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    Read each chapter of Captain Richard Winters in sync with Band of Brothers HBO series. It’s uncanny.

    Edit: Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

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    David Attenborough’s Life on Air. He reviews how he got started at the BBC and many of the adventures he took while trying to get some of the world’s animals captured on film, often for the very first time ever. It’s a short chapter when he discusses his wife’s passing but damn does it bring the tears

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    Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

    It’s a very easy read and it’s in the public domain. It’s also an incredibly important part of American history.

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    Harpo Speaks! - Harpo Marx An amazing story. That guy had a wild life!

    Total Recall - Arnold Schwarzenegger Nothing happened to Arnold by accident. He is the ultimate man with a plan.

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    Wyatt Earp Speaks

    Black Elk Speaks

    The fact that the title is those books are in the same theme is pure coincidence!

    Also, I realized that both dictated to somebody that wrote their memoirs and/or autobiography. Nevertheless, fantastic reads.