Biographies, Memoirs and Autobiographies

A great biography or memoir can be just as enthralling as any great work of fiction, so please tell your favorites and let's share the wealth.

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What Biograhpies or Memoirs are you reading now?		302	LynnB, April 23
What's Your Favorite Memoir?		61	HarryMacDonald, January 2
Best U. S. Grant Biography		7	anthonywillard, September 2012
Iconic American artist's memoir released today		1	steffercat, June 2012
Old Movie Star Biographies		26	mrsfiskeandco, May 2012
Washington Biography		3	AnnaClaire, May 2012
For Kerouac Fans: On the Road the movie: Website is Open. Premier Date Unset		1	philipbralich, April 2012
Somebody needs to write their biography!		1	varielle, February 2012
Getting started on your memoir		5	GeneRuyle, January 2012
the autobiography of mark twain		5	DeusExLibrus, September 2011
A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard		3	PokPok, August 2011
Manhattan Memoirs		4	rebeccanyc, April 2011
Julius Caesar		8	booksontrial, March 2011
Biographies by the Less-than-Famous		21	mallinje, November 2010
Book on Tibet and woman adventurer??		3	annielf, August 2010
Biographies on Marilyn Monroe		3	yvso, August 2010
LIT by Mary Karr		1	nerdgirlblogger, July 2010
Wilbur and Orville Wright		1	CharlesBoyd, July 2010
Can anyone recommend....		2	CharlesBoyd, July 2010
looking for a good Freddie Mercury bio...		1	freelunch, January 2010
Biographies, Memoirs and Autobiographies Message Board		46	varielle, January 2010
Christine Brennan's Best Seat in the House: Price doubled?		2	lilithcat, November 2009
Turbulence at 67 Inches		3	HCamner, November 2009
Elizabeth I: Or a Tale of Too Many Bios		11	annesion, May 2009
another old guy telling his life		4	TimBazzett, May 2009
Mrs. Astor Regrets		1	maggie1944, April 2009
my little red book giveaway		1	theepicrat, March 2009
Us Presidents		8	cyderry, February 2009
Golda Meir		3	sqdancer, January 2009
Would you be interested in reading weight loss memoirs?		11	Vic33, December 2008
Least Admirable Subjects in Biographies		10	TDOCK, October 2008
My childhood sucked, and all I got was this lousy book deal.		19	Seajack, August 2008
May Sarton		1	Seajack, August 2008
Virginia Woolf Biography		4	karenmarie, July 2008
Best opening line of a biography		8	Christie, July 2008
A Million Little Pieces: Not quite all James Frey's fault?		6	maggie1944, July 2008
The Verneys - a Family Biography		2	maggie1944, July 2008
Canadian biographies/autobiographies		4	piefuchs, May 2008
Memoirs of an Aide-de-Camp of Napoleon 1800-1812		3	DanoWins, April 2008
Adventures in Writing Biographies		3	primlil, February 2008
Two Biographies of George & Sara Murphy Compared		3	dwsact, February 2008
Biographiles Arise!		9	maggie1944, January 2008
Mao		2	rebeccanyc, September 2007
Dwight D. Eisenhower		1	OldSarge, August 2007
unexpected yet striking similarities?		1	bfertig, August 2007
Harry Houdini		1	OldSarge, July 2007
The Women Who Raised Me		1	Aberjhani, May 2007
Churchill & Gandhi		4	Miro, March 2007
Bronte, Murdoch, biographies of authors		1	Mallou, February 2007