Biography & Autobiography - General

Blindness A world that both horrifies and fascinates. Imagine you find your eyes aren't working quite right one day. You think you need glasses. Instead, over the next few months, while you lose your vision daily, you discover it is caused by a defect...

Highways gleam with two kinds of mica as Burma Shave boasts, I have lives like a cat Taking heed of the exits that exist for my money I stock up on earthworms, making protein from fat -America Coming Undone Now I am but a...

More than just a self-indulgent body of work, To You For You With you is a heartfelt collection of poetry. Honestly but sporadically written during periods of heightened emotion over the course of a decade, it is a cathartic anthology offering insight into a...

Author: Nigel AshISBN-10: 1477250581ISBN-13: 9781477250587Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2013Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.23d

Even in death I heard the scrattle... An orange bunch of oak leaves Tossed this way and that On the luke warm tarmac As I sat on a branch, Grounded. (bus stop)Author: Nigel AshISBN-10: 1477250565ISBN-13: 9781477250563Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/09/2013Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.00h...

A true life story of tears and tantrums, as an ordinary wife and Mother treads a precarious pathway through a 'minefield' called marriage. Married to someone with a 'split personality' meant no two days were the same. Ecstatically happy one moment, she and her...

I became inspired to return to a healthy state after almost a decade of being nothing more than a slug having eclipsed the three hundred pound milestone. Everyone was all over my case; I was a walking time bomb. Ultimately, only I could make...

THE CRAZY NIGERIAN is a true life story of a boy on a path of self-discovery. As he shuffles between the United Kingdom and Nigeria, he narrates his amusing childhood experiences and gives his unique perspective on various issues that had a significant impact...

Author: Eddie JohnsonISBN-10: 1477141650ISBN-13: 9781477141656Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2012Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d

Author: Ruth ZacharyISBN-10: 1477126945ISBN-13: 9781477126943Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/16/2012Pages: 362Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

This book is a group of poems I have compiled on my journey of healing God has brought to my life. When I asked God to forgive me for the life I had lived and to come into my life He did. However, just...

This collection of new interviews--conducted by the author--recounts some of the pivotal moments in the careers of professional baseball players and in American history. Negro League players Leon Day, Buck O'Neil, Monte Irvin, Wilmer Fields and Joe Black speak about their experiences on the...

Journalist and author Rosemary Dinnage grew up in the lavish surroundings of Oxford's Rhodes House. The whole of arch-imperialist Cecil Rhodes - the English, he said, were "the finest race in the world and the more of the world they inhabit the better" -...

Author: Oscar KugelstadtISBN-10: 1469183900ISBN-13: 9781469183909Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2012Pages: 200Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Author: Anne PuntonISBN-10: 1469137240ISBN-13: 9781469137247Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/21/2011Pages: 278Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Abby Long is thrilled when she offers the winning bid for an antique desk at an auction. With its intricately inlaid woods and elegant style, the desk is perfect for Abby; it is the gift she promised herself to finally celebrate her thriving antique...

A wonderful look at the stories of a family trying to make it in the United States. It chronicles a Dominican man who immigrates to America during the post-World War II era, and subsequently shares most of the twentieth century's second half working to...

This book is about how a routine operation changed my life forever, Follow my harrowing story from an active woman with a promising career as a midwife to a disabled woman.Author: Kiyana MillsISBN-10: 1467897345ISBN-13: 9781467897341Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/26/2012Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.00h x...

The wonderful sound of the group of boy vocalists called LIBERA, who have sung all around the world in front of Presidents, the Pope, and several thousand fans, and who frequently appear on television and radio, is explored in this new book. This is...

This book is an autobiography of my life with my brother, Don from my early years growing up in Washington, D.C. as my mother Bernice Augusta along with my father, John H. Adams Sr. for part of the period nurtured, sacrificed and cared for...

Random Remembrances contains forty-four autobiographical sketches picked at random, hence the title. These are all true stories based upon true events, mostly during the thirties, the period of the Great Depression, into the WW2 years and later which include my wife and family.(The first,...

In a different life, with different choices, I could have achieved fame and fortune, had a gold disc hanging from a wall or an Oscar on my mantelpiece. But I have never been one for regrets. You make your choices, you have your share...

"Coming of Age with the Jesuits" chronicles a young man's formative years from 1959 to 1968 studying on the undergraduate level at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri, and for the Ph.D. at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Between junior and senior...

Author: Jim CunninghamISBN-10: 1465391398ISBN-13: 9781465391391Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/18/2012Pages: 314Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Author: Verena BergerISBN-10: 1465361383ISBN-13: 9781465361387Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2011Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d

Author: Al LeroyISBN-10: 1465304045ISBN-13: 9781465304049Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1900Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d

Pianist Madeleine Forte's story is one of obstacles and successes, of extraordinary talent, and of a long and fascinating life of international study and performance. Born in Vichy-controlled French Algeria during World War II, she began learning to play the piano at an early...

Author: Julio Cesar SanchezISBN-10: 1463303025ISBN-13: 9781463303020Publisher: PalibrioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/2011Pages: 90Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d

Author: Darrell WestonISBN-10: 1462853560ISBN-13: 9781462853564Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2011Pages: 134Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

My book is a story of my upbringing on the island, life in the US, adventurous experiences while serving in the military, merchant marines, my mental obstacles, my desire for a higher education, writing poetry as an outlet for peace and inspiration, and using...

Americana, mostly west and southwest, original and traditional poetic forms, serious to whimsicalAuthor: Richard ReitzISBN-10: 1462017622ISBN-13: 9781462017621Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/2011Pages: 200Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

Who could resist a sweet, playful puppy with beautiful Cleopatra-like eyes in the window of a pet shop? Certainly not author Maria de Andrade, whose life was about to become much more lively and exciting thanks to the addition of a charming and adventurous...

Author: Julia BritouISBN-10: 1456891804ISBN-13: 9781456891800Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2012Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d

Author: Michael Bishop MasukuISBN-10: 1456885243ISBN-13: 9781456885243Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2011Pages: 210Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

Author: Janie Wilson SpenceISBN-10: 1456877194ISBN-13: 9781456877194Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1900Pages: 72Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Author: Mahmoud ZaherISBN-10: 1456801619ISBN-13: 9781456801618Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2011Pages: 148Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Author: Mark A. HolmesISBN-10: 1456794221ISBN-13: 9781456794224Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/07/2011Pages: 196Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d

The book tells the auto-biographical tale of the author as he made his way through life as a mug-punter; sometimes winning but mostly losing. It is something of some humour.DAuthor: Mike GittosISBN-10: 1456786369ISBN-13: 9781456786366Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2011Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Unusual, interesting and uplifting, this set of poems deals with disabling injuries from a horrendous road traffic accident. The poems have a clear narrative arc, starting with the regaining of consciousness after the accident, ending with the return of health and hope. 'Broken' depicts...

Although, I am not a journalist, this is a HUGELY TOPICAL book, and is a, sometimes hilarious, occasionally sad, snapshot of the life of a person who has lived through, just about the most interesting period in modern history. I KNOW, "EVERYONE SAYS THAT!"...

What was it like to be child in wartime Glasgow? This book gives a personal view of the conditions of that time. Many older readers will identify with Ena and recall their own memories of those times. Younger readers will be transported to a...

Think of a Police Officer and you probably think of words such as strict, serious, authoritive and humourless. You'd be wrong. The job is rife with humour which relieves stress and helps one to forget about some of the horrible things Police Officers deal...

Author: Joe WhiteISBN-10: 1456711253ISBN-13: 9781456711252Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2011Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d

Author: M. E. WilliamsISBN-10: 1453581553ISBN-13: 9781453581551Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2010Pages: 146Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d

This book is about a character named Kelly Molly Jones. She has become one of the world s best writers, but there on thing that always haunted her throughout her life. How she was misjudged in young adult life while she was dating her...

Growing Up Italian-Australian is a collection of funny tales that has no qualms about parodying my Nonni, my childhood, Sicilian morals, and archaic Sicilian traditions in contemporary Australian society. These comical parodies are dedicated to my Nonna who turned ninety and to the memory...

This biography is about Mary S. Corbishley who pioneered an unorthodox method of teaching young deaf children speech, lipreading and English. She believed that these three fundamental elements formed an ideal beginning of preparing deaf children from an early age for higher education and...

The book draws on the author's experiences to look at the state of British education at the turn of the Millenia. David writes as a classroom teacher, rather than as an educational theorist. His judgements are often radical and may make uncomfortable reading for...

You can do very many good things but you'll be remembered most for one bad thing; and you mayn't do many things but you'll be remembered most for one good thing you didn't do. A moral society can only arise out of collective responsibility....

The Stradivarius in the Basement is a collection of essays, some humorous, some serious, based on the author's 72 years of observing - and participating in - life on this wonderful but essentially puzzling planet.Author: Kristina SIMMsISBN-10: 1452001340ISBN-13: 9781452001340Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/18/2010Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight:...