Biography & Autobiography - General

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Neil MacCormick (1941-2009) was one of the twentieth century's most important legal philosophers and one of Scotland's most influential public intellectuals. This book tells the story of his political and philosophical life, from his intensely political childhood as the son of 'King John', one...

Walter Copeland Jerrold (1865-1929) was an English writer, biographer and newspaper editor. Jerrold was born in Liverpool, the son of Thomas Serle Jerrold and Jane Matilda Copeland (who were first cousins), and one of 11 children. Jerrold spent most of his life in London,...

In this carefully researched and hauntingly written memoir, Lisa Gruenberg not only records her own life, but also that of relatives long lost to darkness, terror, and murder. In dreamlike sequences she weaves known facts of the lives of those lost into tableaus of...

The Life and Work of pioneering physician Ignaz P. Semmelweis, who discovered the causes and means of prevention of the pandemic of his day, childbed fever. Called the "Father of Antisepsis," he was largely ignored, placed in an asylum and murdered. He was a...

In 1977 Margaret Wood was a twenty-four-year-old living an ordinary life in Lincoln, Nebraska. That year her life changed when she went to Abiquiu, a remote village in northern New Mexico, where she began a five-year stay as companion and caretaker to then eighty-nine-year-old...

This volume covers the author's life in the years 1944-1988. Born into privilege immediately before World War II, the author lived through the turbulent years of early Communism and later the Ceausescu-era dictatorship. Changes in government policy regarding class-warfare affected her family both professionally...

Author: Benjamin PimentelISBN-10: 0853458227ISBN-13: 9780853458227Publisher: Monthly Review PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1991Pages: 350Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Author: Richard John Morton Goold-AdamsISBN-10: 0837176387ISBN-13: 9780837176383Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/1974Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

The Feminism of Uncertainty brings together Ann Snitow's passionate, provocative dispatches from forty years on the front lines of feminist activism and thought. In such celebrated pieces as "A Gender Diary"--which confronts feminism's need to embrace, while dismantling, the category of "woman"--Snitow is a...

This new collection of critical essays on science fiction and fantasy literature and media features the following pieces: "Slaves of the Death Spiders: Colin Wilson and Existential Science Fiction," "Is There No Balm in Gilead? The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale,"...

Biographical material that al-T'abari appended to his History, bringing together biographies of Companions and successors of the Prophet. Many chapters are devoted to women who played a role in the transmission of knowledgeThe present volume is a collection of excerpts from al-Ṭabarī's biographical work...

This chronological description of prints highlights the innovative career of Leo Katz the artist, author, educator, and philosopher. 26 Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné of Lithographs, Etchings, and Engravings by Leo Katz documents the broad range of Katz's skills, from landscape to portraits to murals...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Author: Frank EyckISBN-10: 0333308492ISBN-13: 9780333308493Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/11/1982Pages: 516Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.76lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.31d

Author: Michael CrazeISBN-10: 0333262506ISBN-13: 9780333262504Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/1979Pages: 333Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d

Through biographical examinations of some of the key figures in the debate on conservation, this book seeks to explore a range of subjects, such as the evolution of the conservation movement, its implications for policy-makers, and how it impacts the daily lives of people...

Author: Eugene MurdockISBN-10: 0313234590ISBN-13: 9780313234590Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/1982Pages: 294Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Fernandez examines the lives and ideas of sociologists who shaped the main contours of the discipline. Weber, Marx, Durkheim, and Simmel fashioned the early ideas and approaches of sociology, and their ideas are still central to the discipline. Veblen, Mead, Goffman, and Berger added...

One of the most fascinating figures of seventeenth-century music, composer and singer Antonia Padoani Bembo (c.1640 - c.1720) was active in both Venice and Paris. Her work provides a unique cross-cultural window into the rich musical cultures of these cities, but owing to her...

Reasoning with autobiography is a way to self-knowledge. We can learn about ourselves, as human beings and as individuals, by reading, thinking through, and arguing about this distinctive kind of text. Reasoning with Edmund Gosse's Father and Son is a way of learning about...

Author: David McBroomISBN-13: 9798998899331Publisher: Dave McBroomLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2025Pages: 162Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Author: D. Earl GreggISBN-13: 9798823054515Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/19/2025Pages: 252Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d

Author: James K. HannaISBN-13: 9798298432856Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/16/2025Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.19d

Author: D. E. DegrawISBN-13: 9798231684021Publisher: D. E. DegrawLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2025Pages: 174Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d

Author: David Paul HammerISBN-10: 1452003637ISBN-13: 9781452003634Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2010Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d

An unlikely friendship between Colette Lafia and a silent monk at the Abbey of Gethsemani, where Thomas Merton lived, comes to life through seven years of shared letters. Lafia's palpable openness and warm storytelling lead readers through the same compassionate process that led the...

This first full length critical biography of one of the most significant figures in Japanese Studies in the last hundred years is based on an earlier work published in Japanese but considerably enlarged.Author: Yuzo OtaISBN-10: 1873410735ISBN-13: 9781873410738Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/1998Pages: 248Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.21h...

With 24 hour news channels and easy access we are bombarded with reports of crime from every corner of the globe. It seems that no sooner has one tragedy hit than stories of another are being flashed across our screens and printed in our...

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was a happy woman, living a life I loved. I had a husband I adored and three amazing children. Life was good. In one horrifying instant, it seemed, my world was shattered when the twin towers...

One often wonders how much of life is predetermined and how much is due to chance. Without a doubt, genes play a role in determining a vocation but the actual path we tread depends on subjective decisions and when chance steps in, we can...

Like a Haystack: Life from My Perspective outlines the history--the events and the forces--that drove Margaret Grguri? Smolik's family to be uprooted from their ancestral community, Vo?in, in north-central Croatia during World War II. It gives the family's background, describes daily life, and depicts...

CARROLTON, GEORGIA, 1974, LIZ had been seeing demons for years the night she was summoned to her mother's death bed. "I think I can help" whispers the eighty-year old MARY ALICE, her silver hair flowing over chocolate skin and Indian cheekbones. MARY ALICE had...

THE AUTHOR BELIEVES: (IN HIS OWN WORDS) - Diligence is the mother of achievement. - No insurance company underwrites a policy for success. - The Almighty acknowledges hardship and rewards accomplishment in His own way. - When you fail, you gain experience. - Advancement...

Author: Calvin Jr. KerrISBN-10: 147978303XISBN-13: 9781479783038Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/11/2013Pages: 126Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Author: Georgia OwensISBN-10: 1477108408ISBN-13: 9781477108406Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/21/2012Pages: 126Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d