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1. www.rd.com › list › best-biographies30 Best Biographies to Read Now 2024 — Biography Books

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   • Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude (2020) In these tumultuous times, average citizens and leaders alike have been turning to the words of James Baldwin, one of the greatest writers on race in America.
   • The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk by Randy Shilts (1982) You may have seen the 2008 film Milk starring Sean Penn, but this biography goes deeper into Harvey Milk’s personal life and career, and wider in applying Milk’s story as a parallel for so much of what was happening to the gay community across the United States at the time.
   • The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography by Miriam Pawel (2014) A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the California Book Award, this can easily be considered one of the best biographies of all time.
   • Alice Walker: A Life by Evelyn C. White (2004) Alice Walker has given us some of the most celebrated and beloved books, including The Color Purple, which made her the first Black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize.

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   • A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar. Buy on Amazon. This biography of esteemed mathematician John Nash was both a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize and the basis for the award-winning film of the same name.
   • Alan Turing: The Enigma: The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game - Updated Edition by Andrew Hodges. Buy on Amazon. Hodges’ 1983 biography of Alan Turing sheds light on the inner workings of this brilliant mathematician, cryptologist, and computer pioneer.
   • Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Buy on Amazon. Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton is not only the inspiration for a hit Broadway musical, but also a work of creative genius itself.
   • Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston. Buy on Amazon. A prolific essayist, short story writer, and novelist, Hurston turned her hand to biographical writing in 1927 with this incredible work, kept under lock and key until it was published 2018.

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   • Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Laura Hillenbrand.
   • Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author)
   • Into the Wild Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author)

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   • The biography of a beloved Supreme Court Justice. "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, available on Amazon and Bookshop from $16.25.
   • The startlingly true biography of a previously unknown woman. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot, available on Amazon and Bookshop from $8.06.
   • The poignant biography of an atomic bomb survivor. "A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai: Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb" by Paul Glynn, available on Amazon and Bookshop from $16.51.
   • The highly researched biography of Malcolm X. "The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X" by Les Payne and Tamara Payne, available on Amazon and Bookshop from $18.99.

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   Nov 29, 2018 · Find your next favorite biography with this list of 50 must-read best biographies featuring people from literature, science, history, and more.

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   Dec 1, 2022 · In ranked order, here are the best biographies of all time. $28 at Amazon. You’re probably familiar with The Count of Monte Cristo, the 1844 revenge novel by Alexandre Dumas.

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   What are the best biographies of all time?

   • In ranked order, here are the best biographies of all time. You’re probably familiar with The Count of Monte Cristo, the 1844 revenge novel by Alexandre Dumas. But did you know it was based on the life of Dumas’s father, the mixed-race General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, son of a French nobleman and a Haitian slave?

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   What are some famous biographies based on a true story?

   • Some of the most popular and well-known biographies include Isaacson’s recent book about Elon Musk, Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton, which inspired the musical about the former Secretary of the Treasury, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, about a woman who changed the course of modern medicine.

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   What are some of the bets biographies?

   • The bets biographies include books about Malcolm X, Frida Kahlo, Steve Jobs, Alexander Hamilton, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Amazon; Rachel Mendelson/Insider When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Biographies illuminate pivotal times and people in history.

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   What makes a good biography book?

   • The best biography books offer fresh insights into familiar situations that you may have learned about in history class but never explored in-depth. You can learn the unexpected reasoning behind why a president went with option A instead of option B, or how a scientist’s early failures led to a groundbreaking discovery.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · Uncover extraordinary lives with our list of the best biographies of all time. From historical figures to modern icons, discover the books that tell it all.