Favorite Biographies/Autobiogrpahies

[mitsuki lover]

Do you have any favorite biographies or autobiogrpahies that you like to read?
Mine are:
The Roosevelt Chronicles
Lincoln's Sons
The Illustrated Lincoln
Robert E. Lee The Christian
The Inklings
Mornings On Horseback(haven't read it in awhile)
Lincoln:The Prairie Years And The War Years(another one I haven't read in awhile)
Custer And The Battle Of Little Bighorn

[MomoAdachi]

I like to read oldtime movie star biographies, and some I like a lot are:
Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild
by David Stenn(sp?)

Mary Pickford: America's Sweetheart
by Scott Eyman

Child Star: An Autobiography
by Shirley Temple Black

Vamp: The Rise And Fall of Theda Bara
by Eve Golden

[bigsleepj]

I once tried to read Richard Wagner's autobiography. Boy, was that guy full of himself.

[Kaori]

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself

Surprised by Joy, by C. S. Lewis

I'm not much of a reader of biographies or autobiographies--biographies in particular seem a bit voyeuristic to me--but I liked both of these (and for very different reasons).

[PigtailsJazz]

I once tried to read Richard Wagner's autobiography. Boy, was that guy full of himself.

Indeed, though I have not read that book, I heard about his love of himself in music history.

Silly Wagner.

[Maledicte]

The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence. Mostly because I'm a big Lawrence of Arabia fan.

[mitsuki lover]

Another person full of himself was Field Marshal Montgomery.

[bigsleepj]

I also read Surprised By Joy, which was an interesting read, but somewhat underwhelming for me, though. Not Lewis' best book.

[Linksquest]

Well how about biographical plays? The Miracle Worker
by William Gibson was amazing!

[Gypsy]

I'm currently enjoying George MacDonald by Michael Phillips (the guy that puts the Old Scottish into modern language). It's a little dry in parts, but to be honest, most bios are. The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom is an excellent book as well. I also have 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper sitting in my "to read" stack.