Biography & Autobiography - General

Author: Marie Therese BoldenISBN-10: 1035895951ISBN-13: 9781035895953Publisher: Austin MacauleyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2025Pages: 54Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d

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.Sheilah Jane takes us through teen motherhood, cultural dislocation, and the quiet...

No one has ever said they wanted to be a dogcatcher when they grew up. But I knew.I didn't know the word, but I caught my first dog when I was six years old and then fell in love with every animal I saw,...

"Por favor oren por nosotras, hemos sido chocadas por una camioneta." Era de mi hija Kristi. Lo recibí mientras iba entrando al Wal-Mart en Canyon City, Colorado, en donde estuve esperando a que llegara Raquel. Habíamos planeado ayudar a Asher y Teresa y su...

"And Then There Was Me" is a series of personal reflections after the last child leaves home. The book traces reorientation after chaotic mealtimes; homework headaches; and shuffling children are done. This three-part book (Departures, Adaptations, Rediscoveries) leads the reader to consider what they...

����I SHOULD BE DEAD☠️The Life of ZDon "Double O" Szabo has spent nearly 50 years living on the edge-pushing the limits of skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, motocross, and now mountain biking. He's survived brutal crashes, wild stunts, 10 action sports surgeries, and life-and-death moments that...

Equipping believers for the harvest. Tired of being told it's easy? Nervous about trying to explain complex theology? Worried you'll be 'cringe' and put people off? Don't know where to start? THIS HANDBOOK IS FOR YOU. Love people but don't know how to get...

In 1925 a sled dog named Togo led his teamthrough danger and blinding blizzards totransport vital diphtheria antitoxin to isolatedNome, Alaska. He was best known for thatwonderful effort, but in fact he already hadmany outstanding achievements to his credit, and continued to serve his...

Hope Rising is a synopsis of my life experiences. Let's be real, this journey can be challenging at times, and one event in particular left me cynical of my fellow man.Join me on a journey of discovery on the AT where trail magic flourishes...

"I found the lump in my breast. The old adage, 'hoping for the best', it was, in fact, 'the worst' - stage 3 metastatic breast cancer, as the cells had already spread into my lymph nodes. Both of my parents had died from cancer,...

Pauline Neri Shaver never imagined she'd one day oversee a multi-building campus for adults with disabilities. She just knew she had to help one child, and then another. This heartfelt memoir chronicles the unexpected path to becoming the founder of The Angelus, a long-term...

Vampire warriors in black leather and tattoos. Passionate love stories that pierce the heart. Dark nights filled with drama, chaos, and epic battles in the shadows of Caldwell, NY... And then there are the unicorn pajamas. And the Tootsie Pops. Welcome back to the...

Huey P. Newton's Family: Roots of a Revolutionary Suicide. was undertaken by the author at the request of Prof. Emeritus Melvin Newton (older brother of Huey Newton), Melvin's daughter Tracy Newton and son David Lautaro Newton. The project involved extensive family interviews and research...

The Man I Became: From Leukemia to LegacyThe Man I Became is not a memoir of triumph - it's the raw truth of a spirit that refused to break. Jawara Green writes with the honesty of someone who faced the abyss and rose, crafting...

The traditional concept of diakonia centres on servanthood and humble service, leading to inconsistencies in mission practice and necessitating revision. If diakonia continues to be defined as servanthood, it risks objectifying people, excluding them from being subjects of mission, failing to learn from others,...

In the beginning, Dream'n 'bout Home is about a perfect world seen through the eyes of a child. It continues as a series of life lessons learned on the road that takes us home. It's about crossroads, choices, and second chances when we miss...

A Million Reasons to Be Angry - Only One to Love is a powerful and heartfelt journey into the soul of a man who has lived through deep personal trauma yet discovered redemption in the most unexpected of places. In this spiritual memoir, Catholic...

Frida Kahlo was very influenced and championed Mexican culture and arts. They were integrated into her style of dress, her home, and her art. To look at her work, it is essential to factor in the importance they played in her life.Kahlo embraced local...

Author: Kerry SchauberISBN-10: 1956313222ISBN-13: 9781956313222Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2024Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 11.10h x 8.50w x 0.50d

In this profoundly moving and yet devastating poetic memoir, 'Child of War', complete with his own affecting drawings, Gregory Sass takes us into his world as a child of war. His stark and unsparing prose poetry pares down to the very heart of loss...

Jessica White has been deaf since she was four years old. Through ecobiography, which dwells on a person's interaction with their ecosystem and how this shapes their sense of self, she considers how deafness encouraged and moulded her relationship to the natural world. Unable...

What do you see when you look at the picture on the front cover of this book? A tiny baby who probably won't survive; or, a gift from God, who has just as much value and purpose as anyone else who is conceived in...

Diary of a Dog Patcher is a bold and emotionally gripping memoir about surviving generational trauma, addiction, grief, and silence-and choosing to break the cycle.Raised by her grandparents in a working-class Ohio neighborhood called "Dog Patch," Casey Lee Carpenter was born into a legacy...

How should a physically handicapped person view the world? For instance, a child with cerebral palsy may struggle to understand why others make fun of her. Why don t they listen to what she s trying to say? Why can t she walk like...

This is not just a memoir. It's a transformation manual.Born in Germany to Tunisian and Moroccan parents, and later becoming an American by love and destiny, Sisi's life has been anything but ordinary. After surviving a traumatic burn accident as a child, she spent...

Doing Nothing is a book about doing nothing in a system where there is always something pressing that ought to be done. Not the productive unstructured time of self-help books, but the aimless and ineffective doing nothing of procrastination, resignation, and melancholia. James Currie...

Doing Nothing is a book about doing nothing in a system where there is always something pressing that ought to be done. Not the productive unstructured time of self-help books, but the aimless and ineffective doing nothing of procrastination, resignation, and melancholia. James Currie...

Mlentengamunye and Ancestral Spirits Failed Eswatini: A Nation That Must Change Its Gods is a spiritual wake-up call to the nation of Eswatini and beyond. Building upon the revelations in A Mermaid that Controlled Eswatini for Centuries, this book exposes the hidden influence of...

Synopsis: I have taught and coached young adults now for over 20 years in the public-school system. During my career, I've come to realize that kids today are growing up in uncertain and confusing times, and I for one wouldn't want to trade places...

What happens when a disillusioned corporate cog trades his spreadsheets for Scripture and heads to one of the world's most troubled regions?In this candid and compelling memoir, Mike Congrove shares his unlikely journey from soul-crushing corporate meetings to planting churches in South Sudan, a...

In order to find some love, partnership, companionship, and support, as any other young single divorcee, my search for a loving partner began on dating websites. At first in line with my spiritual beliefs of the Eastern tradition of Yoga and Meditation like DharmaMatch.com....

Benedict ArnoldBenedict Arnold had quite the heritage. William Arnold, his great-great-grandfather, had been one of the founders of Rhode Island. His great-grandfather, Benedict Arnold I, was elected to serve as governor of the colony ten times. Benedict Arnold II had squandered the majority of...

This book is based on in-depth research that triangulates information from several primary sources, to provide hitherto unknown facts about Sai Baba, village Shirdi and some of the people who visited it during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It not only adds...

In 1972, I felt impressed of the Lord to write a book about my life and ministry. He even gave me the title, With God As My Partner. I voiced my objection in prayer by "reminding" Him that I had only been preaching for...

I was born on January 22, 1951, after what my mother has described as a long difficult labor for both of us. In those days, fathers were normally not allowed in the delivery room, but because my dad was a medical student, he was...

"Prayer bends the omnipotence of heaven to your desire. Prayer moves the hand that moves the world." -Charles Spurgeon"Your circumstances don't determine your destiny" emphasizes that your current situation or background does not pre-determine your future, and you have the power to shape your...

Let me take you back to the earliest childhood memory that I have of my father. Growing up in the province of Pampanga, just outside of the city of Porac, we didn't have a lot of money. We used to live in a small...

I was born in Honolulu, Oahu, territory of Hawaii in 1951 at Kapiolani Hospital. We moved to San Francisco in 1958; one year before it became our 50th state. When I was 50 years old, I visited the hospital where I was born at...

Mark Twain once said that the difference between the almost right word an the right word was the same as the difference between a lightning bug and lightning. Lewis Turco finds all of the lightning in this remarkable set of memoirs about growing up...

"I have witnessed much suffering in my work as a World Vision aid worker but I have been greatly blessed by seeing wonderful results of peoples' lives being transformed by the love and practical aid they have received. Each country I have worked in...

Writing Your Self is a comprehensive resource for anyone who wants to explore personal material in their writing. It examines how many writers use personal subject matter in memoirs, poems, journals and novels. Part One focuses on universal experiences including childhood, identity, adult relationships...

'Don't Owe! Won't Pay!', 'Get Rid of them All!', 'No Patents on Life!', 'Food Sovereignty', 'Another World is Possible!' ... The struggles against corporate power and the institutions of globalization grow more courageous and confident year by year. Millions of people have already become...

Elijah McKenzie-Jackson - an award-winning Gen Z climate activist, queer youth, and artist - embraces blue as a central motif in his life and work. Blue symbolizes the weight of bullying and depression, as well as an appeal for a cooler, more sustainable planet...

With My Papa at Cowboy Pond is an abbreviated autobiography. "I probably will not live to see our grandsons graduate from high school. This story is for them. Cowboy Pond on Waikoloa stream is where my story is set. It is a real place...

María de Zayas y Sotomayor (Madrid, 1590-1647?) was one of the few secular women writers of her age and enjoyed great popularity. A relatively little-studied but key aspect of her success was her deft deployment of the supernatural sensu lato. Her novellas abound with...

Although written for his grandchildren, you feel like you are walking right beside Robert Giarraffa as he is growing up in Brooklyn, New York during the 1950s and '60s. There are some positive and negative life lessons to be learned, some historical and some...

If you have ever felt bothered by your voice and the way it sounds? Maybe you tried to change who you are by changing the sound of your voice or being quiet? Then this book is for you. Maybe people said you talk to...

Some will question what kind of man would volunteer during war time to enter into the United States Air Force in a law enforcement field and remain until retirement at age thirty-seven and help form a new United States Air Force while in conflict...

Come with Lori Ann as she leads you through her journey during recovery from an eight-year battle with bulimia. Inside, she shares the emotions, struggles, and triumphs, she experienced along her travels, while also providing you with practical tools that she utilized to help...

Stories and pictures from ex WWII POWs. (From Introduction) The stories in this book are real, they are compelling, and they give a true picture of POW life from soldiers who walked in those shoes as American prisoners of war in WWII.Author: Harry SpillerISBN-10:...