I just finished this. I wasn't expecting to fall in platonic love with John D. Dude was surprisingly based.
It was really unspected for me, but Schwarzenegger's biography is really impressive. Amazing Arnold, in almost everything he has tried
“Memorabilia” - Xenophon’s recollection of the life of Socrates. I love that he titled it “Memories” and not “Memories of Socrates”, implying that these were somehow his memories par excellence, despite his being a successful Athenian general and writing a brilliant sequel to Thucydides’ History.
For sure American Prometheus for me. Very excited for Oppenheimer movie as well
@july I think I know your answer, and it rhymes with blue shark 🦈
some favorites, in no particular order: Kitchen Confidential (Bourdain). Bloomberg by Bloomberg by Bloomberg. Roberts' Churchill. The Gospel of John.
I'll go with Truman. David McCullough is a brilliant biographer. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Truman/8fp1A2s6aQwC?hl=en&gbpv=0
On the Move by Oliver Sacks. Amazing life and amazing writer
Haven't read too many But I am currently reading this - she was the first woman to be PM of Israel, and she's been there since the 1920s. Seen it all, for real. People interested in a bird's eye view of Israel from someone with skin in the game can do worse than this book. PS Coincidentally she was born in Ukraine
Grant + Titan cover the late 1800s-early 1900s really well.
biography on edward land. do you have an autobiography favorite?
The Wise Men by Walter Isaacson is a great look at the 1950s and modern America. Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday is great, esp given current tensions.
Haven't read many but "Surely you are joking Mr. Feynman" changed my life. It was during a point in my life when I had got bored out of science due to school. But it showed me just how much fun it is when exploring stuff on your own.
Yeah @tldr, I’m a fan of big shark Plutarch. And his many other great Greek and Roman biographies Other favs include: Benjamin Franklin, Gene Kranz (Apollo flight director), Roberts’ Napoleon, Life of Charlemagne, Suetonius and Twelve Caesars, Lee Kuan Yew, The Wright Brothers (McCullough), The Tale of Genji
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Van Gough: The Life It’s an intimate portrayal that gets into the nuances of the artist’s life, without getting lost in minutiae. One of those biographies that I kinda felt like I knew the subject on some human level after reading. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40819475
Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson. One of my favorite books ever regardless of genre
I Am Alive and You Are Dead: A Journey into the Mind of Philip K. Dick by Emmanuel Carrère or maybe Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees by Lawrence Weschler idk 🤷🏻♀️ i always change favorites
What I talk about when I talk about running by murakami Istanbul: memories and the city by orhan pamuk https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2195464.What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running