Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson with Boyd Gaines (Narrator)

7 hours first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings, he seems made of flesh rather than of marble. In bestselling author Walt...

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Moods

informative 95%
inspiring 70%
reflective 40%
adventurous 30%
challenging 30%
funny 25%
lighthearted 20%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 45%
fast 5%

Average rating

3.93

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