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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 29, 2017
The Rathbone Folio Prize was awarded to Hisham Matar for his astounding autobiography The Return.

It centres on Matar's return to his native Libya in 2012 to search for the truth behind the 1990 disappearance of his father, a prominent political dissident of the Gaddafi regime.
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Rathbone Folio Prize 2017

A prize open to all works of fiction written in English and published in the UK. All genres and forms of literature are eligible, except work written primarily for children.

Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution & War

Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution & War

Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami

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In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of...

Conflict politics
Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Madeleine Thien

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WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017...

Golden Hill

Golden Hill

Francis Spufford

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New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746. One rainy evening, a charming and...

The Argonauts

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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An intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking about love, language, and family ...

Biography memoir social issues
The Sport of Kings

The Sport of Kings

C.E. Morgan

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction...

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Tom Perrotta recommended The Periodic Table in Books (curated)

 
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table
Primo Levi, Raymond Rosenthal | 2000 | Essays
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"Levi is best known for his unflinching Holocaust memoirs, but this is a sunnier work, the autobiography of a chemist, narrated in a humane and sometimes light-hearted voice. There’s a deep love for the physical world in these pages, and an infectious sense of wonder."

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Rafael De Cardenas recommended Burning the Days in Books (curated)

 
Burning the Days
Burning the Days
James Salter | 2021
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"A loose autobiography written almost in stream of consciousness with expertly rendered romance. This book is melancholy moodiness at its finest. It does not seem to rely too much on veracity. I yearn for this version of America and aspire to be this type of New Yorker."

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MusicCritics (472 KP) rated The Autobiography by Vic Mensa in Music

Aug 9, 2017  
The Autobiography by Vic Mensa
The Autobiography by Vic Mensa
2017 | Pop
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7.3 (4 Ratings)
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The Chicago rapper’s first milestone is a careful step in his legacy-building business. It's an obvious turn inward, but Vic also digs his heels into his political ground.
Critic - Jay Balfour
Original Score: 6.9 out of 10

Read Review: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/vic-mensa-the-autobiography/
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2165 KP) rated A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages
Kristin Chenoweth | 2009
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7.3 (3 Ratings)
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An autobiography of the Broadway turned TV and movie star. I think her fans (and I am one of them) will really enjoy it. Others probably not so much.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-little-bit-wicked-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Martin Short recommended My Autobiography in Books (curated)

 
My Autobiography
My Autobiography
Charlie Chaplin | 2021
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"As someone who’s attempted comedy for a while, it’s always riveting to read about the life of someone who actually got it right. Written in 1964, My Autobiography, by the master himself, it is revealing and enlightening and empowering. Kind of what a memoir is supposed to be, but so very seldom is."

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