Biography & Autobiography - General

Thank you Ellen Phillips! Ellen Phillips put together the index that goes with MY SKATING LIFE: FIFTY PLUS YEARS OF SKATING by Jo Ann Schneider Farris. The index is amazing and is a true "labor of love." In addition, this index enhances Jo Ann's...

Probing the Deep is one man's attempt to make sense of the role he played in the Cold War. It is my attempt to tell my story and bring clarity to some unresolved questions about the position I held, the mission I might have...

The Spirit of Kasacba is a thoughtful journey of a young Ugandan boy who struggles with the loss of his father and making his way while growing up without the presence of his father. The story travels from Uganda to Kitchener, Ontario and then...

The Uncensored Hardcover Edition includes two bonus essays titled "White Noise" and "My Family Members are Victims, Not Dumb, Lazy Criminals". This powerful collection of essays offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a Dominican boy growing up in New York City and...

This a true account of an interesting and marvelous man. This story of a sad beginning and a good life and all kinds of emotions in between. Stacie tells the story of her alter ego, Michael Eriksson and how their lives have effected others...

People and Places that have influenced my life and my life story. Book describes my travel and work experience as a minister in service to the church. This while doing graduate study in the field of psychotherapy, and moving through Canada and the United...

Historical background information on nondual teacher Robert Wolfe's life before awakening to his true nature. Questions and answers regarding the nature of nondual realization.Author: Rafael StonemanISBN-10: 1312810149ISBN-13: 9781312810143Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/06/2015Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d

HARRIET H. SMITH, idealistic young nurse sets off for the Yale in China school of nursing and its hospital to apply her recent nursing qualification and build her knowledge and skills and pursue her humanitarian causes. Upon arriving she discovers much more than she...

Four short biographical portraits of Vernon, Arthur, Helen and Ralph reveal something of life in the Borough from the end of the 19th century until the mid- 20th century. In aggregate they were residents for 226 years in Swarthmore.Author: Donald LittleISBN-10: 1312639830ISBN-13: 9781312639836Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage:...

And the drama continues in this 2nd installment of the "Trapped In Jerome's Closet" Series. Latifah is faced with the task of trying to get over Jerome; she is still madly in love with him even though he shows great disdain for her. As...

Taken from over twenty years of personal journals, this book tells the story of one woman's journey into recovery through self-exploration and holistic health.Author: Daniel RoseISBN-10: 1312604727ISBN-13: 9781312604728Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/06/2013Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Joe writes about his civilian life in Part 1 and details his 20 year career in the Air Force in Part 2.Author: Joseph H. SutherISBN-10: 1312561629ISBN-13: 9781312561625Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/26/2006Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d

Life lessons learned while combing the beach for sea glass.Author: Elizabeth S. SmithISBN-10: 1312514175ISBN-13: 9781312514171Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/12/2014Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d

Euncie's World was small. It revolved around a farm in the Midwest and the immediate neighborhood. Although fiction, the author draws from her own memory to bring the "old days" to life.Author: Ruth Jesness TweedISBN-10: 1312460881ISBN-13: 9781312460881Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/2014Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.00h...

The History of the Bach-Bailly-Charlier-Mébille Family starts in the late 1600s and covers the family's growth and movement in the eastern part of France and the Netherlands. The nine-generation saga is a story of hard working peasant people influenced by the political changes that...

My name is Donald Vivian Owens III (aka Zig Zag), born Oct. 10, 1951. Born in East Texas, I was a country boy raised by a stay-at-home mom and Baptist Preacher father. Then when I was 20 years old, moved to Dallas joined an...

This is a story about evils. About Murder. About forgiveness and about pain. This is the story of a woman, so hurt by life that she needed to lash out against anyone showing her kindness or support. This is a story about a young...

In the summer of 2009, two friends embarked on a road trip through a narrative history of American music. They visited cities of the dead, sold their souls at the Crossroads, dipped their feet in the Mississippi, and made memories with preachers, police, and...

Revered among peace and social justice activists for his intellect and unwavering commitment to his ideals, Leon Lefson spent 25 years as an administrator at the California departments of social work and education. Working with Phillip and John Burton, state education Superintendent Wilson Riles,...

When I came into a recovery program for alcoholism at the age of 47, it was the first time I experienced a twelve step recovery program. I thought, as I worked the steps with a sponsor, that this program was what I had been...

Coming of Age in the 1950s includes 64 illustrated short stories, sprung from the pages of the author's diaries, which she has kept since she was 10 years old. Most of the stories are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but the last few feature Los...

This remarkable book (originally published in 1908) by Charles Allen Munn goes into great detail (with fabulous illustrations) of the portraiture done by the famous artists of the day (Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, and Charles Willson Peale) to commemorate our first president, George Washington....

The author met 'his philosopher' fifty-four yars ago--a man who teaches by the Socratic method, who stays in touch with his students for their whole career, and who values non-conformity in the best sense of the word. Most faculty deeply learn their field, plumb...

Cathy Rambow moved to the United States with her husband Olen in July of 2009. She was studying to become a nurse. But after less than a year of classes, at the age of just 27, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Having a...

This story is about how I felt I had to conceal, not feel my feelings. How I am battling a storm with in my self and I want to let go but will I ever be able to? You will go through my trials...

The following chapters are actually blog entries from a web site known as The Snooper Report. The writer, for the most part, is a Grunt seeing that he served in and out of the military for almost 30 years. There are times that he...

In Skyline Teardrops, Cody Benjamin recalls his experiences volunteering, struggling and growing alongside nine other students from around the country. Pressed to make an impact in Detroit, a city that seems to be known more for its devastation than anything else, he dives into...

"Letters to My High School Self" is a collection of letters written by several writers to their high school versions of themselves, knowing what they know now. The letters are intended for everyone from high school graduates who want a peek into lessons that...

My Life of, with, by and for Spirit. My Journey to find myself and as a Medium.Author: Melissa BryanISBN-10: 1304970426ISBN-13: 9781304970428Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2014Pages: 174Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

The author of this autobiography narrates his life molded by the forces and institutions of 20th century Europe: the German occupation of Poland and daily life in a small city in Soviet occupied Poland. He discusses his priesthood and his studies at the Catholic...

When arriving in Rio, the position and the company had collapsed. Without any knowledge of the Portuguese language, no personal or business connections or prospects for employment, we were immediately destitute. We were ejected from our hotel with only the clothes we wore. For...

I began to do this documentation process and the full blown process of writing this book because I truly felt and saw the need to put down my experiences on paper while they were still fresh. The long road from Nigeria, Africa to the...

"Has an in twitter: Just showing people how great Malia is!" is Malia's second book, mainly collection of her twitter messages. Price: $ 24 (print), $1.50 (pdf), ISBN: 978-1-304-89694-0 and Content ID: 14428017. This book Published by Bob Young and Tom Bright of Lulu.com...

A collection of biographical stories on the subject of life in the National Guard during the Viet Nam war.Author: John JamesISBN-10: 1304871444ISBN-13: 9781304871442Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/24/2014Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d

The Kindred Path tells the story of a remarkable 22-year friendship. Brought together by a shared love of music, reunited through political action, Bob Weitzel and Steve Hazell were in and out of each other's lives until Weitzel's final quest, his solo kayak journey...

A story about a daughter and her relationship with her late father. Renae loved her father despite him being an alcoholic and couldn't come to grips with losing him early in 2012. She opens up about the criticism her family's had due to her...

Charlie McReynolds was born and reared near a large Cattle ranch in West Texas. He dreamed of travel and far away places as a child while milking three cows and laying on the haystack looking at the blue sky and the bright West Texas...

This is the 2014 Revised Edition of my book "Life's Work" Featuring a new front and back cover and extended writings that are up to date. I share with you my life, all the way from the 80s, the 90s and take you on...

Elizur Hiram Graves recorded daily life in his diary for over 44 years, beginning in 1888. This diary from 1895 records the daily activities of his business partners as they were buying and shipping stock from around Brooklyn, Wisconsin to the stock markets in...

Italy was the first country to create homes for abandoned children. Although most European countries did not adopt homes for foundlings until the nineteenth century, Pope Innocent III opened one in Milan in 1198. Northern cities began opening hospitals and churches to abandoned babies...

Wayne R. Dynes (born August 23, 1934) is an American art historian, encyclopedist, bibliographer, and gay activist. He is now Professor Emeritus in the Art Department at Hunter College in New York City, where he taught from 1972 to 2008. Dynes spent his early...

Continuing journal of an old transsexual man living in poverty with his 2 parrots and cat. He is a writer, painter & goes to religious institutions in his spiritual quest. His life & times. Many interesting interactions with fascinating characters. He lives in the...

Growing up in Michigan in a large family in the 1930's, 40's and 50's is something of a tale to tell. Ray Bigsby, born 3/20/33 tells what it was like being a boy in a large family and how they all survived cold winters...

A sometimes humerous, sometimes serious autobiographical tale of growing up in the turbulant times of political change in Southern Africa during the 50's and 60's. The whole story is told from the perspective of a boy during his early years from six to thirteen....

When Marion Dakin died in 1974, a bundle of letters was found in her desk -- all in Swedish. Years before she died Marion had given her granddaughter "old family rings" to use for her wedding -- one came from Eric Helsten, or so...

Edward Pailey Sherman, a well-known evangelical and Pentecostal cleric, rose from humble beginnings to arrive at a height he rarely imagined he would have attained, had it not been for the grace of God. This little book celebrates the path he traveled. In the...

Mary Mathieson has had an eventful life spanning almost a century. She has lived in small town Ontario, in Northern Ontario including the James Bay area where she was an itinerant nurse, and in cosmopolitan cities. She has spent time in some of the...

When the Correias bought their home on Gage Hill in Fall River, they didn't realize that they'd have to share it with the ghosts of Gage Hill. This is the story of the family, the mother who kept the spirits under control, and the...

Continuing journal of an old transsexual man living in poverty with his 2 parrots and cat. He is a writer, painter & goes to religious institutions in his spiritual quest. His life & times. Many interesting interactions with fascinating characters. He lives in the...

Perhaps the final compilation of my writings through the years, this collection conveys so inadequately the absolute extravaganza of idea, image, and all-encompassing emotion that has been my life. May another's experience of being be enhanced by my experience . . . as being...