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Read any good biographies?
Have been listening to John Adams by David McCullough and can't stop. It's an unabridged version so it is very long (13 CDs for part 1 alone). I never thought I'd get into reading/listening to biographies but this one is very well written. I think I'll look for others written by McCullough. John Adams was an amazing man, a true American hero and patriot. We need men like him to lead us again.
Read/listened to any good biographies lately? I drive at least 40000 miles a year in my company car. I have all the time in the world to listen to good books. |
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Anything you can find on Ernest Hemmingway. I have read a couple but don't remember who wrote them.
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Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton.
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex both by Edmund Morris are also worth reading.
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Life and time of Burt Munro....the legendary speed man.
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The Moon's A Baloon - David Niven
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"The Mick" Mickey Mantle 1986
Great read for any baseball fan and even better if you're an OLD baseball fan. 
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Einstein "His Life and Universe"
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robert payne's "history of islam" it covers the first generation, the life of the prophet mohammed and his companions.
very readable, and will scare the hell out of you.
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Frank Sinatra Humphrey Bogart Einstein I have a 2 hour commute home everyday. I listen to books on tape that I check out from the library. David
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Jack Welch - Straight from the gut.
Sam Walton's Autobiography.
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