biographies

I read the "Little House" books when I was a kid and bought the collection for my kids when they were young. I was never a fan of the TV series. I'd read about Wilder's first attempt at a biography called Pioneer Girl years ago, but it seems it has finally been published last year...

There is an excerpt in today's Washington Post. Will the pen prove mightier than the sword? http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/457351p-384797c.html

I just finished Roy Jenkins's biography of Churchill and enjoyed it immensely. I loved the account of his years in the Liberal Party and his dealings with Lloyd-George and Jackie Fischer. Does anyone have any comments on this book? How was it received in the UK, since it was written by a...

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1103003,00.html

I plan on asked for this as an Xmas gift, and would like the best written/most accurate/least biased version in print. Thank you in advance for any help/suggestions. - Kodiak

I am about to finish the Biography of Iris Murdoch, composed by Peter Conradi and this books has put me into thoughts. I have never been a fan of biographies. I have read very few and all the biographies I have read are related to History and WWII and they are autobiographies. I avoid...