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Inspiring autobiography?

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snazzychair · 01/01/2024 17:34

Can anyone recommend any good inspiring autobiographies that I can listen to as an audiobook?

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DowntonCrabby · 01/01/2024 17:42

Both of Michelle Obama’s were fantastic, Barack’s too but it’s very long.

JaneyGee · 01/01/2024 17:43

My favourite is Robert Graves’ Goodbye to all That. In fact, it’s one of my favourite books, full stop.

Isn’t Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own a sort of feminist autobiography? I’ve always meant to read it.

I loved Roald Dahl’s Boy and also Stephen Fry’s Moab is my Washpot. David Niven wrote a wonderful autobiography called The Moon’s a Balloon, and I think Douglas Adams wrote one as well.

I loved Brian Blessed’s autobiography. I have the audiobook version, which he reads himself. Very funny and inspiring. The chapter on Peter O’ Toole is fascinating.

snazzychair · 01/01/2024 21:34

Thank you I'll browse these. Have started Michelle Obama, it's very good so far

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DisforDarkChocolate · 01/01/2024 21:35

I very much enjoyed Anita Rani's.

Riverlee · 05/01/2024 20:32

Matthew Mcaughty book Grrenlights is good.

baileybrosbuildingandloan · 05/01/2024 20:42

I enjoyed Matthew Perry's, which I read when it came out.

louderthan · 05/01/2024 22:20

I bought Johannes Radebe's autobiography for my mum for Christmas and she also bought it for me, totally unplanned!
We are just starting to read it now.

Depressedhusbandbringingmedown · 05/01/2024 22:23

Ade Edmondson’s was great as was Fern Brady’s.

googledidnthelp · 05/01/2024 22:38

My friends very much surprised me by raving about Andre Agassi's. Zero interest in tennis but said it was amazing.

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