The definitive biography, Grant is a grand synthesis of painstaking research and literary brilliance that makes sense of all sides of Grant’s life, explaining how this simple Midwesterner could at once be so ordinary and so extraordinary.
43 books based on 4 votes: His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis, John Adams by David McCullough, Coolidge by Amity Shlaes, Days of Fire.
France's iconic queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake," was alternately revered and reviled during her lifetime. For centuries since, she has been the object of debate, speculation, and the fascination so often accorded illustrious figures in history.
Moeed Hasan Pirzada is a Pakistani-British political commentator, geostrategic analyst, and television news journalist. He hosts a show called ‘Hard Talk’ on 92 News. He has interviewed numerous politicians from different countries and wrote articles for major newspapers.
Evelyn White's definitive biography entitled, "Alice Walker: A Life," tells the gripping story of how the eponymous author's phenomenal success with "The Color Purple" was the product of decades of life experience -- from having to overcome the pain and disfigurement caused by a horrific childhood accident, to being a devoted daughter.
Helen Johnson-Leipold is an American billionaire businesswoman. She is the daughter of Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr., who died in , and Imogene Powers Johnson and the great great granddaughter of S. C. Johnson & Son founder Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr.
To keep this list from blossoming into hundreds of titles, we only included books currently in print and translated into English. We also limited it to one book per author, and one book per.
David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January ) is an English novelist, television writer, and screenwriter. He has written nine novels, two of which, number9dream () and Cloud Atlas (), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Larry Kramer retired as President and Publisher of USA Today in July of Following his retirement, he joined the board of directors of The Gannett Corp (NYSE: GCI), parent company of USA Today, until it’s sale in August,
American Legends: The Life of Jack Lemmon chronicles the life and career of one of America’s favorite actors. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Jack Lemmon like never before, in no time at all.
Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor’s complex character as the key to understanding his reign. The most readable account available of.
Technology Magazine has unveiled its list of the Top Women in Technology, and Poornima Ramaswamy, the Executive Vice President of Global Solutions and Partners at Qlik, ranks No.
Today's photographer of the day is Brian Valentine. He does amazing macro photography. Especially stunning is his series on waterdrop macros. Most of the waterdrop macros that you see are actually created through a technique called focus stacking. Focus stacking can be used to increase the available depth of field in a particular shot.
Short Biography. Brazilian and Indian Model & Actress, Izabelle Leite was born in Joao Pessoa in Brazil on 1st September The face of many International Brands, Izabelle has appealing and charming looks which have earned her a prominent name in the Hindi Film Industry.
Malhar Thakar is an Indian actor who primarily works in the Gujarati film industry and theatre. He studied at Navrang School (Navrangpura, Ahmedabad) and Sheth C. N. Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad. After nine years in theatre, he entered the Gujarati film industry. [1].
Here are 100 musician memoirs and biographies, sorted by the music’s genre (loosely defined), to get you rockin’ and rollin’ and movin’ and groovin’. Country/Folk My Cross to Bear by Gregg Allman.
Lucinda Chambers is one of fashion’s toweringly influential figures. Over her year tenure at Vogue – 25 of which were spent as its fashion director under the editorship of Alexandra Shulman – she has shaped the wardrobes and aspirations, sartorial and beyond, of thousands of British women.
We put together a cross-section of books that were recommended by authors or other literary experts, as well as critically acclaimed and reader-recommended books that shine a light on some of.
Very informative and well written book written from the perspective of a modern student of military sniping. Simo is not well known in the USA except within certain military and precision shooting circles, but he is legend to those in these groups.
Amy Tan is a Chinese American writer and novelist. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game," which was the foundation for her first novel The Joy Luck Club.
He is the author of four books and numerous articles in Persian and English. His first book, Why Iran Lagged Behind and the West Moved Forward () has been published 15 times. Currently, he is teaching at the Department of Sociology, California State University, Northridge.
Steve Wynn is the former owner of the Bellagio — Las Vegas's latest monument to conspicuous consumption whose hotel and casino contain over million in fine art and billion in Wall Street money.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., generally regarded as the greatest of English biographies, written by James Boswell and published in two volumes in 1791. Boswell, a 22-year-old lawyer from Scotland, first met the 53-year-old Samuel Johnson in 1763, and they were friends for the 21 remaining years of Johnson’s life.