Best Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs

vtlucania: Rarely do we see books about racism that do not focus on the united States. Normally Germany is associated with Jewish Holocaust yet in this book, the concepts intersect. In addition, this book is a travel through some of Germany's harsh history and the way the people reacted.

vtlucania: Through Ray Hinton, the reader can see redemption. It is unimaginable that an innocent person loses 30 years of life being unjustly incarcerated yet Ray is not bitter. Ultimately, the reader will understand, humans have much work to do to become our best.

vtlucania: Yes, Thurgood Marshall was the fist Black Supreme Court Justice. Yes, he was a Civil Rights icon. These accomplishments are only part of the story. Thurgood Marshall ascent to the Supreme Court was not smooth or easy. President Lyndon B. Johnson was instrumental and determined to make Thurgood's appointment become reality and his determination likely used all his political capital. Showdown is about all the pieces that had to be brought to alignment to give the United States its first Black Supreme Court Justice. Powerful!

vtlucania: Making it in the NFL is difficult. Derrick made to the NFL as a deaf man. He was not the first deaf man in the NFL but he was the first Offensive Linesman with a severe hearing impairment. Oh, and he has a Super Bowl Ring!

vtlucania: Many people think they dislike History, they do like history. Reading this book is like reading a novel although it is nonfiction. For all those who wonder how Catherine the Great came to be Great, this is the best book I have read about her. In "Catherine" the reader see the Empress from her childhood all the way to her demise and realize she was a human with human conditions.