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a history of a person's life
an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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As long as a book does not include lies and inaccuracies, fresh and original biographies can often result without a subject’s participation.
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Greene liked to read mysteries and biographies, try new restaurants and in younger years run around the reservoir in Central Park and ride his bike in New York City.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
After a trio of controversy-courting biographies, Russian auteur Kirill Serebrennikov will next tackle a more genteel original drama about photography shot and set in France.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Less a series of biographies and more a cogent analysis of the evolution of the role of first lady, this book provides an eminently readable introduction to the women who have filled this role.
—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Her centennial year has seen the first woman of color at the top of a major party ticket, and Chisholm, who died in 2005, has been the subject of a Netflix series and multiple biographies.
—Time Video, TIME, 30 Nov. 2024
The last eight people who have held the title since 2009 had served either in the Navy, Marine Corps, Army or Coast Guard, according to their Naval History and Heritage Command biographies.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
This season offers plentiful options, with in-depth biographies, thematic histories, and exhaustive anthologies among the choices.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Our Pentagon correspondent, Tom Bowman, who's covered the Defense Department for many years, went back over the biographies of defense secretaries and secretaries of war, going back to the beginning of the Republic.
—Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Greene liked to read mysteries and biographies, try new restaurants and in younger years run around the reservoir in Central Park and ride his bike in New York City.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
After a trio of controversy-courting biographies, Russian auteur Kirill Serebrennikov will next tackle a more genteel original drama about photography shot and set in France.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Less a series of biographies and more a cogent analysis of the evolution of the role of first lady, this book provides an eminently readable introduction to the women who have filled this role.
—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Her centennial year has seen the first woman of color at the top of a major party ticket, and Chisholm, who died in 2005, has been the subject of a Netflix series and multiple biographies.
—Time Video, TIME, 30 Nov. 2024
The last eight people who have held the title since 2009 had served either in the Navy, Marine Corps, Army or Coast Guard, according to their Naval History and Heritage Command biographies.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
This season offers plentiful options, with in-depth biographies, thematic histories, and exhaustive anthologies among the choices.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
Our Pentagon correspondent, Tom Bowman, who's covered the Defense Department for many years, went back over the biographies of defense secretaries and secretaries of war, going back to the beginning of the Republic.
—Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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