u/warrends

Just read another comment in here which got me to thinking. I’ve only really been a gamer for 15-20 years. Retired now so got a late start. My first big game was, and still is, World of Tanks.

Decided a while back to take piano lessons with my kids’ teacher. Her boyfriend was a huge gamer. Got to talking and he mentioned this “new base-building game” called Factorio. I gave it a whirl and never looked back. I do take a few years off now and then but it’s fun coming back and trying like hell to understand all of the new stuff they’ve added.

TL;DR If I my kids had never taken piano lessons I wouldn’t be here now.

I just had a thought. I'm currently reading Doris Kerns Goodwin's biography of Abraham Lincoln: "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln". So far it is phenomenal. She is also known for writing high-end very-well-received bios of other famous influential people including the Roosevelts, the Kennedys, and Lyndon Johnson.

Walter Isaacson has done the same, writing bios of Ben Franklin, Steve Jobs, and a bunch more, all very highly praised.

Who else is up there as a famous biographer or historian that has published numerous books, and (maybe??) seems to continue to do so?

I want to include William Shirer and his WWII books. He wrote many since he was in Germany as a US reporter before Hitler came into power and then stayed as long as it was safe. He published mostly first-hand accounts from '41 through '99, a really long time. His books were historical, covering (mostly) how and why WWII came to be, but he also included a lot of biographical material in them because the past was incredibly important in understanding the current. Only thing: He died so no more material, but what I've read from him is astonishingly great.

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I am biased because I love the BCW plastic boxes. But that's just because they are the best on the market.

Note that I am just a satisfied customer. Nothing more (saying this so that I am not breaking any rules).