Biography & Autobiography - General

Truths Of History is a historical book written by Mildred Lewis Rutherford in 1920. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the United States, focusing on the events leading up to the Civil War and the war itself. Rutherford argues that...

Man, Minerals and Masters is a comprehensive book by Charles W. Littlefield that explores the relationship between humans and minerals, and how this relationship has shaped the history of civilization. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the geological processes that create...

This is an account of some of the events and people that impacted the life and development of an individual born in rural South Carolina shortly after the stock market crash of 1929 and the beginning of the Great Depression. It relates how this...

Fighting for my people is the story of Arthur Akuien Chol, South Sudan's first Minister of Finance. It chronicles Arthur Akuien Chol's journey from his beginnings as a cattle boy in South Sudan, through his struggle to gain an education, and his fight for...

It was a tradition with the Hardy family, late on Christmas Eve, for the local singers and musicians gather together at the family home at Higher Bockhampton for a glass of cider and a warming by the log fire. Meanwhile, they prepared their music...

The rejection of a father.....The turmoil of two decades...The love a grandfather.....Can he endure the growth process and come out on the other side? Author: Julio MadridISBN-10: 1637925905ISBN-13: 9781637925904Publisher: Beyond PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/14/2023Pages: 110Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.31d

Joseph Evans analyzes how the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s preaching brought the "living word" and various rhetorical techniques together in ways that helped people understand, and be given hope by, his messages. The author observes that James Baldwin--himself a gifted writer and...

Untamed. Unsupervised. Uncontrolled.Boyhood in the 1960s and '70s was a time for exploration and mischief. Author Michael Tougias found more than his share of misadventures in the woods and on the water: some life-threatening but others innocently hilarious.Over time - and after reading a...

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 fully updated second edition uses the career of Edward the Black Prince to explore key developments in the history of late medieval Europe. The eruption of the Hundred Years War, the arrival of the Black Death, England's first religious heresy, and major innovations...

In Search of Self is the narrative of a young woman in search of identity and belonging. A sense of abandonment leaves her asking the big question, Who am I? She recounts her life from birth where she was left in the care system...

"A judge can alter your life in a New York minute." 48 HoursGet ready for a wild ride with "ANGELINA, THE POLKA QUEEN!" In this hilarious and action-packed quirky memoir, Angelina, a licensed private investigator and polka musician, finds herself embroiled in five bizarre...

Christine Bryden was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional, physical and spiritual journey in the three years immediately following. Offering rare first-hand insights into how it feels to gradually lose the ability...

If life's adversities could be accurately measured or by some extraordinary mechanism the pressure exerted by tribulation were quantifiable, the turmoil experienced by author Dorothy Nyabadza would easily read a warping 9.0 on the hardship Richter scale. The book Justice to The Tent, A...

About the BookFormer police officer Mark A. Kashirsky is not a celebrity sharing his story of struggle. He is a regular man, husband, father, and White Sox fan. However, after an officer-involved shooting, he began struggling with mental illness-panic attacks, PTSD, depression.Progress Not Perfection...

Answered or unanswered?This is the challenge posed to the reader by the eighteen stories of prayer in this little book. Louisa Vaughan was a Presbyterian missionary in China who lived in the present reality of God, and wrote this beautiful and engaging collection of...

Embark on an inspiring journey through the captivating chapters of 'Taking the Next Steps: From not being able to walk, To walking with the power of my words.' This book chronicles a remarkable journeyof resilience a n d triumph. In Just Starting, discover the...

The Rise & Transformation of A New York Hustler That Did The Most. Growing up in New York & New Jersey from A Lifestyle of The Fast Lane Living The Street Life. From money, Drugs,& Violence To turning back To God seeking the Light.Author:...

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 book deals with the lives of several women who have been connected for almost fifty years, first as members of a religious community together, then as friends after most of them left the convent. The first part focuses on the author's childhood and...

This book is written for working class folks looking to leave their 9 to 5's and gain financial freedom. It's written by 25 year real estate vet Dwayne Rancifer. He's going to tell you the secrets of how he started with nothing and ended...

Six Lives of a Brooklyn BoyThe true story of a young man growing up in Brooklyn who discovers his father's large debt to Organized Crime. After exhausting attempts to repay the loan, he enlists in the Army and volunteers to go to Viet Nam...

Buckle up and take a ride through three generations of a family dedicated to serving their country.Chronicling a family's devotion to the military and law enforcement, A Tradition of Service is a glimpse into the lives of those serving in uniform through the second...

Sarah Broom Macnaughtan (26 October 1864 - 24 July 1916) was a Scottish novelist. With the outbreak of the First World War, she volunteered with the Red Cross Society and was sent to Russia and eventually Armenia. She wrote extensively about the plight of...

Letters on the English (or Letters Concerning the English Nation; French: Lettres Philosophiques) is a series of essays written by Voltaire based on his experiences living in England between 1726 and 1729 (though from 1707 the country was part of the Kingdom of Great...

Neville Stuart Talbot MC (1879-1943) was Bishop of Pretoria in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and later a robust vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham and assistant Bishop of Southwell who turned down the chance to be Bishop of Croydon. He was born...

If you enjoy stories of answered prayers and miracles, then this is the book for you Journey along with the author as he learns not only to trust in the Lord but also to wait patiently on Him. This autobiography will take you through...

A]s a child growing up in the heart of drug-infested Ju疵ez, Mexico, Sergio Alvarado watched helplessly as his alcoholic father abandoned the family and his mother turned to prostitution--lifestyles that eventually lead to early deaths for both of them. After spending over 20 years...

Author: Shelly McNamaraISBN-10: 1643074865ISBN-13: 9781643074863Publisher: Amplify PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2021Pages: 152Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.70dReview Citation(s): Booklist 05/15/2021 pg. 27

Reinhart Koselleck (1923-2006) was one of most imposing and influential European intellectual historians in the twentieth century. Constantly probing and transgressing the boundaries of mainstream historical writing, he created numerous highly innovative approaches, absorbing influences from other academic disciplines as represented in the work...

Finding Betty is a memoir of Helen Stanley's life from the day she married to her divorce spanning 23 years. The chapters take you through a process of events that gradually and unknowing lead her down a path to suicide. The book explains her...

Among Golden Age Hollywood film stars of European heritage known for playing characters from the East--Chinese, Southeast Asians, Indians and Middle Easterners--Anglo-Indian actor Boris Karloff had deep roots there. Based on extensive new research, this biography and career study of Karloff's "eastern" films provides...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the RebellionAuthor: Walt WhitmanISBN-10: 1986599663ISBN-13: 9781986599665Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/17/2018Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d

Jane Kenyon, who was married to the poet Donald Hall, earned wide acclaim for her clear, vivid, deeply spiritual lyrics, many of them written in the face of her own -mortality.During the year of her dying, Carruth's faithful correspondence, collected here, is a testament...

What does a dementia diagnosis mean for an individual's sense of self? Christine Bryden shares her insider view on living with dementia and explains how a continuing sense of self is possible after diagnosis and as the condition develops. Encouraging a deeper understanding of...

In the early years of the 19th century, before the Great Famine, a disparate group of Irish immigrants congregated around the church of St Patrick, in the tumult of Edinburgh's Old Town. They brought to this 'Little Ireland' a riot of living, of love...

Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple...

City Streets to Destiny offers hope for a better life for anyone facing overwhelming odds and challenges. Here, I take you on a journey into the threshold of my life down the corridors of darkness, despair, and destruction into the realm of light, life,...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Walter SichelISBN-10: 1544282788ISBN-13: 9781544282787Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

This is a book about my wife's nearly seven-year battle against stage 4 breast cancer. From my perspective as husband and caregiver, the book attempts to describe how my wife responded to her cancer diagnosis and then fought against the disease with grace, courage,...

The diary of a World War One U-Boat commander. As well as being a fascinating glimpse of life on the German U-boats during the intense submarine blockade, this also reminds us there were humans involved - on both sides of the action - as...

This second edition by Gettys and Howlett reveals new research on James Gettys's role as a Pennsylvania rifleman serving under George Washington in the Battle of Brooklyn during the American Revolutionary War. James and other local men went missing in action, and they were...

Two decades ago, I saw three everywhere. Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Beginning, middle, end. Proton, neutron, electron. Mind, heart, body. Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Mother, father, child. I was settled in three. The triangle is the most stable shape, and my God was entirely stable....

An analysis of how much one can endure mentally when confronting the adversities of life. An autobiography saturated with emotions and a struggle to remain sane amidst overwhelming negativety. A testimony of the constant hope that love will conquer all in spite of foundamental...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Napoleon IIIISBN-10: 1523778784ISBN-13: 9781523778782Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Moses Coit TylerISBN-10: 1514660016ISBN-13: 9781514660010Publisher: Createspace Independent...

"Thomas De Witt Talmage" from Thomas De Witt Talmage. American preacher, clergyman and divine (1832-1902).Author: The Perfect Library, Thomas De Witt TalmageISBN-10: 1514600757ISBN-13: 9781514600757Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2015Pages: 276Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: HimselfISBN-10: 1511882441ISBN-13: 9781511882446Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage:...

"I have known John Hogue for fifteen years. If his predictions weren't so uncannily accurate, they'd be uncannily terrifying. Better give his book a careful read. Real careful." -WHITLEY STRIEBER, AUTHOR OF "COMMUNION" Never has Nostradamus "come into the clear" like this, naming names,...