I would like to read about JFK, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, FDR or Eleanor Roosevelt. But i am willing to read about anyone... i just want a good exciting read.
thanks =]
2007-02-06 14:34:25 · 9 answers · asked by hannah : ] 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Here is a book by a very good writer:
Jane Austen: A Life
By: Claire Tomalin.
2007-02-06 14:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The new Andrew Carnegie biography by David Nasaw is a surprisingly interesting read--I thought I knew the man, but I learned a lot. Jean Strouse's bio of Alice James, the sister of Henry and William, is also very good--she didn't do anything spectacular, but it's a vivid life for all that. Eleanor Roosevelt's Memoirs are readily available, and she was a fine writer. If you want something a bit trashier, try Cindy Crawford's Mommie Dearest or The Girl Who Walked Home Alone (about Bette Davis). Any of the memoirs by Alec Guiness or David Niven are also classics. If you think your life is terrible, read Get Happy: the Life of Judy Garland, by Gerald Clarke--you'll never feel sorry for yourself again!
2007-02-06 14:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by Tony 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Favourite is Chuck Yeager's autobiography. You will find it an exciting and easy read about the old test pilot days and breaking the sound barrier.
You might also try Colin Powells autobiography. Not a bad and inspiring read.
2007-02-06 14:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by split_ess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love biographies and autobiographies and really found "Letters of the Century" very interesting. Its a collection of actual letters from 1900-1999 from all sorts of people from politicians, famous, ordinary, authors, ect. that capture "America"
2007-02-06 14:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by JLSN32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some bios that I've found interesting; I will send the link to the site where you can get it;
http://www.listsofbests.com/list/19910
hope it helps. if not go to the site and check out the list for Nandi's Best auto/bios read; peace.
2007-02-06 14:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by savvyladydiamond 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.steveallen.com/main_page/index.html
Use this link for the Steve Allen biography. He was a genius. He created the 'Tonight Show', wrote music and mystery books, other tv shows, and was a gifted comic.
2007-02-06 14:43:19 · answer #6 · answered by aunt_erb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Greatest Generation by Tom Brohaw...it's about the generation that went to WWII and came back to change our world.
2007-02-07 18:47:59 · answer #7 · answered by nd721 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CAMILLE CLAUDEL: A LIFE , great Biography of the french artist and her relationship with Rodin
2007-02-06 17:59:19 · answer #8 · answered by torreart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Underneath it all by Traci Lords.
2007-02-09 04:48:18 · answer #9 · answered by Candi Apples 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋