Biography editors choice

American college student Amanda Knox was twice convicted and acquitted in the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy. She has since become an author and podcaster. In , he renounced his position as a working member of the British royal family. Entrepreneur Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. President Donald Trump is a real estate mogul and former reality TV star now in his second term as U.

A talented singer, comedian, and Academy Award—winning actor, Jamie Foxx is a triple threat in the entertainment industry. American Idol winner Carrie Underwood is now one of the top-selling acts in country music, with eight Grammy Awards to her name. From Whoopi Goldberg telling you the story of her life to the biography of a civil rights icon, from the lives of three jazz greats and Billie Holiday's last year to what Stanley Tucci ate in a year, AudioFile magazine's best biography and memoir audiobooks of E very year the editors at AudioFile magazine spend a lot of time putting together their best-of-the-year list of recommended audiobooks, picking out titles they regard as exceptional.

Memoirs are a good example. Would you really want to read that instead of hearing him tell you? John Lewis has been described as a quiet revolutionary and the conscience of Congress. This sums up the two halves of this biography, which covers his early years as a frontline civil rights campaigner and his later years as a driving force on Capitol Hill.

The authors recount the stories of 12 prominent people with psychiatric disorders as they struggled to manage their symptoms, seek help, and integrate their conditions with their work and personal relationships. Our editorial values include:. All our content is fact-checked prior to publication. This means our editors and freelance researchers use a minimum of two reputable secondary sources, or one reputable primary source, to confirm that all objective information is correct at the time of publication.

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Biography editors choice

The merchandise we feature on our site is always driven by editorial standards, not by affiliate deals or advertising relationships. We take our trusted relationship with you seriously and therefore maintain a strict privacy policy. The Biography. You can email us at editor biography. I am excited to read some of these. Mar 23, PM. Mar 24, AM.

I did finally get through the list and found some to add that I hope will be appreciated. All in all, I think the list is good. Thanks for taking off the more obvious fictions This is all in good fun. Apr 04, PM. The same applies to any others in this series that anyone might contemplate adding: historical fiction, not memoir. The system found and deleted 3 duplicates also.

Apr 05, AM. Ruth wrote: "All in all, I think the list is good. Apr 08, PM. Feb 15, PM. Maybe someone put them back on? Aug 09, PM. At least some are still there. May 14, AM. Please remove Eragon as well, it's ficton. May 14, PM. Peg wrote: "Please remove Eragon as well, it's ficton. There are 13 pages at the moment, which is bit much to search for a book Jul 23, PM.

Someone must have slipped that one in. Jul 28, AM. BookLovingLady wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Too many books on this list are not biographies or memoirs. Mar 13, AM. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks very good one. What is biography? I think of biography as being about a person, so the fact that Seabiscuit: An American Legend is in the top 20 beating out a lot of really famous people I should add is a bit astonishing to me.

The Biography of A Grizzly also makes an appearance later in the list, a book I read and enjoyed. I supposed that particularly in these times life stories of animals which meet the literal etymological meaning of biography are going to be popular. I see 6 people added it back, so I re-added my vote. Some editions have great biographical intros, others perhaps not so.

I do not see how The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness qualifies, as it is a collection of short essays looking at forgiveness from philosophical, theological, and personal perspectives. Of the books in the top of the list this one is the one I most lean towards deleting. But I didn't vote for it because, while it contains biographical sketches of several dozen people, I don't see it as biography per se.

It definitely has interest for those looking for biographical writing though and I can understand leaving it. Overall though this is a great list which takes into account biographies across many centuries and cultures. Happy reading! Sep 17, PM. Add a reference: Book Author. Search for a book to add a reference. Add books from: My Books or a Search.

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