Biography & Autobiography - General

The philosopher Rene Descartes declared, "I think, therefore I am." But who is this I that thought posits? In anecdotal style, the narrator of this nonfiction novel relates an odyssey of discovery and confusion, catalyzed by psychedelic drugs, over a year's time: the hippie...

This is the Odyssey of a modern American woman who spends her summers in Greece with her old world husband and his family.Author: Patricia F. MouilleISBN-10: 1425186807ISBN-13: 9781425186807Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/09/2009Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d

A compelling, inspiring true story of a vibrant young wife and mother who through strength and determination rises to meet the challenge of a life-changing diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.Author: Kathy McWhirterISBN-10: 1425186653ISBN-13: 9781425186654Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/16/2009Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x...

As the subject matter of this writing covers the experiences and, therefore, conclusions of an American born Black woman from the south in the 1960's through 2000's, the reader(s) should be braced for some very glaring, and no doubt, very disturbing facts covered in...

Growing up with a brother can be hard. Growing up with an older brother can be harder. But growing up in the shadow of 'Fatman' is the hardest of all.Author: Peter EbardISBN-10: 142518331XISBN-13: 9781425183318Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2009Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

An autobiographical account of the life of the award winning CIO Phil Young. The book covers his 'rags to riches' story and is interlaced with his observations on business life.Author: Phillip YoungISBN-10: 1425184766ISBN-13: 9781425184766Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2008Pages: 144Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Temptation wins, but lessons are learned ... eventually! Love, job-searches rolling stones gather momentum! Target seen! Progress Teaching, laughter, Children, love and happiness. Worry.....Tragedy.Author: Carl PalmerISBN-10: 1425181392ISBN-13: 9781425181390Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2008Pages: 212Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d

A Fox Terriers memoirs of his 250 mile walkies on the Swiss Alpine Pass Route, a spectacular 250 mile traverse of the Swiss Alps that includes 58,000ft of ascent.Author: Lloyd ClarkISBN-10: 1425178650ISBN-13: 9781425178659Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2008Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x...

A Soldiers Mask is an extraordinary, firsthand account of adventure, leadership, harassment, and sorrow in the life of a Canadian Soldier.Author: Robin BrentnallISBN-10: 1425176747ISBN-13: 9781425176747Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/25/2008Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.51d

Resilient America follows the author's progressive Americanization, often despite discouraged, sometimes despairing views about national decline and the future of their country voiced by the native-born. As a much-traveled immigrant (and long a citizen), he sees it differently. He compares and contrasts cultures and...

This is a story of rebuilding from brokenness and loss. For most, this can be a painful process of inner rehabilitation. For others, it's an adventure of a lifetime...Author: Eli P. PomerleauISBN-10: 142517440XISBN-13: 9781425174408Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/03/2008Pages: 164Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w...

A police officer candidly shares his personal life, policing experiences and insights into the unique place of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Canadian police service.Author: Andrew F. MaksymchukISBN-10: 1425170897ISBN-13: 9781425170899Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2008Pages: 460Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d

The author shares a captivating diary of her struggles while searching for answers to a disease, not yet in medical terminology. Chronic Fatigue/Fibromyalgia afflicts thousands of people globally.Author: Annette StremeckiISBN-10: 1425170218ISBN-13: 9781425170219Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/2008Pages: 228Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d

The rise of transport airlines stems from the final days of World War II, when airplanes were used mostly by the military and for Government mail. Juan Trippe's idea of an "Empire of the Air" transporting people was a distant dream. There were no...

Pregnant and delighted! Eight months of excitement and anticipation, and a beautiful baby boy was born. Then he slipped away into the unknown, and the heartbreak began.Author: Sharon DohertyISBN-10: 1425157920ISBN-13: 9781425157920Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2008Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

A unique human story of a young man's fight to regain indepence following an appalling road accident which left him berefit of everything except his brain. His strong personality shines through every page.Author: Betty GannicottISBN-10: 1425161405ISBN-13: 9781425161408Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2007Pages: 236Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.14lbsSize:...

Not everyone who lived on an Oklahoma farm during the 1930s, the time known for the "dust bowl," abandoned their farms and headed for California. Although many suffered crop failures and financial ruin, there were just as many or more who were able to...

Thoughts before Breakfast is a book full of spiritual clues which Carole has found while enjoying her own journey through life, and while striving to find the spiritual answer to every challenge that life throws at her. Thoughts before Breakfast is a collection of...

The purpose of this book is to look at many of our experiences and things which tell us that life is indeed too short and perhaps add a little meaning to some of those things which we may not think about on a daily...

These essays suggest it is necessary, despite Britains great past, to concentrate for a while on re-establishing a nation at peace with itself, before embarking on more overseas adventures.Author: Louis Le BaillyISBN-10: 1425147267ISBN-13: 9781425147266Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2007Pages: 132Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

One Sunday in December, John Holbrook was sitting in the living room with his family listening to a Packer game on the radio when the broadcast was interrupted by President Roosevelt announcing that Pearl Harbor had just been bombed. When they lowered the draft...

This is a dispiriting account of the life of a young Black male (circa WW II) growing up in Mississippi during the height of the Jim Crow era and attending segregated grammar and middle schools designed to "miseducate" Blacks. The first time he heard...

What Lies Within is the compelling true-life journey of drive-by shooting victim, Gregory "Allen" Patterson, and his struggles to find meaning in life after all hope is seemingly lost.Author: Gregory Allen PattersonISBN-10: 1425137539ISBN-13: 9781425137533Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2008Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

Experience the rich legacy of The Fresno Bee, as told by a journalistic insider who worked as a reporter and editor there for thirty-six years. Its history is colorful and different. Experience it first-hand.Author: Robert P. MolanderISBN-10: 1425138896ISBN-13: 9781425138899Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2008Pages: 232Format:...

This book covers most of the highlights relating mainly to Frikki's and my animal experiences over the years. These experiences have been dominated by our own cats, mostly humorous, some a bit sad but only briefly.Author: Graham DeeksISBN-10: 1425131379ISBN-13: 9781425131371Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2008Pages:...

Layi Babatunde, a Nigerian from the place of Oyo, searches for his goddess, the elusive and mystical Celia. The journey is one he could never have imagined, and leaves him with one aching desire, unfulfilled.Author: Layi BabatundeISBN-10: 1425124097ISBN-13: 9781425124090Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/18/2007Pages: 108Format:...

There is no available information at this time. Author will provide once available.Author: James GreenISBN-10: 1425127002ISBN-13: 9781425127008Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/06/2007Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d

Stories written by WWII survivors of the Merchant Marine and Navy Armed Guard, untold in history books, their personal accounts will inspire you. A must-read for all.Author: Al D'Agostino,Willard ByrdISBN-10: 1425123481ISBN-13: 9781425123482Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2008Pages: 396Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 9.91h x 7.06w x 0.88d

This book is about a victim of people with power that want more power and will not stop at nothing, and then cannot be held accountable for their wrong doings.Author: Richard HowatsonISBN-10: 1425126693ISBN-13: 9781425126698Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/09/2008Pages: 200Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

This book is about the life so far of a severely mentally-handicapped young adult with autistic tendencies, as if he, the son, were able to write about his life.Author: Lawrence GordonISBN-10: 1425118151ISBN-13: 9781425118150Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2007Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x...

Based on actual events of World War II, the book tells the story of American pilot 2d Lt. Tommy Kohlhaas following the crash landing of his B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in Germany and of his capture the next day. The narrative also describes the...

After two unsuccessful marriages, failed surgery and the loss of assets, Claude Miragliotta discovered his life purpose, healed years of chronic pain, and found the love of his life!Author: Claude MiragliottaISBN-10: 142511279XISBN-13: 9781425112790Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/07/2008Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

Read about Christmas in Vietnam and the heartfelt experience by all. Learn why The Bob Hope Show raised morale more than any other show. Discover how many suicides you did not read about in any American published paper during the Vietnam War because they...

Japanese and Americans, once bitter enemies, are now good friends. I observed the ongoing growth of mutual respect and trust following WWII. Could the lessons learned then be applied today?Author: Bill BrownISBN-10: 1425106749ISBN-13: 9781425106744Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2007Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w...

Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country.Author: Nina LongISBN-10: 1425106382ISBN-13: 9781425106386Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/20/2006Pages: 164Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

First of all, Ely Callaway was a formidable leader, somewhat like a military general who provided a high profile, daring example for his lieutenants to emulate. He avoided micro managing his staff to afford them the opportunity to excel, but he was in charge,...

Wind of the Spirit is the autobiographical spiritual journey of Gene Vosseler spanning five decades -as a poet, minister, political activist, friend of freedom, and valiant defender of the faith. As Gene likes to say, Wind of the Spirit is an extraordinary journey by...

The White Linen Nurse was so tired that her noble expression ached. Incidentally her head ached and her shoulders ached and her lungs ached and the ankle-bones of both feet ached quite excruciatingly. But nothing of her felt permanently incapaci-tateAuthor: Eleanor Hallowell AbbottISBN-10: 1421823683ISBN-13:...

Were you one of the elite who used to meet in The Rising Sun? Did you ever raise a jar in one of its bars? Many a football fan did. If you lived in the middle of the last century in London, in Chelsea...

A collection of columns written for the East Lansing Towne courier by Pam Rohman under the pseudonym Kaye Naybor. They provide a light-hearted but true look at the joys and trials of raising a large family in the 1960s and 1970s.Author: Kaye NayborISBN-10: 1420887432ISBN-13:...

As a graduate student in 1968 at the University of Michigan, Roy G. Phillips heeded the advice of renowned genealogist and author Alex Haley, who encouraged the eager researcher to record the history and wisdom of his family elders while they were still alive....

My name is Loleta Elizabeth Doll Carpenter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, 54 years old. Now living in San Leandro, California with my husband and daughter. I have one son living in Shreveport, Louisiana; two grandsons, one in Norway and one in Shreveport, Louisiana....

While telling life stories, particularly about my involvement in three wars, and reading to my beautiful Grandchildren, one of them asked, "Grandpa, would you tell us about when you were a little boy in Switzerland, before you came to America?" Robili was written to...

I''m just learning to walk and my brother still shaky on his feet, when we were committed to the Bureau of Child Welfare in New Haven, Connecticut for the State of Connecticut. The reasons given, were desertion by mother; father unable to provide suitable...

The Legend of the Street Fighter is a unique and exciting autobiography of a young man (Andre Joseph) growing up in the 1980-1990s in Houston's notorious south-side ghetto during a gang and drug war when he meets a mysterious Asian warrior monk who changes...

The Burial Shroud of "The Jesus Christ" was taken from Jerusalem to Edessa, Assyria, in about 50 CE by the disciple Thaddaeus. It remained in Edessa until 944 CE, when it was taken to Constantinople on the orders of Byzantine Emperor Romanus Lecapenus. Then...

Accident-prone. you might wonder? Not really. But Anthony Pasqualetti is acutely aware that the incidents in his long and fulfilling life are rich with close-calls, death-defying thrills, and uncanny acts of bravery and singular episodes where any one man could have easily succumbed or...

Up Close and Personal is a collection of articles that depicts the history of La Porte County, Indiana. The focus of the book is on the people that have made contributions to the county's history. A section of the book is devoted to "The...

An Airman's Odyssey tells the World War II experience of Staff Sergeant Charles R. Batdorf. At the start of the war, Batdorf was just an eighteen-year old kid from rural Pennsylvania. However, like many other young men in America during the initial months of...

INTRODUCTION TO "CALL EARL OF ALASKA" Born a child to a single mother struggling through the early years of the Great Depression, by the age of ten he lived in eleven different homes. By the age of fifteen, this juvenile found himself in a...