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After doing the morning's chores, Judy and I have lunch and then go for our afternoon walk that includes a stop for coffee.  When we return home, the remainder of the afternoon is spent by the pool or in the media room, where we each curl up with our books.  Sometime in February 2010, after becoming frustrated by the process of  choosing one book out of the 144,000 books at the library, I decided on an easier way to make my book selections.  The A. K. Smiley Public Library has a wonderful "Biography" section located in the basement.  The books are sorted in alphabetical order by the last name of the subject.  So, I started with "AAA," and after I finish each book, I return to the stacks and move down to the next biography that grabs my attention.  As of this update, I am up to "GAR."

Here's what I've read to date.

 

Subject Title Author
Adams, Ansel An Autobiography Self
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud The Secret History of Iran's Radical Leader Kasra Naji
Angelou, Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Self
Augustus The Life of Rome's First Emperor Anthony Everitt
Baker, Josephine Josephine - The Hungry Heart Jean-Claude Baker & Chris Chase
Ball, Lucille I Loved Lucy Lee Tannen
Barbie, Klaus The Butcher of Lyon Brendan Murphy
Barger, Sonny Hell's Angels Self
Benedict XVI The Rise of Benedict XVI John L. Allen, Jr.
Benny, Jack Sunday Nights at Seven Joan Benny
Berra, Yogi Ten Rings - My Championship Seasons Self
Bertinelli, Valerie Losing It, One Pound at a Time Self
Billy the Kid The Endless Ride Michael Wallis
bin Laden, Osama The Osama bin Laden I Know Peter L. Bergen
Blair, Tony The Making of a World Leader Phillip Stephens
Blanc, Mel That's Not All Folks! Self
Bogart, Humphrey A Life in Hollywood Jeffrey Meyers
Bolivar, Simon A Life John Lynch
Boone, Daniel A Biography Robert Morgan
Borman, Martin Aftermath Ladislas Farago
Boyd, Pattie Wonderful Tonight Self
Bradbury, Ray The Bradbury Chronicles Sam Weller
Brando, Marlon An Unauthorized Biography Charles Higham
Brinkley, David Brinkley's Beat Self
Brokaw, Tom A Long Way from Home Self
Brown, Helen Gurley I'm Wild Again! Self
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett A Biography Margaret Forster
Bruno, Giordano The Pope and the Heretic Michael White
Bryan, William Jennings A Godly Hero Michael Kazin
Buddha (Dalai Lama) Man - Monk - Mystic  Mayank Chhaya
Bundy, Ted The Stranger Beside Me Ann Rule
Burbank, Luther A Gardner Touched with Genius Peter Dreyer
Burns, Fritz B. F. B. Burns & the Development of Los Angeles James Thomas Keane
Burns, George The Hundred Year Dash Martin Gottfried
Burr, Aaron Fallen Founder, The Life of Aaron Burr Nancy Isenberg
Burroughs, Edgar Rice Tarzan Forever John Taliaferro
Bush, George H. W. My Father, My President Koch, Doro Bush
Byron, Lord Byron, Life and Legend Fiona MacCarthy
Caesar, Julius Caesar, Life of a Colossus Adrian Goldsworthy
Calamity Jane The Woman and the Legend James D. McLaird
Callas, Maria An Intimate Biography Anne Edwards
Capote, Truman In Which Various Friends, Enemies,....... George Plimpton
Caravaggio M: The Man Who Became Caravaggio Peter Robb
Carnegie, Andrew Andrew Carnegie David Nasaw
Carney, Art Art Carney:  A Biography Michael Seth Starr
Carson Johnny Here's Johnny! Ed McMahon
Carter, Jimmy From Plains to Postpresidency Peter G. Bourne
Caruso, Enrico The Great Caruso, A Biography Michael Scott
Cassatt, Mary Mary Cassatt:  A Life Nancy Mowll Matthews
Castro, Fidel The Real Fidel Castro Leycester Coltman
Champlain, Samuel de Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer
Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin: A Life Stephen Weissman, M.D.
Charles, Prince The Prince of Wales: A Biography Jonathan Dimblely
Chavez, Cesar The Fight in the Fields Susan Ferriss & Ricardo Sandoval
Cheney, Dick Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most.... Stephen F. Hayes
Chiang Kai-Shek China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost Jonathon Fenby
Child, Julia Appetite for Life Noel Riley Fitch
Chopin, Fryderyk Pianist from Warsaw William G. Atwood
Christie, Agatha The Woman and Her Mysteries Gillian Gill
Churchill, Winston Churchill: A Biography Roy Jenkins
Cicero The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Anthony Everitt
Cleopatra Last Queen of Egypt Joyce Tyldesley
Clinton, Bill An American Journey: Great Expectations Nigel Hamilton
Cobb, Ty The Life & Times of the Meanest Man Who .... Al Stump
Cody, Buffalo Bill The Man Behind the Legend Robert A. Carter
Coffman, Nellie Norton Nellie's Boardinghouse: Coffman & Palm Springs Marjorie Belle Bright
Collins, Judy Singing Lessons Self
Columbus, Christopher Columbus Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Constantine Constantine Ramsey MacMullen
Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge: An American Enigma Robert Sobel
Coppola, Francis Ford A Filmmaker's Life Michael Schumacher
Costello, Elvis Complicated Shadows: The Life & Music of E.C. Graeme Thomson
Crazy Horse The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History Joseph M. Marshall III
Crick, Francis Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code Matt Ridley
Cromwell, Oliver Oliver Cromwell Peter Gaunt
Curie, Marie Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie Barbara Goldsmith
Dalí, Salvador The Shameful Life of Salvador Dalí Ian Gibson
Dante Alighieri Dante R. W. B. Lewis
Darrow, Clarence The Last Trials of Clarence Darrow Donald McRae
Darwin, Charles The Reluctant Mr. Darwin David Quammen
Davis, Bette Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis Ed Sikov
Davis, Sammy Jr. In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr. Wil Haygood
de Gaulle, Charles de Gaulle Julian Jackson
Descartes, René Cogito, Ergo Sum Richard Watson
Dickens, Charles Dickens: A Biography Fred Kaplan
Dickinson, Emily The Life of Emily Dickinson: My Wars are Laid... Alfred Habegger
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan The Doctor and the Detective: A Biography of ACD Martin Booth
Dreyfus, Alfred The Dreyfus Case Alfred Dreyfus and Pierre Dreyfus
Duncan, Isadora A Sensational Life Peter Kurth
Earhart, Amelia The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart Mary S. Lovell
Eastwood, Clint American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood Marc Eliot
Edison, Thomas Alva Inventing the Century Neil Baldwin
Einstein, Albert Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson
Elijah Muhammad An Original Man: The Life and Times of E.M. Claude Andrew Clegg III
Emerson, Ralph Waldo The Mind on Fire Robert D. Richardson, Jr.
Faraday, Michael A Life of Discovery: MF, Giant of the Scientific Rev James Hamilton
Faulkner, William One Matchless Time: A Life of William Faulkner Jay Parini
Fellini, Federico Federico Fellini: His Life and Work Tullio Kezich
Fiedler, Arthur Arthur Fiedler: Papa, the Pops and Me Johanna Fiedler
Fields, W. C. W. C. Fields: A Biography James Curtis
Fleming, Ian The Life of Ian Fleming John Pearson
Ford, Henry The People's Tycoon HF and the American Century Steven Watts
Fosse, Bob All His Jazz: The Life and Death of Bob Fosse Martin Gottfried
Fossey, Dian Woman in the Mists Farley Mowat
Francis of Assisi Francis of Assisi: A Revolutionary Life Adrian House
Franco, Francisco Franco: A Concise Biography Gabrielle Ashford Hodges
Franklin, Benjamin Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Walter Isaacson
Freud, Sigmund Freud: Darkness in the Midst of Vision Louis Breger
Frost, Robert Robert Frost: A Life Jay Parini
Galileo Galilei Galileo: A Life James Reston, Jr.
Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of M. G. Stanley Wolpert
Garcia, Jerry Garcia: An American Life Blair Jackson
     

Current Count = 112

 

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