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rglovejoy on May 29, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What are some good biographies to read?

John Forbes Nash: "A Beautiful Mind" by Sylvia Nasir

Richard Feynman: "Genius" by James Gleick

"The Passion of Ayn Rand" by Barbara Brandon

"John Adams" and "Truman" by David McCullough

"Lincoln the Unknown" by Dale Carnegie

mhartl on May 29, 2008 [–]

I second the recommendation of Genius. It is incredibly rich and stands up well to rereading.

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