Biographies

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The Wright Brothers

Story of the bicycle mechanics who launched the aviation age

David McCullough · 5 min read

Portrait of America's first billionaire and the rise of Standard Oil

Ron Chernow · 5 min read

Story of Louis Zamperini's journey from Olympic runner to WWII survivor

Laura Hillenbrand · 5 min read

Biography of Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the age she defined

A.N. Wilson · 6 min read

Detailed biography of the post-impressionist painter based on newly accessed letters and documents

Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith · 5 min read

Pulitzer Prize-winning biography offering a fresh portrait of America's first president

Ron Chernow · 6 min read

Comprehensive look at the academic who became a wartime president

John Milton Cooper Jr. · 5 min read

Biography focusing on Stalin's early years and transformation into a revolutionary

Simon Sebag Montefiore · 5 min read