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Jay Z recommended Nigger in Books (curated)

 
Nigger
Nigger
Dick Gregory | 2020 | History & Politics
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"I don't know who turned me on to this autobiography, but his sense of humor and the hardships he went through stayed with me—especially the scene where he started running home from school. It led to his joining thetrack team, which led to a scholarship to college. Running opened up a whole world for him."

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The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America
The Greedy Bastard Diary: A Comic Tour of America
Eric Idle | 2014 | Humor & Comedy
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"An alternative autobiography by Monty Python’s most creative member, Eric Idle. An honest and close to the bone review of his life penned traveling on a tour bus, crisscrossing North America. The Greedy Bastard turns out to be warm hearted, loving and highly intelligent. Would that all writers had his hunger for knowledge and wit in parody".

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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Brian O. Murdoch | 1998 | Fiction & Poetry
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An autobiography of epic proportions
For those who want to know about the horrors of the "War to end all wars" from the point of view from the Germans, this book is for you. The author Erich Maria Remarque had seen such a conflict, so he knows what he is talking about when it comes to the horrors of war.
  
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QuestLove recommended My Book About Me in Books (curated)

 
My Book About Me
My Book About Me
Dr. Seuss | 1996 | Education
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"My favorite children’s book was Dr. Seuss’ My Book About Me, which is a kind of guided workbook that lets you write your own autobiography. I carried it around as if I wrote it, which I guess I did. I was so proud. To this day, I love that book — I probably have 50 blank copies of it in storage."

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    Close Up

    Close Up

    John Fraser

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    In this acclaimed autobiography, John Fraser takes us from the council estates of prewar Glasgow to...

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Marcus Samuelsson recommended Miles in Books (curated)

 
Miles
Miles
Miles Davis | 1990 | Biography, Music & Dance
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"If I could have a meal with anyone, it would be Miles Davis. It would be so cool to hear his stories and sit back and talk about jazz. Miles moved to NYC around the same age as I did, and he was a transformative player in the evolution of jazz music as we know it. This autobiography was his chance to tell all."

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