Autobiography as philosophy vs Round the Bend: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Autobiography as philosophy Autobiography as philosophy Thomas Mathien · 2006 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Challenging

Most philosophical writing is impersonal and argumentative, but many important philosophers have nevertheless written accounts of their own lives. Filling a gap in the market for a text focusing on autobiography as…

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Cover of Round the Bend Round the Bend Nevil Shute · 1951 ★★★★☆ 4.1 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Challenging

Tom Cutter runs an air charter service from Arabia to the Far East after the war. His best friend is the Russian-American Connie Shanklin. Connie works for Tom and inspires faith and hope in men of all denominations.

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Autobiography as philosophyRound the Bend
Goodreads — 4.1 (1903)
Hardcover — 4.0 (5)
Apple Books — 4.5 (20)

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Autobiography as philosophyRound the Bend
Ratings — 1903
Editions 7 48
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 1083
Reading it now — 119
Written reviews — 189
Wikipedia attention — 258
Pages 272 384

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