What's a good biography or autobiography to read?

Question

about someone interesting and if you could put a little about them too would be good too

Answer 1

Wired,John Belushi

Answer 2

The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Malcolm X spent most of his life fighting for equal rights for African Americans and was murdered in 1965.

The autobiography was actually written by Alex Haley based on extensive interviews Haley conducted with Malcolm X. Malcolm X approved every chapter after it was written.

A New York Times reviewer wrote “No man has better expressed his people’s trapped anguish.”

Answer 3

Without knowing what your interest are I'll just name a few anyway. I prefer biographies from people we've never heard of, I believe they are a more honest account than those of famous people.
Slave by Mende Nazer
About a girl who grew up in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan. Kidnapped by Arab slave traders and sold into modern day slavery. Great read.

Sickened by Julie Gregory
About the life of a girl who grew up with a mother who had Munchausen by Proxy. Sad and comical.

Don't let her see me Cry - Helen Barnacle
About a women who was incarcerated in Australia, she became the first women allowed to keep her daughter in jail beyond the age of one in Australia. From being a heroin addict, going to jail, changing laws, and going on to become a psychologist, drug cousellor and pirson reform campaigner.

The lily theatre - Lulu Wang
About a young girl growing up through Mao's china and hte chinese revolution, re-education camps etc.

Married to a Bedouin - Margourite van Geldermalsen
About a women who travels to the middle east for a holiday with a friend and ends up marrying a bedouin in Jordan. Accounts what her life was like during that time and the people she experiences.

Answer 4

The Unauthorized Autobiography by Lemony Snicket. It's hilarious.

Answer 5

Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) - Liberated Latin America from the Spanish Empire. General, political philosopher and incorrigible womanizer.
I can't think of anyone in history who has been defeated so many times but would come back and never falter in his faith until he reached his goal. Makes Arnold Schwarzenegger look like a wimp.

Answer 6

'An Imperfect God' by Wiencek (I think that's how you spell it) is a great read. It's about George Washington and his relation to slavery and the different attitudes about slavery at the time of the revolution and Washington's life. It's very interesting and I was able to breeze through it no problem- and I happen to hate biographies.

Answer 7

In order to answer this question, I think you need to state in what you have interests and what your reading level is...are you a teen, young adult; do you like mechanics or drama or sports or world history? Do you like being challenged in your reading or do you like to read fast paced easy reading? I started reading history by reading James Mitchner and autobiographies by reading about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Now I read only history and autobiographies and maybe an occasional historical epic.

Answer 8

The recent book by General Tommy Franks.

Answer 9

Dear Miss Breed by Joanne Oppenheim (librarian who sent books to Japanese-American kids in internment camps in the U.S. during World War II, and rallied against their internment and was outspoken in her support of the Japanese-Americans)

In My Hands by Irene Gut Opdyke (Holocaust rescuer)
The Girl With the White Flag by Tomika Higa (Japanese girl photographed surrendering to U.S. troops at end of war)

Answer 10

Until we Meet Again by Michael Korenblit and Kathleen Janger.

It is the story of Michael's parents, Meyer and Manya. They were teenagers during WWII. They were both Polish Jews and it is their amazing story of love and survival. Fantastic.