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Library Lin's Biographies, Autobiographies, and Memoirs
People are fascinating, but finding the best biography, autobiography, or memoir can be tough with so many to choose from. Linda Maxie (Library Lin) examined hundreds of recommended books about people to offer guidance on which books to select.
In this survey, you will find Why waste time searching for books to read when you could have hundreds of excellent titles with their summaries at your fingertips? Let Library Lin be your guide to artists, world leaders, athletes, actors, royalty, activists, and so many more.
In this survey, you will find Why waste time searching for books to read when you could have hundreds of excellent titles with their summaries at your fingertips? Let Library Lin be your guide to artists, world leaders, athletes, actors, royalty, activists, and so many more.
298 pages, Paperback
Published June 7, 2023
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About the author
Linda Maxie
3 books6 followersLinda Maxie is a retired librarian with a passion for matching the right book with the right reader. After earning an MLS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, she spent her library career obsessively poring over book reviews to build outstanding collections to connect her patrons with perfect books. After retirement, she continued her quest with Library Lin’s Curated Collection of Superlative Nonfiction (LCCN), a portable library of outstanding nonfiction covering the entire Dewey Decimal Classification system. She follows that effort with this volume of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. She lives in Virginia with her husband Roger, and their rescued mixed-breed canine, Dusty Marie.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
January 8, 2024
If you enjoy biographies and autobiographies Library Lin’s Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs is a go to reference, it will save time in research because the books are categorized by themes on their subjects’ respected accomplishments, roles in life and/or tragedies of circumstance. It is not meant to replace the many online book search sites but it will complement any of them and speed your search for the next biography by giving you more time to read and less time researching. For example: If you are looking for a biography or more information on famous Artists, Architects & Designers go to the contents page find that chapter and page # and enjoy a brief synopsis about the books on that subject, you will find books such as Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson, George Nakashima by Mira Nakashima or John James Audubon by Nancy Plain. There are forty subject-specific chapters with a wide range of topics such as Indigenous Peoples, Immigrant Accounts and even Children’s Storytellers. Both of Library Lin’s resource books (Library Lin’s Curated Collection of Superlative Nonfiction) are kept by my desktop so I can quickly reach for it when researching my next biography or current interest on Goodreads.
March 5, 2025
People are fascinating, but finding the best biography, autobiography, or memoir can be tough with so many to choose from. Linda Maxie (Library Lin) examined hundreds of recommended books about people to offer guidance on which books to select.
In this survey, you will find
• Forty subject-specific chapters of recommended biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs;
• Classic biographies that have withstood the test of time;
• Recent titles featuring people living impacted by current events;
• Inspiring biographies and memoirs of all sorts;
• Suggestions for further reading.
Why waste time searching for books to read when you could have hundreds of excellent titles with their summaries at your fingertips? Let Library Lin be your guide to artists, world leaders, athletes, actors, royalty, activists, and so many more.
"....Maxie’s collection provides a reading list for learning about the world, its leaders, and the extraordinary challenges ordinary people face, providing both a valuable reference and an interesting read all on its own." --BlueInk Reviews
296 pages, Paperback
In this survey, you will find
• Forty subject-specific chapters of recommended biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs;
• Classic biographies that have withstood the test of time;
• Recent titles featuring people living impacted by current events;
• Inspiring biographies and memoirs of all sorts;
• Suggestions for further reading.
Why waste time searching for books to read when you could have hundreds of excellent titles with their summaries at your fingertips? Let Library Lin be your guide to artists, world leaders, athletes, actors, royalty, activists, and so many more.
"....Maxie’s collection provides a reading list for learning about the world, its leaders, and the extraordinary challenges ordinary people face, providing both a valuable reference and an interesting read all on its own." --BlueInk Reviews
296 pages, Paperback
June 14, 2023
As a former teacher, I believe everyone needs to be lifelong learners. Library Lin’s newest book is an excellent reference tool for those wanting to learn about various people without searching book by book in the biography section at the library. I was pleased to find bibliographies I have already read as well as many I would like to read.
June 25, 2024
A guidebook to navigate readers through the forest of books to a curated collection of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Concise reviews assist to guide readers.
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