Can anyone suggest some good autobiographies? ?
Can anyone suggest some good autobiographies??? ?
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‘I, Asimov’ by Isaac Asimov. ‘Let’s Pretend this Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. Melissa Gilbert. Corey Feldman. ‘The Liars Club’ by Mary Karr. ‘Born a Crime’ by Trevor Noah.
The Other Side of Me by Sidney Sheldon
Shark tales by Barbara cocran
1. It’s a Long Story – My Life by Willie Nelson; 2. Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon; 3. Spitfire Girl by Jackie Moggridge; 4. Stories I Tell Only my Friends by Rob Lowe; 5. Troublemaker – Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Rimini
Trevor Noah’s book, ‘Born A Crime.’ I think it is in the top 10 of Audible non-fiction for all time, with darn good reason. It’s fantastic and incredibly educational! He is a hilarious mime, plus he does all of the languages of South Africa, including the one with clicks.
lol. Xhosa. His language abilities and impersonations still fascinate me
I loved this book!
Love Lucy by Lucille Ball…I loved this..especially reading the stories of early tv production.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (see elsewhere on the timeline for full recommendation).
‘Never Regret the Pain : Loving and Losing a Bi-Polar Spouse.’ https://www.google.com.tr/amp/s/glli-us.org/2017/08/20/never-regret-the-pain-loving-and-losing-a-bipolar-spouse-by-sel-erder-yackley/amp/
lucky by alice sebold
This book impacted me so greatly, not because of personal experience, but for the pain i felt for her while reading it. I will never read it again but I’m glad I did read it.
Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody
‘Just Mercy: a Tale of Justice and Redemption,’ by Bryan Stephenson.
Reflections: A Life in Two Worlds Hardcover – 1980
by Ricardo Montalban (Author)
‘No Bells on Sunday’ – Rachel Roberts. Not my father’s son – Alan Cumming.
Angela’s Ashes
My life My love My Legacy by Coretta Scott King.
More of a memoir, Sherman Alexie’s You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me. Also second Trevor Noah.
My Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
Autobiography of a yogi by Paramahansa yogananda
Just Kids, Patti Smith
Hamilton, Grant.by Ron Chernow John Wayne by Scott Eyman, Custer’s Trials by T J Stiles, Last Train to Memphis–Elvis (Peter Guralnick), Orson Welles–Simon Callow. Reading Leonardo DaVinci by Isaacson now.
Deanna Farve book is good
Any of Carrie Fisher. IMO the audio where she reads them are the best. Kept me laughing or crying.
Angela’s I know why the caged bird sings !!
Me- Katharine Hepburn, Wishful Drinking-Carrie Fisher
Grant by Ron Chernow; Einstein by Walter Isaacksen;
Autobio
Ok Grant‘s Memoirs then and the autobiography of Katherine Graham. Loved them both
“Personal History” by Katharine Graham is really good.
I agree! Outstanding read.
Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography: Born to Run
Also, The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn Saks is really good too.
In Search of Fatima
I’m reading I Was Told to Come Alone very inspirational.
The Autobiography of Malcom X
An Autobiography by Agatha Christie. Absolutely fascinating.
Can’t wait! What makes this book so fascinating? TIA for answer. 🙂
She had a very interesting life, and her descriptions of her early life, before she became a famous writer, are particularly fascinating for their portrayal of a vanished era. Her family were all great characters.
Great! Sounds terrific! Thank you!
•Brain on Fire
•All Creatures Great and Small
•Night
•Liar’s Club
•Glass Castle
•Trail of Crumbs
Katherine Graham’s and Ben Bradlee’s autobiographies, Avid Reader by Robert Gottlieb and A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Memoirs of an Ex-Hippie: Seven Years in the Counterculture
by Robert A. Roskind https://www.amazon.com/dp/1565220730/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_UxPDAb7X87S3Q
Great suggestions!
Angela’s Ashes. Maya Angelou’s books. Joel Grey. Alan Cumming.