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With a narrative spanning 959 pages (not counting the extensive bibliography or 4,500 end notes), this biography of Ulysses S. Grant is by far the longest of the eight books on the 18th president I’ve read – and it might well be the most engrossing.

The Story of My Life, first published in book form in 1903 is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, particularly her experiences with Anne Sullivan. [1] Portions of it were adapted by William Gibson for a 1957 Playhouse 90 production, a 1959 Broadway play, a 1962 Hollywood feature film, and the Indian film Black.

She was the lead vocalist of the renowned punk rock/new wave band Blondie, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy Award. As a solo artist, she sold more than 7 million records and appeared in over 30 films and TV shows.

Fran Drescher is a GEM. I picked this book up for $1 at Salvo and it kept me laughing throughout. I want her to write a new one, as she got a divorce (they had been dating since they were 15!!!) about three years after the book was written. He came out and their relationship is now the basis of their new show, "Happily Divorced.".

Kendrick A Biography Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper from Compton, California. Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the moniker K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment.

Get inspired and informed by the lives, experiences, struggles, achievements, and contributions of Black individuals throughout history to the present day. Teachers, parents, & librarians, you’ll find the best read-aloud Black History Month books with this list of picture book biographies for February and all year round.

The Amazon books editors got together and chose 100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime. We want to know what books you would choose. Add titles below, and vote on the titles added by fellow readers.

We asked Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn to put together a concise round-up of notable biographies of 2024, comprising the winners of relevant literary awards from the United Kingdom and the United States.

Puff, the Magic Dragon is simply one of the most beloved songs of all time--a classic that's become as much a part of the childhood experience as Mother Goose and fairy tales. Yet.

But no group changed the North Shore dynamic as fast as the Kauai Wolf Pack. In the span of one winter, they transformed Pipeline from a free-for-all to the world’s heaviest toll booth. In the span of one winter, that booth’s main collector, Kala “Captain” Alexander, seeped into everyone’s subconscious. But Kala isn’t just a nightmare.

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Eve Arden. Actress: Our Miss Brooks. Eve Arden was born Eunice Mary Quedens in Mill Valley, California (near San Francisco), and was interested in show business from an early age. At 16, she made her stage debut after quitting school to join a stock company. After appearing in minor roles in two films under her real name, Eunice Quedens, she found that the stage offered her the same minor.

Bhumana Karunakar Reddy is the MLA(Member of Legislative Assembly) of YSRCP in Tirupati Constituency, Chittoor. He was born in 1960 to Late B. Jayaram Reddy in Padmavathipuram, Tirupati, Chittoor. In 1980, He has completed his Graduation B.

Olaudah Equiano (1745–1797) was a formerly enslaved abolitionist who wrote The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano; or, Gustavas Vassa, the African, Written by Himself. Equiano’s Narrative tells the story of his capture and life in bondage. While he wrote that he was born in West Africa and kidnapped at about eleven years.