Biography why read

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There are five autobiographies are under my read I was asked by two authors to write some thing on their books. Being writer every time you need a word of inspiration to get start. In this case I was worried how to start and when I failed to get an idea I googled some readings and this article came as treasure to get a click point to star my writeups Wt an amazing writing it is.

Hi Kevin, thanks for the post. Sam — that is a great question! I will think about that — and either write a post, or create as an episode of Remarkable TV. Great work sir but I have a slight confusion it is because when you read about a person biography you may sometimes imitate the same thing in your life without trying to solve it on your own, I think it kills your problem solving skills. In short, biographies are written by and about people who have succeeded in some way.

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From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.

Hers is the story of a pathbreaking feminist, a world-class athlete, and an indomitable spirit whose impact has transcended even her spectacular achievements in sports. An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment history, a life of dazzling highs and vertiginous plunges—some of the worst largely unknown until now.

It presents the full story of one of the most richly interesting, complicated, and consequential figures the worlds of theater and motion pictures have ever seen. A Pulitzer Prize—winning playwright tells her lyrical story of coming of age against the backdrop of an ailing Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling Puerto Rican family as a collective muse. Whether reflecting on her nomadic early years or the challenges she has faced as she has doggedly pursued her calling, Priyanka shares her challenges and triumphs with warmth and honesty.

A story of power, recklessness, struggle, and triumph, Power Play is an exhilarating look at how a team of eccentrics and innovators beat the odds—and changed the future.

Known for her outstanding performances on the groundbreaking television series The Good Wife and ER , Julianna Margulies deftly chronicles her life and her work in this deeply powerful memoir. How can we recapture the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak?

As bad news piles up—from climate crises to daily assaults on civility—how can we cope? A stunning and heartbreaking lens on the global refugee crisis, from a man who faced the very worst of humanity and survived to advocate for displaced people around the world.

Yet Jordan herself remained a mystery. In the first biography of Kennedy, Sherie M. Randolph traces the life and political influence of this strikingly bold and controversial radical activist.

He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food.

She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. His victory in the Brown v. Board of Education decision in , the landmark Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation, would have him a historic figure even if he had not gone on to become the first African-American appointed to the Supreme Court.

His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. Janet Malcolm brings her shrewd intelligence to bear on the legend of Sylvia Plath and the wildly productive industry of Plath biographies. I hope, as she promises, that it will help me to do better.

A multi-level biography that tells the story of University of Washington oarsman Joe Rantz and the other boys who defeated the Nazis at the Olympics.

Rantz was abandoned as a child and endured the hardships that came from living through the Great Depression. His story is inspirational, but even more inspirational is the intense unity created among his teammates as they pursued Olympic gold.

Isaacson tells an incredible story of a creative, complex, innovative, and enigmatic man who sought to put a dent in the universe.

His legacy is creating what became the most valuable company on earth, one that stood at the intersection of the humanities and technology, and is the company most likely still to be doing that a generation from now. For 12 years he suffered the brutality and hardship that came with being a slave. Within a year of gaining freedom, he wrote and published a firsthand account of what he endured.

Northup is an incredible example of determination, resilience, and hope. John Adams was a polarizing figure throughout the American Revolution and held vicious grudges with several of the Founding Fathers. Despite his many flaws, Adams provided consistent leadership and played a critical role during the founding of the United States.

What makes his biography so rich are the letters he and his wife Abigail wrote to each other.