http://dir.salon.com/topics/biographies/?source=rss&aim=biographies en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/01/trotsky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/01/trotsky/index.html?source=rss A gripping new account captures the October Revolution's great intellectual facing doom (and feeding bunnies) By Allen Barra Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/05/08/a_rod/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/05/08/a_rod/index.html?source=rss A controversial new biography collects just about every rumor and bad story ever told about baseball icon Alex Rodriguez. But who leaked his drug tests, and what do they mean, anyway? By Laura Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/12/gurley_brown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/12/gurley_brown/index.html?source=rss Is Helen Gurley Brown's legacy more than just sex quizzes and cleavage? A new biography of Cosmo's founder proclaims her a pioneer of today's raunchy, unapologetic brand of feminism. By Allen Barra Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/03/flannery_oconnor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/03/flannery_oconnor/index.html?source=rss Flannery O'Connor wrote two novels and died young, but her influence has been vast. Why has it taken half a century for her to get a definitive biography? By Laura Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/15/wagners/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/15/wagners/index.html?source=rss In Germany, Wagner is worshiped like a god. His scheming, squabbling descendants are another story. By Laura Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/12/best_books/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/12/best_books/index.html?source=rss From an imaginary history of Alaskan Jews to a compelling glimpse of the CIA, we pick the 10 most pleasurable reading experiences of the year. By Laura Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/10/13/charles_schulz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/10/13/charles_schulz/index.html?source=rss Charles Schulz, the author of the beloved "Peanuts," was himself a depressive, self-deceiving character many found hard to love. By Christine Smallwood Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/27/two_lives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/27/two_lives/index.html?source=rss Janet Malcolm's search for the real Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas exposes some hard truths about the duo and biography itself. By Thomas Rogers and Matthew Fishbane Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2007/07/06/harry_potter/index.html?source=rss Who will survive "The Deathly Hallows"? Elizabeth Hand, Kelly Link, Steve Almond -- and Stephen Amidon's children -- join Salon staff and place their bets. By Rachel Aviv Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/06/27/biographer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/06/27/biographer/index.html?source=rss Biographer Meryle Secrest shares her secrets: Don't fall in love with Stephen Sondheim, and watch out for Salvador Dali's hit men. By Allen Barra Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/15/richard_nixon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/06/15/richard_nixon/index.html?source=rss Richard Nixon continues to fascinate and repel us. On the 35th anniversary of Watergate, is it time to stop kicking Dick around and reconsider his accomplishments? By Laura Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/02/13/rounding/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/02/13/rounding/index.html?source=rss The Russian empress remains fascinating not because she attempted sex with a horse, but for expanding her empire, squashing her enemies and acting like, well, a man. By George Rafael Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/06/20/davenport_hines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/06/20/davenport_hines/index.html?source=rss A new biography is perfect for those who haven't read "Remembrance of Things Past" -- but would like to pretend they have. By Stephen Amidon Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/04/15/brown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/04/15/brown/index.html?source=rss A new biography depicts Madame Bovary's creator as a sexual adventurer who spent his life at war with his bourgeois self. By Margot Mifflin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/12/06/mclaird/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/12/06/mclaird/index.html?source=rss America's favorite cross-dressing, gunslinging frontier woman was less (and more) than her legend would have you think. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/04/21/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/04/21/thursday/index.html?source=rss Casey Stengel was more genius than clown, a new book argues, and his brilliance as the Yankees manager was forged through years of losing in Brooklyn and Boston. By Priya Jain Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/12/18/heloise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/12/18/heloise/index.html?source=rss The steamy, violent saga of medieval lovers Abelard and Heloise -- and their kinky letters -- uncannily anticipate today's battles over sex and religion. By Laura Miller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/09/27/shakespeare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/09/27/shakespeare/index.html?source=rss In Stephen Greenblatt's marvelous new study, William Shakespeare emerges as a drab and conventional burgher who somehow became the greatest writer the world has ever known. By Allen Barra Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/08/27/borges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/08/27/borges/index.html?source=rss Jorge Luis Borges went from being an unknown middle-aged librarian to one of the 20th century's most influential writers. So why do so few people read him now? Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/2004/02/24/hazzard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2004/02/24/hazzard/index.html?source=rss By Adrienne Crew Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/2003/06/27/black_geeks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2003/06/27/black_geeks/index.html?source=rss Growing up, all the kids -- black and white -- exiled me for being an obsessive reader. This year, I finally found three books that capture the black nerd experience. By the Associated Press Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/2002/08/20/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/2002/08/20/keillor/index.html?source=rss