Biography & Autobiography - General

Garfield, the Ideal Man is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we...

A Souvenir and Medley - Seven poems and a sketch is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...

In cases of past childhood abuse, deep parts of the self are thrown into chaos. Memory or concentration are of course strongly impacted, but so are those quiet, invisible areas dealing with emotional stability, personal identity and even gender. Health, career and relationships wear...

A Quaker childhood, a hefty dose of adolescent insecurity, a conflicted relationship with 1970s Women's Lib, an ill-advised business venture, a disastrous foray into politics, a post-retirement stint as a snow-bird-these and other experiences provide opportunities to reflect on larger questions: Where does the...

With the devastating impact of absent fathers in the lives of their sons, Shafeeq Ameen takes a compelling look at the pathology of violent young men who are disrespectful of women and authority figures and juxtapose those images with a generation of fragile individuals...

In Christian theology, the gifts of healing are among the spiritual gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12. As an extraordinary charisma, gifts of healing are supernatural ennoblements given to a believer to minister various kinds of healing and restoration to individuals through the power...

My name is Shay Shay, and I'm twenty-eight years old. I am a strong young woman, I am courageous, I am strong, I have courage, and I am true to myself and with myself. I'm a loving person. I love hard. I am sensitive...

El Duro Trato describe con gran detalle y con una prosa elegante el conflicto de voluntades entre un padre famoso y su ambicioso hijo mediano. Richard Tucker, el estelar tenor estadounidense de la época dorada del Metropolitan Opera, exigía que su hijo se convirtiera...

Your life is completely planned out from the time you are seven years old. You know exactly what you want to be and where you want to go to school. Suddenly you find yourself in the middle of what some call the upside down,...

What comes to mind when you think of the word great grandma? Homemade treats? Someone that spoils you? As you will discover in this personal account, great grandma can mean all those things and moretough, hardworking, faithful, and highly protective. This book is about...

After writing our first two books (Never Too Old to Serve the Lord [ISBN 978-1-5434-4175-8] and Still Never Too Old to Serve the Lord [ISBN 978-1-5434-6437-5]), we thought that you would be interested in knowing how we prepared for our life as missionaries to...

My Italian American Family, Rural Taiwan and Lawndale News Memoirs are a combined set of memoirs. The first deals with Mr. Nardinis family and their personal history as well as the authors life growing up. The second deals with his three and a half...

In January 1818, Sarah Elizabeth Thatcher found herself at the age of four alone in the colony of New South Wales. She sailed from England on the Friendship with her convict mother and two older brothers, but sadly, her mother, Martha, died before reaching...

Doris accepted all that life threw at her - hardships, bias against women, a new career and raising six children. There were misconceptions as to who she really was. If she was ever devastated her broad smile was a true mask while going about...

Often left alone and feeling neglected by her distracted mother, six-year-old Karrie was grieving the departure of her beloved father for military duty abroad. Nothing could have been worse to her troubled mind than that. Several months later, her ten-year-old babysitter taunted her, claiming...

This book touches on the highlights of his memory of his mother. With the help of his brothers, he put it all to paper to share with Lillians family.Author: Francis DudaISBN-10: 1982205113ISBN-13: 9781982205119Publisher: Balboa PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2018Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

This book is about ascension and for ascension. Its main purpose is to guide individuals to a virtuous path of enlightenment. Its title proclaims that the knowledge within this book is the treasure of the gods given to humanity by the gods and written...

This book sets the life of Hild of Whitby in the context of early monasticism, with a special focus on Anglo-Saxon England. It uncovers the sacramental, liturgical, and governing responsibilities of the abbess before her leadership roles were systematically withdrawn and then written out...

The first part of the book seeks to present successful educational administration approaches for primary and secondary school students. It attempts to open new vistas of Divine understanding by examining the concept of Karam through academic exploration and current religious theology. Analyzing my life's...

Mary is an educator. She has under graduate degrees in Business and Secondary Education, and a Masters Degree in Special Education. She taught Business, English and Special Education in the public school system from which she retired at 76 years of age. She also...

Meet John, a short (5'6"), skinny, boyish-faced, shy and insecure, 18 year-old. In 1986, following the completion of his freshman year at UMass, Amherst, John returns to his demanding summer job, working in a restaurant called "Crabapples". It is here that he meets the...

SPORTS & POLITICS - Green Bay Love Stories and Confessions of a Grassroots Candidate is an amazing story of intrigue, fascination and sheer fun. You'll be totally amazed by this tale of how a woman with a colorful past, the Lombardi Green Bay Packers...

When Dr. Gunta Krumins-Caldwell's family was confronted with terminal illness, she was thrust into unfamiliar territory. She and her husband Ed were only in their 40s, with two small children to rear and a newly established medical laboratory when Ed was diagnosed with Mator...

Since most good speeches start with a joke, why not start this book with one which was found on the Internet. From Creation to Evolution, a little girl asked her mother, "How did the human race begin"? Her mother said, "Many years ago God...

My Personal War Within takes readers to Birmingham, Alabama, during the 1950s and 1960s and the turbulent days of the Jim Crow Laws, the Ku Klux Klan, and the John Birch Society.These were difficult times for those growing up black in a country struggling...

For anyone that has struggled with finding your purpose in life, this book, is for you.From college graduates struggling with what path to take in life, to empty nesters questioning what their existence on this planet is, the search for purpose remains the same.There...

The Car Ride That Changed the Future Forever"Leaves the Reader Fascinated and Grateful!" Pastor Julie SchaecherAuthor of Best-Selling Book Messed Up "It was fascinating I simply could not put it down!" Shala LaTorracaAuthor of Best-Selling Help The Book A girl child was enticed to...

We all follow different paths in life. Some are born into violence and incest. Some find love and become wildly successful. Some escape into drugs and despair. Sarah has done it all. At age 15 she was imprisoned in a convent and gave birth...

Marguerite Duras and Charles Bukowski were each dramatically shaped by their early life experiences, established in the environment of a dysfunctional family. From their early negative exposure and emotional indoctrination to life, Duras and Bukowski each developed as individuals who, at a young age,...

Raised on a farm in central Illinois with 280 acres... I was able to get acquainted with all the good things in the world - hard work, good food, loving parents, pets, alfalfa fields, cornfields, wheat and soybean fields, sand hills, vetch, lespedeza and...

In this world of the 21st century with rapid-fire technology and quick decisions, Dr. Wesson finds herself guarded, hypervigilant, and critically suspicious of men and women where her great-grandchildren are concerned. Although many generational curses have been broken two decades or more ago, she...

A series of paintings by Bread & Puppet Theater director Peter Schuman, inspired by the work of the German painter Charlotte Salomon, tell the story of her life as a child in Germany during the 1930s, to the end of her life in a...

An autobiography about taking the smallest opportunities in living and making a life. My parents may possibly have desired to make a whole loaf of cornbread with their crumbs from the master's table. But in my opinion, they only ended up with half a...

Author Yolanda Lopez's story of her mother's life and her own childhood growing up in Los Angeles with five siblings is much more than a remembrance-it is a testament to the challenges of single motherhood and of the choices women must sometimes make in...

This is my story... my testimony. The Lord carried me through all my storms and fought all my battles. He showed me that there's nothing to fear. During my time of weakness, he reformed me and made me stronger mentally and spiritually. All bitterness...

The story of men who become rich is not uncommon. But it is rare to find the story of a man who rose from the very lowest rank in society, a member of a despised caste known as the chattel slave, to a position...

Over My Head chronicles a mutual journey toward overcoming obstacles in order to gain as much normalcy as possible. Erik, an achondroplasic dwarf deals with surgeries, body braces, extended hospital stays and the burden of having to learn to walk again after paralysis. His...

SPEAKING OF WRITING is a collection of interviews conducted by Ann Clayton with Canadian novelists, including Janice Kulyk Keefer, Alice Boissonneau, Joy Kogawa, Aritha van Herk, Stephen Henighan, Jane Urquhart, and Barbara Gowdy.Author: Ann ClaytonISBN-10: 1928171591ISBN-13: 9781928171591Publisher: Vocamus PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/24/2017Pages: 166Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize:...

In Volume I our anthropologist carried out fieldwork in the South Pacific, travelled widely to represent anthropology, and enjoyed world foods. Here he extends his life work with international assignments and food studies. In an unexplained tragedy he loses his wife and faces court...

Few writers have impacted writing like Ernest Hemingway, and My Writing Life is a personal account of the impact he had upon the author from the day he discovered him in high school. Not only does My Writing Life offer a unique insight into...

Monday, March 19, 2012. I had my first dream last night that indicates I am reliving my same life over again in a parallel world. In my dream, a woman that I know said to me, "There are two of you." I am astounded...

"Open your heart to God's love and you will get all the respite you need. It is not that difficult. Whenever I was down in the dumps I prayed. You don't pray because it is not in you to beg God for help; but...

Upon his retirement from Victorian Parliament in November 1982, Lindsay Thompson was lauded across the political spectrum for his contribution to public life. He served in the Victorian Cabinet for 24 years, including a record 12 years as Minister for Education. In 1981 he...

The amazing autobiography of Mrs Hazel Lewis: Eastender, housewife, choir singerAuthor: Hazel LewisISBN-10: 1917064918ISBN-13: 9781917064910Publisher: Mount Vernon PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2024Pages: 72Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 10.88h x 8.00w x 0.31d

This book gives a voice to 12 British-born children of refugees from Nazism - the 'second generation'. In the current zeitgeist of Brexit and beyond, exacerbated by Covid-19, the authors want to ensure that nothing like Nazism and its deeply embedded antisemitism ever happens...

Tommy Kennedy IV's extraordinary life began against the backdrop of the northern town of Warrington. In this honest autobiography, Tommy describes a chaotic childhood where home is variously in a caravan, a convent and care homes. His parents are childlike and irresponsible, and his...

HEAVEN'S RAGE is an imaginative autobiography. Reporting on feelings people don't usually own up to, Leslie Tate explores addiction, cross-dressing and the hidden sides of families. Writing lyrically, he brings together stories of bullying, childhood dreams, thwarted creativity and late-life illness, discovering at their...

This is the true story of Tony Crowe. His life is fast, out of control. Drugs, guns and money surround him it can only lead to death or jail. Everything goes wrong when his neighbour is attacked in his own house late one night....

This is Vinson Chard's second book recounting stories about his time working as a Chemical Engineer. He 'spills the beans' on all the shenanigans perpetrated in the world of hazardous waste. The stories are of his hazardous and light-hearted misadventures while on these excursions...

An account of seven mothers and their first daughters begins in Slovenia in 1880 with murder and suicide and near-asphyxiation of a new-born in the snow. This true story soon shifts to WW1 when the third of the 'seven maids' is still only a...