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Report copyright infringementby Wallace Daniel (Author)In this powerful memoir, the bestselling author of Big Fish tries to come to terms with the life and death of his multi-talented longtime friend and brother-in-law, who had been his biggest hero and inspiration, in a poignant, lyrical, and moving memoir. If we're lucky, we all encounter at least one person whose life elevates and inspires our own. For Daniel Wallace, that was his longtime friend and brother-in-law, William Nealy. Seeming...

Steam Lion: A Biography of Samuel Cunard

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Report copyright infringementby John G. Langley (Author)The summer of 1840, and Boston Harbor is thrumming with politicians, business people, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, and the public. The city is ready for a celebration, and its citizens are waiting impatiently for the arrival of a new age. The elegant Britannia finally enters the harbor loaded with mail from England ushering in the Age of Steam to the Atlantic. This event crystallizes Samuel Cunard's vision and the world will...

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Report copyright infringementby Dmytro Stus (Author), Ludmila Bachurina (Translator), Tetiana Shcherbachenko (Editor)Nobody knows how to explain the mystery of fame. Many once well-known people who spent much of their lives at the core of historic events have fallen into oblivion since. The brilliant East Ukrainian poet and Soviet-era dissident Vasyl Stus (1938-85) became renowned only after his reburial in late Soviet Ukraine in 1989. What are the reasons for the widespread admiration for hi...

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Report copyright infringementby Polina Eisenberg (Author)Bad Decade is Polina's story: a messy, aching, and brutally honest journey through growing up when the world never felt built for you. After leaving Russia, she's thrown into a new country, a new language, a new version of herself that never quite fits. What starts as loneliness turns into something darker; nights that blur together, bad choices that feel like relief, and a mind that won't stop pulling her under. But this isn't just a s...

Someone Else's Jack: True Stories of Grit, Gumption and Gambles that Transformed America

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Report copyright infringementby Don Booher (Author), Don Booher If only a believer would scratch my back, someone else's jack is all I lack. I can hit pay dirt with someone else's stash, maybe a dear spinster or crass gambler with cash?Someone Else's Jack is the third installment in Don's three-volume San Juans treasure hunt. Developing a bonanza silver mine would require not only high-grade ore, it would require attracting someone else's jack (money that is). If complex geology was not worri...

Even the Darkest Night: A Father's Journey of Hope and Healing from Paternal Depression

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher G. MD Choukalas (Author)Offering hope and illumination, the bone-raw story of a father's failure to bond with his infant twin daughters, and his journey through paternal depression--an often undiagnosed condition that affects millions of new fathers. After a traumatic birth nearly claimed his wife's life, anesthesiologist and intensive care physician Christopher Choukalas should have felt grateful. His twin daughters were healthy, his wife had survi...

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Report copyright infringementby Preveena Hill (Author)One woman's journey from heartbreak to healing, from silence to strength.Born amid the tranquil beauty of Fiji's islands, a young girl's life is shaped by hardship, abandonment, and resilience. From a childhood marked by duty instead of play to a womanhood tested by love, loss, and betrayal, her story unfolds with raw honesty and grace. Through broken marriages, motherhood, and reinvention, she learns that every ending carries within it a ...

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Report copyright infringementby Caroline Ticknor (Author)"May Alcott" by Caroline Ticknor provides an intimate and detailed look at the life of Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, the youngest sister of the celebrated author Louisa May Alcott. Known to the world as the inspiration for the character of Amy March in "Little Women", May Alcott was a gifted artist and a determined woman who forged her own path in the 19th-century art world.Through personal letters and family records, Ticknor explores Ma...

God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America's Most Hated Man

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Kelly (Author)Finalist, New England Book Awards "Vivid." --The Wall Street Journal "A dazzling addition to the history of the American Revolution." ―Kirkus Review (starred)"Finally... a full and fascinating portrait of a true hero of the American Revolution, until he was visited by villainy. A riveting read." ―Tom Clavin, New York Times bestselling author of Follow Me to HellBenedict Arnold committed treason-- for more than two centuries, that's all that m...

Ida McKinley: The Turn-of-the-Century First Lady Through War, Assassination, and Secret Disability

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Sferrazza Anthony (Author)Published in cooperation with The National First Ladies Library This is the first full-length biography of Ida Saxton McKinley (1847- 1907), the wife of William McKinley, president of the United States from 1897 to his assassination in 1901. Long demeaned by history because she suffered from epilepsy--which the society of her era mistakenly believed to border on mental illness--Ida McKinley was an exceptional woman who exerted a ...

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Report copyright infringementby W. S. J. Roche (Author)"Blessed Imelda Lambertini" by W. Roche, S.J., is a poignant and spiritually enriching biography of the young girl who became the patroness of First Communicants. Set in 14th-century Italy, the narrative follows the life of Imelda Lambertini, whose singular and profound desire was to receive the Holy Eucharist. Despite her youth and the ecclesiastical traditions of the era, her devotion to the "Hidden Jesus" was so intense that it culmina...

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Report copyright infringementby Marcia Wakeman (Author)Marcia's life began in a beautiful yet suffocating confines of a fundamentalist religious cult, where rigid doctrine, fear, and unrelenting control overshadowed childhood innocence. At eighteen, she fled with ninety dollars and a burning need to breathe freely, determined to build a life beyond the cage she'd known.What unfolded was an extraordinary thirty-five-year journey through the high-pressure world of financial services and consult...

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Report copyright infringementby Chicago Pub Chapman Brothers (Created by)This "Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois," originally published in 1891, offers a comprehensive look at the lives and legacies of the region's prominent citizens. Compiled by the Chapman Brothers of Chicago, this historical record provides invaluable insights into the families, professions, and social structures that shaped Sangamon County. Featuring detailed biographical sketches and portraits,...

Anna's Story: A True Story of a Young Girl's Will to Survive in the Aftermath of World War II

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Report copyright infringementby Steven G. Kautner (Author)The year is 1945, and the war that ravaged most of Europe is drawing to an end. The German Wehrmacht and its collaborators have been defeated and are on the run. Countries like Poland, Russia, and Yugoslavia expelled millions of ethnic German civilians living within their borders as retribution for the human atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis against their people.The ethnic Germans living in Yugoslavia were forced to abandon their hom...

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Report copyright infringementby Clora Miller (Author)A complex novel of love, family, and secrets. This is the story of six sisters, their troubled past, the heartbreaking secrets they kept hidden, and a sequence of events that affected the sisters and the next generation. Told as Clarice's memories, this is an extraordinary novel of how a family's resentment affects the members' lives. Clarice wants her readers to know the truth. Secrets only cause pain, emotional and physical. The tragedy i...

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Report copyright infringementby Christine Fournier (Author)Helen Winter LaCaze was a bright, effervescent and independent woman, recently retired from a corporate career, living life to the fullest. Who would ever expect to worry about her?Then, it began. Something was different, strange and unfamiliar in her gradual, noticeable odd behavior and withdrawal from family and friends.Becoming puzzled, then deeply concerned about the changes in her mother; Christine Fournier began the process of u...

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Report copyright infringementby Aileen Gebe (Author)My work is a glimpse into a defining part of my journey. It is how I came to be who I am. It is not a story but a way of sharing my experiences through the darkest moments and how I reclaimed myself. My work is intended to help those who feel lost in the abyss of loss, regardless of what type, to find their inner light and to find their truth. It is about becoming your truth and trusting spirit to guide you and hold you when you feel like th...

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Report copyright infringementby Daphne Cater Francis (Author)Silent Battles: The Courage to Speak My Truth is a heartfelt and empowering narrative that explores the journey of confronting inner struggles and embracing authenticity. Through deeply personal reflections, the author sheds light on the emotional toll of silence, the weight of unspoken pain, and the fear of judgment that often keeps people from sharing their truth. The story highlights moments of vulnerability, resilience, and grow...

Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark

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Report copyright infringementby James Bailey (Author)"A deeply stylish, astute, and illuminating portrait of a fascinating writer."--Francesca Wade, author of Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife A spiky and delicious new literary portrait of the great twentieth-century British author of beloved novels such as The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Girls of Slender Means "She was, if you believe what you read in the papers: a genius, a survivor, a bad mother, a fickle friend, a closeted lesbian, a tyr...

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick Russell Burnham (Author)"Scouting on Two Continents" is the gripping autobiographical account of Frederick Russell Burnham, a man often hailed as the "King of Scouts." This classic memoir details Burnham's extraordinary life as he navigates the rugged landscapes of both the American West and the untamed regions of Africa. Through vivid storytelling, the author recounts his experiences as a frontiersman, prospector, and military scout, providing a firs...

Searching for Jimmie Strother: A Tale of Music, Murder, and Memory

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Report copyright infringementby Gregg D. Kimball (Author)The incredible true story of a blind musician, a brutal crime, and the making of an American folk legend In June 1936 James Lee Strother performed thirteen songs at the Virginia State Prison Farm for famed folklorist John Lomax and the Library of Congress. Rooted in the rich soil of the Piedmont region, Strother's repertoire epitomized the Black songsters who defy easy classification. Blinded in a steel mill explosion, which only inten...

The Bridge in Between: A Life Reminiscence

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Report copyright infringementby Min-Hwa Cheng Kennard (Author)Follow in the footsteps of a young Asian woman as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery that spans nearly eight decades in this inspiring memoir.The Bridge in Between tells the story of Min-Hwa Cheng Kennard's remarkable life. From her birth in China's wartime capital, Chongqing, to her upbringing in Taiwan, her move to Europe, and ultimately her retirement in the United States, Min-Hwa offers a unique look at geopolitics in t...

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Report copyright infringementby Menzies (Created by)"St Margaret Queen of Scotland" offers a comprehensive and reverent examination of the life of one of the most influential women in British history. Born an English princess of the House of Wessex, Margaret ascended to the Scottish throne through her marriage to King Malcolm III, bringing with her a profound sense of religious devotion and cultural refinement that would reshape her adopted nation.The narrative explores Margaret's pivotal rol...

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Report copyright infringementby David Aaron Greenberg (Author)In December 1989, eighteen-year-old David Aaron Greenberg drove down the New Jersey Turnpike with a copy of Howl in his lap and an ache in his chest he couldn't yet name. That night at a downtown dive bar in the East Village, he saw Allen Ginsberg perform for the first time, and nothing was ever the same.What followed was years of genuine connection, a friendship that wound through New York City's literary underground, late nights,...

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Report copyright infringementby Leslie Powell Ahmadi (Author)Here's the story of a Black American language and culture professor who is too ashamed to admit she is terrified of moving to post-revolutionary Iran with her husband. Nevertheless, she packs up her life in Columbus, Ohio, and ventures off to her husband's homeland with him and their one-year-old daughter in 1992.In her first two weeks, the "morality police" stop her for wearing stockings that aren't black enough, and she is herded ...

Healing Comes in Waves: A Story of God's Promises

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Report copyright infringementby Julie Maye (Author)What do you do when life changes in an instant... and your heart is left searching for hope?I still remember the moment everything changed.One sentence... one breath... one reality I was never prepared to face: "My daughter was in a car crash... and she didn't make it."In an instant, my world shattered.Grief didn't come gently-it came in waves. Waves that knocked the wind out of me... waves that left me searching for answers... waves that ma...

Alzheimer's Disease: Living with John, Caring for a Love One

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Report copyright infringementby Nellie Kidd-Madison (Author)Alzheimer's Disease can beset any family. My father was a victim of Alzheimer's and I know that seeing a loved one change from an intelligent, vital, and productive family member to a confused, dependent, and childlike adult is devastating. It is a change that afflicts the entire family, but no one more than the immediate caregiver. In this book, Nellie Kidd Madison recounts vividly the daily struggle of living with an Alzheimer's pa...

Einsiedeln Elsewhere: Immigrants and Their Descendants in Louisville, Kentucky

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Report copyright infringementby Susann Bosshard-Kälin (Author)Einsiedeln Elsewhere - Immigrants and Their Descendants in Louisville, Kentucky Between 1850 and 1900 about 2000 people of Einsiedeln (Switzerland) emigrated to America - many of them to Louisville, Kentucky. Explore how this happend! A homepage, a film, a book and an e-book: a Multi-Media and Cross-Media Project on the traces of Einsiedeln emigrants to the Ohio River, and on the building of a bridge to their descendants, so that t...

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Report copyright infringementby Zed Wondemu (Author)Slanted Justice is a powerful memoir that chronicles the life of Zed Wondemu, an Ethiopian immigrant who navigates the complexities of the American legal system while striving to achieve the American Dream. Through her personal journey, Zed sheds light on the systemic inequities faced by marginalized communities, particularly Black immigrants, and the challenges of running a successful business in a society that often questions their legitim...

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Report copyright infringementby Victor Arana (Author)Victor A. Arana, M.D. understands the difficulties of immigrant life firsthand. Born in Peru, Arana came to the United States to work as a surgeon. Although he established a prominent medical career and raised a successful family in this country, he faced many obstacles along the way. After working amidst the Hispanic community, Arana realized many individuals enter the United States, both legally and illegally, with vast misconceptions abo...

Strong Glass: A Memoir of Escaping the Dark Mirror of Family History

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Report copyright infringementby M. D. Roblyer (Author)The fragile shell holding together Peggy's successful yet troubled life shatters when her husband announces he is leaving. Suddenly aware she is repeating toxic behaviors she saw modeled long ago, Peggy turns to reckon with the dark mirror of the dysfunctional family she'd fled.Strong Glass takes readers on her journey into memory as she pieces together her lineage and its legacy. Her 1950s childhood comes alive on the page, interwoven wit...

Even a Flower Can Grow in the Ugliest of Places: A Life Story of Resilience and Transformation

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Report copyright infringementby Johanne Arsenault (Author)Johanne Arsenault has led a life that has been far from ordinary. She spent her childhood moving between Quebec and New Brunswick, navigating the challenges of poverty, abuse, and emotional neglect. Her adolescence and adult years were marked by exploitation, substance abuse, and a toxic marriage, yet through it all, she refused to be defined by her circumstances.Even a Flower Can Grow in the Ugliest of Places is a memoir of endurance,...