Posted by Kara on Thursday, Dec 20, 2012
Kick back, relax, maybe move a bit closer the the fireplace. What could be better during an Iowa snowstorm but some great biographies recommended by Iowa City Public Library staff? You'll be so engrossed in these books you'll forget about the snow!
2012 was a great book year. Yesterday we released our "Best of 2012-Nonfiction" list. Keep an eye out for upcoming recommendations for Fiction, Mystery and Books for Children.
| A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father Sargent Shriver | Mark Shriver | |
| After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968-To the Present | J. Randy Taraborrelli | |
| Cronkite | Douglas Brinkley | |
| Kurt Vonnegut: Letters | Dan Wakefield, Editor | |
| Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) | Jenny Lawson | |
| Letter: My Journey Through Life, Love, and Loss |
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| Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury | Lesley-Ann Jones | |
| Passage of Power: The Times of Lyndon Johnson | Robert Caro | |
| Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy | David Nasaw | |
| Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail | Cheryl Strayed | |
About the Author
Kara was the Community and Access Services Coordinator. She retired in June 2020.