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Date Posted: 12:28:16 02/02/12 Thu
Author: Araninda
Subject: Biographies

Trying to get some discussion going on the board with a topic we haven't discussed much. . . .

Do you enjoy reading biography or autobiography books? Whose biography or autobiography did you find to be especially interesting or fascinating? Whose did you think would be interesting, but really wasn't?

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[> I was fortunate to "read" the new autobiographies of Dick Van Dyke and Carol Burnett - both on audio books read by the authors. I'm waiting for our library to get James Garner's new one on audio - I'm suew he will be the reader. -- Wolfeylady, 12:37:49 02/02/12 Thu [1]


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[> I haven't read either in such a long time. I would really like to read a few, but I rarely have time at the moment. Hopefully when I let go of a few things at the end of March I will be able to go to the library and get something interesting out. -- Katiegirl, 04:07:52 02/03/12 Fri [1]


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[> I don't read a lot of biographies. I did read "Upon This Rock" the life of St. Peter. I found it very interesting. But, a lot of it was questionable according to the New Testaments. But it was a good read and made me think. I love books that make me ponder things. -- Cathy F., 10:52:15 02/03/12 Fri [1]


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[> I donīt read biographies, in general. What I have read is Jim Lovellīs "Lost Moon", which Apollo 13 (with Tom Hanks) was based on, that was interesting. Another interesting read was about the first Ebola outbreak in what was then Zaire, written by one of the doctors who was there. Glenn Closeīs dad, if I remember correctly. Mostly, I enjoy reading fiction. -- Jam, 15:39:51 02/04/12 Sat [1]


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[> [> I've always wondered how different the true story is from the movie- always wanted to read it but haven't made the time. -- chris k, 11:11:19 02/05/12 Sun [1]


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[> I'm reading Margaret Thatchers at the moment, Gives a good insight into her thought processes. Went to south Africa and saw where Mandela was imprisoned so I would like to read his story next. -- Lurks, 06:32:40 02/05/12 Sun [1]


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[> [> I have read Nelson Mandela's 'Long Walk to Freedom'. It is a fascinating book -- Katiegirl, 22:50:31 02/05/12 Sun [1]


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[> I used to love reading biographies when I was in colllege and single- then I gave up reading for years after I had children- but now - I need the escapism of Happily Ever After fiction!! - of the ones I remember reading way back when - I remember being surprised by the biography of Catherine the Great - not what I expected - Disappointed in the biography of the duke and duchess of windsor- and very surprised by the biography of Shelly winters- boy did that woman get around!! LOL -- chris k, 11:10:36 02/05/12 Sun [1]


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[> [> ohh - and I read the biography of Maria Van Trapp once and was flabbergasted at the literary license the movie took - oh boy- Of course my curiosity was peaked when I went to Austria and was told by the tour guides if the family had indeed climbed on foot over the nearest mountain they'd have landed smack dab in Germany!! - in reality they left Austria peacefully on a train - in the nick of time just days before the borders were closed- but no cloak and dagger stuff -- chris k, 11:13:16 02/05/12 Sun [1]


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[> [> [> the other sad thing - was she'd sold her rights to her story to someone for peanuts- they then sold it to whoever first made the musical the Sound of Music - Maria Von Trapp got very little out of the movie success. -- chris k, 11:14:54 02/05/12 Sun [1]


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[> [> [> But that wouldn't have made a very exciting ending, would it? -- JAG Junkie (Ronda), 23:11:28 02/05/12 Sun [1]


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[> [> [> [> you know- I honestly don't see why the realization that you have to leave the land you love couldn't have been done just as sadly with them standing on a train as it pulls out of the station - but - we all love the movie anyhow!! - and I do love the nuns when they look at the reverend mother and say I have sinned holding up the car parts- LOL. -- chris k, 18:26:44 02/07/12 Tue [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> I love that part too! LOL -- JJ (Ronda)--I guess the ending fits with the song: "Climb Every Mountain" Maybe it's meant to be more symbolic of how hard it was for them to leave?, 06:44:33 02/08/12 Wed [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> except for maria being a novice and marrying a widower with 7 children- most of the movie was really fiction - they married before hitler and Austria united- the children were older- the eldest was a doctor when they married - she was pregnant when they left austria. he'd lost most of his money either during or just after the stock market crash- they'd been singing for a living for a while -the manager in the movie had actually been a paid border in real life ohhh - and he really was engaged to a princess before he married maria- at least that was something- LOL -- chris k, 12:00:41 02/08/12 Wed [1]


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> didn't understand though why in the movie they downgraded her to contessa- lol -- chris k, 12:02:00 02/08/12 Wed [1]


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[> Some of the Von Trapp famile immigrated to American. They have an Inn in Vermont. I don't know exactly where, but it open year round. My cousin went and said it was very interesting. -- Cathy F., 13:51:27 02/06/12 Mon [1]


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[> [> It's located in Stowe, Vermont. -- jenks, 08:48:31 02/09/12 Thu [1]


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[> [> [> some of the grandchildren sang on the Oprah Show during the 30th anniversary of the movie -- chris k, 14:08:17 02/11/12 Sat [1]


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