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You read Stalin’s? ;o

Marilyn Manson’s (The Long Hard Road out of Hell) was a very good read. I’m not so into Autobiographys so I can’t be a great help!

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The Life of Hunter S. Thompson

Ronald Reagan’s and Frank Sinatra’s.

Adam ant’s and Stephen Fry’s

How about David Rockefeller- memoirs? Or, Marilyn Manson’s- Long Hard Road out of Hell. Here’s one you won’t put down, Bob Dylan’s Chronicles. Hope this helps, Miss Bunny.

man i hate not having the internet for weeks on end…ANYWHOO try slash’s, it’s a lot more interesting than i expected it to be. and yeah hunter s tompson, stephen fry would both be fantastic choices too.

try a strange one..

The Life of General William Booth: the Founder of the Salvation Army

http://www.salvationarmysouth.org/booth/

Jim Morrison….

Mien Kampf :godwin:
No, really, its a great read. (yes i still care that he slaughtered my grandparents)

There’s a biography of W. Axl Rose by Mick Wall which is rather good, specially if you’re a GN’R fanatic like me. :D

Slash’s autobiography is good too. Really entertaining.

I stuck it in the middle and I shot it in the middle and it, it blew me outta my mind… I wish I’d never met her yeah I wish I’d known better I’d leave it all behind. GNR “Mr. Brownstone” still one of my favorite songs ever and they never played it on the radio… We should be friends Bo Peep. I can find you some sheep!

ben franklin

A Drink with Shane MacGowan (lead singer of 80’s - 90’s London-Irish band, the Pogues).
This is pure genius. The man has more background and history than you can shake a stick at and is the original rock n roll paddy genius. The stories and character…it’s beautiful.
As well as just the man himself, it paints a vivid picture of the life and the surroundings and the post-punk London scene and the trouble and fun they got up to. The book even documented the time when Shane’s tour manager entered a room to find him naked and painted blue along with the rest of the room…. brilliant stuff

hey, I just checked out your page….you like the pogues!!!! awesome, I love you already. lol

who doesnt like the pogues?

True. they are a legendary band but I don’t really know that many people who really appreciate them.
I grew up listening to ‘Rum Sodomy and the Lash’ from the age of 6 when i heard it and insisted on listening to it before I went to bed every night.
After that there was no stopping me. I got told off as a kid for singing all the cruder songs before I even knew what they meant, and the older I grew the more I appreciated some of the more beautiful and haunting songs they produced.
Also I think The Pogues are probably the main reason I am now a musician.
My newfound love of music inspired me to take up the drums and The Pogues songs themselves inspired me to take up the irish whistles.
One music degree later, several bands and a job teaching drums…..I feel I owe that band something

Mark Twain’s - it’s hilarious, I think you’d love it :)

Young Stalin

The man’s an animal has to be read to be believed a lot of it is pretty amazing, possibly the best autobiography I’ve ever read. You don’t have to be a history or even know much about him it’s just an interesting book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Young-Stalin-…

George Washington

Margaret Thatcher

Miss Jessica Bunny wrote:

alex_t wrote:
Young Stalin

The man’s an animal has to be read to be believed a lot of it is pretty amazing, possibly the best autobiography I’ve ever read. You don’t have to be a history or even know much about him it’s just an interesting book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Young-Stalin-…

I thought Stalin : The Court of the Red Tsar was far better, have you read it?

Simon Sebag Montefiore was the author I believe.

ooohhh!!! That’s now my next book..

The life story of Sir Richard Francis Burton was fascinating to read.

Tictactomm wrote:
The life story of Sir Richard Francis Burton was fascinating to read.

And the bio of Edna **** Vincent Millay is a good read too, don’t ask me who the authors were though!

Coltrane by Ben Ratliff (only read if you know who Coltrane is)

I liked:

* The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
* I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson

Also, J. Maarten Troost wrote interesting and funny books about different places he lived, such as “Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu”.

Finally, “Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea” by Steven Callahan is an interesting true life survival story.

“Lucky Man” by Michael J. Fox was very, very good (I love him!) I got his new book, but haven’t had a chance to read it yet.

Frankie Boyle if you’re into his comedy. He’s hilarious and his autobiography is apparently extremely funny.

Margrave of the Marshes - John Peel. I didn’t know who he was, but it was actually really good to read. Winston Churchill’s was also good…until it got to the political annoyance…and also, Stephen Fry’s “Moab is my Washpot” (I know, odd title :P)
Have fun :)

George Washington Carver