Biography & Autobiography Books

Another raging slab of real American history you're not likely to find in the textbooks. This is second title in the new (and best-selling ) Nabat series that debuted with Jack Black's You Can't Win. It's a window into a wildly under-appreciated dropout culture...

Author: Ann BlaineyISBN-10: 1863953671ISBN-13: 9781863953672Publisher: Black Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 05/23/2018Pages: 408Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.91d

December 1944. When the Daredevil Tankers of the 740th Tank Battalion moved into the breach against Kampfgruppe Peiper in the ice and snow of the Belgian Ardennes, the ferociousness of their attack sent the elite panzers of Hitler's 1st SS Panzer Division reeling. In...

A church is where an insecure sixteen-year-old girl should feel welcome, happy, and most importantly, safe. Tragically for some, the church can become a place of great harm. Sandy Phillips Kirkham details her account of how a charismatic youth minister preyed upon her, a...

Where do we find sanctuary? How do we create it? And how do we keep it? This book is an extended meditation on these questions, as well as an exploration of particular places that have been sanctuaries in the author's life.The book begins with...

"You do it our way. Here, there is no God."On September 11, 1984, I was taken hostage by the Soviet Union and held captive in Siberia. Few have the courage to follow their dream. Mine led from a small town in upstate New York...

At the tender age of 14, Thomas Duncan (1846-1931) was swept up in the fierce winds of civil war as the United States was ripped apart by sectional strife. He had no idea what lay ahead of him as he rushed to defend his...

Special Crimes is the capstone of a lifetime career in law enforcement for Houston native Kenny Rodgers, and details not only the inner workings of the Harris County District Attorney Special Crimes Bureau, but the complete behind-the-scenes investigations and ultimate take-down of some of...

In 1979 Bill and Penny purchased a 38 ft sailboat. It took a year to get built and finally delivered. After sailing around the Southern California islands for a year, Penny suggested that they quit their jobs, take their sons JJ (15), and Dan...

Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 - January 15, 1865) was an American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as US. Representative, US. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of...

This book is a memoir, the author's recollection of his boyhood and youth in suburban Boston and his year as a soldier in Vietnam.Author: Stephen MacDonaldISBN-10: 1664166807ISBN-13: 9781664166806Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/14/2021Pages: 114Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.30d

Murphys Don't Quit is a story of hope and resilience as one family rallies together during a tragedy. Colleen Murphys' daughter, Lauren, suffered severe brain damage after a tragic accident. Lauren remained in the hospital unidentified for several hours, she was not expected to...

Author: Jonathan FoxISBN-10: 0988985756ISBN-13: 9780988985759Publisher: Tusitala PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/17/2019Pages: 170Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

A logbook is a thing where you may keep track of all of your dog's health information, such as vaccinations, meds, and training. Books for pet sitters, vet appointments, and pet expense tracking. All of the above will function as a dog lover's journal,...

Published in France in 1980, Marine Lover is the first in a trilogy in which Luce Irigaray links the interrogation of the feminine in post-Hegelian philosophy with a pre-Socratic investigation of the elements. Irigaray undertakes to interrogate Nietzche, the grandfather of poststructuralist philosophy, from...

When his picture appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly, Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Nick Nolte modeled his character in the movie Extreme Prejudice on him. Jackson even had a speaking part of his own in The Good...

One of Parade's Top Ten Rock n' Roll Reads As a road manager and filmmaker, John Byrne Cooke helped run the Janis Joplin show--and record it for posterity. Now he reveals the never-before-told story of his years with the young woman from Port Arthur...

Expertly researched and beautifully written by the world's leading authority on Auguste Renoir's life and work, Renoir fully reveals this most intriguing of Impressionist artists. The narrative is interspersed with more than 1,100 extracts from letters by, to, and about Renoir, 452 of which...

"Honest, informative and a great read. Highly recommended."- Jim Ross, WWE Hall of Fame Announcer "A fun read about an underrated talent and 35 years of both good and bad luck in life... and the struggles to keep a career alive as the old...

The purpose of Snow Goose Global Thanksgiving is to inspire Unconditional Love, where all Hearts Open. A one-day-a-year event when all the people of the world put aside their disappointments, anger, hatred, prejudice, for just one day and totally concentrate all of their Heartfelt...