Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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The Life of a Pastor's Wife: Why didn't someone tell me?How will a woman know what her life will be like as a pastor's wife? How will she find her place within the congregation and the inner-workings of the church? How will she handle the diverse issues that will come to her door and...
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The Cloud of NectarThe Cloud of Nectar is Oriol Aguilar's annotated translation of the biography of Nyagla Pema D dul, a 19th century master, tert n, and well-known exponent of the practice and realization of Total Perfection (Dzogchen) written by Yeshe Dorje. Born in the rugged eastern...
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Gracie's Corner: I've Got Something to Say and I'll Say it My Way...At 86 years old, Gracie Lester decided to not only get published but also to pursue a Masters Degree. The essays and poems within these pages comprise vignettes of Gracie's life.Gracie recounts poignant questioning from a child about her age as well as recollections...
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Souvenirs de L'Abime/Le Bonheur de L'InnocenceIl est peu courant de pouvoir lire les recits de deux membres de la meme famille ayant survecu a l'Holocauste.Author: William Tannenzapf, Renate KrakauerPublisher: Second Story PressPublished: 10/01/2010Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781897470244Language: FrenchThis title is only available via back order
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Anna Ella Carroll: Secret Strategist, Genius, Feminist and Military Mastermind for the Union During the American Civil War-A Military GenA woman of political and military geniusAnna Ella Carroll would have been an exceptional woman at any point in history. Born in 1815, her father was the governor of Maryland, and she was the granddaughter of a signatory to the Declaration of Independence. From...
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Real Fire Stories From Engine 7This book is a series of incidents recalled at random from my twenty-seven-year career as a city of Austin's professional firefighter. I worked at many fire stations with many different crews. I started out at Station 8, and in less than three months I...
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Heroes and Villains of New Mexico: A Collection of True StoriesSome of these tales are about genuine heroes. Some are about dastardly villains. Others you'll have to decide for yourself: hero or villain? You'll recognize these people, even if you don't remember their names. They are Spanish colonials, Mexicans, and Anglos all the way...
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Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of GreatnessWith hischiseled features, effortless screen presence, otherworldly vitality, strikingblue eyes, Jan-Michael Vincent seemed destined for superstardom. However, the real Jan-Michael Vincent was areluctant sex symbol plagued by doubt and low self-confidence, a perpetualmisfit doomed to alcoholism.Jan-MichaelVincent: Edge of Greatness covers Vincent's entire life, beginning...
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The Life of Jesus, Critically ExaminedThe Life of Jesus, Critically Examined was one of the most controversial and hotly contested books of its time. One reviewer stated that it was "the most pestilential book ever vomited out of the jaws of hell." Strauss rejected the idea of miracles in...
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My Path Leads to Tibet: The Inspiring Story of the Blind Woman Who Brought Hope to the Children of TibetWhile studying Chinese and Asian civilizations in college, Sabriye Tenberken was stunned to learn that in Tibet blind children were living in appalling conditions--shunned by society, abandoned, and left to their own devices. Sabriye, who had lost her sight at the age of twelve...
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Early American Naturalists: Exploring the American West, 1804-1900This history is the first to detail the lives, adventures, and discoveries of pioneering American naturalists such as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Martha Maxwell, Spencer Baird, Asa Gray, John Torrey, Florence bailey, John Burroughs, and John Muir. From discovering new species to discovering...
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What Patients Taught Me: A Medical Student's JourneyA young doctor writes frankly of her medical training in small rural communities around the world, reflecting on the important lessons she learned along the way Do sleek high-tech hospitals teach more about medicine and less about humanity? Do doctors ever lose their tolerance...
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Austin and Mabel: The Amherst Affair and Love Letters of Austin Dickinson and Mabel Loomis ToddA true tale of illicit love in the era of Emily Dickinson. The author adds her own annotations to correspondence, journals, diaries and the observations of the protagonists' peers, to paint a detailed picture of social and sexual mores in 19th-century America.Author: Polly LongsworthPublisher:...
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Jonas Brothers Forever: The Unofficial Story of Kevin, Joe and NickThe Jonas Brothers have gone from obscurity to superstardom in the course of a year, and there's simply no stopping them. From their top-selling albums, to their sensational sold-out tours, their Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock and forthcoming TV series J.O.N.A.S., Kevin, Joe...
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Alien: The Strange Life and Times of Mendelson JoeMusician, artist, anti-smoker, ecological gadfly -- here is Mendelson Joe's story, in his own outrageous word.He believes that speaking out can make a difference, that women are the only hope for the future, and that there's truth in a good blues song. He doesn't...
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Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor and Scientist - Art History Lessons for Kids Children's Art BooksYoung Leonardo da Vinci was very curious. He would closely observe the world around him and pay great attention to details. If you look at his work, you will notice a keen sense of details. It's as if he memorized and replicated every little...
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Dead RabbittsAuthor: Tony McMillianPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 09/16/2015Pages: 516Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.15dISBN: 9781514404003This title is not returnable
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At Balthazar: The New York Brasserie at the Center of the WorldExplore the iconic and beloved restaurant Balthazar in this "beautiful New York love story. Nobody could have written it better than Reggie Nadelson, who captures the tastes and smells, the glamour, nitty-gritty, and the theater of the restaurant and of the city itself" (Nigella...
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Anne Frank's Story: Her Life Retold for ChildrenThe Diary of Anne Frank is read and loved by children throughout the world, yet few of those readers know what life was really like for the young Jewish girl before and after she wrote her famous diary. Written in a lively yet sympathetic...
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Life of an Engineering GeniusIn his time Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the world's greatest engineer. His list of achievements is truly breathtaking: the Thames Tunnel, the first underwater tunnel in the world; the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ship; the Clifton Suspension Bridge, then the longest span...
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