Biography & Autobiography - General

Film and theatre director Tony Richardson's death in 1991, the publication of his memoirs in 1993, and the posthumous release of his final movie, Blue Sky in 1994 have resulted in the beginning of a critical reevaluation of Richardson's career. The first major reference...

Bringing together a variety of critical approaches and interdisciplinary perspectives, this work reflects the continuing vitality and breadth of George Sand scholarship around the world. It contains twenty-eight papers and a keynote address presented at the Seventh International George Sand Conference. Contributors include leading...

Ann Sothern was often quoted as saying she had played every venue in show business except fairs. For over 60 years, she has captivated audiences from the stage, on radio and television, in film, and as a recording artist. This book is the first...

The volume is made up of three main chapters. The first provides a biography of Fellner. The second is an annotated bibliography of Fellner's published works and includes sections on books he wrote, his articles and essays, books he edited, and his public remarks....

Casting a wide net, this volume provides personal and professional information on some 445 American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists, who lived from the late 15th century to the late 20th century. It includes explorers who published works on the natural history of North...

Louis Blanc (1811-1882) was the first socialist to enter a French government. He was a true exponent of Jacobin-socialism and this biography attempts to explain this combination of Jacobin politics and socialist economics.Author: Leo A. Loubere,Louis Blanc,UnknownISBN-10: 0313226903ISBN-13: 9780313226908Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/1980Pages: 270Format: HardcoverWeight:...

This is a biography of a great American statesman and U.S. Senator of the nineteenth century.Author: Glyndon G. Van DeusenISBN-10: 0313207178ISBN-13: 9780313207174Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/15/1979Pages: 496Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.91lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.06d

Expatriates posing as detached yet patriotic American commentators, and using the news-of-the-day voice of the stereotypical radio announcer, sought to turn U.S. opinion against the British and achieve the political objectives of their media-savvy employer--master propagandist Paul Josef Goebbels. Riveting biographies in Berlin Calling...

In this groundbreaking book, Sandra E. Greene explores the lives of three prominent West African slave owners during the age of abolition. These first-published biographies reveal personal and political accomplishments and concerns, economic interests, religious beliefs, and responses to colonial rule in an attempt...

Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998) was a German sociologist and system theorist who wrote on law, economics, politics, art, religion, ecology, mass media, and love. Luhmann advocated a radical constructivism and antihumanism, or "grand theory," to explain society within a universal theoretical framework. Nevertheless, despite being...

Robert K. Merton (1910-2003) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century, producing clear theories and innovative research that continue to shape multiple disciplines. Merton's reach can be felt in the study of social structure, social psychology, deviance, professions, organizations, culture,...

Author: Wolfgang KasackISBN-10: 0231052421ISBN-13: 9780231052429Publisher: Columbia University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/1988Pages: 524Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.79lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.31d

Moderate Radical explores an exciting period of English, and British, history: Elizabethan and Early Stuart religious politics. Tobie Matthew (c. 1544-1628) started Elizabeth's reign as a religious radical, yet ended up running the English Church during the tumultuous years leading up to the British...

The Correspondence of John Wallis (1616 -1703) is a critically acclaimed resource in the history of early modern science. Volume IV covers the period from 1672 to April 1675 and contains over eighty previously unpublished letters. It documents Wallis's role in the crucial debate...

Plutarch's Life of Caesar deals with the best known Roman of them all, Julius Caesar, and his vivid narrative covers most of the major events of the last generation of the Republic, as well as painting an insightful picture of this man who sacrificed...

Living with Nephew tells the story of a 12-year-old boy from Long Beach, California--home of rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre--moving in with his Yale-educated law professor aunt for a year. It is a double fish-out-of-water story as the aunt adjusts to having a...

As universally agreed by Establishment historians as well as "conspiracy theorists," it was at the legendary 1910 Jekyll Island meeting, organized by Senator Nelson Aldrich (R-RI) and facilitated by J.P. Morgan, that the Federal Reserve System was conceived. It would be birthed three years...

This is a book about my fifty years as a survivor, even a thriver in the music business. Fifty years as a keyboardist, bandmember, background singer, lead singer, songwriter, solo artist, music director, producer, orchestral arranger, A&R executive, worship leader, sideman, main man, playing...

This is not a story about failure.It is a story about finishing.LAWRENCE: Visions of Self - The Memoir is a quiet, unflinching reflection on love, separation, and the discipline of becoming whole.Written in the aftermath of divorce, this memoir does not rush to heal...

Author: John ColtraneISBN-10: 0793563453ISBN-13: 9780793563456Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1996Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.84h x 9.04w x 0.22d

A sweeping poetic cycle retelling the rise and fall of King Arthur's realm, this volume explores timeless themes through richly imagined verse. Each idyll examines a different episode of the myth, from heroic quests to tragic downfalls, all filtered through a Victorian moral lens....

An introduction to the life, work and ideas of the people who have shaped the economic landscape from the sixteenth century to the present day. Now in a third edition, it considers how major economists might have viewed challenges such as the continuing economic...

Mullet locates Calvin in the context of early 16th century France charting his emergence as an influential theologian and civic religious leader.Author: Michael MullettISBN-10: 0415000572ISBN-13: 9780415000574Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/1989Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d

Sailing Naked, a memoir surrounding Kristina's life and relationship with her father, a Hungarian Freedom Fighter turned political refuge, is a literal and metaphorical glimpse at their loving yet tumultuous relationship. Despite immigrating to the US on a VISA in recognition of his service...

Author: Marlene Marin GodoyISBN-13: 9798295563140Publisher: Marlene Marin GodoyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/19/2026Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d

Author: Audrey PhillipsISBN-13: 9798295547638Publisher: Audrey PhillipsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/12/2026Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d

Author: Michael HynesISBN-13: 9798295513305Publisher: Finding Hope PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2026Pages: 292Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d

Author: Sudipti AroraISBN-10: 9349532999ISBN-13: 9789349532991Publisher: Verses Kindler PublicationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2026Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d

Author: John BerthollISBN-10: 1944887369ISBN-13: 9781944887360Publisher: Publishing PartnersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2026Pages: 230Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

Author: Writ Large Aka Current ResidentISBN-13: 9798887317045Publisher: Fulton BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2025Pages: 744Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.64d

Author: Marva JamesISBN-13: 9798349234170Publisher: Marva JamesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/05/2026Pages: 78Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Author: Greg MalacaneISBN-13: 9798278603870Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/08/2026Pages: 158Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d

Author: Douglas W. WamsleyISBN-10: 1939995477ISBN-13: 9781939995476Publisher: American History PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2025Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Author: Randall ArthurISBN-10: 0985025794ISBN-13: 9780985025793Publisher: Life Image PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2026Pages: 668Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.68lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.47d

Houseless with Love, Dogs and SausagesDuring the recession of 2009, an average middle-class couple found themselves without a home. Their income was gone; bills were piling up. Three months later, the house went dark; the faucets were dry. A Foreclosure Notice was left on...

Generations of Endurance - An American Family Chronicle A Novel Based on the Lives of the Pennock, Iler, Hamilton & Heacock FamiliesAt the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize rivers - where General Anthony Wayne once carved a fort into the Ohio wilderness -...

Incurable Gifts is a book that defies every expectation we have about memoirs of illness. It is not a story of suffering-it's a masterclass in finding grace where none should exist.With prose that alternates between laugh-out-loud funny and quietly devastating, O'Connell chronicles his 20-year...

Synanon stole my baby-and still I believed.They sterilized the men and coerced women to have abortions-and still I believed.They carried guns and violently confronted their enemies-and still I believed.In the shadow of Berkeley's radical 1960s, nineteen-year-old Janet was drawn to Synanon-a drug-free, violence-free community...

This book recounts the life of Adrien Deschryver, Belgian born, who grew up in the Belgian Congo and was one of the few colonials to stay on when post-independence violence erupted throughout the country. Deschryver was at times a planter, elephant hunter, bush pilot,...

This book recounts the life of Adrien Deschryver, Belgian born, who grew up in the Belgian Congo and was one of the few colonials to stay on when post-independence violence erupted throughout the country. Deschryver was at times a planter, elephant hunter, bush pilot,...

There are people who belong immediately: they fit into rooms, conversations, family photos. Then there are those of us who move through the world like visitors - feeling slightly misplaced, quietly holding wounds that never quite healed, and carrying a deep, steady love that...

'This book encapsulates the entire career of Lionel Messi with accurate milestones and details you may have never known about the G.O.A.T. Amongst several books that may have covered Lionel Messi, this book stands out because of the love that was poured in while...

Friedl Gastro - 50 Anecdotes Between Ale, Flame and Ocean is a humorous, insightful, and wonderfully irreverent collection of true stories drawn from over thirty years in the culinary world and life at sea. Author Manfred Marc Umfahrer - known for his successful satire...

Author: Rita Lorena LinkISBN-10: 0875659616ISBN-13: 9780875659619Publisher: Texas Christian University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2026Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d

The education of Henry Adams offers a thoughtful and introspective account of personal development set against the backdrop of a transforming America. Beginning in Quincy, Massachusetts, the narrative follows the life of an individual shaped by the legacy of a powerful political family, yet...

Eliza Grayson graduated high school in a tiny Appalachian town just as young men were being drafted for the Vietnam War. Although her intent was to leave her town as soon as she could, things did not turn out the way she planned when...

In the landscape of American conservative media, few voices have been as influential, controversial, or enduring as that of Mark Reed Levin. Known to millions of listeners as "The Great One," Levin has spent decades shaping conservative thought through his radio programs, bestselling books,...

One woman's journey from heartbreak to healing, from silence to strength.Born amid the tranquil beauty of Fiji's islands, a young girl's life is shaped by hardship, abandonment, and resilience. From a childhood marked by duty instead of play to a womanhood tested by love,...

Author: Christine Stoiber FahlundISBN-10: 166577505XISBN-13: 9781665775052Publisher: Archway PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2026Pages: 412Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

From a childhood under Martial Law in the Philippines to the fractured beauty of building a new life in America, Shadows and Sunrises is a powerful debut memoir of shame, strength, and survival. Told with unflinching honesty and warmth, this memoir explores motherhood, migration,...