18 books like Mémoires

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Keynes Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky · 1984 · ★ 4.0 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The ideas of John Maynard Keynes have never been more timely. No one has bettered Keynes's description of the psychology of investors during a financial crisis: ‘The practice of calmness and immobility, of certainty and security, suddenly breaks down. New fears and hopes will, without warning, take charge of human conduct… the market will be subject to waves of optimistic and pessimistic… Shares: Economists, Biography & Memoir

Autobiography John Stuart Mill · 1873 · ★ 4.0 · 141p · ≈ 4h · Challenging John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy Shares: Economists, Biography & Memoir

Moi︠a︡ zhiznʹ Leon Trotsky · 1930 · 602p · ≈ 20h · Challenging Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

Shi ji Sima Qian · 1550 · ★ 1.0 · 20p · ≈ 40m · Demanding xx, 243 p. ; 23 cm Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

Diary Samuel Pepys · 1825 · ★ 4.2 · 16p · ≈ 32m · Challenging Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second… Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

Agricola P. Cornelius Tacitus · 1585 · ★ 3.7 · 161p · ≈ 5h · Demanding "Cornelius Tacitus, Rome's greatest historian and the last major writer of classical Latin prose, produced his first two books in AD 98. He was inspired to take up his pen when the assassination of Domitian ended 'fifteen years of enforced silence'. These first products were brief: the biography of his late father-in-law Julius Agricola and an account of Rome's most dangerous enemies, the… Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

Marlborough Winston S. Churchill · 1933 · 488p · ≈ 16h · Challenging "Marlborough: His Life and Times is an exhaustive, four-volume panegyric biography, in which Churchill defends his ancestor against claims of war-mongering and charlatanism made by Thomas Macaulay, a 19th-century historian and Whig politician. The Duke of Marlborough was a military commander and statesman, who rose from a page at the Stuart court to one of the richest and most successful royal… Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

An autobiography Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · 1927 · ★ 4.4 · 455p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. He feared the enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding of his quest for truth rooted in devotion to… Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli James Boswell · 1768 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Demanding "This first complete reprint of James Boswell's book on Corsica since the eighteenth century is enhanced by comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and a critical introduction. Boswell designed his text in two parts, first, an "Account" of Corsica, which gives a historical, political, socioeconomic, and cultural overview of the Corsican people, and second, the "Journal" of his tour to see… Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

Une vie Simone Veil · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Political autobiography of Simone Veil, holocaust surviver, former president of the European Parliament, several times minister in French governments; one of the most outstanding politicians of post-war France and Europe. Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

The life of Niccolò Machiavelli Roberto Ridolfi · 1963 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A narrative biography of the Florentine in which his own deeds and his own words speak for themselves. Shares: Statesmen, Biography & Memoir

The Library of American Biography Jared Sparks · 1846 · 402p · ≈ 13h · Challenging This book itself comprises and also is a collection of letters by varied political and social personalities in reference with the American Revolution. These letters are also concerned with the foreign relations of United States during the whole revolution. Also, it reflects the political framing in the United States. Shares: Biography & Memoir

A history of autobiography in antiquity Georg Misch · 1950 · 364p · ≈ 12h · Moderate This is Volume IV of 9 historical works from the International Library of Sociology. This is part one of two looking at the history of the autobiography. Appearing in isolation as they do, autobiographies demand for their description and appreciation, a comprehensive view of the development of the human mind. This volume covers the conception and the origin of autobiography, looking at ancient… Shares: Biography & Memoir

Mr. Nice Howard Marks · 1996 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Moderate This candid crime memoir by Britain's most famous drug baron is "frequently hilarious, occasionally sad, and often surreal" (GQ).   During the mid-1980s Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25 companies throughout the world. From local bars to recording studios to offshore banks—all of his "businesses" were in fact money laundering vehicles serving his one true business:… Shares: Biography & Memoir

Autobiography Anderson L Staff · 2001 · 166p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote ''Confessions'', the first Western autobiography ever written, around AD 400. Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century.]] Shares: Biography & Memoir

Two Sisters Gore Vidal · 1970 · ★ 4.0 · 236p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Originally published in 1970 this fairly short novel (174 pages) contains, according to the blurb on the dust jacket of the first edition, “Gore Vidal’s singular speculations on love, sex, death, literature and politics.” Shares: Biography & Memoir

Missing Persons Mary Evans · 1998 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Auto/biography is currently one of the most popular literary genres, widely supposed to illuminate the study of the individual and his or her personal circumstances. Missing Persons suggests that auto/biography is, in fact, based on fictions, both about the person and about what it is possible to know about any one individual. Organised into chapters which consider particular kinds of… Shares: Biography & Memoir

Marse Henry : An Autobiography Henry Watterson · 1919 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Challenging "Marse Henry: An Autobiography" is a fascinating memoir by Henry Watterson, a prominent American journalist, and editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal. The book details Watterson's life from his birth in Kentucky in 1840 to his rise as a prominent political figure and newspaper editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Watterson's memoir is full of vivid anecdotes and colorful… Shares: Biography & Memoir

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