Showing posts with label autobiography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autobiography. Show all posts
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Autobiography of Mark Twain review
Mark Twain is the king of suspense, keeping us expecting for a century in order to reveal memories of his life. The rumours of his demise became accurate 100 years ago and one of Mark Twain's dying wishes comes to live: an extended, forthright and prophetic autobiography which he committed the last 10 years of his life to composing is finally here. UC Press is gallant to propose for the first time Mark Twain's uncensored autobiography in its totality and incisively as he left it.This major well-written event is just like a gift to the lecturers, supporters, and students. The book is the first of three volumes and introduces Mark Twain's authentic and uninhibited voice, full with humor, ideas, and beliefs, and speaking intelligibly from the grave as he designated.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Top Autobiography and Memoir books
Traditionally, memoirs usually dealt with public matters, rather than personal, and many older memoirs contain little or no information about the writer, and are almost entirely concerned with other people. Modern expectations have changed this, even for heads of government. Like most autobiographies, memoirs are generally written from the first person point of view.
1. The Confessions (Augustine) - Free Download
2. The Complete Essays (Michel de Montaigne) - Free Download
3. Meditations on First Philosophy (Rene Descartes)
4. Walden (Henry David Thoreau) - Free Download
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