The Best Autobiographies - Page 2

craig r · #1 12-05-2005, 02:02 AM

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Autobiography of Malcolm X

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#2 12-05-2005, 02:04 AM

John Stuart Mill

man · #3 12-05-2005, 01:12 PM

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Autobiography of Malcolm X

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enormously influential.

MaxPower · #4 12-05-2005, 03:54 PM

I second the Malcolm X autobiography, but if you are looking for it remember that it is written by Alex Haley.

A book I would recommend to you Bruiser is Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey. It is not an autobiography, but it is autobiographical.

craig r · #5 12-05-2005, 04:03 PM

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I second the Malcolm X autobiography, but if you are looking for it remember that it is written by Alex Haley.

A book I would recommend to you Bruiser is Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey. It is not an autobiography, but it is autobiographical.

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Just commenting that 4 people have picked Malcolm X so far (including myself). And you are right about him not writing it. On the book it says, "As told to Alex Haley". I guess that would put it between an autobiography and a biography.

craig

turnipmonster · #6 12-05-2005, 12:46 AM

miles davis' autobiography "miles" is the best one I've ever read.

tdarko · #7 12-05-2005, 12:51 AM

cash by johnny cash
it's not about the bike : my journey back to life by lance armstrong, sally jenkins

there tons others but these stick out as my favorites for right now.

Blarg · #8 12-05-2005, 02:26 AM

Graham Greene wrote two. The first one was incredibly good. And I don't even like Greene all that much as a fiction writer, at least not all the time.

I guess Benjamin Franklin is the standard answer.

Gandhi's is pretty popular too.

Then there are books that aren't quite simply autobiography, but are largely autobiographical but arranged around some particular subject. For instance, William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade, about his career as a screenwriter, was fantastic. So was When the Shooting is Done, the Cutting Begins, by the editor for Woody Allen's early comedies. Both give a ton of insight into movies and have lots of really great stories.

Jack of Arcades · #9 12-05-2005, 02:28 AM

Have a Nice Day - Mick Foley

TheRover · #10 12-05-2005, 07:51 AM

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Have a Nice Day - Mick Foley

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As soon I saw the title this is what I thought of. Seconded.