Biographies & Autobiographies books

A young Jewish man from a small town in Poland bears witness to prewar Jewish life and to the destruction wrought...  Read More >>

Louisa Scobie was the sixth daughter of a prominent Maitland agricultural family who became Matron of Crown Street...  Read More >>

This volume is dedicated to the New Zealander ethnographer Elsdon Best (1856-1931) who is a key figure in the history...  Read More >>

Follow Kalam’s extraordinary journey as he fuels rockets, mentors minds and reminds a nation to dream big. With...  Read More >>

Mommie & Me Magazine - Issue Two Generations of Love: A Legacy Rooted in Healing, Memory & Motherhood In this...  Read More >>

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A deeply researched account of the life and legacy of the man who defined the profession of private eye Allan Pinkerton,...  Read More >>

With ""characteristic wisdom and grace"" (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) Robert W. Merry explores a...  Read More >>

In this powerful memoir, Eugene Reavey recounts the 1976 murders of his three brothers during Northern Ireland's...  Read More >>

For fans of Bad Blood and Too Big to Fail, an explosive, page-turning account of one of the largest financial frauds...  Read More >>

With evocative detail, Crump draws readers into the social and cultural milieu of early nineteenth-century Bristol,...  Read More >>

In these personal essays Pamela Carter Joern explores the intersections of time and place, memory and truth, life...  Read More >>

Out of the Crazywoods is the riveting and insightful story of Abenaki poet Cheryl Savageau’s late-life diagnosis...  Read More >>

A detailed collective biography of German officers in the 1944-45 Siege of Budapest, challenging myth and memory...  Read More >>

I Cared is a poignant, witty, and eye-opening account of the unseen world of caregiving. Told with warmth, humour,...  Read More >>

By turns confessional, nostalgic, heartwarming and harrowing, the award-winning filmmaker and his brother, an audience-favorite...  Read More >>

The 1930s was a magical age in Hollywood, with Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney, Bette Davis and Clark Gable lighting...  Read More >>

General Albert Sidney Johnston has long been one of the most debated figures of the American Civil War. Serving...  Read More >>

This biography of Abraham Lincoln, told through the stories of the women in his life and work, is also the story...  Read More >>

Lucie Blackmantall, blond, twenty-one years oldstepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000 and...  Read More >>

Instant New York Times Bestseller ""Compelling. . . . Blum capably maintains the suspense and thoughtfully probes...  Read More >>

A long-time liberal activist gets an up-close political education about conservative America when he moves to a...  Read More >>

Part cultural history, part biography, this is the fascinating story of Richard Wagner's life, influences, gift...  Read More >>

Amber Grosjean experienced life in a different way. Growing up in a small farm community, she was bullied and treated...  Read More >>

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