Biography & Autobiography

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The Story of Katherine Johnson: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers - Paperback

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by Andrea Thorpe (Author)Discover the life of Katherine Johnson--a story about reaching for the stars, for kids ages 6 to 9 Katherine Johnson was one of the best mathematicians in the history of the United States. Before her math skills helped send the first American astronauts safely into space, she was a smart and curious girl who loved to learn new things about the world around her. She studied hard in school and became one of the first Black women hired by NASA. Independent reading--This...

From Southside Chicago to Global Icon: The Lil Durk Story - Paperback

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by Beverly J. Grassi (Author)"From Southside Chicago to Global Icon: The Lil Durk Story" takes readers on an inspiring journey through the life and career of one of the most influential voices in contemporary hip-hop. This gripping biography delves deep into the captivating rise of Lil Durk, exploring the challenges, triumphs, and transformative moments that shaped him into the global icon he is today.Born and raised in the notorious streets of Chicago's Southside, Lil Durk's story is one of ...

The History of Women in The Marines: Women's Firsts In The Marines - Paperback

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by Savannah Harris (Author)Women Who Changed the Face of War: Discover the Fascinating Histories of Women Who Overcame Prejudices, Destroyed Obstacles, and Paved the Way for Female Marines in the US. Today, only 8% of the officers in the Marines are women. We consider that an amazing accomplishment, even though it might not seem sufficient. But there's no denying it -- the Marine Corps, the last all-male fortification of the US military has finally accepted that which they couldn't deny any ...

Captain Myles Standish (1905) - Paperback

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by Tudor Jenks (Author)Captain Myles Standish is a historical novel written by Tudor Jenks and published in 1905. The book is set in the early colonial period of America and follows the story of Myles Standish, a military leader and one of the founding members of the Plymouth Colony.The novel begins with Standish's arrival in America aboard the Mayflower in 1620, and follows his journey as he helps establish the colony and protect it from local Native American tribes. The book portrays Standi...

Only the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson - Paperback

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by Larry Platt (Author)Part sports star, part antihero, part hip-hop icon, Allen Iverson has managed to cross over into the mainstream of American culture -- without compromise. Defiantly tattooed, with his hair in cornrows, the six-foot Philadelphia 76ers point guard is one of the most recognizable and controversial stars of the sports world. His meteoric rise from a troubled childhood in the ghetto to NBA superstardom has been marked by five straight playoff appearances, including a finals ...

A Tuscan Penitent: The Life and Legend of St. Margaret of Cortona - Paperback

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by Giunta Bevegnati (Author), Cuthbert Hess (Author)This Franciscan classic, first published in 1907, and written by a famous Capuchin scholar, tells the story of a young woman in thirteenth-century Italy who shocked everyone by openly living with a rich nobleman outside of marriage and bearing him a son. After her lover was murdered, she was alone and rejected by her family. Filled with remorse and guilt, she finally found peace with the Franciscans as a penitent in the Third Order, and even...

Grimoire Girl: A Memoir of Magic and Mischief - Hardcover

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by Hilarie Burton Morgan (Author)New York Times Bestseller The long-awaited next book from actress and New York Times bestselling author of The Rural Diaries, Hilarie Burton Morgan. Through memoir essays and magical practices, Grimoire Girl connects us to the enchantment that exists inside us all.Since childhood, Hilarie Burton Morgan has felt the call to record, keep, and catalogue life in all its strange wonder. It was a whimsical habit, with no clear goal. And then, when she became a mothe...

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by Dixiane Hallaj (Author)Young and impulsive, Dixiane dove heart-first into a cross cultural marriage four months after meeting the man who was to become her life's companion, Muhammad Hallaj. In the fairy tale version, they would have ridden off into the sunset and lived happily ever after. However, life seldom adheres to the fairy tale script.They had always planned to live in the Middle East, but their first reservations were cancelled by the June War of 1967. They rearranged their lives ...

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by Michael Frizell (Author), Ramon Salas (Artist)Once upon a time, a young girl named Caitlin Clark lived in West Des Moines, Iowa. Caitlin was mesmerized by the game from the moment she could hold a basketball. Whether playing games in the backyard with her family or cheering for her favorite teams on TV, basketball was in her blood. As Caitlin grew older, her love for the game only intensified. But when it came time to make a decision, Caitlin chose to stay close to home and play for the Un...

Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul - Paperback

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by Faustina Kowalska (Author)This bestselling book that birthed the Divine Mercy movement, one of the fastest growing movements in world today. This amazing narrrative will stir your heart and soul while it chronicles the experience of a simple Polish nun. Number of Pages: 730 Dimensions: 1.5 x 7 x 4.1 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 2005

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by Lamya H (Author)A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this "raw and relatable memoir that challenges societal norms and expectations" (Linah Mohammad, NPR). "A masterful, must-read contribution to conversations on power, justice, healing, and devotion from a singular voice I now trust with my whole heart."--Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK - WINNER: The B...

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by Walt Hansen (Author)Anaconda and Me is a collection of poems, short stories and photographs that emphasizes the author's connection to Anaconda, Montana, and the surrounding area, and how it has guided his life for the past 78 years. It includes his community environment, family, friends, and heroes. It is the author's wish that the book be used as a model for others to evaluate their lives in a literary fashion as opposed to a historical narrative. Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.25 x 1...

Elvis Presley Treasures: The Story of the King of Rock 'n' Roll Told Through His Personal Mementos - Hardcover

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by Gillian G. Gaar (Author)An intimate look at one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, through 100 personal and iconic objects from the archives of Elvis's beloved home, Graceland--a never-before-seen collection, until now. For the first time, fans will see Elvis's remarkable life through his treasured personal items, as well as the items that marked iconic milestones in his life, including: Elvis' first performance guitar The Presley family bible and ...

Witch City Detective: A Salem Police Detective's Journey Through the 1970s, 80s, and 90s: - Paperback

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by James Gauthier (Author), Michael Gauthier (Editor) Number of Pages: 138 Dimensions: 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 03, 2024

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year - Hardcover

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by Margaret Renkl (Author)THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS, BIRDERS, AND GARDENERS, WITH ORIGINAL COLOR ART THROUGHOUT * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK * INDIE NEXT PICKFrom the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a "howling love letter to the world" (Ann Patchett): a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural.In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional...

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by Olive Senior (Author)The popular West Indian migration narrative often starts with the "Windrush Generation"in 1950s' England, but in Dying to Better Themselves Olive Senior examines an earlier narrative: that of the neglected post-emancipation generation of the 1850s who were lured to Panama by the promise of lucrative work and who initiated a pattern of circular migration that would transform the islands economically, socially and politically well into the twentieth century.West Indians ...

Charles Goodyear, Connecticut Yankee And Rubber Pioneer: A Biography - Paperback

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by P. W. Barker (Author)""Charles Goodyear, Connecticut Yankee And Rubber Pioneer: A Biography"" is a comprehensive account of the life and work of Charles Goodyear, a pioneering figure in the rubber industry. Written by P.W. Barker, the book chronicles Goodyear's early life and career, including his experiments with rubber and his development of the vulcanization process. The book also explores Goodyear's personal life, including his family relationships and his struggles with financial diff...

Condi: The Life of a Steel Magnolia - Paperback

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by Mary Beth Brown (Author)"One day I'll be in that house," said ten year old Condoleezza Rice as she gazed across the White House's expansive front lawn.Of course, Condi made good on that promise. With poise and gracefulness?combined with an iron will and determination?rarely seen in Washington, Rice has become one of the most iconic and influential figures on the world stage. This is her story.Condi provides an in-depth study of the life, faith, and achievements of one of America's most fas...

Bastard Husband: A Love Story - Paperback

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by Linda Lou (Author)A week after I arrived in Sin City, I attended a divorce support group I found in the local newspaper listed between Cross-Dressers of Las Vegas and Friends and Family of Incarcerated People. (And I thought I had problems.) As I sat among a circle of strangers waiting for my turn to share, I glanced at the Absolutely No Swearing sign hanging from the ceiling and thought, "This will be a challenge." "I'm Linda," I began, "I have no husband, no job, and you people are my on...

Winston Churchill: La biografía del icono histórico, Winston Churchill - Hardcover

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by Henry Hanson (Author)WINSTON CHURCHILLWinston Churchill fue un hombre poderoso e inspirador, que persiguió activamente los retos y se esforzó por servir bien a su país. Desde combatir en la Primera Guerra Mundial hasta servir como Primer Ministro durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial en la lucha contra la Alemania nazi, hizo todo lo necesario para lograr la victoria y mantener a salvo a su pueblo. En este libro, además de detallar el tiempo que pasó luchando por su país, también profundizamos ...

I Loved Working at the CTA: The Memoirs of a Public Transit Train Operator in Chicago - Paperback

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by Marcus L. Boston (Author)I worked 16 years at the Chicago Transit Authority as a Rapid Transit Operator. I share my best memories and the things that I cherish the most. Working with the public is no easy task, but I eventually found happiness as I moved people throughout the city of Chicago. This is my story. Number of Pages: 150 Dimensions: 0.32 x 8 x 5 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 01, 2023

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by Paul-Henri Nargeolet (Author), Laura Haydon (Translator)September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic where it lies at a depth of 3,821 metres.Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a commander in the French Navy, directed underwater research of part of many expeditions to the wreck, from 1987 until his untimely death in 2023.With hundreds of hours of diving to the liner and more than five thousand objects brought to the surface, including b...

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures - Hardcover

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by Merlin Sheldrake (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "brilliant [and] entrancing" (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi--the great connectors of the living world--and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with the power to heal our bodies, expand our minds, and help us address our most urgent environmental problems. "Grand and dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural world."--Ed Yong, author of An Immense World ONE OF THE B...

What Jackie Taught Us (Revised and Expanded): Lessons from the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Introduction by L iz Smith - Paperback

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by Tina Santi Flaherty (Author), Liz Smith (Introduction by)A unique perspective on the influence and enduring fascination of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis What Jackie Taught Us offers insights about how Jackie lived with poise, grace, and zest, including wisdom about image and style, focus, courage and vision, men, marriage, and motherhood. After more than a decade in print, this commemorative edition features fourteen new essays from notable individuals amplifying the ways in which Jackie'...

Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz - Paperback

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by Ron Jeremy (Author)He's the porn world's Everyman. Blessed with an enormous "talent" yet average looks, he's starred in more than 1,700 adult films, directed 250 of them, and over the last twenty years has become porn's biggest ambassador to the mainstream. He's appeared in 60 regular films, 14 music videos, and VH1's Surreal Life, starred in the critically acclaimed Porn star (a movie about his life), and in Being Ron Jeremy (a take off on Being John Malkovich), co-starring Andy Dick. And...

Paul Hollywood - The Biography - Paperback

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by A. S. Dagnell (Author) Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN Publication Date: September 03, 2015

The Birthplace of Jesus Is in Palestine: A Memoir - Paperback

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by Toine Van Teeffelen (Author), Marie Dennis (Foreword by)The Birthplace of Jesus Is in Palestine is a narrative of a Christian family in Bethlehem in the West Bank. Based on diary entries and interviews from 2000 to 2023, the Dutch author--an anthropologist and peace activist--chronicles the spontaneous reactions of his Palestinian children and wife navigating the challenges posed by curfews and checkpoints. Problems of Palestinian school life are shown from the perspective of teachers and ...

In My Own Words: Do-It-Yourself Autobiography - Paperback

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by Sheila Raptis (Author)In My Own Words is written in an easy to follow format. This keepsake volume contains hundreds of questions that guide you through the process of recollecting memories on many topics such as family and friends, school days, love life, career, travels, triumphs and tragedies, dreams and wishes, etc etc. There is also a section for an occasional diary, private special messages and a keepsake gallery for all those mementos that hold valuable memories of the past.What's g...

Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright - Paperback

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by Brendan Gill (Author)"Genius, egotist, mythomaniac, sexual rebel, master of media manipulation, the legendary Wright comes alive in all his cantankerous complexity. . . . A delight from cover to cover."--Kirkus Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is often described as the greatest of American architects. His works-among them Taliesin North, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Johnson Wax buildings, the Guggenheim Museum--earned him a good measure of his fame, but his flamboyant personal life earne...

The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship - Paperback

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by Roger Friedland (Author), Harold Zellman (Author)Frank Lloyd Wright was renowned during his life not only as an architectural genius but also as a subject of controversy--from his radical design innovations to his turbulent private life, including a notorious mass murder that occurred at his Wisconsin estate, Taliesin, in 1914. But the estate also gave rise to one of the most fascinating and provocative experiments in American cultural history: the Taliesin Fellowship, an extraordinary arc...

The Car Is Architecture - A Visual History of Frank Lloyd Wright's 85 Cars and One Motorcycle - Paperback

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by Richie Herink (Author)Cars were one of Frank Lloyd Wright's great obsessions, along with Architecture and Japanese Prints. The last two have been well documented, but the Cars have not been covered at all ... until this book. This unique visual history of Wright's 85 cars and one motorcycle uses original magazine ads to describe the make and model of each vehicle. They are presented in the order in which they were purchased. Number of Pages: 112 Dimensions: 0.3 x 11 x 8.5 IN Illustrated: Y...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes

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Report copyright infringementby Anthony Gottlieb (Author)The first biography in more than three decades of the Austrian-born thinker Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), philosophy is a "battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language." This audacious idea changed the way many of its practitioners saw their subject. In the first biography of Wittgenstein in ...