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What is the best biography/autobiography you have read

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Savanah

Girl, interrupted. The glass castle. The diary of Anne frank. Angela’s ashes… running with scissors

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Savanah

Brain on fire

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Savanah

Prozac nation

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Jenny

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

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Sharon

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela.

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Chris

Dear Fatty by Dawn French made me laugh.

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Kim

I read one years ago on Judy Garland and it was fascinating.

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Fiona

Sharon Osborne.

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Lelani

Trevor Noah’s “Born a Crime”. He narrates it on audio. It was THE BEST. Hearing him talk in various languages, its funny and his delivery is PERFECT.

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Maurya

Agree

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Judy

Chasing Shadows by Hugo Gryn

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Yvonne

Andre Agassi’s Open ❤

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Susan

Loved it

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Lynita

I read one by Dick Van Dike, I am currently reading one by the frontman of the group Creed and I have read Marvin Gaye autobiography but that book was for a school paper but it was a good read, And I read one about Dean Martin that was also a good book and for a paper

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Jenn

There’s one about Frank Sinatra that was good and Carol Burnett and Tim Conway autobiographies are good

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Kristen

Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking. Audio was narrated by her and made me seriously lol ??

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Megan

I really enjoyed reading Peter Kay’s.

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Marna

Mango and mimosa

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Michelle

Patrick Swayze, Angelas Ashes,

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Sam

Walt Disney by Bob Thomas

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Phong

Running with scissors.

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Sheri

Shoe Dog is my newest favorite.

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Sue

David McCullough’s biography on Truman.

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Veta

Did you see the miniseries with Gary Sinese as Truman? It was awesome.

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Sue

I haven’t. I’ll have to look for it. Thanks!!

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Natasha

Dr Martin Luther King Jr.’s

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Suzy

When breath becomes air Paul Kalanithi(part autobiography,part real life)

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Jenn

Malcolm X… book titled X

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Jenny

I just thought about this book after seeing the comment above about Martin Luther King Jr. I haven’t read Malcom X but one I would like to read.

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Jenn

It was really good. First biography I read outside of school and it stuck with me

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Kay

Billy conorley

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Liz

Wild

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Tracy

Penny Marshalls was pretty entertaining

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Judy

glass castle

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Anjana

Not the best based on literary achievements perhaps, but Andre Agassi’s Open is just brilliant. But I am biased, totally obsessed with him ❤️

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Sharon

I liked it too; makes you realize how grueling tennis is.

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Anjana

@Sharon absolutely and also I had no idea that he disliked it

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Rachel

I quite enjoyed Michael J Fox’s one.

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Stan

Unrealiable memoirs Clive James very very funny

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Danielle

Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham, I just read it and now it’s so hard to find another book to top it. ?

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Andrea

@Danielle just finished this tonight. I read it in 1 day.

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Marlene

Roots

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Tricia

White Cargo by Felicity Kendal v.good

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Ariannah

Catch Me if you Can by Frank. W. Abagnale

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Pam

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee

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Lynn

Gilda Radnor was good. IT’S ALWAYS SOMETGHING

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Maria

Gordon ramsay

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Jennifer

Never have ur dog stuffed, and other things Ive learned.
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Very funny and moving.

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Cassandra

The autobiography of Malcolm x! I am not a biography fan as a rule, but this was very interesting. Murder of a Medici princess was pretty good as well.

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Joanne

The Moons a Balloon … David Niven

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Deb

I really struggled with that on

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Janet

David Nivens a moon is a balloon and bring on the empty horses brilliant books xx

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Liz

Enter Talking by Joan Rivers.

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Lucy

I enjoyed Marilyn Mansons.

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Michelle

Robbie Williams ..feel

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Nicola

Richard Burton

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Maurya

I vote Trevor Noah, Andre Agassi.

Jane Fonda’s is quite interesting too

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Angela

Malcolm X

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Paul

Alexander Hamilton

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Jan

Boys in the Trees, Carly Simon

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Lorraine

Robin Williams it is very very good

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Tina

The Princess Diarist- carrie fisher.

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Suzanne

Hamilton, and H Is For Hawk

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Tracey

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Karen

Edith piaf

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Kaycee

Audrey Hepburn ?

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Simon

#Krebspatient

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Sandra

Condi. She’s a fascinating and extremely intelligent woman.

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Audrie

Debbie Reynolds life story…very interesting

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Erika

I thought Adam Ant’s was interesting. Had no idea he was a sex addict

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Veronica

Maos last dancer ?

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Deb

Billy Connolly

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Bronwen

Wild Swans

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Stephanie

I liked Queen Noor

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Denise

An American Childhood, by naturalist Annie Dillard. An early favorite was Kontiki, by Thor Hyerdal.

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Jean

This tells of her diagnosis of ALS and her journey from yoga mom to just having the use of her thumb and how she lived her life to the fullest in between.

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Roxann

The Beatles by Hunter Davies
The only authorized biography of The Beatles. Written in 1968. Enjoyed every word of it! Fascinating!

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Anita

I enjoyed the life story of Barbara Walters “Auditions”

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Nikki

Trevor Noah- born a crime

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Megan

I have this and need to start it!!

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Tara

I just started reading the Mindhunters book, which is about the work lives of some FBI agents, I really like it so far

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Debbie

“Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye” about John F. Kennedy.

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Vanessa

David Niven, the Moon’s a balloon.

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Asiani

Fred Hollows

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Dawn

Tracey Emin

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Karen

To race the wind

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Charlotte

Patton’s

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Penny

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Anne

Eddie Fisher

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Sinéad

Portrait Of A Turkish Family by Irfan Orga

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Sheila

Circling the Sun

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Larraine

Lauren Bacall

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Susan

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Sandy

Benedict Arnold

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