Tag Archives: Biography

The Books: Oscar’s Books, by Thomas Wright

Posted on October 24, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde, by Thomas Wright It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of … Continue reading →

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The Books: Oscar Wilde, by Richard Ellmann

Posted on October 23, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Oscar Wilde, by Richard Ellmann Of late I have been studying with diligence the four prose poems about Christ. At Christmas I managed to get hold of a Greek … Continue reading →

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The Books: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, by Ron Chernow

Posted on October 21, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., by Ron Chernow When history passes its final verdict on John D. Rockefeller, it may well be that his endowment of … Continue reading →

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The Books: Isaac Newton, by James Gleick

Posted on October 17, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Isaac Newton, by James Gleick Newton with his prism and silent face, The marble index of a mind for ever Voyaging through strange seas of Thought, alone. — William … Continue reading →

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The Books: A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash, by Sylvia Nasar

Posted on October 16, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is A Beautiful Mind, by Sylvia Nasar “I certainly knew right away that it was a thesis. I didn’t know it was a Nobel.” — David Gale, classmate of John … Continue reading →

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The Books: The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family, by Mary S. Lovell

Posted on October 14, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family, by Mary S. Lovell My mother has always lived in a dream world of her own and no doubt was even … Continue reading →

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The Books: Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, by Nancy Milford

Posted on October 2, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, by Nancy Milford “– oh, this was life! It was more than life, — it was art. I might pretend … Continue reading →

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The Books: Marie Antoinette: The Journey, by Antonia Fraser

Posted on September 24, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Marie Antoinette: The Journey, by Antonia Fraser Or consider that unutterable business of the Diamond Necklace. Red-hatted Cardinal Louis de Rohan; Sicilian jailbird Balsamo Cagliostro; milliner Dame de Lamotte, … Continue reading →

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The Books: Lindbergh, by A. Scott Berg

Posted on September 12, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Lindbergh, by A. Scott Berg We measure heroes as we do ships, by their displacement. Colonel Lindbergh has displaced everything. — Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State, responding to … Continue reading →

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The Books: Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom, by Brenda Maddox

Posted on September 7, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce, by Brenda Maddo I may be blind. I looked for a long time at a head of reddish-brown hair and decided it was … Continue reading →

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