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| | 2. |  | Jane Austen: A Life (Penguin Lives)
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $7.30
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I enjoyed the first 10-20 pages because I'm hungry for any kind of info on Jane Austen. But I soon grew tired of Shields' speculations about Austen's feelings, motivations, choices, etc. She spends a lot of time trying to tie Austen's novels and characters to events in Austen's own life and after a... more info
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| | 5. |  | Winston Churchill: A Life (Penguin Lives)
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $7.20
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If you're not looking for an extensive biography on the life of Winston Churchill, this book is brief, informative, and John Keegan does a good job of keeping it engaging. Churchill lead an interesting life - ambitious for power, was invigorated by the challenge and glory of war yet knew its costs,... more info
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| | 9. |  | Virginia Woolf (Penguin Lives)
from Viking Adult
Price: $2.25
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Nigel Nicolson is uniquely qualified to write a brief biography of Virginia Woolf. First, he is one of the most important caretakers of her written work, having edited her letters for publication. Second, as a small boy, he actually knew Virginia Woolf. Third, his mother was Vita Sackville-West, one... more info
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| | 10. |  | Abraham Lincoln (Penguin Lives)
from Viking Adult
Price: $3.98
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This is one of several volumes in the Penguin Lives Series, each of which written by a distinguished author in her or his own right. Each provides a concise but remarkably comprehensive biography of its subject in combination with a penetrating analysis of the significance of that subject's life and... more info
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