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24 alternatives to Frost: That Was The Life That Was: The Authorised Biography

Biography of esteemed journalist and TV host Sir David Frost

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Frost: That Was The Life That Was: The Authorised Biography launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Benjamin Franklin: An American Life▲76

   Biography of the great Benjamin Franklin

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Alexander Hamilton▲93

   The OG biography that inspired Lin-Manuel + the musical

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Visual Biographies▲679

   Timelines of amazing lives for visual learners

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Man Within▲56

   Exquisite photo-biography of Winston Churchill

   2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin▲77

   Life lessons from the greatest entrepreneur founding father

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Snowden (The Movie)▲137

   Oliver Stone's biography of Edward Snowden

   2015 · tv.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   On the Move: A Life▲56

   The Autobiography of Oliver Sacks

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   History Timeline▲238

   Who was alive, when, and where?

   2016 · ybogdanov.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Story of Life, by BBC▲79

   Explore 1000+ of Sir David Attenborough’s memorable moments

   2016 · bbcearth.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore▲74

    Detailed biography of a quiet revolutionary

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    BUSH▲63

    America’s greatest living biographer takes on W

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Complete Biography of Alexander Hamilton▲64

    A Complete Biography of Alexander Hamilton

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Permanent Record▲198

    Edward Snowden's explosive memoir is now available

    2019 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.▲67

    Great biography on a ruthless early capitalist. Unvarnished.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Thoreau: A Sublime Life▲66

    Comic biography

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    John le Carre▲59

    Biography of your favorite espionage writer

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A Life Decoded▲67

    My genome: My life

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: With New Commentary and Insights on the Life and Times of Jesse Livermore▲55

    The fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees▲62

    Amazing Robert Irwin's biography

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    It's a Long Story: My Life▲71

    Willie Nelson's musical & personal life story

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage▲68

    Saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's journeys

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58

    The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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