Biography & Autobiography - General

Author: Anna M. PennISBN-10: 1635681200ISBN-13: 9781635681208Publisher: Page PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/12/2017Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d

The fruit of many years' research, this entertaining study charts the changing fortunes of Music Hall in Britain during the early twentieth century through the lives and careers of ten artistes. Each presented some aspect of the national character which made people laugh at...

The story that follows this introduction is literally true. There died lately, in a Western State prison, a man of the class known as habitual criminals. He was, at the time of his death, serving out a sentence for burglary. For thirty years he...

The cold, stygian dark of the extreme sea depths is home to some of our planet's strangest creatures. Even their names evoke a science fiction adventure: dragonfishes, greeneyes, viperfishes, mirrorbellies, lanternfishes. Marine biologist Henry "Hank" Compton (1928-2005) of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's...

Few men stand with as towering a stature in the annals of American legend as THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826). Author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, he ranks as one of the most significant of the United States' Founding...

If necessity is indeed the mother of all invention, then the individuals profiled in this volume should be considered the most laudable of all midwives. They each saw a need and met it. Readers will learn more about the lives and methodologies of well-known...

A firsthand account of daily life aboard an American warship intercepting slave-trading vesselsToday the twenty-gun sloop USS Constellation is a floating museum in Baltimore Harbor; in 1859 it was an emblem of the global power of the American sailing navy. When young William E....

The insightful letters of a Harvard-educated staff officer's experience in the Army of the Potomac Charles J. Mills, the scion of a wealthy, prominent Boston family, experienced a privileged upbringing and was educated at Harvard University. When the Civil War began, Mills, like many...

Captivating portraits of extraordinary individuals Famous Buckeyes are recognized by practically everyone. They range from presidents and inventors to aviators and astronauts. But other important Ohioans have been unfairly forgotten over the years. To find them, the authors of Unforgettable Ohioans dug beneath the...

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...

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...

With more than 400 photographs, extensive interviews with the descendants of pioneer Jewish Texan families, and reproductions of rare historical documents, Natalie Ornish's Pioneer Jewish Texans quickly became a classic following its original release in 1989.This new Texas A&M University Press edition presents Ornish's...

The Russian Empire had a problem. While they had established successful colonies in their territory of Alaska, life in the settlements was anything but civilized. The settlers of the Russian-America Company were drunk, disorderly, and corrupt. Worst of all, they were terrible role models...

Inspired by the then recent unearthing of original documents and letters of Christopher Columbus, the American writer Washington Irving set about, in the 1820s, to create the first unlimited and complete account of the great explorer and his journeys. This is that account, sweeping...

Police forces around the world engage in a variety of activities. Many of these activities, such as roadblocks, arrests, and increased police presence in problem areas, are reactive, but there are also many proactive measures involved in police work. Both reactive and proactive measures...

There is, it seems to me, a racial cosmopolitanism which is quite as morbid as the provincialism of the mob, and quite as dangerous (were it ever given its full institutional expression) to the peace of states and the deeper interest of civilization. -Edgar...

In this far-reaching discussion of curriculum and liberal education, William A. Reid compares curriculum making to the idea of "pursuit." Like justice, Reid argues that curriculum is not something that we own or possess in a material sense; rather, it is an achievement that...

This is the first major, book-length memoir of a political prisoner from Mexico's dirty war of the 1970s. Written with the urgency of a first-person narrative, it is a unique work, providing an inside story of guerrilla activities and a gripping tale of imprisonment...

As a young, up and coming electrical engineer living in England, Ray Brooks had everything he could want--a high paying job, late nights, and fast cars. All he was missing in his life was the meaning. As a young, up and coming electrical engineer...

George John Beto (1916-1991) is best known for his contributions to criminal justice, but his fame is not limited to this field. Walking George, authored by two of his former students, David M. Horton and George R. Nielsen, examines the entire life of Beto...

First published in 1980, this classic description of the cowboy life by master storyteller John Erickson is now back in print. His observations about the Crown Ranch in particular, and the cowboy lifestyle in general, are filled with humor as well as pathos. Erickson...

This unique collection contains extensive and in-depth interviews with mathematicians who have shaped the field of mathematics in the twentieth century. Collected by two mathematicians respected in the community for their skill in communicating mathematical topics to a broader audience, the book is also...

The author of this book combines his years of sociological training and his time with illness and disability to analyze a broad range of matters on both subjects. He examines things that healthcare providers unwittingly say to patients, and communication problems in the intensive...

This remarkable volume examines the process by which three deaf, French biographers from the 19th and 20th centuries attempted to cross the cultural divide between deaf and hearing worlds through their work. The very different approach taken by each writer sheds light on determining...

Freud's development of psychoanalysis is one of the great fault lines of twentieth-century cultural history. The field as such provides one of the great professional dramas of our time: a classic struggle between a new, vital idea and the ignorance, prejudice, and refusal that...

I have written my personal diary and autobiography in memory of my dear and departed mother, Mary Maxine Roome (maiden name). Even though I never had the pleasure of knowing her, I have been told that her greatest desire was to write her story....

This book demonstrates the healing proofs and evidence by the grace of God, followed by the author's attendance at the eleventh Church of Christ, Scientist, London, UK, since the author's early admission into Sunday school as a teenager. The point of departure occurs in...

This is a chronology of creative contributions made by women dating from the 1790sto 1900. Among the arts covered in this volume are quilting, beadwork, dancing, diaries and memoirs, folk music, landscaping, sculpture, theatrics, etc. Entries are cross-referenced and include further readings drawn from...

"A Legacy of Love" is the story of a Southern Indiana farm family and the trials and tribulations of raising children during the Great Depression Era. This family, like most people during this era who lived in agricultural communities, did not have central heat,...

In this riveting autobiography spanning generations and continents, Maggie Hamilton shares her extraordinary story of love, loss, and the unbreakable bonds of family. From the turmoil of war-torn London to the sun-drenched shores of the French Riviera, Gemini Over the Gulf follows Maggie's journey...

Samuel Auchmuty was born in New York in 1756\. During the American Revolution his remained loyal to King George and he joined the British 45th Foot in 1777. After the war he remained in British service, campaigned in many parts of the world and...

Flying a B-17 Flying Fortress with the Fifteenth Air Force out of Foggia, Italy, Lt. George H. Neilson describes the harrowing experiences of his twenty-eight combat missions as well as the ups and downs of life in the US Army Air Corps from enlistment...

A true story of a character named (FD). The protagonist of this story is called 'From the Difficulty' (FD), and tells of a life where he was born to an elite father and a semi-illiterate mother, driven, at an early age, to participate in...

Author: Jerry FordISBN-10: 1524563080ISBN-13: 9781524563080Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2016Pages: 270Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

The Holocaust was real. The Nazis wanted the Jews out, preferably exterminated. But some, recognizing their situation and/or being encouraged by others, managed to leave in time to build a new life elsewhere. This is the story of two people, Hans and Hilde, who...

Author: James SadlerISBN-10: 152450968XISBN-13: 9781524509682Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2016Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

Author: Joanne BlackwelderISBN-10: 1514434202ISBN-13: 9781514434208Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/20/2016Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63dReview Citation(s): Indie Reader 06/21/2017

In 1941, an Inuit Eskimo boy from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, goes on a trip with his parents only to end up fighting for his life and discovering the importance of his family and friends and the love of his sled dog.Author: Jeanette ArdISBN-10:...

Colonel John Hart Caughey, a US Army war plans officer stationed in the Chinese Nationalist capital of Chungking, was an eyewitness to the battle for China in the final months of the war (1944-45) and beyond, when he rose to become head of the...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.Author: Sidney LeeISBN-10: 1498052371ISBN-13: 9781498052375Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.76d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.Author: William L. DavidsonISBN-10: 1498001580ISBN-13: 9781498001588Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.54d

"Know the woman, and you will know the man" is a proverb oft-repeated, and nowhere is it proved truer than in this highly insightful biography of Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and famous in her own right. With his usual...

Waiting is something that every person must do. Especially those of us fueled with hope of a great outcome in life. Most people know little to nothing at all about how to wait. Though everyone must do it, most do not know how. Additionally,...

Author: Phillip C. DavisISBN-10: 1483615316ISBN-13: 9781483615318Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2013Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

Steve Vermeulen grew up in a working class family in Iowa, living a life that could be described as normal by most standards. But in 1975, when he was nineteen years old and joining the military, he learned about a long-held family secret. This...

George Mailath is finally telling his story, from a privileged beginning as part of the Hungarian aristocracy, growing up with maids & butlers to adjusting to life as a penniless refugee waiting for a boat to take him to Australia. Covering the years from...

Author: Angela JamesISBN-10: 1479776203ISBN-13: 9781479776207Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/18/2013Pages: 534Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.71lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d

In our culture, artistic genius and poverty seem inevitably linked, but does it have to be that way? Jim Henson didn't think so.An iconic creator and savvy businessman, Henson is a model for artists everywhere: without sacrificing his creative vision, Henson built an empire...

Author: Jean-Paul MISBN-10: 1477108203ISBN-13: 9781477108208Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2012Pages: 292Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Author: James R. MullenISBN-10: 1477101551ISBN-13: 9781477101551Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2012Pages: 136Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d