Adventures With Alex

Tag: Autobiography

  • BR209) “Gandhi” Book Review

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    Gandhi: An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mohandas Gandhi. 3/5 rating. 505 pages. Book #45 of 2021. Read May 23, 2021. This book is a discussion of Gandhi’s earlier life before he really became into the world’s eye. It especially focuses on his transformations in his understanding of ahimsa (the Hindu…

  • BR118) “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” Book Review

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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley.  3/5 rating. 389 pages. Book #43 of 2020. Read June 29, 2020. This is one of those books that I’m torn on how to rate. Because of Malcolm’s prominence as a Civil Rights Leader, I think it is important, but it’s a long book…