1. Personal History by Katharine Graham (First Vintage Books, $16) The woman who ran the Washington Post and saw it through the Pentagon Papers and the Watergate crises comes alive in the pages of this outstanding memoir. Actually, outstanding is an understatement. She is honest, blunt and real—fragile, tough and forthright—as she takes the reader through her childhood and upbringing, her marriage to Phil Graham, his passing and her ascendancy to the top spot at one of the most powerful newspapers in the country. The book won the Pulitzer Prize, for its incredible readability and the richness of its stories, plus the way it peels back the pages of our own cultural and political history, guided by a great narrator. Run, do not walk, to either buy or borrow this book if you've not read it before.
Where is "Harpo Speaks" by Harpo Marx? One of the best books I've ever read in my 45 years!!
By donna poster, 09/08/2009, 9:40 AM EDT
Angela's Ashes is the only book I read over and over. How often do you find someone raised in such abject poverty who is able to write about it in such a way that you feel you are there and understanding the pain felt by a child growing up this way. Amazingly, it is also beautifully written and a joy to read.
By Patricia Willey, 09/07/2009, 6:55 PM EDT
Katherine Graham's book "Personal History" is my all time favorite Biography!! - she certainly deserved the Pulitizer Prize. I will read it again this year and enjoy as much as the first time.
By cherishmee.reid100, 09/04/2009, 2:40 PM EDT
this sounds like a good book to read and hopefully if i can find the time to read during or after school, can't wait to read it. cherish
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