I'm struggling to find any good books. can you help me?
2007-01-19 10:09:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The only autobiography I have ever read was called Testament of Youth by Vera Britton. It was about her life during WW1 and what happened to her and her family - it is beautifully written and at times so sad - its now one of my favourite books and would recommend it to every-one.
Good luck finding what you want.
2007-01-20 00:31:12 · answer #1 · answered by Redhead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots - Adeline Yen Mah
^ This is a more detailed account of Adeline's life following the children's version Chinese Cinderella. The detail is beautiful and you can realy feel for her throughout the chapters.
Wild Swans: Three Daughter of China - Jung Chang
^ Quite a long book, but I learnt SO much about the Cultural Revolution after reading this. It tells the story of three generations of Chinese women living in brutal times under the Cultural Revolution.
Geisha, A Life - Mineko Iwasaki
^ Another interesting book, it teaches you of the life of Geisha. The author was a very famous geisha and you get to see the type of life she lead. I read this after reading Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.
Catch Me Before I Fall - Rosie Childs
^ This is the story of a coloured child in a white society. Rosie had a VERY tough life, and the story is really saddening. She couldn't come to terms with how she was different from the rest of the people because of her darker skin, and went through a number of names in her lifetime. The ending left me shocked.
2007-01-20 09:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by Strawberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best auto-biography I've read recently is The Kid Stays in the Picture - Robert Evans. Its revealing, controversial, self-aggrandising, honest and tells a (true) story better than many of the films he oversaw the production of. Then read Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (Peter Biskind) to get the full story of late '60's and '70s Hollywood.
Best biography I've ever read is Dino - Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. Suppose it depends if you're a Dean Martin fan though..
2007-01-19 12:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Fox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I accept as true with J.D. actual attempt The Time gadget by using H.P. Lovecraft. As for Poe, %. up a decision of short thoughts by using him, yet be certain it includes a Cask of Amontillado! As for my advice... At 14 a number of my in demand books have been: 1984, Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, A Clockwork Orange... in case you're greater of the gentle kind, Catcher interior the Rye would be triumphant with you. check out some classics! particularly in the past banned books that have now grow to be classics!
2016-12-12 15:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by bremmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not "exactly" an autobigraphy, but I enjoyed "The Way We Were" by Paul Burrell about his service to Princess Diana.
Check out the bargain section at Barnes & Noble, you just never know what you'll stumble across. I recently picked up books about Hemingway, one about Bill Blass and there's always a nice selection about places and historical societies.
For fiction, "Lamb" was awesome if you like to laugh and you're not easily offended and willing to be a bit tongue in cheek about religion. "Losing Julia" and/or "The Distance From Normandy" are both excellent reads from Jonathan Hull.
Happy reading!
2007-01-19 10:21:13 · answer #5 · answered by hrh_gracee 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A great new autobiographical novel called Red Bird Just Like This.
It was published last year. This guy's life is so so rock and roll from the get go it's how I imagine the phrase "Hit the ground running" came into being. It's inspirational as can be, but it doesn't bog out. You'll laugh, you'll cry,---and you'll wish you knew him.
2007-01-20 13:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Augusten Burroughs - Running With Scissors,Dry, and Magical Thinking are all really good memoirs. Kenneth Williams Diaries are very tragic but a great read.
2007-01-20 01:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by munki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ricky Tomlinsons autobiography is very telling, as was George Best's simply the best....
2007-01-19 10:22:20 · answer #8 · answered by Bluefurball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Nice by Howard Marks
It's about a guy who fell into selling marijuana and his trials and tribulations since. Very interesting read with a lot of name dropping. It really opens your eyes to international drug smuggling and how different governments are directly or inadvertently involved.
2007-01-19 16:27:33 · answer #9 · answered by Shell 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, you Have to read "Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio" by Peg Kehret. Very good. Very sad. But I warn you that it is for younger adults. I read this years ago.
2007-01-19 15:53:23 · answer #10 · answered by live.hate.guard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋