Review of “Mark Twain” by Ron Chernow
Mark Twain by Ron Chernow 1,174 pages Penguin Press Published: May 13, 2025 Ron Chernow’s latest, and widely-anticipated, biography of …
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Review of “American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell” by Deborah Solomon
American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell by Deborah Solomon 493 pages Farrar, Straus and Giroux Published: November …
Review of “Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe” by David Maraniss
Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe by David Maraniss 672 pages Simon & Schuster Published: August 2022 …
Review of “Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck” by William Souder
Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder 464 pages W. W. Norton & Co. Published: …
Review of “Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald” by Matthew Bruccoli
Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Matthew Bruccoli 624 pages Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Published: …
Review of “Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise” by Scott Eyman
Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman 576 pages Simon & Schuster Published: October 2020 Published in October, “Cary …
Review of “Mark Twain: A Life” by Ron Powers
Mark Twain: A Life by Ron Powers 722 pages Free Press Published: September 2005 “Mark Twain: A Life” was published …
Review of “Leonardo da Vinci” by Walter Isaacson
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson 600 pages Simon & Schuster Published: October 2017 “Leonardo da Vinci” is Walter Isaacson’s …
Review of “Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination” by Neal Gabler
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler 851 pages Vintage (Random House) Published: October 2006 “Walt …
Review of “Mozart: A Life” by Maynard Solomon
Mozart: A Life by Maynard Solomon 656 pages HarperCollins Published: February 1995 Maynard Solomon’s “Mozart: A Life” was published in …
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