Biography and memoir.

Lives Worth Reading

Churchill, de Gaulle, Agnelli, Onassis, Ferrari, Hemingway, Niven — soldiers, diplomats, explorers and entrepreneurs. Achievement, contradiction, ambition and failure. Never celebrity gossip.

William Manchester · 1983
The Last Lion
The definitive, multi-volume biography of Winston Churchill, presenting his monumental life with meticulous detail and a palpable sense of grandeur
Essential
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Willi Frischauer · 1968
Onassis: An Extravagant Life
Aristotle Onassis, a colossal figure of mid-century enterprise, whose life charted the tumultuous waters of ambition and acquisition
Highly Recommended
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Alan Friedman · 1988
The Agnellis of Italy
The definitive account of Italy's most powerful industrial dynasty and their enduring influence
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Katharine Graham · 1997
Personal History
The extraordinary life of Katharine Graham, who inherited and transformed The Washington Post into a journalistic titan during a period of profound upheaval
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Walter Isaacson · 2011
Steve Jobs
An exhaustive and unvarnished account of one of the most influential figures of the modern age.
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David Niven · 1971
The Moon's a Balloon
A life recounted with self-deprecating wit and boundless charm, from Sandhurst to Hollywood
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Andrew Roberts · 2018
Churchill: Walking with Destiny
A comprehensive and unflinching portrait of Britain's wartime leader, meticulously researched and compellingly told
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William Manchester · 1983
The Last Lion: Visions of Glory
Churchill before the fame: cavalry charges, prison breaks and a spectacular capacity for failure.
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