Only Child Biography etc.

A Listmania! list by Carole Farmer "OnlyMe Reviews" (London, UK)
 
Anthony Hopkins Biography: The Biography
1.  Anthony Hopkins Biography: The Biography by Quentin Falk
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Iris Murdoch: A Life: The Authorized Biography
2.  Iris Murdoch: A Life: The Authorized Biography by Peter J. Conradi
The list author says:
  "Iris Murdoch says, “I had marvellous parents. I was an only child, you see, and had their complete attention. They gave one absolute love.”"
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Mary Shelley: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters
3.  Mary Shelley: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters by Anne K. Mellor
The list author says:
  "Only child Mary Shelley, daughter of left-wing parents Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, famously created Frankenstein’s monster – supposed the alter-ego of an overindulged Only!"
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Byron: Life and Legend
4.  Byron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy
The list author says:
  "Interestingly, Byron himself noted an odd preponderance of Onlies in his immediate family! This biography casts a fresh eye on his childhood, his troubled relations with his mother and his sexuality."
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The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands (Penguin Classics)
5.  The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands (Penguin Classics) by Mary Seacole
The list author says:
  "The unsung “Angel of the Crimea”, the amazingly determined and self-motivated Mary Seacole, was born in Jamaica in 1805, the only child of a black woman healer and a Scottish soldier."
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Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography
6.  Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography by Claire Harman
The list author says:
  "The author of adventure stories, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, Jekyll & Hyde, etc. was born into a prosperous Edinburgh family. An only child, he described himself as "Intelligent & sickly"."
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A Child's Garden of Verses (Wordsworth Children's Classics)
7.  A Child's Garden of Verses (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
The list author says:
  "Stevenson's extraordinary imagination & memories of his own childhood created this perennially delightful anthology. Not just for children!"
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The Enchanted Places
8.  The Enchanted Places by Christopher Milne
The list author says:
  "Not only was Chris Milne his parents’ only child, he was “known”, watched & loved by millions of Pooh fans throughout the world. A beautiful, fascinating insight into the mind of the archetypal “Only”"
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Einstein: A Life in Science
9.  Einstein: A Life in Science by Michael White
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Summoned by Bells: A Verse Autobiography
10.  Summoned by Bells: A Verse Autobiography by John Betjeman
The list author says:
  "Betjeman’s much-loved verse autobiography, recalling his childhood and college life."
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My Story
11.  My Story by Marilyn Monroe
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Last Train To Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
12.  Last Train To Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick
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Pavlova: Portrait of a Dancer
13.  Pavlova: Portrait of a Dancer by Margot Fonteyn
The list author says:
  "“...I lived with my mother in a little apartment. I was the only child and we two were alone in the world; my father had died when I was two.”"
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Frank Sinatra, My Father (Coronet Books)
14.  Frank Sinatra, My Father (Coronet Books) by Nancy Sinatra
The list author says:
  "“I hope you’ll consider having another baby. It was lonely for me. Very lonely." – Frank Sinatra"
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His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra
15.  His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelley
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Annie Lennox: The Biography
16.  Annie Lennox: The Biography by Lucy Ellis
The list author says:
  "Super-talented Annie Lennox is well-known for her obsession with privacy:  "I'm an only child, you know, originally. I'm not a child anymore, but I certainly tend to spend a lot of time on my own.""
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Indira Gandhi: Letters to an American Friend, 1950-1984
17.  Indira Gandhi: Letters to an American Friend, 1950-1984 by Dorothy Norman
The list author says:
  "“Few under ten are introduced into political circles or are permitted to hear adults’ important political decisions” – Indira Ghandi"
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
18.  Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
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Wisdom, Madness and Folly, the Making of a Psychiatrist
19.  Wisdom, Madness and Folly, the Making of a Psychiatrist by R. D. Laing
The list author says:
  "“As an only child with parents who did not happen to find congenial any other parents whatever with children of my own age, I don’t remember ever playing with a child at home ... or anywhere.”"
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Words (Penguin Modern Classics)
20.  Words (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean-Paul Sartre
The list author says:
  ""Few writers have portrayed so searchingly their early childhood and their choice of a vocation or have judged so severely the adult who grew from the child...""
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Hans Christian Andersen: A New Life
21.  Hans Christian Andersen: A New Life by Jens Andersen
The list author says:
  "The all-round artistic and creative Andersen was also "a neurotic hypochondriac, and a man with intense but frustrated sexual desires"!"
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Hear My Cries: The Street Jazz and Ghetto Blues of an Only Child
22.  Hear My Cries: The Street Jazz and Ghetto Blues of an Only Child by Chris Slaughter
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  "Hard to get, but highly recommended and still available from Amazon.com"
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The Only Child Book
23.  The Only Child Book by Michele Slung
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  "Fascinating little book of quotes from famous Only Children."
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Last updated: 23/03/2006
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