Biography & Autobiography - General

Jesus in the Hands of Buddha is an enthralling memoir of Father Shigeto Oshida, a man who was at once a Japanese Zen Buddhist master and a Catholic Dominican priest. Guided by the hand of God and the Buddha dharma, he became the founder...

A Girl's Life in New Orleans presents the diary of Ella Grunewald, an upper-middle-class teenager in New Orleans at the end of the nineteenth century. Grunewald, the daughter of one of the Crescent City's leading music dealers, used her journal to record the major...

John Farnham is nothing less than an Aussie icon. In a career spanning almost five decades, the likeable, charismatic star has entertained countless Australians of every generation, selling millions of records along the way. But his extraordinary story is as much about tackling adversity...

It's 1968 and Cathryn Vogeley is eighteen, unmarried and pregnant. With a wedding no longer an option, she decides to put her baby girl up for adoption and never think about it again. Her decision shapes the rest of her life.For decades Cathryn allows...

Larry Franklin believes he should have known on that summer day in 1950 that this was not normal. But he was the youngest and smallest of the four boys in a place where the unspeakable was normal.In 1992, when Franklin turned fifty, a chance...

Author: Willie SimonISBN-10: 1681398907ISBN-13: 9781681398907Publisher: Page PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2015Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d

The final book in the trilogy about the experiences of a wilderness park ranger in the Adirondacks.Author: Larry Weill, Kelly WeillISBN-10: 1595310304ISBN-13: 9781595310309Publisher: North Country BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2008Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

Though most often remembered as one of the most brutal military conquerors of all time, Mongol leader Genghis Khan also introduced many enlightened methods of ruling, laws, and government systems that are still used today. From his childhood on the Mongolian steppe to his...

A woman faced with advanced cancer shares the story of how preparing to die led her to experience a profound healing on all levels--physical, emotional, and spiritual. - Explores the practical and spiritual aspects of confronting a life challenge as a springboard for spiritual...

This book recounts the life and achievements of Clarence King, widely recognized as one of America's most gifted intellectuals of the nineteenth century, and a legendary figure in the American West. King's genius, singular accomplishments, and near-death adventures unfold in a narrative centered on...

Ingemar Johansson's right hand--dubbed "The Hammer of Thor"--was the most fearsome in boxing, and Johansson's three fights with Floyd Patterson rank among the sport's classic rivalries. Yet most fans know little about the Swedish playboy who won the world heavyweight championship with a shocking...

Honus Wagner's spectacular baseball career spanned 21 seasons from 1897 through 1917. Widely considered the greatest shortstop in baseball history, Wagner won eight National League batting titles and helped win the pennant four times for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. This book assembles the many...

This is the first biography of Union General William S. Rosecrans in more than fifty years. It tells the story of his military successes and the important results that led to the Union victory in the Civil War: winning the first major campaign of...

The New York Yankees were the strongest team in the majors from 1948 through 1960, capturing the American League Pennant 10 times and winning seven World Championships. The average fan, when asked who made the team so dominant, will mention Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra,...

Grave Tales: Tasmania visits the cemeteries and memorials of Tasmania and tells of the everyday people who-willingly or unwillingly-were participants in events that made local and national headlines. They may have lived in the same suburbs, streets, and even the same houses as exist...

One of the most painful things a child can go through is the abandonment of their father. Often characterized as "daddy issues", this type of trauma can result in: - low self-esteem- feelings of inadequacy- feeling unworthy of love, and- the manifestation of trust...

A Beautiful Storm is an amazing love story about Alex and Alisha Byrd-Clark who found their purpose when Alex was diagnosed with ALS. This no ordinary love that was shared between theses two not only transformed their lives but those around them as well.Author:...

A Beautiful Storm is an amazing love story about Alex and Alisha Byrd-Clark who found their purpose when Alex was diagnosed with ALS. This no ordinary love that was shared between theses two not only transformed their lives but those around them as well.Author:...

Mary Theresa Policare shares the story of her grandparents and their arrival in Pittston, Pennsylvania. Mary provides an image of Pittston from 1902 to 1918. The happiness her grandparents experienced in this new country following the birth of their children is sure to bring...

Everyone has a story. Some stories may not impact our lives to any great degree. Others might alter our direction in unimaginable ways.Our stories are not for comparison or competition but can be extremely impactful and relevant to us. Sharing these stories can bring...

DID NOT CORRECT THE WRONG DRINA is an autobiographical account representing a very wide range of the real experiences of the author, Sefik Setkic, related to the historical events of the twentieth century in the Balkans. Following his life and work, Setkic presents real...

Joey is a quietly contemplative memoir about one man's journey to find true love in his life. Growing up in a broken home, with an absent father and a distant mother, Joey feels isolated and unwanted from a young age, and begins to seek...

HE's Able is the raw account of one man's journey through a life of pure hell. From childhood innocence to the treacherous jaws of street life and beyond, this book details how he persevered and grew spiritually in the process.Starting with the very first...

It begins with their final visit, ends with a letter straight from the heart, and in-between, takes you on a journey through the murk and occasional lightness that is the first year without her most treasured maternal one. It does so, not only for...

Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) was an American writer. He wrote magazine stories and poems, a few novels for adults, and 100 plus boys' books. His boys' books were hugely popular. Alger was born in Massachusetts, and attended Harvard...

Deepak Ohri's childhood home was modest, a one-room flat in a lower-middle-class area of New Delhi, but it was filled with love and life lessons. Small luxuries were scarce and savored--a toy car, a cold soda--and awakened Ohri to the possibility of a future...

From the gridiron sidelines to under the bright lights of the UFC Octagon, Marc Ratner has been an influential figure in sports for more than 50 years. From going toe-to-toe with the great Sonny Liston, to witnessing the rise of superstars like Mike Tyson,...

Unbelievably Amazing is a true story about a drug addicts' journey to miraculous freedom and success. After 27 years of addiction, crime, homelessness, eating out of garbage dumpsters, prison, and 10 different rehabilitation centers, one encounter with Christ changed everything. From walking the street,...

In a day and age where we are all running away from our own pain and stressors, it is time we all begin our journey for Self-Development and Personal Growth together. Invisible Wounds is the captivating memoir of an Anonymous man and his path...

The Game Before The Game is autobiography about Darrius "Dee" Oldham and his life of overcoming barriers to success. From a single parent household, generational curses, trauma and poverty, Darrius never allowed his environment to dictate his future. In this book, he shares behind...

Award-winning journalist Erika Hayasaki's deeply reported, intimate story of twin sisters--born in Vietnam and raised on opposite sides of the world--whose discovery of one another's existence upends common conceptions of adoption, family, and identity. The twins were born in Nha Trang, Vietnam in 1998....

Daniel Defoe (born Daniel Foe; c. 1660 - 24 April 1731) was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its...

Jack Sheppard (4 March 1702 - 16 November 1724), or "Honest Jack", was a notorious English thief and prison escapee of early 18th-century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a carpenter but took to theft and burglary in 1723, with...

Daniel Defoe (born Daniel Foe; c. 1660 - 24 April 1731) was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its...

Youth (1857) is the third novel in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and Boyhood. It was first published in the popular Russian literary magazine Sovremennik. Later in life, Tolstoy expressed his unhappiness with this book and the second in the trilogy, Boyhood.Author: Leo...

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair (1847), a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, with a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts like...

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair (1847), a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, with a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts like...

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair (1847), a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, with a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts like...

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair (1847), a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, with a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts like...

Catherine: A Story was the first full-length work of fiction produced by William Makepeace Thackeray. Thackeray's original intention in writing it was to criticize the Newgate school of crime fiction, exemplified by Bulwer-Lytton and Harrison Ainsworth, whose works Thackeray felt glorified criminals. Thackeray even...

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, the early 1890s saw him become one of the most popular playwrights in London. He is best remembered...

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 - October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. He was born in Hallowell, Maine. He attended the Hallowell Academy. From 1825 to 1829 was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to...

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 - October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. He was born in Hallowell, Maine. He attended the Hallowell Academy. From 1825 to 1829 was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to...

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 - October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. He was born in Hallowell, Maine. He attended the Hallowell Academy. From 1825 to 1829 was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to...

The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published in 1852. The book tells the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England. A typical example of Victorian...

De Profundis (Latin: "from the depths") is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to "Bosie" (Lord Alfred Douglas). In its first half, Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde's conviction and imprisonment...

This book chronicles my 6-month backpacking and working trip around Australia, which has been a lifelong ambition of mine since moving to Australia in 1996. Eventually becoming a citizen of Australia. This form of down-to-earth adventure travel provides a unique view on the country...

Namibia, a country full of natural charms and with huge investment opportunities. Namibia's tourism potential is immeasurable. The information I have had the opportunity to publish in this book will motivate people all over the world to discover Namibia, a true wildlife sanctuary. Area:...

As a child growing up in a small town in Illinois, Marilyn was imbued with the confidence that she could do just about anything if she persevered. In high school, she thrived on singing and playing piano and flute. So when she set forth...

Mark Richard's debut poetry collection catalogs his transformative journey towards the light of faith.Author: Mark RichardsISBN-10: 8210312057ISBN-13: 9798210312051Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2022Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d