Got suggestions for interesting biographies outside the typical isaacson book? Pretty open as to who it’s about, looking for an interesting evening read.
After The Miracle (2023) was a phenomenal overview centered on radical politics/advocacy encompassed in Helen Keller’s adult-life.
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I’m reading “Agent Zo” about the women of the Polish resistance in WWII. It’s written like a novel, fascinating topic.
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I recently read Gates’s biography of his early life (Source Code). I generally don’t read biographies. I’m honestly hard pressed to think of any I’ve read, but I read this on a whim. I found it surprisingly relatable and touching. Perhaps in part because I was born and raise in Washington as he was, and because, in living here, he and Microsoft loomed large in much of my life. Either way, I was impressed with it.
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It’s not a biography but it does follow like one.
Just Glow A Memoir
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Agent Josephine by Damien Lewis
Eleanor and Hick by Susan Quinn
Madam President by William Hazelgrove
After the Miracle by Max Wallace
The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts
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Harpo Speaks!, by Harpo Marx
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Longitude by Dava Sobel – it’s about John Harrison, a carpenter, who solved the biggest problem of his time (18th century): accurately determining the longitude at sea
In the Name of Honor by Mukathar Mai- about a pakistani woman fighting for justice
American Kingpin – about the rise and fall of the Silk Road, the Darknet drug trafficing website. It canters around Dread Pirate Roberts/Ross Ulbricht, but also tells some of the law enforcement point of view.
Surely, you are joking Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman – (autobography) about the nobel prize winner
Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker – about John Douglas an FBI agent that worked at the Behavioral Analysis Unit. The book also centers around some of his cases and the psychology behind violent crimes.
I can also recommend some leaving a cult memoirs if you are interested.
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Lady of the Army: The Life of Mrs. George S. Patton
“A masterpiece of seminal research, Lady of the Army is an extraordinary, detailed, and unique biography of a remarkable woman married to a now legendary American military leader in both World War I and World War II.”
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I really liked Dharma Lion: A Biography of Allen Ginsberg, by Michael Schumacher.
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After The Miracle (2023) was a phenomenal overview centered on radical politics/advocacy encompassed in Helen Keller’s adult-life.
I’m reading “Agent Zo” about the women of the Polish resistance in WWII. It’s written like a novel, fascinating topic.
I recently read Gates’s biography of his early life (Source Code). I generally don’t read biographies. I’m honestly hard pressed to think of any I’ve read, but I read this on a whim. I found it surprisingly relatable and touching. Perhaps in part because I was born and raise in Washington as he was, and because, in living here, he and Microsoft loomed large in much of my life. Either way, I was impressed with it.
It’s not a biography but it does follow like one.
Just Glow A Memoir
Agent Josephine by Damien Lewis
Eleanor and Hick by Susan Quinn
Madam President by William Hazelgrove
After the Miracle by Max Wallace
The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts
Harpo Speaks!, by Harpo Marx
Longitude by Dava Sobel – it’s about John Harrison, a carpenter, who solved the biggest problem of his time (18th century): accurately determining the longitude at sea
In the Name of Honor by Mukathar Mai- about a pakistani woman fighting for justice
American Kingpin – about the rise and fall of the Silk Road, the Darknet drug trafficing website. It canters around Dread Pirate Roberts/Ross Ulbricht, but also tells some of the law enforcement point of view.
Surely, you are joking Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman – (autobography) about the nobel prize winner
Mindhunter by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker – about John Douglas an FBI agent that worked at the Behavioral Analysis Unit. The book also centers around some of his cases and the psychology behind violent crimes.
I can also recommend some leaving a cult memoirs if you are interested.
Lady of the Army: The Life of Mrs. George S. Patton
“A masterpiece of seminal research, Lady of the Army is an extraordinary, detailed, and unique biography of a remarkable woman married to a now legendary American military leader in both World War I and World War II.”
I really liked Dharma Lion: A Biography of Allen Ginsberg, by Michael Schumacher.