Until you’ve consumed all of the best Biographies books, can you even claim to be a true fan?
- Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies (2016)
- Leonardo da Vinci (2018)
- The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen (2017)
- The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home (2018)
- Jerusalem: The Biography (2012)
- Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design (2013)
- Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford (2017)
- The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers (2019)
- High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict’s Double Life (2019)
- Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire (2017)
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies (2016)
J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily life—at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home.
Leonardo da Vinci (2018)
Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson “deftly reveals an intimate Leonardo” (San Francisco Chronicle) in a narrative that connects his art to his science.
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen (2017)
These questions and more are answered in former CNN, ESPN, and USA Today legal analyst Mark Shaw’s 25th book, The Reporter Who Knew Too Much. Through discovery of never-before-seen videotaped eyewitness interviews with those closest to Kilgallen and secret government documents, Shaw unfolds a “whodunit” murder mystery featuring suspects including Frank Sinatra, J.
The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home (2018)
A New York Times bestseller with an “engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate—the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years of history pass by its front door.The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Dep…
Jerusalem: The Biography (2012)
“This is an essential book for those who wish to understand a city that remains a nexus of world affairs.” —Booklist (starred)Jerusalem is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism, bloodshed, and coexistence, from King David to the 21st century, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design (2013)
Who are history's most influential graphic designers? In this fun, fast-paced introduction to the most iconic designers ofour time, author John Clifford takes you on a visual history tour that's packed with the posters, ads, logos, typefaces, covers, and multimediawork that have made these designers great. You'll find examples oflandmark work by such industry luminaries as El Lissitzky, AlexanderRodchenko, A.M.
Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford (2017)
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford.The assassination of one president, the resignation of another, and the swearing-in of the two who followed those traumatic events.
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers (2019)
Fred Rogers (1928–2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness, fiercely devoted to children and taking their questions about the world seriously.
High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict’s Double Life (2019)
When word got out that Tiffany Jenkins was withdrawing from opiates on the floor of a jail cell, people in her town were shocked.
Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire (2017)
“Victoria the Queen, Julia Baird’s exquisitely wrought and meticulously researched biography, brushes the dusty myth off this extraordinary monarch.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice) When Victoria was born, in 1819, the world was a very different place. Revolution would threaten many of Europe’s monarchies in the coming decades.
Best Biographies Books: The Ultimate Collection
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Karl Popper: Professional Philosopher and Public Intellectual
Author(s): Friedel Weinert
ID: 3602505, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2023, Size: 6 Mb, Format: pdf
Ralph Edwards: RARE EVENTS: The Inside Story of a Worldwide Quest for Safer Medicines
Author(s): Ian Hembrow
ID: 3624865, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2023, Size: 20 Mb, Format: pdf
The Life of Henry James: A Critical Biography
Author(s): Peter Collister
ID: 3684575, Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Year: 2023, Size: 38 Mb, Format: pdf
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