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Favourite Autobiography
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:26 am
by Skywalker
What is your favourite Autobiography or biography?
Following a request from Carl 'kick my ass if I don't' Stromberg you can include biography's too. 
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:59 am
by Dr. No
don't know. I read fiction when I get the chance. I'll think about it and let you know.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:44 pm
by Kristatos
Does Clive James's Unreliable Memoirs count? James himself describes it as "a novel masquerading as an autobiography".
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:30 pm
by Skywalker
Kristatos wrote:Does Clive James's Unreliable Memoirs count? James himself describes it as "a novel masquerading as an autobiography".
If I said YES, would you say it's your favourite?
My personal favourite is 'Keane' refering to the one and only Roy Keane. Very honest, brutal at times and extremely interesting if you like that sort of thing.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:39 pm
by carl stromberg
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:57 pm
by Kristatos
carl stromberg wrote:Harry Thompson wrote two of my favourites - of Herge, and Peter Cook. He (Thompson) sadly died at quite a young age.
Enoch Powell's bio of Joseph Chamberlain is also a favourite. "All political careers end in faliure", the author said.
The subject is autobiographies, not plain vanilla biographies.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:59 pm
by Kristatos
Skywalker wrote:Kristatos wrote:Does Clive James's Unreliable Memoirs count? James himself describes it as "a novel masquerading as an autobiography".
If I said YES, would you say it's your favourite?
I'd say it's a toss-up between that and
No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs by John Lydon.
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:05 pm
by Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry
Harry Thompson wrote two of my favourites - of Herge, and Peter Cook. He (Thompson) sadly died at quite a young age.
The Thompson Peter Cook bio is a splendid read.
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:42 am
by Skywalker
I recently read 'Blair'. I was amazed at how close Tony and GB actually were, before the labour leadership. For anyone interested in politics, I would recommend this book.
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:25 pm
by carl stromberg
Skywalker wrote:I recently read 'Blair'. I was amazed at how close Tony and GB actually were, before the labour leadership. For anyone interested in politics, I would recommend this book.
I've been meaning to read the Alistair Campbell Blair years diaries; I watched the TV program on them.
Admittedly, diaries are off-topic.
Re: Favourite Autobiography
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:35 am
by Captain Nash
I've always wanted to read 'When the snow melts'
Anyone ever read it?
Or have any tips on how I could get a copy?