Biography & Autobiography - General

Author: Gloria VandemmeltraadtISBN-10: 1450001440ISBN-13: 9781450001441Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/25/2009Pages: 186Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

"Seeing Justice" relates the true-life story of retired judge, Janice Noland, to the pursuit of justice. It takes you on a journey from her acceptance as a young child of Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, to her entering the legal profession at...

The Narrow Way is an honest account of a life, fully lived, under God's all-seeing eye. Although a memoir, it is not a conventional one. No reader will like everything in this book, but every reader struggling with some aspect of life-sexual abuse, marriage,...

In this amazing story, Jeremy Reynalds, who founded and runs New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter and was once homeless himself, shares how he rose from the despair of homelessness to the pinnacle of academia, earning a doctorate in intercultural education at Biola University...

Uncovered is the life story of eighty-three-year-old cold war veteran John Sager. An operations officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, his postings to pre-revolutionary Iran, Gamal Abdel Nasser's Egypt, and Nikita Khrushchev' s Soviet Russia thrust him into the midst of America's most tumultuous...

It is very unusual for an author to number parts of his poems. Walt Whitman's poem, "Song of Myself," has 52 parts, which he numbered 1 to 52. This book uses that idea that Whitman numbered his poems in his book, Leaves of Grass....

A Depression-bred, Texas-style Mark Twain recaptures the life of the Brush Country and the heart of America. The best articles from the "Brush Country Bull" weekly newspaper column (1977-2005) in The Devine News by Henry B. Briscoe. Henry Briscoe had quite a life. It...

The following story that I'm going to share is true. It illuminates the impossible that can become possible when there is: - A loving and accepting family- Mother's and Grandmother's prayers- Strong presence of the Judeo Christian work ethic- Attitudes of Victory vs. Victimhood...

From "Daddy" to "Father" to "Dad" The touching story of William "Cricket" Horsak-a high school football superstar who went from the football field to the battle field, finding himself thrust into the carnage of the Battle of Okinawa. He survived the horror and tragedy...

How was I to know that my life was to include many careers, three marriages, three children, a change of identity, going out with a millionaire and finding my secret family........ So this is the story of my life. It's all true but I...

This story proves that there is such a thing as the "American Dream". It is about a mother, Dolores L. Garcia, a courageous lady who believed in herself and her children. It is also the story of a five year old boy who under...

Author: Ken WinklerISBN-10: 1449094619ISBN-13: 9781449094614Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/26/2010Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.68d

This is the story of two people, Melvin and Frances, who met while young, fell in love, and married. They raised three sons, enjoyed a loving, warm, and close family life. They traveled extensively in Europe, Canada, and the United States. They were blessed...

Sonja's uplifting account of her cancer journey proves every cloud really does have a silver lining. Family bonds strengthened, friendships renewed and lifelong allegiances forged...just some of the positive things to come out of the darkest time of Sonja's life. As the young mother...

This book is a full account of my life over 59yrs. It might not seem long to most people, but when confused and at a loss as to what to do it is a life time. I hope it shows how letting life's excitement...

With hardly a nod to chronology, the author moves back and forth through the first twenty years of his life, from trams, horses and valve wirelesses to scooters, cars and rock and roll, boozy coach trips to the seaside, youth clubs and Carnaby Street...

Ernie Tolin had wanted to go to the US Naval Academy. He would not be able to realize that dream. He would pursue a second dream of working with aircraft and being able to work on the National Forest. He gave up a full...

The surreal life and bizarre times of a college-educated career call girl. A brave new look at the oldest profession, A Roaring Girl is, without a doubt, the most unusual book of its kind ever written. Part edgy, x-rated memoir; part sex-positive, pro-prostitution polemic,...

It was creation that gave David the authority to reveal such a strong poetic verse. Through his lyrics and music he expressed his desire to share with the world his challenges to which he fought so hard. It is said that "the wealth of...

Set in a rural town in Texas, Losing Lola is a memoir of losing a mother to brain cancer. While Lola was dying, her daughter Shannon struggled with the reality at hand while battling mental illness and a drug addiction. As Shannon tried to...

David M. Addison provides a refreshing, alternative perspective in travel writing. A bit like Mr Bean on holiday, picking up the wrong piece of luggage at the airport is just the first in a series of misadventures which bedevil the author and his long-suffering...

Mickey Rooney Was Right is D.W. Paone's autobiography with the emphasis on his quest to achieve success as both a writer and assistant cameraman in the entertainment industry. However, no matter how hard he tried, and he tried very hard, long-term success in both...

I often imagine what it would have been like to be able to have served in the Navy during World War II instead of serving when I did. I have to think that it was a tough time for all but especially the civilians...

The book is mainly my autobiography. It is simply telling the story of my experience and failure as I faced my life in England away from my people and my home. The life was never really plain selling. It involved quite a bit of...

This is a book written for women by a woman. It is a true story of brokenness, courage, faith, and hope that no matter how low you may sink, you don't have to stay down. Get up and dust yourself because the best is...

Being a Screw is one of those jobs that no one wants, but it needs doing, and by a certain kind of person. This is not attempting to paint a glossy acceptable picture that you want to read about if easily offended, This is...

An epic story of how the GI Bill made it possible for the author to travel around the world to teach in strange and exotic places, and still enjoy the luxury of a professional career as a Schoolteacher, a Scientific Research Analyst; a State...

Author: Louis M. PostiglioneISBN-10: 1449061249ISBN-13: 9781449061241Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/22/2010Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d

Foreword The author, while telling his life story takes you on a trip to the outer limits of the human spirit back to the earthly realities of man in the flesh. He tells the story of how an extraordinary spiritual epiphany that occurred on...

Being a thoroughbred chestnut mare Gypsy had the expected characteristics of one. Erratic theatrical were only 2 of her facets. She was the matriarch to all horses. Very intelligent quick to learn and a good teacher to young horses. Surprisingly would accept help if...

Skeletons in the long grass, live bullets in the garden and drunken soldiers roaming the town - this was the writer's first introduction to life in Africa. Swimming With Swallows is the perfect book for the armchair traveller.It is often funny, sometimes sad but...

This is a "TELL ALL" book about what an official of a government office in Broward County, Florida did to us, Guilty Till Proven Innocent. I am telling you about what they "can do" so that you will be able to prevent this from...

This book is all about the writer's almost accidental experiences as an independent 'insider' living in a range of African communities while developing some strong friendships. Each chapter brings surprises as she survives perils, challenges and some unique events in her determination to make...

Let us all take a walk on the wild side for a moment and into a world filled with cops and robber chases, beautifull women, intelligent hoodlums and crooked cops that murder just for the thrill of it! And once you've stepped into this...

This is a book about Sid's life as he remembered it - we follow him through a tough life in London with Mum, Dad, 9 other siblings and extended families. The part he played in World War 2 ( the first time he had...

The author has compiled an adventure memoir in photo essay form, recalling when he worked as volunteer 1975-1980 aboard historic ships of the San Francisco Maritime Museum. He learned from the crew of the Cape Horn square-rigger Balclutha (1886), now moored permanently at the...

Author: Josephine E. BagbyISBN-10: 1449049842ISBN-13: 9781449049843Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2009Pages: 200Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

This is the story of Leslie Adams life from the time of her birth until the present day. It shows her joys, disappointments, and her struggle to overcome her problems. It also gives a glimpse of the hard time her widowed mother had to...

'Seven maids with seven mops' from Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' represent seven successive generations of mothers and daughters. They challenge you to discover if they are getting any wiser, better, liberated, as the decades whizz by. Do they differ, transform themselves, 'clean up...

As as young girl, Ayla flees the emotional abuse of her mother and the sexual abuse by a family member, but finds that the streets are no place for a young girl. From coast to coast, she hitchhikes her way across the country, looking...

Author: Stephen W. ReissISBN-10: 1449042260ISBN-13: 9781449042264Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2010Pages: 452Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.01d

Mr. Sam Rhodes' warm personality captivates audiences as he speaks on coping with Suicide and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He inspires others by teaching how to build Psychological Resilience. He speaks on regular occasions to military units across the Country Fort Jackson, Fort Leavenworth,...

Author: Catherine J. JohnsonISBN-10: 1449040241ISBN-13: 9781449040246Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2009Pages: 92Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d

These are the memories, stories and tails you tell in the pub with a couple of drinks inside you. Some of the things I have done I am not proud of but they made me what I am. The injuries received, the places I...

The true story of the hardships and adventures of a boy joining the navy at 15 in the 1950's. Training at HMS Ganges and serving on ships and submarines operating around the UK, Far East, Middle East, Australia, West Indies and the Arctic. The...

The Foundling: Journey of a Street Child is a story about both tragedy and triumph. It shows how although life for a child might start off hard, cold and present obstacles seemingly insurmountable, good health and happiness can ultimately still be obtained. On a...

Author: Michael SimesISBN-10: 1449033369ISBN-13: 9781449033361Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2009Pages: 100Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d

Surviving inconceivable loss of someone you love with no regrets. This is a captivating memoir of a life of two souls put together by the Universe. They experience abundant happiness, struggles, and darkness, and create an extraordinary life because of the lessons they learned...

We're leaving the Championship terminus now, but I'll level with you; this is genuinely a journey into the unknown. Firstly, because I've never written on this type of scale in my entire life before - and secondly, I don't know how on earth this...

The determination to overcome medical and personal set backs coupled with a stubborn belief in leading a normal life is a testimony to the will of someone not afraid to challenge the norm. This story is not for the faint hearted or people of...