourself In - Forbes 1,597 books based on 2995 votes: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbran.
  • 30 Great Biographies To Bury Yourself In - Forbes Since then, biographies of presidents, activists, artists, and musicians have regularly appeared on bestseller lists, while Hollywood continues to adapt them into Oscar bait like A Beautiful Mind.
  • 35 Best Biographies to Read in 2024 — Greatest Biographies Ever The Biography of A Grizzly also makes an appearance later in the list, a book I read and enjoyed. I supposed that particularly in these times life stories of animals (which meet the literal etymological meaning of biography) are going to be popular. Some years back I deleted The Souls of Black Folk due to complaints that it didn't belong. I see.
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    Here, in no particular order, are the best biographies that read as good as, if not better than, fiction. 1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.
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