Best biographies & memoirs of 2023 so far Previous page King: A LifeKing: A Life Jonathan EigJonathan Eig Kindle Edition $12.99$12.99 $23.00$23.00 1,333 Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family SecretsFatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience,… Burkhard BilgerBurkhard Bilger ...
Charlie Wilson's War 2007 54 votes In Charlie Wilson's War, the spotlight shines on Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), an unassuming Texas congressman. His life takes a turn when socialite Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) pulls him into the covert world of Afghanistan's freedom fighters,...
Furthermore, he is candid about the poverty he faced after leaving office, bringing the reader into a strange world where a man went from being one of the most influential people in the world to a humbled man struggling to get by. The Personal Memoirs of U.S Grant is an excellent read ...
“Life and Fate…is probably the most important work of fiction about World War II. But, in fact, it is more than just a fiction because it is based on very close reporting from his time with the soldiers. It is a deliberate act of literary homage to Tolstoy as one can see in the...
From nuclear war to a heartbreaking medical story, from the memoirs of novelists and the life of an artist to the struggle for independence in Indonesia, British journalistIsabel Hiltonintroduces the six books that made the shortlist of the UK’s most prestigious nonfiction prize. ...
Night is an essential companion to The Diary of Anne Frank, one of the most famous memoirs of the Second World War: “Where Anne Frank’s book ends,” Wiesel once said, “mine begins.” 5. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway (1964) Buy on Amazon Add to library In 1956, at the ...
Set against the backdrop of World War II, Inglourious Basterds is a compelling tale about two plots to assassinate Nazi Germany's political leadership. The first plot involves Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), who leads a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as the Basterds, on a m...
Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest OwlOwls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find… Jonathan C. SlaghtJonathan C. Slaght Kindle Edition $11.99$11.99$18.00$18.00 1,240 The Great Secret: The Classified World War II Disaster that Launched the War on Cance...
There, he’d go on to make Nazi propaganda films and would never work again after World War II. Who is the only man to win three best-actor Oscars? Daniel Day-Lewis, for My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012). Which male actor has won the most ...
In these memoirs, Chase-Riboud candidly and passionately describes her aspirations, her ambitions and creative inspiration, while also showcasing love and tenderness to her mother. Chase-Riboud is a pioneer and her multi-faceted practice explores the timely themes of identity, power and memory. A ...