Do you enjoy biographies? I love 'em! I usually listen to them on audio. I want to make a point of next year reading your favorite, so which was your favorite bio that you read this year? I'll start making a list & then I'll check it twice 😆😜. I read so many great ones in 2016, & my favorite is probably this one about Cicero. What an extraordinary man in an extraordinary time! It was presented well & the narrator was great! 5 stars! #BestBioRead
Amandajoy I usually read more, but only got a couple in this year. This one on Roald Dahl was fascinating.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald DahlNat_Reads The Professor and the Madman-its a wildly interesting tale about the creation of the OED; bio (ish) of the two primary figures. Currently reading the Alexander Hamilton and its great 👍 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I learned a ton and enjoyed every bit ofVictoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire 7y
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Chassie Lab Girl was a great memoir. The audio was stellar. 7y
UwannaPublishme I second the vote for Lab Girl! 👍🏻 7y
[DELETED] 3323341091 if you have interests in rebellious behavior, civil liberties, and jazz music - try Nat Hentoff'sBoston Boy: Growing up with Jazz and Other Rebellious Passions 7y
Boston Boy: Growing up with Jazz and Other Rebellious PassionsLitsyGoesPostal 😁👏🏻👏🏻 7y
chlobee It combines the author's story with beautiful writing and a literary biography of T. H. White. And ferocious hawks. 👍 I would also second Lab Girl!H is for Hawk 7y
H is for HawkCentique Did you ever read Wild Swans? That's probably the book that made me fall in love with biographies and memoirs. I hand sold a tonne of those as a student working in a bookshop too.Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 7y
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of ChinaI-read-and-eat If you liked this book in Cicero you might enjoy my favourite bio read this year about Caligula. Cicero fought to maintain the republic and failed and Caligula might be one of the best examples why having an emperor is not the best idea 😂 This biography is great and doesn't just focus on him being crazyCaligula: A Biography 7y
Caligula: A BiographyAlisnazzy If autobiography is ok I would highly recommend Armenian Golgotha. But have some tissues handy.Armenian Golgotha 7y
Armenian GolgothaZelma I posted in another thread, but will repeat here in case you miss it. My absolute favorite biography is Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg. He is a fantastic writer and creates a fascinating and detailed story.Lindbergh 7y
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