If you know someone who just loves a good biography, any of these 5 would make a great gift.
Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff, shows another side of the mythical Egyptian beauty. Cleopatra was not just the seductress that legend has built her up to be but an highly intelligent monarch who helped to change history.
Autobiography of Mark Twain is an uncensored book written by the author himself who instructed that it not be released to print until a full century after his death in 1910. A thrilling insight into how this man saw himself and the world he lived in.
"Life" is the title of Keith Richards' autobiography. A brutally honest tale of a hard-living rock and roll icon who still struggles with his demons. This Rolling Stone's story is so much more than a tell-all. One feels like they have gone along with Keith on a wild ride.
"Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography" is Sidney's own story of how he rose from poverty to become the first black actor to win an Academy Award in 1963.
"Bonhoeffer" by Eric Metaxas, is the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a 20th century hero who as a German pastor stood up to Hitler and Nazism only to be killed in a concentration camp at 39 years of age.
This interesting mix of biographies offers something to please any biography lover on your gift list or treat yourself.
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