Books like Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
12 books with a reading profile close to Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
biography, narrative
Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed the Warsaw Zoo during the 1939 German invasion of Poland.
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Schindler’s List
biography, narrative
In German-occupied Poland, industrialist Oskar Schindler utilized his connections within the Nazi Party and the SS to shield Jewish workers from liquidation.
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Loving Frank
by Nancy Horan
biography, narrative
This historical novel depicts the scandalous love affair between Mamah Borthwick Cheney and the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
by Jeff Hobbs
Also clear-cut · biography, narrative
Jeff Hobbs chronicles the life of his Yale roommate, Robert Peace, a gifted student from Newark, New Jersey, who navigated the tensions between an elite Ivy League education and his neighborhood roots.
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The Miracle Worker
Also clear-cut · biography, narrative
The play chronicles the arrival of Annie Sullivan at the Keller household to instruct young Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf following an infant illness.
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
Also clear-cut · biography, narrative
Hallie Rubenhold reconstructs the biographies of Polly Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly, shifting the historical focus away from their murderer.
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
biography, narrative
In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston traveled to Plateau, Alabama, to interview Oluale Kossola, known as Cudjo Lewis.
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
by Joe Simpson
Also clear-cut · biography, narrative
Joe Simpson and Simon Yates reached the 21,000-foot summit of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes before disaster struck during their descent.
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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
by Dava Sobel
Also clear-cut · biography, narrative
Dava Sobel reconstructs the life of Galileo Galilei through the preserved correspondence of his eldest child, Suor Maria Celeste.
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What Is the What
by Dave Eggers
biography, narrative
Based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, this narrative documents the survival of a Sudanese refugee during the Second Sudanese Civil War.
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Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers
biography, narrative
Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a Syrian-American painting contractor, chooses to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his properties.
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