Biography & Autobiography - General

The expanded, second edition of a cult-classic; from Claremont Road to Cameron via surveillance culture and Occupy: transient-beta memory traces re-surfacing along the A12. An important reflection on a historic site of resistance, offering us illumination, ideas and inspiration for the future, with responses...

For more than 120 years Seafield, a large estate bordering the village of Donabate in north County Dublin, had been the family seat of the Arthures, a wealthy and influential family that owned, at least on paper, a considerable portion of inner city Dublin....

Anona Percy is a registered medical practitioner who trained in medicine in the 1960s. She served the National Health Service for over 40 years, 32 of which were as a Consultant Radiologist in a teaching hospital.Author: Anona PercyISBN-10: 1914195078ISBN-13: 9781914195075Publisher: UK Book PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Authorities in the new Irish Free State harassed and murdered Honor Bright before maligning her as a prostitute and acquitting her assassin. The newly founded Garda Siochana spread deceitful rumours and coerced witnesses to conceal Honor's true identity and the real reason for her...

This book provides a compendium of biographies of those who are considered to be ethnically Mormon in Alberta who were involved in both provincial and federal politics over the past 120 years.Author: Austin Mardon,Ernest G. MardonISBN-10: 1897472234ISBN-13: 9781897472231Publisher: Golden Meteorite PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/28/2011Pages: 82Format:...

This book presents information taken from a variety of sources, including newspapers, records, and interviews, to give an account of Alberta's political leadership. Although no attempt has been made here to analyze voting patterns and behaviours, or to provide a detailed narrative account of...

In this work, Dr. Ernest Mardon and Dr. Austin Mardon present a collection of biographies of politicians who are active in Federal politics but whom originated in Alberta. Their influence on Canada is not the focus, but rather the idea is to provide a...

Come explore the history of Alberta s rich political landscape and learn about the people who shaped the face of a province. Within these pages, you ll meet the men and women who forged the politics of the region during the Roaring Twenties and...

This Spring 2011 (IX, 2) issue of Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge, entitled "Learning Transformations: Sociological Imaginations from First Year Seminars and Beyond," includes nine UMass Boston undergraduate student papers: seven from two sections of the first year seminar, Soc. 110G:...

This Winter 2011 (IX, 1) issue of Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge, entitled "Graduate Theorizations: Imaginative Applied Sociologies-Manifest and Latent," includes nine, theoretically engaging graduate student papers: six from a course in Applied Sociological Theory (Soc. 605) taken during the Fall...

The essays gathered in this debut (I, 1, Spring 2002) issue of Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge were written by undergraduate students enrolled in various sociology courses offered at SUNY-Binghamton and SUNY-Oneonta. the issue also includes the editor's paper on K....

This Fall 2002 (I, 2) issue of Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge include student papers from coursework completed at SUNY-Oneonta, as well as a paper from a retiring faculty at SUNY-Oneonta (Dr. Donald A. Nielsen) whose exploration of Karl Mannheim's sociology...

A splendid narrative of the author's encounters with the Moslem community in Tripoli and its hinterland during his medical mission in 1912, set up to aid the Moslem casualties of the Italian occupation of 1911.Author: Ernest H. GriffinISBN-10: 1850770107ISBN-13: 9781850770107Publisher: Darf PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/02/1984Pages:...

'Multiple Sclerosis - Smiling & Hurting' is the story of Dorothy M. Mitchell. Born in a small Yorkshire village just before the Second World War. She remembers vividly being in the air raid shelter as enemy bombs rained down on nearby Bradford and Leeds,...

Description An account of the pain inflicted on sufferers of manic depression (Bipolar Disorder), their family and those around them. 'Peter was with us for 6 weeks. At first it was like having a stranger in the house. He was so quiet. But we...

Musings of a Schizophrenic Drunk is a book about alcoholism and Schizophrenia. The author, Amara, suffers a round of hospitalizations after she neglects her brain by feeding it too much alcohol. In her book, she shares her point of view from inside illness, and...

Description Depression Can Be Fun is an initiative of Helen McNallen who has suffered from Clinical and Bipolar Depression and wants to help others and spread the word. The book's name originated from the 'black comedy' of her experiences of manic depression and is...

Many people who leave the country of their birth to find work far away from home can see more clearly how much it has changed than those who remain. Growing up in Jamaica, Dorrel Saunders left the island for England, having heard that work...

Description 'From Heights to Depths and Somewhere in Between' is Linda Stoneman's first publication. A true, personal and factual account of some of Linda's life experiences, some of which she believes, triggered her bipolar disorder. Her book starts with a poem she wrote when...

Description The story begins as R is dumped at the door of the psychiatric hospital by her husband and is totally disorientated by alcohol and by the residue of the tablets she has taken that night. The story revolves around the strong bonds the...

Description This book is a collection of poetry and prose, of seriousness and wit, of raw emotion and considered debate. The book is designed to show to the reader what it is like to live with problems of mental health; how people with problems...

Description 'Move Over Manic Depression - Here I Am' is Anne's sincere and moving autobiography about a mother of two whose life is turned upside down by post natal depression and bi-polar. This, the sequel, charts Anne's life as she moves away from depression...

The agony of Napoleon's family as Empire ends This is a riveting book. Those interested in-and to some degree knowledgeable about-the Napoleonic age know of the Emperor's inspired military prowess as he fought, with ever diminishing resources, to avert defeat at the hands of...

The place and the people are inseparable. This is the theme of this charmingly written history in which the author entertains us with the history of her family roots and heritage going back to the Middle Ages. The family hail from a Yorkshire village...

What if you could gain profound insights into every stage of life, from youth to old age, and uncover the keys to a long, fulfilling existence?This illuminating collection brings together Aristotle's most essential treatises on life and its transitions, adapted for the contemporary reader....

Living By My Rules, an eloquent insight into the daily struggles of living with an incurable, degenerative disease such as Parkinson's disease.Simon's stories of his early life will transport you back to a far simpler time; the 1970s. Amusing tales which will stir fond...

Contains every known stage appearance Chaplin made in the UK and, for the first time ever, the ones he made in Vaudeville, touring America with the Fred Karno Company of Comedians. Along the way, many myths and mistakes from other works on Chaplin will...

Diplomatic Dilemmas and Cultural Insights: Memoirs of a Libyan Ambassador's Wife provides a compelling and insightful account of the challenges and triumphs faced by an ambassador's wife in navigating the complexities of cross-cultural communication and embassy life. Through her experiences, the author offers valuable...

You have probably heard, either as an expression or as a title, of 'The Big Society' Although ideas of what this means range from 'don't know' to the better informed who might say 'it depends on who you are speaking to.' Here the author...

Description I am a sixty three year old English black lesbian woman, who is a an advanced commercially trained drone pilot, who received locked psychiatric inpatient care during periods when I was functioning outside of the IM SAFE - Illness, Medication Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue,...

A superb biography of a famous Texas Ranger on the Western frontierWilliam Jesse 'Bill' McDonald was born in Kemper County, Mississippi in 1852, but it was in the state of Texas where he earned his reputation as one of the most notable captains of...

First published in 2002 as a volume in the NASA "Monograph in Aerospace History" series. This study contains photographs and illustrations.Author: Seth B. Anderson,Nasa History DivisionISBN-10: 1780393091ISBN-13: 9781780393094Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.Co.UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2011Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.38d

Pride of the Red Devils: the untold story of the men and women who made Manchester United heroes of Wembley 1968. The book tells the histories of the famous Manchester United team who beat Benfica 4-1 at Wembley in May 1968, from the viewpoint...

There are countless times we walk among our heroes and she-roes of tomorrow. Sula Too Tiny Books Series unveil and present those superstars today while they can smile and we can say, "Thank you."Oftentimes they are waiting for us to ask. Ersula K. Odom...

Like most, I naively entered the legal profession, thinking that all of those, like myself, that had prepared themselves for the practice of law, having committed themselves to uphold the law, having committed by their oath to the office of attorney to stand for...

Inside the Stockton Civic Auditorium hang two plaques that honor the young men from Stockton and San Joaquin County who made the supreme sacrifice during World War 1. This book explores each of the names listed and tells their stories. In includes biographical information...

We all travel similar but different paths along the road of life! Some say our paths are predetermined and others say Time and Circumstances decides what our experiences would be! I say...Whatever determines our situation is of no consequence because once we enter the...

'Life After Baby' brings a welcome measure of honesty and sanity to the discussion of how women can rediscover and reclaim their health, their verve, and their joie de vivre after a newborn joins their family.Author: Victoria Dolby ToewsISBN-10: 1681627450ISBN-13: 9781681627458Publisher: Basic Health PublicationsLanguage:...

"Horse lovers of all ages will fall in love with this book! Its funny, sad and entertaining."Author: Julie BoyerISBN-10: 1669846423ISBN-13: 9781669846420Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/24/2023Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d

I want to let my readers and audiences to know that this book is not written to discriminate against anyone regardless of the sexes, races, classes, and genders, as well as anyone's religions. I wrote this book because of a lot of awareness and...

I AM THE ENGINEERING STUDENT OF SCRIET i.e. SIR CHHOTU RAM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MEERUT, BATCH 2016-2020 I MISS THOSE DAYS OF COLLEGE.....................Author: Arun RajISBN-10: 1649196474ISBN-13: 9781649196477Publisher: Notion PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2020Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.09d

How my time spent so far, how my life reacted with me and what I did in different situation, I have narrated all the points in this book. The god has frequently given me chances to my life--I was laid in the courtyard as...

This book is the biography of Orland Kay Armstrong, husband, father, freelance journalist, writer, publisher and United States Congressman from the 6th District of Missouri. O. K. Armstrong was a crusader for Justice and warrior for Truth, inspired by his Faith to serve his...

There's an old saying, I have often heard, Oh so many times."You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl!" I hope I have proved this Fokesey idiom, wrong, when I take my make...

The history of any state is largely determined by the lives and actions of its residents and particularly its leading citizens. This book presents a sampling of Hispanic men and women whose influences on New Mexico events and history transcended the moment and became...

One of the greatest figures in modern international law, James Brown Scott [1866-1943] intended to publish an autobiography titled Adventures in Internationalism. He wrote a few paragraphs for this book, but he never completed it. He decided instead to entrust his life's story to...

The single best work of reportage about the battlecruiser, ever, by a war correspondent who was with Beatty's Battlecruiser Squadron at Jutland. Filson Young: the Bob Woodward of battlecruisers. An excerpt: Here, then, was the ideal type for which Lord Fisher in our conversations...

Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for...

(From the Introduction) This project was the result of a desire by the Floyd County Historical and Genealogical Society to pay tribute to our Nation's Veterans, especially those associated with Floyd County. The Society chose to honor all veterans regardless of when and where...

This book contains a collection of thirteen research essays by those identified as future leaders of the Korean-American community on topics, such as China (Minjae Kim), labor unrest of early 1900s (James DongHwi Kim), the hostile relationship between Korean-Americans and African-Americans (Julius Im), Alexander...