Biography & Autobiography - General

www.Thefamilybanknorcal.com Have you ever wondered about how First National Bank of Northern California came to be? Who really started this bank, and how did it survive being the only bank out of sixty bank start-ups during that time? It is my honor as his...

In 2013, I embarked on a process of spiritual awakening. My perception of everything I had known until that point was challenged by an energy greater than me. Imagine how shocking it is to realize that you are not your body and that your...

A life of fear and anger is not a life worth living were the words that manifested for him. Tired of the constant battle deep within he gave up, no longer willing to tolerate a life of anger and self-destruction. T.E. was faced with...

As an avid outdoorswoman with a passion for health and fitness, Kristy could never have imagined that she would lose everything she knew and loved on a hike that was meant to bring her peace. After setting up camp one night, she realized she...

Immortal is a young man's journey from boyhood to manhood and his attempt to find his place in a world he has not yet come to understand. He has to confront the stark reality of life head first, and this is his experience as...

"FLIP THRU EACH PAGE AND UNCOVER THAT PAIN THAT IS HOLDING YOU BACK"Author: Nicky PurpleISBN-10: 1982201797ISBN-13: 9781982201791Publisher: Balboa PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2018Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d

The Glue that Holds a Family Together Barbara (Bobbie) Kellam Ollarvia's childhood remembrances as a first generation McGee born in New Jersey adds to the vibrancy of this play. It begins with her family's migration from the Deep South to Trenton, New Jersey in...

An autobiographical novella detailing a girl's precarious journey growing up in Pennsylvania. The reader will find the boundless love a father holds for his children. Author: Jessica McGowan HendersonISBN-10: 1973610558ISBN-13: 9781973610557Publisher: WestBow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2018Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.16d

Are you ready to break through every barrier standing between you and the life of your dreams? In Limitless Women, you will discover the roadmap to unlocking your full potential and stepping into the unstoppable force you were born to be. This empowering guide...

Tightrope is an emotionally charged autobiography fearlessly narrated by the author. Sandra explores the themes of parental abuse, mental illness, trauma, grief, love, and ultimately the process of healing with candor and the kind of self-assurance that comes from lived experience. She explores the...

In the city of NeoMind, memories have become the ultimate currency, and Leah, an artist burdened by debt, finds herself drawn into an underground market. Here, the most cherished moments are commodified for financial gain. As Leah navigates this shadowy labyrinth, she unveils a...

Ashley owes her publisher money. Have you ever believed that you're not enough? That you're not smart enough, skilled enough, or skinny enough? Have you ever believed that your life doesn't have intrinsic value outside of the label you wear? That your life doesn't...

The story of an academic who ended up becoming a world traveler.When Kjell Christophersen moved to America from Norway and ended up getting a PhD in economics at Washington State University, he found that jobs in academia were uncertain. He worked on World Bank...

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". THIS book is meant to be a companion to "Orthodoxy," and to put the positive side in addition to...

"Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions; Together with Death's Duel" is a 1624 prose wo rk by the English writer John Donne, who dedicated it to the future King Charles I. It is a series of reflections that were written as Donne recovered from a serious...

This book, inspired by conversations within Senior Studies, is a student organized compilation of oral histories which shares the class's experience and awareness surrounding Evanston's racial segregation, prejudice, discrimination and disparities within the community. And while it as a whole speaks to Evanston's privilege...

Abusive childhoods span far beyond the stereotypes of uneducated families, drunken brawls and resounding neglect. In a kind, gentle voice, author Judith Villemain walks readers through her memories of a childhood that was darkened by degradation and harsh realities while sometimes also enlightened by...

A short story written by a Sicilian woman who grew up in New Jersey with immigrant parents, four sisters and two brothers.Author: Jo Del TufoISBN-10: 1943116016ISBN-13: 9781943116010Publisher: Janjo Publishing, a Division of Janjo LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/21/2015Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.10d

In 2011, Melissa Kraweki and her husband Matthew, were happily expecting their first baby. Late in her pregnancy, Melissa began to feel unwell. Unknown to both Melissa and her care providers, she had HELLP syndrome, a life-threatening complication of pregnancy. HELLP led to the...

When Costa Ndayisabye, author of The Work that Brings Peace in Me, first met Tim Stoklosa, he knew Tim was someone special. It was Tim's peaceful way of living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy that got Costa's attention, and a special bond developed between them...

This is the true story about a Rhode Island Polyamorous couple utilizing their passion for kink to be activists and advocates for better sexual education and raise awareness across a variety of issues. Their story paints an informative scene about different relationship forms, sexual...

Author tells the story and provides a collection of the writings of his grandfather, Samuel Boston Lathan, a Civil War Veteran and Grand Old Man of Chester, South CarolinaAuthor: S. Robert LathanISBN-10: 1930897197ISBN-13: 9781930897199Publisher: Wings Publishers, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2012Pages: 151Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.00h x...

Erik Saxton was a young black man living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was well educated and well liked. Because of him being a dwarf it was hard to find work in his field of computers, but because of his paralysis he did have...

Queer Elders Tell Their Stories. In Canada, much has changed for LGBTQ-identified people over the past generation. This project has allowed older LGBTQ+ adults to share their stories - with each other, with their loved ones, and with the LGBTQ+ youth who have been...

As an ecologist, Alejandro Frid is haunted by the irrevocable changes that humans are forcing upon Earth-the loss of ancient forests, the demise of large predators, shifts in the chemistry and circulation patterns of the atmosphere and more. Feeling completely discouraged by his research...

Cyril Belshaw's career began as a colonial officer in the South Pacific where he later did fieldwork with his family. He describes the arcne world of academia and recounts his work for United Nations and other international organisatiions. He travels widely in countries such...

Gurdjieff was wrong but his teaching works...is the story of one man's remarkable journey of self-discovery which dispels the Gurdjieffian premise that man is not born with an immortal soul. With his own quest, Orest Stocco illustrates that we are all born with a...

A Sign of Things to Come is a chronicle of the author's relationship with Padre Pio, the Roman Catholic Saint who communicates with the author through the creative process of active imagination. No less fascinating than Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch, A...

Author: Peter CliffISBN-10: 1925367045ISBN-13: 9781925367041Publisher: Brolga Pub.Language: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2015Pages: 362Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.75d

Dr Joseph Santamaria, a devout Catholic with a long and distinguished medical career, is well equipped to offer his wise insights on bioethical and public health issues such as alcohol and drug abuse. His latest publication contains selections from his vast store of published...

What a fu**ing amazing personal and professional 33-year journey as part of a hair and beauty salon! The thousands of chats Cathy has been a part of have left her wondering, bewildered, confused and at times with her mind blown. She has also been...

Appo was a poet, author and editor, driven by a love of language and a desire that Australians might better understand their country and themselves. He worked as an Argentine ant killer, a farm worker and a tram conductor, before starting editorial work for...

'From Ship to Shore & A Whole Lot More' takes the reader on the extraordinary emotional and physical journey of Michelle Clarke as she transits through life from boy to man to woman. Divided into four parts, it tells the story of how Michael...

Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya CFR NAM GSS psc(+) ndc (Chile) FCMH GSMH MIAD is the Chief of Army Staff Nigeria. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR on the 27 May 2021. Faruk Yahaya was born 5 January 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local...

Merlyn was an English Springer Spaniel who lived his life as he saw fit; independent and intrepid to the end in the 1980s - for nearly 16 years. As he can't read training manuals, no rules apply to him. His adventures for his size...

The author of this book explains how she was bound for many years in a relgious sect who's teachings involved complete seperation from the world, to the extent of having to seperate from husband and children in order to meet the sects demands. This...

Gorgeous, talented and ambitious, Amelia Nasario had the world at her feet. She had a job that she loved, was a talented singer and lived happily at home with her mum and family. But then she fell in love for the first time. No...

Success is not about reaching the summit, but about having the strength to do what is right for you.Rod Wood is not your typical mountaineer. Working as a farm vet all his life, he suffered from depression and found himself deeply dissatisfied with day-to-day...

To the words of a showman who said he never met a man he didn't like, someone responded with '- probably because he never stayed in one place long enough to get to know anyone'. Possibly true, for while there are some wonderful people...

Maureen Cooke is an ordinary teenager growing up in the 1960's - not that it's particularly swinging when you live above a pub on the Thames estuary. OK, Gravesend might not have the same ring to it as the King's Road, but at least...

A Good Man Inside is the diary of one man's experiences of his time in prison written over 300 days as he reels from and makes sense of being under lock and key. A white collar criminal he sees himself as someone who should...

A rescue dog leads a struggling financial advisor to the wealth he is looking for. Steve, a burnt out banker, has spent a lifetime advising others. He envisages his retirement as "the light at the end of the tunnel of responsibility". But instead of...

Royce begins life as a male then one day following an accident fully realises that she is trapped in the wrong sex. With great humour and pathos along the way her story leads to comment on the state of humanity. Her quest to be...

The Story of Steve is a biography and a ghost story set in various parts of the world including the slums of World War 2 Dublin and the plush life of colonial Africa. From his arrival in Ireland from Hungary as a Radio Officer...

After working methodically with meditative exercises for a number of years, Jostein Saether had a dramatic breakthrough. Sitting in his meditation chair, he experienced vivid inner pictures of an initiation ceremony in ancient Greece. He knew with absolute conviction that it related to one...

Mary finds herself on a university exchange in the medieval town of Siena, Italy. She soon meets a new group of friends but is only focused on Evelyn-a stunning and seductive lesbian who she swears is flirting with her. Once their friends begin pressing...

Marcy Browning, a single mother and a nurse, had donated, walked, and cared for women with breast cancer, but joining their ranks with an advanced diagnosis was a shock. Marcy draws on her public journal, her social media, and her private emails to illustrate...

One Woman's Challenging Quest for Answers about her Ancestors An old, red photo album, an image of a young man in mysterious military uniform, and a passion to learn about her ancestors sent Joyce Draganchuk on an adventure to uncover the secrets of the...

ALL PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF BOOK GO TO THE CHARITY - "SO THEY CAN". A chance encounter in the Peruvian Highlands between travelling Aussies Lani and Michael and a 14-year-old Quechuan Peruvian - the vivacious Karina Carbajal Moreira - was a turning point in...

Presented in the form of biographies centering on a number of men, women and families varying in status and race, Cape Lives of the Eighteenth Century provides a vivid survey of the Cape of Good Hope at the end of the Dutch period, during...