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  by ian743

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Michael White

Tags: biography nonfiction

2010-07-13

  by ian743

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Steven Brindle

Tags: biography nonfiction

2010-03-14

  by sungod & 4 users

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Sherman Alexie

Tags: biography fiction native_american young_adult

2010-01-12

  by sungod

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Randy Pausch & Jeffrey Zaslow

Tags: biography

2010-01-12

  by sungod & 15 users

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Marjane Satrapi

Tags: biography iran

2010-01-12

  by sungod

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: John Ferling

Tags: history biography revolutionary_war presidents

2009-10-21

  by ian743

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Mark Cavendish

Tags: biography nonfiction

2009-09-13

  by sungod & 2 users

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Steve Martin

Tags: biography comedy entertainment

2009-04-06

  by ian743

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: D.A. Farnie

Tags: history biography nonfiction

2009-03-28

  by sungod & 1 users

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Michael Palin

Tags: biography

2009-01-07

  by sungod

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: William Shatner; David Fisher

Tags: biography entertainment

2008-10-29

  by sungod

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Type: documentary

Status: neutral

Author: M. J. Simpson

Tags: biography

2008-10-20

  by nrayko

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: David Wild

Tags: biography tv a friends

Description: A: Excellent interviews from cast and crew regarding the the entire series of Friends. EachA: Excellent interviews from cast and crew regarding the the entire series of Friends. Each season has memorable scenes and captions telling the Friends story....

2008-09-21

  by ian743

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Type: scientific

Status: liked

Author: Janet Browne

Tags: biography nonfiction

2008-04-29

  by ldelaney

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Type: documentary

Status: neutral

Author: Ada Louis Huxley

Tags: history biography art american historical chicago illinois victorian america nonfiction architecture aynrand true midwest arizona wisconsin

2008-04-27

  by awalls37 & 2 users

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Type: educational

Status: to read

Author: Walter Isaacson

Tags: history biography american historical colonial franklin

2008-02-27

  by mrbread & 7 users

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Type: special

Status: liked

Author: Kurt Vonnegut

Tags: biography

Description: Slight. Worth reading if you love Vonnegut (I do). Some good ruminations from an 80-somethingSlight. Worth reading if you love Vonnegut (I do). Some good ruminations from an 80-something german-american novelist who's seen a few things. Some odd ruminations from an 80-something german-american novelist who's a little out of touch....

2008-02-07

  by ian743

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Richard Moore

Tags: biography nonfiction sport

2008-01-05

  by ian743

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Richard Tames

Tags: biography nonfiction

2007-12-23

  by msbookworm

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Type: special

Status: —

Author: Vivian Cash and Ann Sharpsteen

Tags: biography cash johnny

2007-11-20

  by ian743

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Colin Mackenzie

Tags: biography music nonfiction

2007-11-04

  by spillane

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Type: children's

Status: liked

Author: Michelle Roehm McCann

Tags: biography nonfiction young-adult girl-books inventing

Description: Short, biographical sketches of girls who made lasting impacts on many professions: sports,Short, biographical sketches of girls who made lasting impacts on many professions: sports, nursing, engineering, politics and more. Short segments will engage reluctant readers who enjoy reading true stories about real people. ...

2007-08-12

  by ian743

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: David Hall

Tags: biography nonfiction

2007-08-07

  by evilonion & 1 users

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Type: documentary

Status: —

Author: Hayden Herrera

Tags: biography art

2007-07-23

  by krin5292 & 3 users

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Jung Chang

Tags: history biography china atuobiography

2007-06-21

  by o2blue4u & 3 users

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Type: documentary

Status: favorite

Author: Jennifer Traig

Tags: psychology biography humor jewish

2007-04-29

  by o2blue4u & 15 users

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Type: fiction

Status: liked

Author: Maya Angelou

Tags: biography memoir southern africanamerican

2007-04-29

  by getpost

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: John C Lilly

Tags: biography

2007-03-12

  by shinobi001

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Type: documentary

Status: now reading

Author: Bettina Knapp

Tags: biography france paris poet Belgium

2007-02-22

  by shinobi001

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Type: documentary

Status: now reading

Author: Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt

Tags: biography germany berlin Schoenberg composer Austria Vienna

2007-02-22

  by macewoman

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Type: fiction

Status: finished

Author: Brenda Knight

Tags: biography collection women_studies 2007 bc2007

Description: Unlike a previous reader, this was a book I found hard to read non-stop. There was so muchUnlike a previous reader, this was a book I found hard to read non-stop. There was so much interesting information about each of the authors that I had to take more time than usual while reading it.
Like previous readers, the bad editing was annoying and distracting.
I enjoyed the quotes at the end of each author section. I especially liked the one from Emily Bronte:

I'll walk where my own nature would be leading:
It vexes me to choose another guide....

2007-02-18

  by macewoman & 2 users

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Type: documentary

Status: finished

Author: Jean P. Sasson

Tags: history biography religion series muslim contemporary women_studies Saudi_Arabia 2007

Description: This book is a biography of Princess Sultana, but you can't understand her without knowingThis book is a biography of Princess Sultana, but you can't understand her without knowing some of Saudi Arabia's history. The introduction gives a brief history of how the Al Sa'ud family came to be the ruling monarchs of this country and how they continue to stay in power today.

The absolute control the men have over the women in this country is a product of what happens when something holy is stretched and perverted until it bears little resemblance to the original. As Sultana explains in the Introduction neither the Muslim faith nor the Koran is to blame for the slave-like position of women in this society. The Prophet Mohammed taught only kindness and fairness toward those of any sex. The men of today have little to no incentive to change; they truly are "kings" of their castles. Who would willingly give that up?

Sultana's life is one of ease and luxury, but boredom is its own form of torture. And one with a rebellious spirit, such as Sultana, finds that life can be even more difficult. She's rash and foolish, but she is also brave and fearless. This book spans her life from about seven years old (approximately 1963) until just after the ending of the first Gulf War I in 1991....

2007-01-25

  by keturn

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: David Bodanis

Tags: biography via_freyley

Description: The great love affair of the Enlightenment, featuring the scientist Emilie du Chatelet, theThe great love affair of the Enlightenment, featuring the scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the poet Voltaire, sword fights, book burnings, assorted kings, seditious verse, and the birth of the modern world....

2007-01-22

  by lisamwest

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Peter Ames Carlin

Tags: biography read2006

2006-11-13

  by krin5292 & 2 users

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Ann Rule

Tags: biography

2006-11-05

  by cwn_annwn & 3 users

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Type: documentary

Status: —

Author: Howard Stern

Tags: biography jews

2006-10-20

  by getpost

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Nathaniel C. Comfort

Tags: biography

2006-10-14

  by slit & 2 users

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Type: art

Status: —

Author: Irving Stone

Tags: biography art @read_egypt

2006-10-05

  by krayzee

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Type: educational

Status: —

Author: N. Steinhardt

Tags: biography religion

2006-09-27

  by mark

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Michael Ignatieff

Tags: history biography philosophy liberalism

Description: An elegant and engaging biography of a truly remarkable thinker, whose played a central roleAn elegant and engaging biography of a truly remarkable thinker, whose played a central role in political thought during the 20th Century. Ignatieff is an astonishingly good writer....

2006-09-17

  by mtmiller & 2 users

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Type: educational

Status: to read

Author: Walter Isaacson

Tags: history biography american historical colonial franklin

2006-09-03

  by lunacy95 & 1 users

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Susan Sheehan

Tags: biography

2006-08-22

  by getpost & 1 users

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Type: educational

Status: to read

Author: Joshua Shenk

Tags: biography

2006-08-14

  by awalls37

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Type: fiction

Status: to read

Author: Anthony Trollope

Tags: biography historical love literature power corruption status

2006-07-30

  by getpost

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Matt Ridley

Tags: biography

2006-07-12

  by drewknew2 & 9 users

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Type: documentary

Status: disliked

Author: Simon Winchester

Tags: history biography

2006-07-11

  by drewknew2 & 10 users

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Type: educational

Status: to read

Author: Michael Lewis

Tags: biography

2006-07-11

  by mark

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Type: documentary

Status: liked

Author: Michael Dregni

Tags: biography music jazz django gypsy rom

Description: Incredibly detailed look at the life of the great jazz guitarist, well-written and moving.

2006-06-08

  by stefaneechi & 4 users

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Benjamin Nuggent

Tags: biography elliottsmith indie

Description: Biography about one of the greatest song writersBiography about one of the greatest song writers ever. A must read for an Elliott Smith fan....

2006-05-29

  by mark & 4 users

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Type: documentary

Status: favorite

Author: Jon Lee Anderson

Tags: history biography cuba latin_america che_guevara

Description: An amazing, comprehensive piece of journalismAn amazing, comprehensive piece of journalism and scholarship. Anderson is a great journalist....

2006-05-09

  by tsangal

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Rebecca Goldstein

Tags: science biography philosophy nonfiction mathematics

Description: Probing the life and work of Kurt Godel, Incompleteness offers an indelible portrayal of theProbing the life and work of Kurt Godel, Incompleteness offers an indelible portrayal of the tortured genius whose vision rocked the stability of mathematical reasoning--and brought him to the edge of madness....

2006-04-27

  by tsangal

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Ken Silverstein

Tags: science biography nonfiction

Description: Growing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science. While he was workingGrowing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science. While he was working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a new project: building a model nuclear reactor in his backyard garden shed.

Posing as a physics professor, David solicited information on reactor design from the U.S. government and from industry experts. Following blueprints he found in an outdated physics textbook, David cobbled together a crude device that threw off toxic levels of radiation. His wholly unsupervised project finally sparked an environmental emergency that put his town’s forty thousand suburbanites at risk. The EPA ended up burying his lab at a radioactive dumpsite in Utah. This offbeat account of ambition and, ultimately, hubris has the narrative energy of a first-rate thriller....

2006-04-17

  by typo

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Type: documentary

Status: —

Author: unknown

Tags: women biography English+politicians political+biography politicians women+politicians

2006-04-16

  by slit & 14 users

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Type: documentary

Status: —

Authors: Malcolm X Alex Haley

Tags: biography memoir politics race

2006-03-31

  by renshin

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Type: religious

Status: now reading

Author: David Chadwick

Tags: biography zen

Description: re-reading this telling of the story of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and San Francisco Zen Center

2006-03-28

  by mahsdad & 13 users

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Type: documentary

Status: finished

Author: Elie Wiesel

Tags: history biography wwii holocaust PBS

2006-03-01

  by twistjusty

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Michael Gray

Tags: biography

2006-02-24

  by sixbucksamonkey & 3 users

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Authors: Liz Heron Alexandra Lapierre

Tags: women biography art

2006-02-19

  by mystiera

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Daniel Mark Epstein

Tags: biography poetry romance america nonfiction womens_studies early1900s

2006-02-19

  by mystiera

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Andrea Barnet

Tags: history biography poetry america music nonfiction writing newyork bohemian womens_studies early1900s

2006-02-19