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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.
Apr 24, 2024 · Biographies and memoirs charting remarkable lives—whether because of fame, fortune or simply fascination—have the power to inspire us for their depth, curiosity or challenges.
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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.
Dec 1, 2022 · Books. The 50 Best Biographies of All Time. Think you know the full and complete story about George Washington, Steve Jobs, or Joan of Arc? Think again. By Adam Morgan Published: Dec 01, 2022...
Sep 16, 2021 · Books Fall Preview: Biographies. 5 New Biographies to Read This Season. The first major study of Oscar Wilde in decades, the conclusion of a “magisterial” series on Pablo Picasso, and more....
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5 days ago · In telling stories of lives that are often very different from our own and yet connected to us by our common humanity, biographies are some of the most compelling nonfiction books around. Five Books editor Sophie Roell rounds up some of the biographies that have won or been shortlisted for prizes in 2022.
Sep 8, 2022 · Hogarth, Sept. 6. A Visible Man: A Memoir, by Edward Enninful. The first Black editor in chief of British Vogue reflects on his life, including his early years as a gay, working-class immigrant...
