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Gonzostewie t1_j2fdtx1 wrote

I like biographies. I get into mostly Presidential bios and rock n roll bios. Presidents fascinate me because I want to know what makes them tick, what makes them want the job. It seems like a pretty shitty gig.

I love reading about my musical heroes. Their lives are truly stranger than fiction.

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Bilbobaginses1 OP t1_j2fgef6 wrote

Biographies didn't even cross my mind!

I suppose I was really thinking of nonfiction as textbooks of history and science but biographies are also something to consider when talking about nonfiction

also thanks a lot for taking the time to comment

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Gonzostewie t1_j2fmpwr wrote

Quick recommendation: One of the more interesting non-fiction books I've read is called The Brenner Assignment. It touches on the fledgling CIA (OSS) during WWII. It specifically deals with one particular mission in northern Italy. An American was dropped into the Italian Alps to set up a partisan resistance of sabotage and subterfuge. It was a wild story.

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