Biography & Autobiography

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Growing up in Sparta and Other Adventures

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Report copyright infringementby Larry Stanley Buege (Author)Why read about a person who is neither rich nor famous? Nothing in my life has shifted the world from its axis, but it is little people like us who create history. We are the essential inhabitants of Small Town, USA.This biography tells of a forgotten lifestyle. It describes one-room schoolhouses and 15 cent movies with double features and newsreels. It depicts Halloweens without fear of darkness or needles in candy. We were free-ran...

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Report copyright infringementby Rosebud Baker (Author)An astonishingly candid and funny memoir that will make you laugh and cry while it steals your heart, from a renowned stand-up comedian and veteran SNL writer who is "an expert in making light of life's most devastating moments" (Rolling Stone). Rosebud Baker grew up as a loudmouth who preferred to be honest than polite, which is another way of saying she was unemployable. She spent her twenties trying to make it as an actor in New York li...

Perseverance Abroad: The Memoir of Lucien Denis Mocombe

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Report copyright infringementby Lucien Denis Mocombe (Author)These memoirs have so many facets that will pique the interests of young and old, Haitians and non-Haitians, physicians as well as non-physicians. One will appreciate Dr. Mocombe's candor as he describes the shock of social acculturation, which is the common lot of all foreigners trying to adapt to a new country and a new culture, as he had to do three times along the way. This story is also a history of resilience and triumph, as h...

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Report copyright infringementby Tristan Buckner (Author)American Skin, Southern Soil: A Journey Through Race, Justice, and Redemption in the American Southby Tristan J. BucknerA raw, unflinching memoir of survival, transformation, and truth-telling in a land where justice runs deep-but not always fair.Tristan J. Buckner was born into the red clay of the South, raised in a system that saw his skin before his soul. From the cracked pavement of St. Louis to the prison yards of Tennessee, he live...

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Report copyright infringementby Cara Coles (Author)You really can have anything you want out of life, no matter what. Living and Coping with Epilepsy, My Way is about the author's journey living and dealing with epilepsy, finding the law of attraction, and how her life has changed since then.Author BiographyCara Coles works as a healthcare professional. She lives in a busy household of dogs and other pets in Winchester, UK. Number of Pages: 116 Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.3 ...

Napoleon's the Art of War and Power: Gilded Pocket Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Napoleon Bonaparte (Author)Author BiographyNapoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was the French Emperor between 1804 and 1814 and conquered most of Europe before his eventual defeat at Waterloo. Rising from his modest background on Corsica to seize the opportunities presented by the French Revolution, he became the personification of Republican France and the most notorious man of the era. Number of Pages: 208 Dimensions: 0.72 x 6.62 x 4.1 IN...

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Report copyright infringementby Dennis McIntyre (Author)Near the end of our lives we may take the time to reflect and find meaning. Family, friends and acquaintances may have influenced us in our journey or we may have made a difference in their lives. "Reflections" is a journey of this author's life as he nears his final years. Lives touched through everydayinteractions become trophies of a life well lived. Number of Pages: 156 Dimensions: 0.33 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN ...

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Report copyright infringementby Chyna Edghill (Author)Postpartum is A Mother is a thoughtfully written, research-informed book created as a first resource for postpartum mothers learning who they are becoming after birth. It gives language to the emotions and experiences many women struggle to articulate - exhaustion, anxiety, sleep deprivation, body changes, identity shifts, and the quiet feeling of losing yourself while caring for someone new.Rooted in shared experiences and current researc...

Attending Alaska's Birds: A Wildlife Pilot's Story

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Report copyright infringementby James G. King (Author)Attending Alaska's Birds, author King's 60 year memoir, covers a dramatic period in Alaska's history, a time when the people increased five-fold to over 600 thousand.King arrived in Alaska in 1949 at the age of 21. He describes life as a pilot/game warden, a refuge manager, a flyway biologist and an expert at enumerating birds while whizzing over them in a small plane. Over the past half century, James G. (Jim) King has probably been invol...

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3: The Complete and Authoritative Edition Volume 12

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Twain (Author), Harriet E. Smith (Editor), Benjamin Griffin (Editor)Mark Twain's final and uncensored masterpiece, presented in three volumes, is a landmark publication in American literature. "Twain will begin to seem strange again, alluring and still astonishing . . . in ways that still resonate with us."--New York Times "His crystalline humor and expansive range are a continuous source of delight and awe."--Los Angeles Times Book Review When the first...

Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor (Author)Part memoir by the daughter of the iconic comedian Richard Pryor, part exploration of the historical and contemporary use of the N-word, this hybrid book peels back the curtain on the life of Pryor and interrogates the most perplexing word in the American lexicon, a word he helped popularize. The N-word is one of the most perplexing, controversial and misunderstood words in the American lexicon. It's a word that Elizabeth Pryor...

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Report copyright infringementby Walter Benesch (Author)It's Me from the Big Apple to Bean Town by Walter Benesch is a captivating and soul-stirring memoir that invites readers into the heart of a life lived with curiosity, courage, and deep conviction. From the streets of 1970s New York City to the academic avenues of Boston, Benesch tells his story through heartfelt letters to his daughter-sharing his most pivotal moments with disarming honesty and humor. A graduate of Franconia College and ...

Too Many Coincidences: A Pattern Behind Sudden and Mysterious Deaths

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Report copyright infringementby Danish Ali Bajwa (Author)Why do some deaths feel too strangely timed to ignore?Throughout history, sudden and mysterious deaths have raised unsettling questions. Political leaders, journalists, scientists, whistleblowers, celebrities, and influential public figures have sometimes died under circumstances that appear unusual, controversial, or suspicious. One isolated tragedy may be accepted as coincidence-but when similar events begin to repeat within circles o...

The Moneytron Machine: Rise and Fall of the Man Who Conned Europe's Elite

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Report copyright infringementby Adam H. S. Stone (Author)He had 108 Ferraris, a private jet, and a seat in the Belgian Parliament. He claimed his supercomputer, the "Moneytron," could predict the stock market with mathematical certainty. To the elite of Europe, Jean-Pierre van Rossem was a financial messiah. To the law, he was a ghost. To his victims, he was an $800 million nightmare.Step into the smoke-filled rooms of 1980s Brussels and the high-octane pit lanes of Formula 1 in this gripping...

The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by Order of Congress, Being His Correspondence and Reports of Debates...

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Report copyright infringementby James Madison (Author), Henry D. 1801-1860 Gilpin (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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world...

Mothertongue: A Meditation on Memory, Truth and Love

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Report copyright infringementby Morgan (Author)A memoir about growing up in Scotland in the sixties and seventies with undiagnosed autismIs it ever too late to discover your authentic self? Alex Morgan always felt different, she just didn't know why. As a child living above the family's Edinburgh dress shop, she learned from her mother that the world was filled with monsters - her father chief among them - and dreadful things could happen at any time. To stay safe, she spent almost sixty year...

Cancer, the Gift: A Breast Cancer Survivor's Companion to Defiant Joy and Grace

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Report copyright infringementby Mia Saenz (Author), Kate Houston (Author)A literary micro-memoir anthology for every woman navigating the breast cancer journey: at diagnosis, in active treatment, and in the long after of a life forever changed.Cancer, the Gift, written by Mia Saenz and Kate Houston and featuring eight women contributors, spans the full arc of the breast cancer experience. These are stories of real reckoning - what it costs to face it fully, and what becomes possible when noth...

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Report copyright infringementby Dorit Kemsley (Author)From The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dorit Kemsley comes a candid memoir in which she reveals the unscripted moments that shaped who she is today.Dorit Kemsley has spent years cultivating a persona that exudes elegance, ambition, and confidence. But behind the designer labels and otherwise picture-perfect image lies a story of resilience, transformation, and self-discovery. Now, for the first time, she's telling this story in ful...

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Report copyright infringementby Chrissy Osborne (Author)'Michael Collins, Himself' focuses on the man behind the mask. Not the soldier, statesman or guerrilla, but the real, human Michael Collins. This unique approach offers insights into Collins' personal life and the crucial role women had to play in it; his likes, dislikes, interests and personality; and includes the memories and anecdotes of members of his family and descendants of those who knew him. The book is accompanied by photograph...

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Report copyright infringementby Gail Godwin (Author)From the three-time National Book Award nominee and New York Times bestselling author Gail Godwin comes an incandescent reflection on past and present that speaks urgently to our current political moment."He just had the presidency stolen from him."Gail Godwin first heard these words in November 1960, one of a crush of reporters eagerly awaiting the first postelection meeting between Kennedy and Nixon. Hearing an uncanny echo in the aftermat...

Ultra Women: Stories of Unstoppable Female Power

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Report copyright infringementby Emma Wilkinson (Author), Lily Canter (Author)WINNER SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR WOMEN'S WRITING PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARGUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARTHE TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A celebration of female bodies, female pioneers and female endurance' - The GuardianWhat happens when women run beyond the marathon - and refuse to stop? Ultra Women is a gripping, behind-the-scenes journey into the high-stakes world of female endura...

Surgeon Unmasked: A Journey From Shame to Grace

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Report copyright infringementby David Hockman (Author)Raised in the shadow of a church that prized performance over presence, David Hockman grew up believing that God's love had conditions-and that he was always one mistake away from losing it. In this vulnerable and piercingly honest memoir, Hockman traces the years of navigating a rigid Church of Christ community, where salvation came with formulas, friendship required conformity, and shame often arrived dressed as holiness.From playground ...

Laughing and Crying as a U.S. Marine: Authentic Short Stories

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Report copyright infringementby Adam Walker (Author)Authentic short stories from a career Marine and combat veteranUsing skillful storytelling, hilarious episodes are presented alongside heartbreaking tales from war and its aftermath.Laughing & Crying as a U.S. Marine contains 50 stories drawn from over 25 years of service in every clime and place. This emotive collection reveals vignettes of leadership and fosters a love of Corps.This book is for Marines of all generations and for those ...

Carrie's Children: How One Mother Prepared Her Children to Become Selma's Foot Soldiers

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Report copyright infringementby Clarence T. Jones (Author), Garon Hart (Designed by)How one mother prepared her children to become Selma's foot soldiers.In 1965 Selma, Alabama, Carrie Louise Lundy made a decision that still takes one's breath away. A single mother raising nine children while working as a nurse and midwife, she chose not to shield her children from the civil rights movement unfolding three blocks from their home at 1421 Sylvan Street. Instead, she prepared them for it - buildi...

When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Smalls (Author)From one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement, the remarkable story of his battle to create the first Amazon union in the U.S. and a powerful call to arms on behalf of the working class "With candor and fierce moral clarity, Chris Smalls takes readers behind the scenes of the most consequential labor uprising in modern history--and it's one hell of a ride." --Jessica Bruder, ...

What It Took to Come Home: How Covid Almost Killed Me, and Survival Changed Everything

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Report copyright infringementby Kenneth Teter (Author)When Kenneth Teter walked into the hospital with Covid, he thought he was sick. He did not yet understand he was dying.Within days, he would pass through an overwhelmed emergency room, receive one of the last ICU beds available, say goodbye to his wife over FaceTime, and disappear into seven days on a ventilator.But waking up was not the end of the story.Survival left him weak, shaken, oxygen-dependent, and changed in ways he could not ful...

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Report copyright infringementby Hamed Farmand (Author), Elaheh Farmand (Translator)Missing Mum walks the reader through a traumatic childhood experience, seen through the eyes of a six-year-old boy who loses his mother to imprisonment. Through the simple and honest voice of a child, the reader can feel the sadness, loneliness, anger, and confusion that follow her sudden disappearance. Surrounded by silence and untold words from the adults around him, the boy struggles to understand what has h...

Soccer Stories of Old Seattle . . . and Around the World

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Report copyright infringementby Phil J. Davis (Author), Paula Davis (Contribution by), David McNeilly (Contribution by) 14 true stories explore how certain athletes, coaches, parents, fans, and politicians did or did not: Gain friends or be left lonely make war or peace grow personally or not while dancing to the music of soccer in old Seattle and around the world.This book will take you to: South Africa, Russia, and Costa Rica Ballymena, Northern Ireland and Tijuana, Old Mexico.Apple orcha...

Built to Thrive: How to Use Generational Wisdom to Grow Your Resilience

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Report copyright infringementby Mary-Jo Bathe (Author)Built to Thrive is a powerful blend of memoir, generational wisdom, and practical guidance for anyone ready to rise above life's hardships and rebuild from the inside out. After leaving a 26-year marriage with only two suitcases and a quiet determination to begin again, Mary-Jo Bathe found herself in a women's shelter-broken, afraid, and uncertain of what came next. What emerged from that small room was a profound awakening: the realizatio...

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Report copyright infringementby E. F. Stoddart (Author)Arrivals & Departures chronicles a remarkable journey from a near-death birth in 1951 to a life guided by intuition and mystical forces. When author E. F. Stoddart's mother died during childbirth, she experienced a near-death encounter with angels who offered her passage to the other side. Choosing love over peace, she returned, and in that liminal space, telepathically warned her husband thousands of miles away in Korea to avoid a la...

A Childhood That Was Stolen by the Prince of Darkness

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence Stinson (Author)This is the most powerful book you can read, these events are very accurate and true, because there are a lot of evil demonic spirits out there roaming ready to enter into someone's body. I hope by me telling my story, it will make others come forth and tell theirs, and maybe come to the gospel of Christ. Because the power of the devil is so real a lot of people don't live to tell their story behind this, but, I thank God, I lived to te...

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Report copyright infringementby Asenath Nicholson (Author)"Loose Papers, Or, Facts Gathered During Eight Years' Residence in Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Germany" offers a captivating glimpse into 19th-century Europe through the observant eyes of Asenath Nicholson. This work presents a collection of insightful observations and experiences from Nicholson's extensive travels. The book provides a rich tapestry of social, cultural, and historical details, capturing the essence of life ...