“biography of aryabhatta”

Quite distinct from the abundant literature available on Mahatma Gandhi, This historical biography attempts to articulate the historiography of India's freedom struggle of which Gandhi was undoubtedly the central figure. Relooking at key issues and themes that have been raised in the research conduc... More

The Little Flower has let fall a shower of blessings on the world since her death at age 24. Her life story reverently recounted.Though she lived only 24 years, the Little Flower has become one of the best-loved saints of modern times. This scholarly yet readable biography has rapidly taken its plac... More

Rollyson's work is an informative and entertaining text for those interested in biography. He covers the issues around authorized and unauthorized biography, censorship, libel, fair use, public domain, and more.This is the only comprehensive, annotated bibliography of writing about biography. Rollys... More

This is the only comprehensive, annotated bibliography of writing about biography. Rollyson, a biographer and scholar of biography, includes chapters on the history of biography (beginning in the Greco-Roman period and concluding with biographers such as Leon Edel and Richard Ellmann). Ample section... More

For thousands of years we have recorded real lives--the lives of others, and of ourselves. For what purpose and for whom has this universal and timeless pursuit endured? What obstacles have lain in the path of biographers in the past, and what continues to confound biographers today? Above all, how ... More