100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime
- Description
- So when the Amazon Books editors set out to compile a list of the 100 Biographies and Memoirs to Read in a (Single) Lifetime, we knew up front that we would be making some tough--even contentious--choices. But after the dust settled, we found ourselves with a hundred stories of our greatest artists, seekers, and iconic leaders, as well as a host of other iconoclasts, athletes, and adventurers (and even a non-human or three). Many of these read like great novels; some technically are, their authors shrouding their experiences within the cloak of fiction (but we all know better). Whether you're coming to these books for the first time or revisiting them, we hope you'll find a lifetime's worth of inspiration and discovery.
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de Bill Bryson
16,893 membres
475 critiques
4
Score 35.17
Ajouté 2015-03-01, 08:54 AM
- 10 Members
- smcwl, charl08, aulsmith, seoulregina, jennybooks, peach3009, racergirl76, cej1027, ahef1963, pphs
2
de Anne Frank
28,363 membres
514 critiques
4.1
Score 29.61
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:06 AM
- 8 Members
- dara85, smcwl, seoulregina, peach3009, cej1027, ahef1963, authordanagoodman, Joy62
3
21,868 membres
337 critiques
4
Score 18.11
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:06 AM
- 6 Members
- hipdeep, charl08, seoulregina, peach3009, pphs, FreeTickyBurden
4
9,078 membres
191 critiques
4
Score 15.54
Ajouté 2015-03-01, 08:54 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, smcwl, seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
5
5,077 membres
124 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 14.87
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:20 AM
- 5 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76, authordanagoodman, Joy62
- Explications
- Joy62: One of my favorite non-fiction! Best listened to as audiobook narrated by the talented Brit Simon Prebble. Pics included in e-book; immersive would be excellent. Great book!
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de Helen Keller
5,168 membres
58 critiques
3.9
Score 14.83
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:20 AM
- 5 Members
- smcwl, seoulregina, peach3009, pamfrost1965, authordanagoodman
7
6,443 membres
268 critiques
4.1
Score 13.07
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:20 AM
- 5 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76, cej1027, authordanagoodman
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de Bob Dylan
4,400 membres
71 critiques
3.9
Score 12.85
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:13 AM
- 5 Members
- smcwl, seoulregina, peach3009, pamfrost1965, FreeTickyBurden
9
de Dave Eggers
2,365 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 11.88
Ajouté 2015-03-01, 08:51 AM
- 4 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76, FreeTickyBurden
10
3,515 membres
106 critiques
3.9
Score 11.53
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:08 AM
- 5 Members
- charl08, seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76, cej1027
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de Ishmael Beah
7,197 membres
312 critiques
4
Score 11.25
Ajouté 2015-03-01, 08:53 AM
- 4 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76, ahef1963
12
10,112 membres
274 critiques
3.9
Score 9.83
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:21 AM
- 4 Members
- KimarieBee, seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
13
4,874 membres
63 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 9.76
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:22 AM
- 4 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, ahef1963, authordanagoodman
14
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, seoulregina, peach3009, FreeTickyBurden
15
de Chris Kyle
3,395 membres
97 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 9.1
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:11 AM
- 4 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76, pamfrost1965
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de Jon Krakauer
17,996 membres
445 critiques
3.9
Score 8.61
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:21 AM
- 4 Members
- smcwl, seoulregina, peach3009, ahef1963
17
3,031 membres
82 critiques
3.9
Score 8.46
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:14 AM
- 4 Members
- smcwl, seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
18
de Johnny Cash
1,727 membres
25 critiques
3.9
Score 7.23
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:10 AM
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, pamfrost1965
19
- 3 Members
- charl08, seoulregina, peach3009
20
1,798 membres
18 critiques
4.1
Score 7.07
Ajouté 2015-03-01, 08:55 AM
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
21
de Maya Angelou
14,833 membres
224 critiques
4
Score 7.03
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:21 AM
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, authordanagoodman
22
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
23
de Kai Bird
2,538 membres
47 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.67
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:05 AM
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
24
2,804 membres
35 critiques
4
Score 6.51
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:06 AM
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
25
de Barack Obama
9,515 membres
211 critiques
3.9
Score 6.21
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:15 AM
- 3 Members
- charl08, seoulregina, peach3009
26
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, FreeTickyBurden
27
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, ahef1963
28
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
29
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
30
14,749 membres
153 critiques
4.1
Score 5.17
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:22 AM
- 3 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009, racergirl76
31
de Steve Martin
3,568 membres
163 critiques
3.8
Score 4.2
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:06 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
32
4,550 membres
229 critiques
4.2
Score 4.12
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:06 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
33
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
34
de Marion Meade
837 membres
15 critiques
4
Score 3.92
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:09 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
35
1,110 membres
12 critiques
4.1
Score 3.72
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:13 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
36
1,235 membres
209 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 3.66
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:14 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
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de Oscar Wilde
687 membres
6 critiques
4.1
Score 3.6
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:14 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
39
1,367 membres
18 critiques
4.1
Score 3.44
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:15 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
40
22,166 membres
858 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 3.44
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:19 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
41
de Amanda Vaill
542 membres
11 critiques
4
Score 3.42
Ajouté 2015-03-02, 12:20 AM
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009
42
- 2 Members
- seoulregina, peach3009