as in biography
a history of a person's life
the former senator has a lucrative contract to write his memoirs, in which he will supposedly set the record straight
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Gates' three children — daughters Jennifer and Phoebe as well as 25-year-old son Rory — all got special shout-outs at the end of his memoir.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Despite some inevitable inaccuracies and omissions, the memoir remains the best portrait of Mahler in print—an act of complex, intense devotion.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Her forthcoming memoir, How to Survive a Bear Attack, will be published by Knopf Canada on March, 25, 2025.
—Claire Cameron, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the omnivorous writer (think: novels, memoirs, plays, biographies, and essays) has won plenty of accolades himself, most notably the National Book Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement award.
—airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Despite some inevitable inaccuracies and omissions, the memoir remains the best portrait of Mahler in print—an act of complex, intense devotion.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Her forthcoming memoir, How to Survive a Bear Attack, will be published by Knopf Canada on March, 25, 2025.
—Claire Cameron, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the omnivorous writer (think: novels, memoirs, plays, biographies, and essays) has won plenty of accolades himself, most notably the National Book Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement award.
—airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
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