Biography & Autobiography - General

Author: Brian Row McNameeISBN-10: 1436324211ISBN-13: 9781436324212Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2009Pages: 248Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Author: Stauffer MillerISBN-10: 1436306779ISBN-13: 9781436306775Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/28/2008Pages: 512Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d

In 1857 Augusta, indeed the originator of this book through her three bound journals, which I inherited, met Sara Robinson, the plucky abolitionist wife of the first elected Governor of Kansas Territory. She had written a book, while in a P.O.W. camp with her...

Book 1 (SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth) dealt with energy and the environment. SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Humanity provides ultimate answers for our society and beyond. Ever wonder if there could ever be a way to end crime and war forever, or the prospects for...

With his passport confiscated by the Russian Government and owing creditors in both Russia and Germany RICHARD WAGNER with his wife MINNA head for the Russian Border in an attempt to reach France to have his first opera produced. The plan is to escape...

Professor Max Delbrück was a charismatic scientist, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969, who gathered around him numerous students, colleagues and friends to explore modern quantitative approaches to biology. This small book is a collection of personal reminiscences...

Millions of people have come to America seeking a different life than the one they had in their home country. The storied lives of these immigrants fill copious volumes of literature, each volume with its own interpretation of history. In documenting the history of...

A leader in twentieth-century education, Henry Chauncey (1905-2002) introduced large-scale assessment into the lives of individual Americans. This first full-length educational biography examines Chauncey's education at Groton School, Ohio State University, and Harvard College, his position as a teacher at William Penn Charter School,...

The book ""The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects"" by Charles Darwin is a scientific treatise on the unique relationship between orchids and insects. Darwin explores the intricate mechanisms that orchids have evolved to attract and manipulate insects for the purpose...

An honest and inspiring memoir of Karen Dye-Walker's struggle with obesity, systemic Lupus and Bipolar Disorder. Karen chronicles her experience with humor, faith and encouragement to all those suffering with similar health issues.Author: Karen Dye-WalkerISBN-10: 1426998708ISBN-13: 9781426998706Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2009Pages: 370Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.36lbsSize:...

"My Life with Nobi" is a story of two people whose lives were such that they had little or no chance of meeting had it not been for World War II. She was born and lived her early life on the Island of Hokkaido,...

Peter Vallas has always followed his dreams and has never given up. He wanted to be a professional artist; he became one. He wanted to become a writer; he published several books. He wanted to be an actor; he acted in the movie Exit...

The first part of my book is about growing up in South Carolina. Included are some of the adventures and misadventures of my youth. I grew up in the small rural town of Harleyville, which is about 40 miles from Charleston, SC. My young...

This book could easily have been entitled "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Masturbation But Were Afraid To Ask." When I was writing this book, I conceived it as both an aid in understanding sexuality as well as an educational manuscript. I viewed...

''Along the Way........ '' Is a collection of occurances, rememberances, and stories of life growing up and living in central, rural, Indiana 1931 -2005. This period covers the Great Depression, schooling, World War II, The Walker family Business, Korean War service and several ''thoughts''...

IT'LL ALL COME OUT IN THE WASH is a vivid account of a tenderfoot Negro girl's negative experiences while coming of age under Jim Crow laws. Deeply depressed by what she perceived to be a national disaffection for Negro children, debilitating physical and emotional...

There's no available information at this time. Author will provide once information is available.Author: E. Lee VoughtISBN-10: 1425784933ISBN-13: 9781425784935Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2007Pages: 36Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25d

The disastrous Yellowstone Park fires of 1988 consumed over 40% of the Park's total area - over 400,000 acres out of a total of 2.2 million. Also, fires in adjoining National Forests incinerated hundreds of thousands of additional acres. The author of "YELLOWSTONE BURNING"...

Ever dreamed of being another Mark Twain, or wondered what was up, or down around the next river bend, or maybe where does the river go? Or, better yet, what would it be like working your way to New Orleans, or maybe Pittsburgh on...

Author: Christopher G. Pena,Christopher G. PeenaISBN-10: 1410741729ISBN-13: 9781410741721Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/09/2003Pages: 216Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 9.42h x 6.44w x 0.80d

P.T. Barnum: An Account of humbugs, delusions, impositions, quackeries, deceits and deceivers generally, in all ages, written by the famous expert in the field - P.T. Barnum. Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891) was an American showman remembered for hoaxes...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Roland H. BaintonISBN-10: 1406773735ISBN-13: 9781406773736Publisher:...

What is the true calling of the intellectual? In this provocative new book, Andrew Shanks presents a distinctive fresh answer. The Other Calling is a systematic riposte both to the elitism of philosophy in the heritage of Plato, and to the typical individualism of...

Ezra Meeker's famous recollections of life in the American wilderness are published here complete with the one hundred and twenty original photographs and illustrations. In his memoir, Ezra Meeker casts his mind back to his early years growing up in Indiana during the 1830s...

Written from first person accounts on the war front, a local journalist retells the best stories of the Greatest Age with lively humor and tragic heart ache based on her first hand interviews with war veterans of the 1940s, the Great Age of History.Author:...

Llamas took us on an adventure of a life time. this is not a 'how to' book but a book of the adventures and lessons we learned and the joys of owning llamas. Included are stories that made an impact on our learning experience...

Take this journey with me as this is part 2 of a story of a family that has is struggling to obtain justice for their children due to school violence, racial discrimination and bullying. The will power to never give up and the determination...

This hardcover anthology of Plutarch's biographies boasts an excellent and highly readable translation by two scholars of classical literature. In this volume, we hear Plutarch's accounts of several iconic figures from Greek and Roman antiquity. Nominally arranged according to their moral successes and failings...

The final book of in a series of books about Howard Lindsey. Born in the 50's, a true Baby Boomer. Growing up around great men and women, having a blessed life, but yet with the disappointments and joys that came with his time. This...

Sister: The War Diary of a Nurse is Helen Boylston's famous account of life on the front-lines as a US Army nurse stationed in France during World War I. Boylston vividly recounts the long, grueling hours in surgery, the devastating German air-raids, the determination...

"Empty Puppets" celebrates forty years of letter-writing to publishers, editors, newspapers, friends, enemies, theologians and just about anyone who knows how to read, by our favorite raconteur Doyce Whisanant. This intimate document reveals the personalities behind the life of a singular literary figure, through...

A list of the almost 1,400 letters held in Sir Ernest Satow's General Correspondence files (1906-1927) at the National Archives of the UK. They are mostly addressed to Satow in retirement but there are also some copies of letters from him. This listing, published...

The 2022 Historical Honorary Doctorate Degree Graduations Yearbook highlights some of the phenomenal Graduations from Shekinah Glory Theological Seminary and Institute and some of the Graduations which were held from Daughters of Destiny Enterprises, Inc.'s various Training Academies and Workshops.Author: Apostle Bridget OutlawISBN-10: 1387487930ISBN-13:...

The story of a little boy who never had a happy childhood. He was forced to deal with pain and misery not meant for children. Driven to wrath was the only survival technique for him to bury the internal suffering he will carry with...

Author discusses several topics - Theatre Experiences, Reflective Retirement, Morality, Banking System Failure, Socialism, Existentialism and Love & Marriage.Author: Thomas MurphyISBN-10: 1387431838ISBN-13: 9781387431830Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2018Pages: 430Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.63lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

True inspiring stories of youth from South Central Los Angeles. A book that will inspire and motivate your life journey.Author: Neyda YanethISBN-10: 138736958XISBN-13: 9781387369584Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/14/2017Pages: 94Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

Agent High Pockets is the autobiography of Claire "High Pockets" Phillips, an American entertainer living in Manila in 1941 who becomes an angel of the underground when her husband is killed by the invading Japanese. Using her popular Tsubuki Nightclub as a headquarters, High...

Living this "football life" has afforded me extraordinary opportunities, exposure to life's options and blessings untold. That life filled my personal "playbook" with the wisdom to call an audible, pass, run or, go for the two-point conversion as I lived each day. Yes, I...

Gail St. Elmo Gopaul believed in family. She thought that her sister, Sharon-Ann Gopaul did too. In this memoir, Gail explores how their mother's vulnerability led to abuse. In straightforward, unaffected prose, she unfolds the clash of personalities and wills as she and her...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Olaudah Equiano was an influential African advocate of abolishing the slave trade in Britain during the late 18th century. This is his memoir.Author: Olaudah EquianoISBN-10: 1365765865ISBN-13: 9781365765865Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/17/2017Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d

Kept In The Midst Of It All takes you on one woman's journey of abuse, brokenness, heartbreak, and shame, and how Jesus Christ would ultimately bring her healing and hope through faith and trust in him. Jesus Christ will never turn his back on...

Aged only 24, in 1941 Brenda Heimann, a London secretary, joins up as a Wren. Little does she imagine that she will work in the tunnels under the white cliffs of Dover. Eight months' preparation for D-Day in Inverness culminates in Brenda being driven...

Diary of a woman who was living in Germany during the Holocaust years. She was eventually taken to a concentration camp and killed (after the diary ends). Other family information about the woman is included for local color, as well as the concentration camp...