The best biographies books of 1950s (chosen by biographies authors)

Loved by 6 people

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

By John Steinbeck ,

Loved by 5 people

Fort Sumter to Perryville

By Shelby Foote ,

Loved by 5 people

Goodbye to All That

By Robert Graves ,

Loved by 3 people

The Dharma Bums

By Jack Kerouac ,

How to Raise a Rhino

By Deb Aronson ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Loved by 2 people

A Writer's Diary

By Virginia Woolf ,

Loved by 1 person

The Seven Storey Mountain

By Thomas Merton ,

How to Raise a Rhino

By Deb Aronson ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Wendy in Wartime

By Rebecca Tope ,

Loved by 1 person

Of Plymouth Plantation 1620 - 1647

By William Bradford ,

Loved by 1 person

The Flame Trees of Thika

By Elspeth Huxley ,

How to Raise a Rhino

By Deb Aronson ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Wendy in Wartime

By Rebecca Tope ,

Tsunami

By LeeAnn Pickrell ,

Loved by 1 person

Essays of Elia

By Charles Lamb ,

Loved by 1 person

Shooting An Elephant

By George Orwell ,

Wendy in Wartime

By Rebecca Tope ,

Tsunami

By LeeAnn Pickrell ,

How to Raise a Rhino

By Deb Aronson ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Wendy in Wartime

By Rebecca Tope ,

Tsunami

By LeeAnn Pickrell ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Loved by 1 person

Mischief in Patagonia

By H. W. Tilman ,

Loved by 1 person

Slide Rule

By Nevil Shute ,

Loved by 1 person

Janet Guthrie

By Janet Guthrie ,

Loved by 1 person

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog

By Dylan Thomas ,

How to Raise a Rhino

By Deb Aronson ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Wendy in Wartime

By Rebecca Tope ,

Tsunami

By LeeAnn Pickrell ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

Living the Dream in Rural Ireland

By Nick Albert ,

Loved by 1 person

The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud

By Ernest Jones , Steven Marcus (editor) , Lionel Trilling (editor)

Tsunami

By LeeAnn Pickrell ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

How to Raise a Rhino

By Deb Aronson ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Wendy in Wartime

By Rebecca Tope ,

Tsunami

By LeeAnn Pickrell ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

Living the Dream in Rural Ireland

By Nick Albert ,

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Charley Kawbawgam

By Tyler R. Tichelaar ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

How to Raise a Rhino

By Deb Aronson ,

The Twenty

By Marianne C. Bohr ,

Wendy in Wartime

By Rebecca Tope ,

Tsunami

By LeeAnn Pickrell ,

Born to be Brave

By Stephanie Lincoln ,

Swimming with Lord Byron

By William Kuhn ,

Living the Dream in Rural Ireland

By Nick Albert ,

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

Charley Kawbawgam

By Tyler R. Tichelaar ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Jane Fonda

By Marilyn S. Greenwald ,

The Life of the Author

By Glynis Ridley ,

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

By Judith Lissauer Cromwell ,

Snapshots

By Maggie Humm ,

A Long Way from Anywhere

By Norah Esty ,

The best biographies books of the 1950s

The books our community loved the most.

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

Fort Sumter to Perryville

Goodbye to All That

The Dharma Bums

Books from our members

How to Raise a Rhino

The Twenty

A Writer's Diary

The Seven Storey Mountain

Books from our members

How to Raise a Rhino

The Twenty

Wendy in Wartime

Of Plymouth Plantation 1620 - 1647

The Flame Trees of Thika

Books from our members

How to Raise a Rhino

The Twenty

Wendy in Wartime

Tsunami

Essays of Elia

Shooting An Elephant

Books from our members

Wendy in Wartime

Tsunami

Books from our members

How to Raise a Rhino

The Twenty

Wendy in Wartime

Tsunami

Born to be Brave

Mischief in Patagonia

Slide Rule

Janet Guthrie

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog

Books from our members

How to Raise a Rhino

The Twenty

Wendy in Wartime

Tsunami

Born to be Brave

Swimming with Lord Byron

Living the Dream in Rural Ireland

The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud

Books from our members

Tsunami

Born to be Brave

Swimming with Lord Byron

Books from our members

How to Raise a Rhino

The Twenty

Wendy in Wartime

Tsunami

Born to be Brave

Swimming with Lord Byron

Living the Dream in Rural Ireland

I Live You For Ever

Charley Kawbawgam

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Books from our members

How to Raise a Rhino

The Twenty

Wendy in Wartime

Tsunami

Born to be Brave

Swimming with Lord Byron

Living the Dream in Rural Ireland

I Live You For Ever

Charley Kawbawgam

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Jane Fonda

The Life of the Author

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun: Portrait of an Artist, 1755-1842

Snapshots

A Long Way from Anywhere