Biography & Autobiography - General

This is just me sounding off. It's a hodgepodge of ideas I've had over the years and never did put them in a book. Well, here it is! It's all purely opinion backed up by as many facts as I could find to substantiate...

This is the true story of a taxi driver in America. His name is Julio Cesar, and he came to America with a dream to create a new life. Little did he know that the life of a taxi driver would bring him more...

Best known for his performance poetry, Earl LeClaire's observations on the human condition take many forms. In Night Taxi he absorbs us with glimpses into the lives of his passengers. The work is by turns, extremely funny, and very troubling as he celebrates the...

I have written this book to expose some of the unusual experiences that have happened to me so you can compare them to your unusual experiences and see that they are not rare occurrences at all. Many of the events you will read occurred...

The Gables in Durban was the authors home for ten years. Being the playground for South Africa it was the best place to retire once one's working life ended. Durban's tropical weather was more pleasurable than polar Cape Town - the only other retirement...

The anonymous author writes her life story detailing child abuse, alcoholism and addiction, and mental illness.Author: Rahsia DerneISBN-10: 0359078397ISBN-13: 9780359078394Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2018Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d

Alcoholism and ME is written account of the daily life and struggles of an alcoholic.Author: Cindy Shaw-SinclairISBN-10: 035907720XISBN-13: 9780359077205Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2018Pages: 86Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d

You can only play the victim in your story for so long. Asking yourself "why me" on a daily basis withers at your soul and betrays your mental health . My childhood was spent being the epitome of Daddy issues because my father decided...

The Lighted Valley is a biography of a Christian woman whose piety was revered in her congregation. Spending her final months in considerable pain, she calls upon the Lord to support her departure from the Earth to the next life. Introduced by William Jay,...

This selection of inspiring real-life anecdotes are a collection of noble human endeavor; the rescue of others during disasters, the overcoming of addictions, and triumphs over adversity are but a few of the subjects. Collected and republished in the Review and Herald in 1913,...

Charles McTague, "Father Charlie" to those who knew him, was an unforgettable man, a kind and caring Catholic priest who began his life as a sailor and kept a special care for sailors during his priesthood, when he was stationed for many years at...

This is a story about a family who started their American dream on a farm in Brooklyn, New York. The author recounts his family's start in America, as best as he can construct it. He continues examining his family's story through the World War...

10 Revolutionary Erotics is a collector's edition book which has a sentence or just a few sentences per page for every page of 100 pages. I thought it might be useful creating a book which gives some knowledge of memories of characters from some...

The Perils of Perfectionism follows moments in Hanna Rose Hunt's life as she discovers her identity while picking up life lessons along the way!Author: Hanna Rose HuntISBN-10: 0359004725ISBN-13: 9780359004720Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2019Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d

An autobiographical account of an under-age lad who managed to enlist in the British Army and fought in the First World War. The book was developed later from the author's own contemporary field diaries, and is ably illustrated with his own paintings. His story...

This is an autobiographical account of the training and subsequent career of a retired British Airways airline captain. It covers the almost two years spent at the airline's own training centre on the south coast near Southampton, and describes in detail the training course...

Bricks and Mortar is the book we all promise to write but never had the time. In 2007 my surgeon insisted I needed hip surgery to repair damage caused from a lifetime in construction and I seized the moment. Bricks and Mortar begins in...

This fascinating biography of Mary and Marcus Braybrooke by granddaughter Helen Hobin throws a new light on the last eighty years and will interest many beyond their circle of friends. Born before World War 2, their stories illustrate life in post-war Britain and the...

In this deeply moving book, Lionel tells the story of his son Ian, whose short life was plagued by epilepsy, autism and various other ailments. Even as a beautiful baby, Ian was already showing signs of illness that would rule his and his family...

Who are the key people whose lives are helping to define the age that we are now living through? How do their stories resonate our own? What are the forces that drive and confine their impacts on the directions laid down in the first...

The accuracy of recalled childhood memories in adulthood is the subject of extensive research and debate, and controversies exist surrounding the authenticity of recovered memories. This recollection of episodes from a childhood spent in 1950s England is enhanced by the author's ADHD syndrome; it...

Everything does not always go to plan: the trick is to appear confident throughout and not let it get you down - even if you can't get to sleep afterwards. Life as a teacher has plenty of challenges, especially when you organise trips abroad...

'Redcote' is the name of our house and 'up' is what goes on there. A series similar to this article was running in one of the national weekly newspapers, I believe - but there the similarity ends.Author: Jane M. E. FomesISBN-10: 0244946884ISBN-13: 9780244946883Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage:...

In this thought-provoking book refugees and asylum seekers in Greater Manchester tell their inspirational stories of hope, suffering, love and losses - to raise awareness of the difficulties they still face even after fleeing conflict and danger. They share their experiences hoping to raise...

Before being called up for National Service, I took it upon myself to join the RNVR Fleet Air Arm as a Junior Naval Airman, aiming to become a fighter- pilot. Having failed my maths test, I then transferred to 48 Commando City of London...

In the late 1970s, retired Grimsby schoolmaster, Harry Goulding, wrote his memoirs, longhand, on sheets of paper rescued from a skip and they lay for many years in the safe-keeping of his grandchildren until they were transcribed into two books; the first (this book)...

We all have our own story to tell - here is mine! This memoir covers my family; upbringing in the 50s and 60s; broadcasting; professional life; the founding of a school; preaching; writing; politics and my work as Chairman of Magistrates. This history is...

This book tells of the upheaval of families and where they all went to when the clearance of the old tenement buildings in the Gorbals/Oatlands areas happened. Different people tell their stories of how the clearance affected them and where they moved to, be...

We have here a series of articles/papers on that topic: Discovering Patterns by Searching for Simplicity, Learning Abductive Inference by Analogy in ACT-R, Learning Abductive SEARCH, Rational Drug Design as Hypothesis Formation, Abductief Redeneren als primaire cognitie, Qualitative Drug Lead Discovery, Simplicity & PredictionAuthor:...

Join Jean Koning in this stunning, poignant and often hilarious roller-coaster-ride through the world of men! After having been send to his doctor by Partner-the voice of reason-Jean finds himself being diagnosed with skin-cancer. Armed with his unquestionable wit, and his stunningly absurd worldview-often...

This part 2 concludes her 2 year drug trial on Keytruda.Result remission. She continues to run her social media groups offering global help and advice to victims of mesothelioma.Author: Raymond NyeISBN-10: 0244909733ISBN-13: 9780244909734Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/24/2017Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.61d

I'm Debbie Wieck. I'm a happily married mum of 4 children - 3 beautiful young adults on Earth and 1 equally beautiful soul in Heaven. I first started my blog 6 months after we lost Jacob and I have dedicated every word to him....

Joan's Story is Joan Dudman's testament to what the Lord has done in her life. A Sheffield lass, Joan has known her share of life's ups and downs, but Joan, now an octogenarian, doesn't grumble about the hard times; she marvels at the ways...

This book is basically the life story of both my now deceased younger Brother & myself.. Our trials & tribulations along the way in the ultimate search for Our Mother.... After his death, that search ended in triumph ending the years of torment...Finally discovering...

In a series of essays, Paul Griffin explores some of the lessons he learned from being an independent school headmaster in the Sixties, a time of rapid social change and challenge.Author: Paul GriffinISBN-10: 0244852324ISBN-13: 9780244852320Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2020Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w...

The lives, ideas and influence of ten audacious Jews - what they did, what they believed and their contribution to the Jewish story. Courageous, challenging and often misunderstood, they left a lasting legacy for humanity. This book has a chapter on each character, in...

Biography written by Brian Birks before his diagnosis of dementiaAuthor: Brian BirksISBN-10: 0244838399ISBN-13: 9780244838393Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/22/2019Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.18d

THE MOXON BROWNES - An Account of Octavius Browne, and his Family and Descendants - tells the story of the author's own ancestors over the last 250 years. From the eighteenth century drawing master and calligrapher; his son who deserted his family to start...

Life has thrown some hard knocks at Rev. Dr. Abimbola Adewumi Solebo (Nee) Jekayinfa, she was smitten with infantile paralysis 'polio, before she was two years of age, which resulted into a lifelong partial loss of the function of her right leg. According to...

I collapsed behind the wheel whilst driving from work. I suffered a multiple organ failure, fell into a coma, and was on life support for one month. Doctors declared "Do Not Resuscitate". I went to heaven and back. Lived to tell the story ......................

"THE MISSING PIECE" is a heart-rending story, evocative, and moving. It is a poignant tale tracing Sylvia's journey from the slums of post war Salford in the 1950's. Raised in an emotionally deprived home, struggling to complete her education against persistent opposition, she forges...

Money, Collaboration and Misdirection is a place whispered to be "The Boy's Club" in certain circles for the protection of an entity league falsely claiming to be above the law. The story told here is a real-life story presenting known truths from my own...

Sunny's Story, based on facts, has been woven into a fascinating narration that is evidence of Pramila's own vast experience, which has made possible the obvious sensitivity and love with which she sees her protagonist. She brings out the pathos and the dilemma of...

From Chadderton to Bournemouth These are the memoirs of seventy-four-year-old Nora Gregory, written whilst knowing she was living the last chapter of her life. Meet her ancestors - the Isherwoods, the Logans, the Joneses, and the Gregorys, and read about Nora's life growing up...

This book is the second book in a three part collection: My Dad the Drumming Man - My Mother the Poet - Second Hand Tales (to be published in 2020). They have been written(in their own words)for anyone in the future who is searching...

The Bosphorus Disciples is based on a true story about love, hate, bitterness, self-flagellation and self-destruction. Addiction is an illness that can only be understood by those who experience it. Recognised by Naci when he was five years old, he has lived with it...

As far as we know all of us that are living will eventually die. Bit of a wakeup call in case you thought you had forever, you don't! One Life, One Chance. What's It All About...? Tells a story from pre-birth to death in...

Loving Mummy is a snippet of my life as a young black girl in the 1980s growing up with a mother who experienced depression on and off, ultimately falling way to a full nervous break down. With only me, myself and I to make...

Based on my life how I created and started Team of Horrors, introducing the horror characters, and the best movies; including, the horrifying things I have heard and I've seen in the real world such as; suicides, paranormal spirits, etc; for the suicides and...

Heartbreaking and joyous, this memoir is a celebration of life and love. From finding God under her bed to wanting to be a nun, this is also a story of faith that is both faltering and fierce. Finding solace under a lucky bean tree,...