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Biography

Little known facts, long forgotten scandals, historical inaccuracies set straight, forbidden romances --- biographies are like tabloids for the literati. And who amongst us is immune to the intoxicating effects of secondhand (and in some cases third, fourth, fifth, etc.) news? Here's a list of 10 must-read/should-have-read biographies.

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BUDDHA by Karen Armstrong	Buy It
ENDURANCE: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing	Buy It
FOUNDING BROTHERS: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis	Buy It
JAMES JOYCE by Edna O'Brien	Buy It
JOE DIMAGGIO: The Hero's Life by Richard Ben Cramer	Buy It
JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough	Buy It
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON by James Boswell	Buy It
PONTIUS PILATE: The Biography of an Invented Man by Ann Wroe	Buy It
POSITIVELY 4TH STREET: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina by David Hajdu	Buy It
SEABISCUIT: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand	Buy It

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