Favorite Biography or Autobiography

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  1. godzila

    godzila Member

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    Hi friends! I can suggest you my favorite autobiography Of Mahatma Gandhi who is the father of nation (INDIA). It reflects the results of non-violence and the strength of truth.If Possible Please go through My Experiments With Truth.Really wonderful and shows a transparent way of your deeds.
     
  2. SamanthaHazelEyes

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    Good biographies I've read:
    'Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati' by Scot D. Ryersson & Michael Orlando Yaccarino
    'Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim' by Anton Gill
    'Wild Heart: a Life: Natalie Clifford Barney and the Decadence of Literary Paris' by Suzanne Rodriguez
    'Anne Sexton: A Biography' by Diane Wood Middlebrook
    'Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay' by Nancy Milford
    'Zelda: A Biography' by Nancy Milford
    'Anna of all the Russias: A Life of Anna Akhmatova' by Elaine Feinstein
    'Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is This?' by Marion Meade
    'Lee Miller: A Life' by Carolyn Burke
    'Lizzie Siddal: Face of the Pre-Raphaelites' by Lucinda Hawksley

    Autobiographies:
    'Tori Amos: Piece by Piece: A Portrait of the Artist: Her Thoughts. Her Conversations' by Tori Amos and Ann Powers
    'Rena's Promise: A Story of Sister in Auschwitz' by Rena Kornreich Gelissen with Heather Dune Macadam
     
  3. metalgypsy

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    My Life-Bill Clinton

    Amazing man.
     
  4. darthkacie

    darthkacie crazy diamond

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    Shakey, Neil Young's biography, is pretty kickass.
     
  5. LinaJo76

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    I read that one too. I used to have that book. It was written by Lena Pepitone, her New York housekeeper. It was very interesting. I think it's the best about Marilyn.
     
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    My Life In High Heels (about Loni Anderson)

    Tammy- (about Tammy Faye Bakker)
     
  7. Jolie Dawson

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    My favorite autobiography is "Running With Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs;he's so awesome and relatable!!!!!!!!!
    My favorite biography is "The Mayor of Castro Street,"Randy Shilts' bio of Harvey Milk.
     
  8. Dirtyhippycommiebastard

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    The autobiography of Malcolm X, and Abbie Hoffman's autobiography.
     
  9. Hardrockerdave94

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    For comedy, I like Frankie Boyle's "My shit life so far" and for music I like either Slash's or AC/DC Maximum rock n roll
     
  10. crackerboxpalace

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    Most recently it is Stephen Fry's 'The Fry Chronicles'.
     
  11. Lipgloss

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    The very first biography I ever read was on Janis Joplin. I was a teenager and loved her music. This turned me into a biography/auto biography fan.
    Others I've enjoyed...
    Magical Mystery Tour: my life with the beatles- Tony Bramwell
    Miss O'Dell: My long days and hard nights with the beatles- Chris O'Dell
    Wonderful Tonight- Pattie Boyd
    Memoirs from William T. Sherman
    The Long Hard Road Out of Hell- Marilyn Manson
    A Woman in Berlin- Anonymous
    High on Arrival- Mackenzie Phillips
    American on Purpose- Craig Ferguson
    Losing It- Valerie Bertinelli
    It Aint All About the Cookin- Paula Deen
    Gertruda's Oath- A child, a promise, and a heroic escape during WWII- Ram Oren

    Currently reading...Corn Flakes with John Lennon- Robert Hilburn
     
  12. Dirtyhippycommiebastard

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    Disregard the Abbie Hoffman book.I'm not to sure i can support some of the things he did.
     
  13. Perilless

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    I really liked ''Mao: The Unknown Story'' By Jung Chang and John Halliday.
    It goes into great detail about Maos life, and generally portrays him in a negative light. Its very well written, I'd recommend it highly!
     
  14. skip

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    Like what?

    I don't read biographies much at all. In fact, the last I can remember reading, back in the 1970s, was this:

    Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. One of the most inspirational books ever.

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    Ooops, just remembered I did read John Densmore's autobio... Riders on the Storm. It was lying around somewhere so I read it. I didn't care for it too much. He seemed so uptight for a member of the doors.

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  15. PEACEFUL LIBRA

    PEACEFUL LIBRA DAMN RIGHT I'M A WEIRDO

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    keith richards - life
     
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    William Henry "Bill" Gates :2thumbsup: ...Co-Founder and Chairman, Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates...
     
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    ME , Dr. Jose Rizal ! :)
     
  18. BuryMeInSmoke

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    I just finished Ozzy Osbourne's "I Am Ozzy"... What a book!

    George Carlin's "Last Words" is another one that I read awhile back, great stuff.
     
  19. ManyInterests

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    I've read a few good ones lately. "Truman" by George McCullough; "Life" by Keith Richards; and Steve Wozniak's (co-founder of Apple) autobiography, "iWoz" I think it's called.
     
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    I was surprised at how good it was...what a wild ride Keith has had.
     

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