I’m a big fan of reading biographies for many reasons, so several years ago I wrote a blog post on why leaders should read biographies (you can read that here). And in response to this article, I was recently asked for tips on picking biographies. So…here you go! A few tips for picking a biography that will not only interest you but also teach you a few things.
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Just a couple of comments. Maybe it’s not that there’s no right answer, but that there are many right answers when it comes to picking biographies to read. Also, another suggestion might be to read multiple biographies from different perspectives about the same person.
Thanks for the video. I’m now planning on reading more biographies.
Kevin – you have a great name, and some excellent points. Thanks for sharing them. I too am a fan of reading more than one book on the subject of a person – or both a biography as well as an autobiography.
Kevin 🙂