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His autobiography is full of lies. He wrote it to represent how he wanted people to believe he lived his life, not how he actually did it. It's a wonderful boo
by ameister14 14y ago
His autobiography is full of lies. He wrote it to represent how he wanted people to believe he lived his life, not how he actually did it.
It's a wonderful book and really worthwhile, but it's not an accurate representation of his life in any way.
- patdennis 14y agoIf anyone is looking for a more accurate biography of BF, I particularly enjoyed Walter Isaacson's. [1] [1] http://books.google.com/books?id=L64OOJGaCKIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=walter+isaacsons&hl=en&sa=X&ei=krfdUMOfLs6v0AHGxoDADA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAQ http://books.google.com/books?id=L64OOJGaCKIC&printsec=f...
- hdoan741 14y agoEvidence, please!
- Bud 14y agoI would say that Ben's lies (if they are indeed so) are better than many men's truths.
- sillysaurus 14y agoIt's tradition. Tesla's autobiography is also similarly... nuanced. He claims he routinely ate rocks, iirc, among a number of other incredible claims. His tone also sounds as if he cares about convincing the reader, which is a sign that an author might care so much about persuading the reader that they might distort certain truths to be more convincing.
- jonny_eh 14y agoBen Franklin claimed he ate rocks?
- sillysaurus 14y agoNo, Tesla claimed Tesla ate rocks in his autobiography. And many more interesting claims, like that Tesla always knew his own weight to the pound, and quit smoking in a day by deciding to. (The smoking claim is actually the most believable, but it's mixed in with silly claims about eating rocks and "abs like a crocodile". I'm serious.)
- ludicast 14y agoOn the weight thing, as a former wrestler I can always guess my weight within a pound. I'm feeling 191 ... strips naked ... 191. Did have to strip naked to get the number I wanted though.