8 Biographies You Must Read Before You Die
Bangalore: A biography is a detailed account of someone's life. It is inspirational to read about the lives of people, great or ordinary alike; their struggles and accomplishments. Here are a few biographies that you can’t miss reading! The biographies which are a must read as listed by Nabanita Dhar for top yaps are:
Steve Jobs:
Steve Jobs is the biography of Steve Jobs. The book was released on October 24, 2011 by Simon & Schuster in the U.S. The biography was written by Walter Isaacson a former executive at CNN and Time who has written best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. It is based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years, including interviews with more than one hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues. Isaacson was given "exclusive and unprecedented" access to Jobs's life. Although Jobs cooperated with the book, he asked for no control over its content other than the book's cover, and relinquished the right to read it before it was published.
Lincoln’s Last Days: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever:
‘Lincoln’s Last Days’ is written by Bill O-Reilly, an American television personality and author. It is said to be very appealing and offers a striking understanding of American History. It also depicts how a gunshot influenced American history. The book was targeted at the young readers.
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Allen
Candace Millard
River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Mary S. Lovell
Bess of Hardwick
James McBride
The Color of Water
Keith Richards
Life
Dava Sobel
Galileo's Daughter
Jill Ker Conway
The Road From Coorain
Anthony Bourdain
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Kathy Magliato
Healing Hearts: Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon
Ruth Reichl
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
Randall Stross
The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World
Roald Dahl
Boy: Tales of Childhood
Elliot Gorn
Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America
Eric Metaxas
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Richard Feynman
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character
Homer Hickam
Rocket Boys
Katharine Graham
Personal History
Arthur Ashe
Days of Grace
David McCullough
John Adams
Bruce Campbell
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
Belinda Carlisle
Lips Unsealed
Debra Ginsberg
Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress
Terry Ryan
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Simon Winchester
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
Stacy Schiff
Cleopatra: A Life
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
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