Biography
BIOGRAPHY. The subject here is best termed sacred biography, which most precisely designates the written accounts of lives of persons deemed to be holy, although its usage is extended also t...
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By discovering the uniqueness of each literary genre, students can better appreciate and comprehend what they read. A wide range of standards-based lessons help students recognize each genre, devel...
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Mellon: An American Life, by David Cannadine. Alfred A. Knopf, 779 pages, $35.
The political wags tell us we’re living in a new Gilded Age, so it’s probably a good time to check in ...
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Mellon: An American Life, by David Cannadine. Alfred A. Knopf, 779 pages, $35.
The political wags tell us we’re living in a new Gilded Age, so it’s probably a good time to check in...
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An American journalist whose critical book on Thailand's king is banned took the limelight at an international academic conference Thursday even though the author didn't appear in person.One partic...
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The economic credentials of Australian Prime Minister John
Howard have come under attack from his right-hand man, Treasurer
Peter Costello, in a new biography of the leader set to reignite
l...
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A lot of writers have asked Willie Mays over the years if he would cooperate with them on a book, and almost every time, the baseball legend has refused their advances. About two weeks ago, however...
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Sinatra: The Life, by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan. Alfred A. Knopf, 576 pages, $26.95.I believe, based on a lifetime of consideration, that Frank Sinatra was the greatest interpretive musician ...
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According to Hermione Lee, author of a “definitive” biography published nearly a decade ago, “Virginia Woolf’s story is reformulated by each generation. She takes on the sha...
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According to Hermione Lee, author of a “definitive” biography published nearly a decade ago, “Virginia Woolf’s story is reformulated by each generation. She takes on the sh...
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CHENEY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICA’S MOST POWERFUL AND CONTROVERSIAL VICE PRESIDENTBy Stephen F. HayesHarperCollins, 578 pages, $27.95
“Untold story” is right. Weekly Standard se...
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Biography
Discovering Genres: Biography & Autobiography
Contrasting Capitalists, Balanced Biographies
