This summer I read three great biographies (I use the word biography loosely) that have quite the range, but I'd HIGHLY recommend all of them:
Up first, the oldest (aka 2 years ago), the saddest and the most inspiring: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.
You may have seen the YouTube Last Lecture on this guy, and the book is his follow up legacy to his kids. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, this Man had such an AMAZING outlook on life and really did live a great life. I'll admit- this one made me cry on the bus- yes, I am that hormonal pregnant women crying on the City Bus- but it's a quick fast inspiring read.
Up next, Katie Couric's The Best Advice I Ever Got.
This is a collection of stories from famous people, with chapter updates by Ms. Couric herself. Why I love it- well, I love all the different perspectives from successful people in a variety of fields (although, there are more media folks than any other field). I also love Katie Couric, and how she honestly states that being a female anchor in an all male world was/is hard. She admits mistakes, recognizes luck, and talks about a lot of hard work. (NYTimes Article)
Finally, the laugh out loud funny- Bossypants by Tina Fey.
By the way, I got all three of these from my local library. Library's ROCK. Just sayin.
Have you been to your local library lately?
Have you been inspired lately?
*Yikes, I suck at spelling- thank you to the Nicest reader ever who corrected my spelling of biographies.
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I like biographies too. I feel like if I'm learning some facts, my time spent reading isn't considered loafing around! I just finished Mistress of Modernism, The Life of Peggy Guggenheim. I actually did learn alot about the birth of modern art and it was really interesting. I have Tina Fey's book downloaded on my Kindle but I haven't started it yet.
Although it isn't quite a Biography, I just finished ready One Day, All the Children by Wendy Kopp describing how she started and grew Teach for America. It was quite inspiring to see how a bunch of new college grads were able to start such a big movement.
I've read all three of these-the last two this summer as well- I thought TF was hilarious- very down to earth- I was never a big KC fan but I found so many inspirational passages from the amazing people that she had contribute to her book- And well Last Lecture I read a few years ago and bawled my eyes out.
Absolutely loved The Last Lecture, and the other two are on my reading list as well, so I'm glad to hear you liked them!
Although it's not a strict biography, I was riveted by The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It's a must read.
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