autobiography

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• SOURCE: Forward
  11/30/2021
  

  Mel Brooks Delivers 500 Pages on His Favorite Subject – Himself

  "The stuff that hasn’t been public, or at least is tough to find, makes the book worthwhile."

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• SOURCE: The Baffler
  10/6/2021
  

  Reading Noel Ignatiev's Memoir of Radical Political Awakening

  The historian Noel Ignatiev's memoirs offer insight into the labor roots of his radical politics. 

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• How to Write a Book Dedication

  by Vaughn Davis Bornet

  Image via Shutterstock.Let’s fantasize for a moment. That book draft, the one calling on you to sacrifice so much, is on the verge of being finished. Hooray! But wait:  shouldn’t there be a dedication -- to somebody or something? Researching and writing it was a highly personal act; nobody would blame you if you think, “The act of creation is mine -- all mine." The moment is one for euphoria! Every author owes a debt to somebody. ... If you believe the final product turned out, well, brilliantly, maybe it’s dedication time.