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- The Best Biographies of Historical FiguresReading list
David McCullough’s John Adams is a reading-list staple for a reason: It’s an incredibly detailed and thorough biography of one of the most important founding fathers. At over 900 pages, it’s not a quick read, but McCullough’s writing is engaging and readable, making it well worth the time investment. Adams was an…
- Brian KilmeadeInterview
The books I’ve recommended the most are biographies, in particular Truman and John Adams by David McCullough; and Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
- Maya AjmeraInterview
I love both. I love biographies and autobiographies, and I love reading fiction books by immigrant writers. I collect books by South Asian writers. On my bookshelf, you will find books by Kiran Desai, Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Pankaj Mishra, Rohinton Mistry, Vikram Chandra, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Manil…
- Greg McKeownInterview
The last thing I read (to my children) was the essay How much land does a man need? by Leo Tolstoy. I thoroughly enjoyed The American Spirit by David McCullough and am reading John Adams by the same author. I deliberately gave up reading so much of the repetitive news of the day in favour of these kinds of books and I…
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