Posts tagged with ‘Biography’
April 28, 2012
IMPECCABLY RESEARCHED BIOGRAPHY of the fascinating 19th century American Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller.
Grade: B PLUS
THE LIVES OF MARGARET FULLER: A BIOGRAPHY
W. W. Norton & Company
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Biography, History, Literary History, Non-Fiction, United States, Women's Issues
April 2, 2012
WHIMSICAL BIOGRAPHY OF a quirky, little-known English mathematical genius and public transportation advocate.
Grade: B MINUS
SIMON: THE GENIUS IN MY BASEMENT
Delacorte
2012
Tags: B Minus Reviews, Biography, Mathematics, Non-Fiction
March 29, 2012
VIVID PICTURES OF the revolutionary Emma Goldman shine in a short, beautifully-crafted bio by Vivian Gornick.
Grade: SOLID B
EMMA GOLDMAN: REVOLUTION AS A WAY OF LIFE
Yale University Press
2011
Tags: Biography, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Public Policy, Solid B Reviews
March 10, 2012
MARY BOLEYN, MISTRESS and later sister-in-law to Henry VIII, is richly envisioned in this adept biography.
Grade: B PLUS
MARY BOLEYN: MISTRESS OF KINGS
Ballantine
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Biography, England, History, Non-Fiction
February 22, 2012
FASCINATING BIOGRAPHY, RICH with newly released letters, of Victorian art figure Effie Gray Ruskin Millais.
Grade: B PLUS
EFFIE: THE PASSIONATE LIVES OF EFFIE GRAY, JOHN RUSKIN, AND JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS
St. Martin's
2011
Tags: 19th Century, Art History, B Plus Reviews, Biography, England, Non-Fiction
November 9, 2011
CHATTY, ENTERTAINING HISTORIES of some of the world’s most famous pseudonymous writers. Gossipy, bookish fun!
Grade: B PLUS
NOM DE PLUME: A (SECRET) HISTORY OF PSEUDONYMS
Harper
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Biography, Literary History, Non-Fiction
October 31, 2011
BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN BIO of Pulitzer-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein is hampered by its subject’s reserve.
Grade: SOLID B
WENDY AND THE LOST BOYS: THE UNCOMMON LIFE OF WENDY WASSERSTEIN
Penguin
2011
Tags: Biography, LGBTQ Interest, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Theater, Women's Issues
September 20, 2011
A HEADLINE-GRABBING MURDER in 1933 Paris, examined in depth, illuminates the culture and politics of the era.
Grade: B PLUS
VIOLETTE NOZIERE: A STORY OF MURDER IN 1930S PARIS
University of California Press
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Biography, France, History, Non-Fiction, True Crime
September 16, 2011
NEWEST EDITH PIAF biography will delight fans of the French singer with the breadth and depth of its research.
Grade: SOLID B
NO REGRETS: THE LIFE OF EDITH PIAF
Knopf Doubleday
2011
Tags: Biography, France, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Women's Issues
June 5, 2011
FASCINATING BIOGRAPHY of the old-time extreme gambler “Titanic” Thompson, inspiration for GUYS AND DOLLS.
Grade: SOLID B
TITANIC THOMPSON: THE MAN WHO BET ON EVERYTHING
W. W. Norton & Company
2010
Tags: Biography, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, United States