W.A. Mozart4 reviews Hermann Abert Yale University Press, 2007 The titanic basis for our conception of Mozart + Magnificent! + Wolfgang Mozart Laid bare + In two volumes, please!             Herman Melville: A Biography (Volume 2, 1851-1891)3 reviews Hershel Parker The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 Stoic endurance and masterful control Hershel Parker has given Melville scholars and enthusiasts a valuable gift -- a scholarly examination of a life embedded in a rich context of significant relationships. Parker's presentation of evidence is all we can hope for -- a carefully balanced narrative based on primary sources where the ...             The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1)81 reviews Robert A. Caro Vintage, 1990 Amazing biography + Ambition and Narcissism + One of the best book PERIOD. + Get The Dirt On Lyndon + Lyndon Johnson, Part 1             Vladimir Nabokov : The Russian Years7 reviews Brian Boyd Princeton University Press, 1993 Behold the splendid Bird of Paradise! + Probably the definitive Nabokov biography for years to come + Great book- Even better than Nabokov himself, at times + One of the best biographies I've ever read + Brilliant             Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson139 reviews Robert A. Caro Knopf, 2002 johnson and more + Ambition and Narcissism + A Treatise on Leadership + When is the 4th volume coming out?             James Joyce (Oxford Lives)18 reviews Richard Ellmann Oxford University Press, USA, 1983 Best biography in English language in 20th century + Simply Extraordinary + Brilliant + A Classic Biography + When Irish Eyes Exile             The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York109 reviews Robert A. Caro Vintage, 1975 Power Reveals + An important book to read + How Old Man Moses Kept Rolling Along + Biography at its very best... + A brief review for a big, important, thorough and ground breaking book.             Herman Melville: A Biography (Volume 1, 1819-1851)6 reviews Hershel Parker The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996 " ... new vitality to my soul. " + For poor devils of Sub-Subs only + The definitive Melville of our time If you approach this work with a right understanding, that is a biography and not an interpretation of the works of Herman Melville, then you should honestly be able to rate it as top-notch. What some might call " disappointments " in what they learn about Melville; his family life, they way he ...             Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 2)79 reviews Robert A. Caro Knopf, 1990 As Good as Advertised + Ambition and Narcissism + 1948 Texas Senate Race + Journalistic History at its Best -- but Most Heartless + Taught me to loathe Lyndon, love Lady Bird, and admire Coke             Vladimir Nabokov : The American Years7 reviews Brian Boyd Princeton University Press, 1993 Behold the splendid Bird of Paradise! + Probably the definitive Nabokov biography for years to come + Great book- Even better than Nabokov himself, at times + One of the best biographies I've ever read + Brilliant             Vladimir Nabokov : The American Years7 reviews Brian Boyd Princeton University Press, 1993 Behold the splendid Bird of Paradise! + Probably the definitive Nabokov biography for years to come + Great book- Even better than Nabokov himself, at times + One of the best biographies I've ever read + Brilliant             Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 2)79 reviews Robert A. Caro Knopf, 1990 As Good as Advertised + Ambition and Narcissism + 1948 Texas Senate Race + Journalistic History at its Best -- but Most Heartless + Taught me to loathe Lyndon, love Lady Bird, and admire Coke             The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York109 reviews Robert A. Caro Vintage, 1975 Power Reveals + An important book to read + How Old Man Moses Kept Rolling Along + Biography at its very best... + A brief review for a big, important, thorough and ground breaking book.             James Joyce (Oxford Lives)18 reviews Richard Ellmann Oxford University Press, USA, 1983 Best biography in English language in 20th century + Simply Extraordinary + Brilliant + A Classic Biography + When Irish Eyes Exile             Herman Melville: A Biography (Volume 1, 1819-1851)6 reviews Hershel Parker The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996 " ... new vitality to my soul. " + For poor devils of Sub-Subs only + The definitive Melville of our time If you approach this work with a right understanding, that is a biography and not an interpretation of the works of Herman Melville, then you should honestly be able to rate it as top-notch. What some might call " disappointments " in what they learn about Melville; his family life, they way he ...             W.A. Mozart4 reviews Hermann Abert Yale University Press, 2007 The titanic basis for our conception of Mozart + Magnificent! + Wolfgang Mozart Laid bare + In two volumes, please!             The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1)81 reviews Robert A. Caro Vintage, 1990 Amazing biography + Ambition and Narcissism + One of the best book PERIOD. + Get The Dirt On Lyndon + Lyndon Johnson, Part 1             Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson139 reviews Robert A. Caro Knopf, 2002 johnson and more + Ambition and Narcissism + A Treatise on Leadership + When is the 4th volume coming out?             Herman Melville: A Biography (Volume 2, 1851-1891)3 reviews Hershel Parker The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 Stoic endurance and masterful control Hershel Parker has given Melville scholars and enthusiasts a valuable gift -- a scholarly examination of a life embedded in a rich context of significant relationships. Parker's presentation of evidence is all we can hope for -- a carefully balanced narrative based on primary sources where the ...             Vladimir Nabokov : The Russian Years7 reviews Brian Boyd Princeton University Press, 1993 Behold the splendid Bird of Paradise! + Probably the definitive Nabokov biography for years to come + Great book- Even better than Nabokov himself, at times + One of the best biographies I've ever read + Brilliant