I just finished "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe" by J. Randy Taraborrelli a few months ago and really enjoyed it. He writes a lot of pop culture bios, including Michael Jackson (on my to-read shelf) and Elizabeth Taylor. Hope that helps! The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
What's a good book about Marilyn Monroe?
I've always been intrigued about Marilyn Monroe but have never read a book about her. I looked on Amazon and there are SO many books about her that I didn't know which one to choose. Any suggestions? I watched The Misfits last night and it put me in the mood to read about Marilyn. I want to put in on my To be read list. Thanks! 
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If you want something fast, there's a Kindle Single out:
There are a ton of books about her, all going over the same facts, and then speculating about her end. Even Gloria Steinem had a very sympathetic book about her, but it's not Kindleized.
There are a ton of books about her, all going over the same facts, and then speculating about her end. Even Gloria Steinem had a very sympathetic book about her, but it's not Kindleized.
I'm no Monroe expert but I believe this book by Donald Spoto is considered quite authoritative. Unfortunately, it's not available for the Kindle.
I went through a Marilyn Monroe phase in the 90's and I read just about every book on her out there. I was particularly interested in the ones that shed light on her death as a possible murder instead of a suicide/OD - it's all very interesting!
One recent one on Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Marilyn-Monroe-ebook/dp/B002KFJBP8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1306471421&sr=1-1
And there are a lot of other great ones, but many are not available on the Kindle yet.
One recent one on Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Marilyn-Monroe-ebook/dp/B002KFJBP8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1306471421&sr=1-1
And there are a lot of other great ones, but many are not available on the Kindle yet.
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