http://www.dailylit.com/tags/ Books in the Biography category http://www.dailylit.com/books/my-bondage-and-my-freedom by Frederick Douglass<br><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/my-bondage-and-my-freedom/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/my-bondage-and-my-freedom http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-3 by Frances Burney<br><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-3/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-3 http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-2 by Frances Burney<br><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-2/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-2 http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-1 by Frances Burney<br><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-1/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/diary-and-letters-of-madame-darblay-volume-1 http://www.dailylit.com/books/confessions-of-j-j-rousseau by Jean-Jacques Rousseau<br><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/confessions-of-j-j-rousseau/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/confessions-of-j-j-rousseau http://www.dailylit.com/books/jane-austen-her-life-and-letters by Austen-Leigh and Austen-Leigh<br><h3>Description</h3> <p>Jane Austen’s personal life and words were brought to light in this exemplary 1913 biography, written by the author’s descendants. Seeking to do justice to Austen’s legend with a factual and uncompromising biography, Richard and William Austen-Leigh embarked on meticulous research among their family archives. By drawing from Austen’s own words in personal correspondence as well as first-hand memories from relatives and friends, the Austen-Leighs were able to bring forth a life-story unparalleled in its detail and scope. This is an intimate look at one of literature’s brightest stars—in her own words and in the words of those who knew her best. </p><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/jane-austen-her-life-and-letters/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/jane-austen-her-life-and-letters http://www.dailylit.com/books/memoir-of-jane-austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh<br><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/memoir-of-jane-austen/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/memoir-of-jane-austen http://www.dailylit.com/books/finding-iris-chang by Paula Kamen<br><h3>Description</h3> <p>Iris Chang's mysterious suicide in 2004, at age thirty-six, didn't seem to make any sense. She had more to live for than anyone, including fame, fortune, beauty, a husband, and child. Some even wondered if the controversial author of the <i>Rape of Nanking</i> had been murdered. Long-time friend Paula Kamen was among those left wondering what had gone so wrong. Seeking to reconcile the suicide with the image of Chang's &quot;perfect&quot; life, Kamen searched her own memory and scoured Chang's letters, diaries, and archival material to fill in the gaps of Chang's personal transformation&mdash;from awkward teen to homecoming princess in college, from &quot;ex-shy person&quot; to world-class speaker and international human rights pioneer&mdash;and later decline into mental illness and paranoia. A literary investigation of an important writer's journey, <i>Finding Iris Chang</i> is a tribute to a lost heroine, a portrait of the real and vulnerable woman who inspired so many around the world.</p> <h3>Praise for <i>Finding Iris Chang</i></h3> <p>&quot;A rewardingly complex portrait of a driven and troubled woman.&quot; <br>&mdash<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p>&quot;Part biography, part detective story, part memoir of a thorny but enduring friendship, this book takes us to the heart of Iris Chang's tragic life. Paula Kamen writes with astute psychological insight, the intuition of a close friend&mdash;and with the determination of an investigative reported resolved to get to the bottom of a death as baffling as it is heartbreaking.&quot; <br>&mdash;Molly Worthen, author of <i>The Man on Whom Nothing Was Lost</i></p> <p>&quot;Iris Chang inspired many, including me. Now Iris's life has inspired her friend Paula Kamen to write a tender remembrance of a great woman.&quot; <br>&mdash;James Bradley, author of <i>Flags of Our Fathers</i> and <i>Flyboys</i></p> <p>&quot;Journalist Paula Kamen leaves no clue unturned in this riveting narrative that is part detective story, part psychological drama, part homage to a friend, as she peels back the complexities of Iris Chang's life and death&mdash;revealing the obsessions, frailties, significance, and, ultimately, the humanity of this legendary Chinese American woman warrior.&quot; <br>&mdash;Helen Zia, author of <i>Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People</i></p> <h3>Extended Copyright Information</h3> <p>Copyright 2007 by Paula Kamen. All rights reserved.</p> <p>No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.</p> <p>Previously published by Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.</p> <p>Cover design by Georgia Liebman. <br>Cover photograph by Tamara Staples; college graduation photograph courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives; Iris Chang Papers.</p><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/finding-iris-chang/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/finding-iris-chang http://www.dailylit.com/books/education-of-henry-adams by Henry Adams<br><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/education-of-henry-adams/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/education-of-henry-adams http://www.dailylit.com/books/free-as-in-freedom by Sam Williams<br><br><br><a href='http://www.dailylit.com/books/free-as-in-freedom/1'>Sample Installment</a><hr> http://www.dailylit.com/books/free-as-in-freedom