Biography & Autobiography - General

Author: G. &. C. Ticha,S. &. C. TaylorISBN-10: 150357086XISBN-13: 9781503570863Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2015Pages: 120Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Alanna Christine always emerges smelling like a rose--or, at least, she sculpts the pile of crap she's in to look like a rose. She likens herself to a phoenix, constantly burning up and rising from the ashes in this memoir that combines aspects of...

This is a new release of the original 1935 edition.Author: David Randolph MilstenISBN-10: 1494078007ISBN-13: 9781494078003Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 306Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d

Author: Richard E. BueryISBN-10: 1493125400ISBN-13: 9781493125401Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2013Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d

It is London 1908, and the huge crowds will not be seen again until London 2012. But it has been a controversial and often unhappy Olympics, riven by American-British tensions. The marathon has promised to rise above the ill-feeling. It has taken on a...

From an early age Krystal Copeland knew she was unlike most children. After all, they weren't hearing the same voices she was. As time went on, she would learn the truth about her abilities-they were gifts. Running from the Voices tells the life of...

Paul Karanick and his wife, Christina, experienced what it means to have the faith of a mustard seed. The term is used by Christ to explain the power that one can have if we just have a little faith. Paul looks back on his...

Author: Anne WoodleyISBN-10: 1477131620ISBN-13: 9781477131626Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2012Pages: 212Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

A personal, moving, and vibrant picture of one of the most beautiful and troubled places in the world, described through the experiences of one family, whose fortunes have changed dramatically with those of the region. If there is a paradise on earth, it is...

The 1819 term of the Supreme Court stands preeminent in John Marshall's chief justiceship as the year of three major constitutional pronouncements: Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Sturgis v. Crowninshield, and McCulloch v. Maryland. This volume, covering 1814 to 1819, reproduces these and other important...

Vetch's life illustrates the problems that arose in shaping a colonial policy and an imperial establishment during the distractions of war, politics, inept bureaucracies, and inexperienced leadership. His experiences help reduce the theories of empire and the abstractions of history to some semblance of...

"Brothers" is a true story of mine and younger brothers life as boys, Abused, neglected and abandoned. This is a story of survival with uncertain future of being a parent as a child.Author: E. B. JohnstonISBN-10: 1468564560ISBN-13: 9781468564563Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2012Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize:...

This memoir outlines the life of a scientist spanning much of the twentieth century. It began at a time before radios were found in most American homes, and before the advent of "talking pictures." His interest in science was born at an early age,...

After she finished her PhD at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Tammy Redman continued working there as a postdoctoral fellow, but in 1997 she decided to move back to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be near her family, which included her twin sister, Terri;...

The Rock is the story of a young girl swept into the Hollywood mindset by an older man, Palmer Rockey, a Producer, Director and actor. Palmer Rockey made a name for himself, but what about those he stepped on to get there. Cookie Ann...

Dr. Harry Irving, an African American in his autobiography Uncle Harry's Stories, Looking Back Blackly And Proudly, Growing up in America tells about his great grandparents, who were slaves and his parents Louise and James Irving, his father was illiterate and his mother who...

Author: Roger GoodmanISBN-10: 146531041XISBN-13: 9781465310415Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/07/2011Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 03/12/2013

Two Hearts Beat as One: When a Twin Dies is the true story of a pair of identical twins and their experience with coming to terms with dying and separation as a result of terminal illness. The book intertwines feelings, emotions, personal thoughts, memories,...

Author: Paul B. KerrISBN-10: 1456755420ISBN-13: 9781456755423Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/06/2011Pages: 388Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d

Author: Lee MurphyISBN-10: 1456737147ISBN-13: 9781456737146Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/12/2011Pages: 132Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

This book details the journey of one family's survival after one of the most devastating and destructive natural disasters in this country's history. Erin Akey, her three sons aged 13, 9, and 5, and her mother set out to seek safety as Hurricane Katrina...

Memoirs of a Soldiers Wife Everyone has a different story; everyone has a different issue in their life that makes him or her stronger. Across America, many women share the experience and circumstances of being a "soldier's wife".. They share the experience of being...

"Bylines," the book, collects the best of Cumming's freelance writing over a 34-year period. Cumming published these articles and columns in national magazines, such as Esquire, and in local newspapers. A foreword is by his son Doug Cumming, Ph.D., a journalism professor at Washington...

There is no available information at this time.Author: Lee MurphyISBN-10: 1449019668ISBN-13: 9781449019662Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/29/2009Pages: 266Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Engage in a world where you can realize a paranormal that is actually a quiet normal for many people. Written in first person, it offers insight to those who encounter spiritual experiences and yet come to appreciate the simplicities of being human. Conversations occurring...

When Art was drafted in early 1943 it was the beginning of four years of service to his country. He first served in a camp for conscientious objectors for seven months, and then was briefly at home, followed by assignment to a Medical Replacement...

Author: M. G. AndersonISBN-10: 143895798XISBN-13: 9781438957982Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2009Pages: 220Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Stepping Over Myself is the life story of Ayis A. Caperonis. The book recounts how the medical mistakes and judgement errors ultimately almost cost him his life as he was diagnosed with a voluminous Brain Tumor in the cerebellum... With a slight survival chance...

Author: Arturo B. CondellISBN-10: 1438940343ISBN-13: 9781438940342Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/10/2009Pages: 428Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d

The journey that led to this book actually began 25 years ago when I started journaling on a regular basis. My journals have been notebooks of thoughts, schedules, questions, and sometimes garbage which needed to be dumped somewhere. I think that through the years...

Capt. Enrique (Henry) Horta was born the third child of the Horta Family in Ventura California. He grew up in other cities such as, Los Angeles, Watsonville, Cucamonga and San Diego. While spending some of his teen years in Mexico he learned about survival...

This book tells the story of a man that grew up in a small mid-western city. The things that he was shown early in life shaped his future. He grew up in a religious home and chose to run with the devil. It seemed...

This document details many of the tragic yet emotional encounters experienced by some of Hurricane Katrina's evacuees. Some of the drama unfolded herein depicts frustration, confusion and total desperation. The author theorizes, reflects and encourages perserverance as well as offers praise and testimony to...

"The most rewarding gift I gave myself at the beginning of 2000 was the decision to begin this journal. The word 'therapeutic, ' so over-used and misused by our society, is true to its definition as 'healing' and 'curative' when used to describe the...

Author: W. D. Arizona KennedyISBN-10: 1436344468ISBN-13: 9781436344463Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2008Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

Author: Edith SzaboISBN-10: 1434918769ISBN-13: 9781434918765Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2012Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d

When Martin Luther King, Jr. was tragically killed, six people who were leaders made decisions on coping with the event. They were just like you. Their stories are your stories. Their thoughts, actions, and choices then can help make you a better leader for...

This book depicts the life of a young man as a merchant seaman. It recalls his turbulant life on the high sea's that included many fights, and seeing the murder of his best friend. Read the shocking aftermath of that murder.He tells of the...

When former Sunset Magazine trade publications editor Judy Thompson Hay married chef-trained Bob Pochini and started collaborating with him on four-star quality dinner parties for their family and friends, she realized she had a story on her hands. As a scion of a venerated...

Backpacking is a romantic way to explore your life and R.L Smith has written "Miss Cairn, I Love You" for all people who find backpacking and romance can go together. While blending stories from his many years as an adult Boy Scout leader to...

A few months prior to my son Jeff's thirteenth birthday he experienced his earthly death. Jeff was not only my son, but he is my earthly example of what God created man for. We "always" wanted to be together, he often told me that...

Songs My Mother Wrote is a poetic journey about my life with my mother and how I was able to make a choice about how I was going to handle the loss of my mother. I decided to celebrate her life. I hope this...

Stones Stand, Waters Flow is a story of change and endurance. The Perkins farm, where the author spent his boyhood, stood as a silent monument to history. Hancock and Adams had fled there from Lexington, assisted in their escape by a widow, a minister,...

An Inkwell of Pen Names tells the stories of 100 authors' pen names in a hundred short chapters. Many other authors who used pen names are discussed incidentally. Features of the compendium include pen names beginning with every letter of the alphabet, authors from...

The story To Save My Son began the day he told me he was going to quit drinking. He knew that his body could no longer take this destructive lifestyle. Don chose to live. At that moment the struggle to stay alive began. Our...

In his first book, An Unlikely Cornish Fisherman: The Early Years, Michael related his memories of having his first rowing and sailing boat 'Hilda', on his 10th birthday and of the period of his youthful years up to the summer of 1963. Endeavour to...

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No Surrender! No Retreat! examines the careers of fifteen pioneer performers and their triumphs over herculean obstacles. It is a look back over the 20th century and documents personal histories of staggering achievement in spite of institutional racism, gender oppression, and classism. Twenty-four years...

The author as a young boy celebrates Christmas in the midst of one of the most tumultuous years of the 1960s. These are his memories of that wonderful day in his life juxtaposed with world events that echoed throughout the family home by television....

An auto biograpy about the processes of a monad during his development till this moment he truly became one.Author: Wilfred BastianiISBN-10: 1291931783ISBN-13: 9781291931785Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/26/2014Pages: 222Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.47d