Unforgettable Character Studies
Discover unforgettable character studies in biography and autobiography. Explore Suits Me by Diane Wood Middlebrook and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, plus more gripping portraits of complex lives. Dive into these essential, character-driven reads.
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Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhikes to Alaska and walks alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body is found by a moose hunter. How Chris McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.
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Suits Me
by Diane Wood Middlebrook
The jazz pianist Billy Tipton was born in Oklahoma City as Dorothy Tipton, but almost nobody knew the truth until the day he died. This jazz era biography evokes the rich, popular-music history of the Great Depression and reads like a detective story. 60 photos.
