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- noun Plural form of
biography .
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Examples
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But unlike most Einstein biographies, this is only part of the book; another part is the human being behind the incredible brain.
“Einstein: His Life and Universe” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster, 2007) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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It can be searched by name, by country, by state and alphabetically and it includes biographies from the most important sites on the web in all languages.
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This has been a common thread in biographies of famous men until recently: namely, that the women in one's life were sources of difficulty.
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I have yet to read any of their bio comics that are any good, and even if someone wrote a stunning biography of Oprah Winfrey, I have a hard time believing an editor is going to look at that and go “Shit, this person writes great trashy celeb cash-in biographies, I definitely want to see what they can do with a completely different style of writing.”
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It can be searched by name, by country, by state and alphabetically and it includes biographies from the most important sites on the web in all languages.
February 2009 2009
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I have long been fascinated by family history, the role of patriarchy, and the neglect of women in biographies of famous men.
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But unlike most Einstein biographies, this is only part of the book; another part is the human being behind the incredible brain.
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It can be searched by name, by country, by state and alphabetically and it includes biographies from the most important sites on the web in all languages.
Web/Tech 2009
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This is the kind of stuff, often side notes in biographies, that I actually remember.
Tempo e tempi Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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When fiction meets history: study day - many contemporary writers interweave historical knowledge with narrative, whether in biographies, memoirs, historical fiction or fictionalised histories.
November 2007 2007
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