Autobiography Recommendations

[megs]

I read Ray Martins and found that to be good,

My husband recently read Andre Agassi's bio titled Open, he isn't a big reader but he loved it and spent our 2 week holiday sneaking off from the kids so he could keep reading, so it must have been good.... either that or he just gave me an excuse as to why he wasn't watching them.

[miss.cinders]

Shattered Dreams - My life as a polygamists wife by Irene Spencer
Loved it! Makes you realise the strength some women have.

[Fleur]

A piece of cake by Cupcake Brown

That is a great story.

Angela's Ashes, and Tis, by Frank McCourt.

[skybie]

measure of a man- sydney portier
Tweak- nick sheff (his father also wrote his version of events but havent read it yet)
April fools day -bryce courtney, not an autobiography persay, but its about his sons life living with heamophillia (sp?)

i know i have more, will go through the bookshelf later

[Fleur]

Oh, April Fool's Day was another awesome one, sad but totally involving.

[meow]

I was going to write about Wild Swans - fantastic fantastic read. Although I'm not sure it's strictly a biography?

I figure the depiction of her grandmother and mother's lives falls under biography and then the section on her own life is autobio.

I couldn't get into April Fool's Day- I don't think I like Courtney's writing style.

Also remembered:
Escape- life living in a polygamist sect
Bravo Two Zero- amazing story of an SAS guy being stranded behind enemy lines

[~me~]

Here is a few more..not all biographies, ture stories and all I could not put down.

Jesus Freaks- The true story of a boy by 'The Family/Children of God' and the son of the founder of these cult's.
Love in the driest season - The true story of a Journalist and his efforts in adopting a baby from South Africa.
It is no secret - The true story of a stolen child
The Assasination of Marilyn Monroe
Rosebud- George Orwell biography
Dalaia lama my son- A mother's story
Faithfull- Marianne Faithfull
Robert Sykes - Snake Cradle, Snake Dancing, Snake Circle. It's a trilogy and is about Roberta Sykes, the first Aboriginal woman to graduate from Harvard.
Aman

I love true stories!

[Tinsel]

Fantastic everyone. So happy to have this list. Heather72, I think you hit the nail on the head. I wasn't specifically after autobiographies but actually I should have said 'true stories' as this is what I love to get into.

[pearshaker]

Not sure what you're into - but I really enjoyed Life, Law & not enough shoes by Judith Fordham. She's was a single mum with 3 kids (i think) who decided to do a law degree and become a barrister. She is now one of the most reputable barristers in her field and now teaches in a WA University in forensic science (she had a science background also). Funny as hell.