Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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St. Vincent Ferrer: Angel of the JudgementCommissioned by Our Lord Himself to preach His Gospel, St. Vincent began at age 50 an apostolate of preaching that would extend to France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and a few other countries as well. Travelling with him were as many as...
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St. Louis de Montfort: The Story of Our Lady's SlaveThough written for children 12 and older, this is also the best biography for adults of St. Louis De Montfort, the "Apostle of Mary, " famous preacher and author of True Devotion to Mary and The Secret of the Rosary. Truly inspiring! Impr. 211...
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The Life of St. DominicThere are few biographies of St. Dominic that exist in English, but this is by far the best. For Augusta Theodoria Drane gives here a rendition of his life, his times, his many miracles and the founding of his order that captures the spirit...
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Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind: The Authorized BiographyThe fascinating biography that illuminates the man whose work changed modern culture - Gives a complete biographical view of Campbell's life and a personal perspective of who he was through the voices of his friends and colleagues - Written by two of Campbell's preeminent...
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Coast Calendar: A Saga in Salty Prose of One Year of Life on a Maine Saltwater FarmCoast Calendar, says its Pulitzer Prizewinning author, is the story of the work and play, the human nature and the weather, the fauna and flora, the ups and downs in a simple, all-around Maine family that mixes farming of the sea with farming of...
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She Took to the Woods: A Biography and Selected Writings of Louise Dickinson RichLongtime fans of Rich's writing will welcome this engaging and thoughtful biography of her life. There is also a wonderful section that includes many of Rich's essays and stories - which were published in magazines but never appeared in book form - as well...
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The Unexpected Cop: Indian Ernie on a Life of LeadershipThe autobiography of an indigenous Saskatoon police officer The cop who blew the whistle on Saskatoon's notorious Starlight Tours, Ernie Louttit is the bestselling author of two previous Indian Ernie books. He demonstrates in this latest title that being a leader means sticking to...
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Alexander Schmorell: Saint of the German ResistanceAt the height of World War II, a small band of students in Munich, Germany, formed a clandestine organization called the White Rose, which exposed the Nazi regime's murderous atrocities and called for its overthrow. In its first anti-Nazi tract, the group wrote, "...Nothing...
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If Monet Painted a MonsterEdward Hopper's monster lurks outside the nighthawks' diner. James Whistler's monster rocks in her chair. Monsters invade masterpieces by Dorthea Tanning, Paul Cezanne, M.C. Escher, Jean Michel Basquiat, Giuseppe Archimboldo, Rene Magritte, Henri Rousseau, Franz Kline, Frida Kahlo, Bob Thompson, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Thomas Hart...
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A Place Beyond: Finding Home in Arctic AlaskaNick Jans leads us into his found home--the Eskimo village of Ambler, Alaska, and the vast wilderness around it. In his powerful essays, the rhythms of daily arctic life blend with high adventure--camping among the wolves, traveling with Inupiat hunters, witnessing the Kobuk River...
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No Saints, No Saviors: My Years with the Allman Brothers BandWillie Perkins left the staid, conservative world of commercial bank auditing to jump headlong into the burgeoning beginnings of The Allman Brothers Band and follows their meteoric and sometimes tragic rise, fall, and revival. Perkinss interest in the business of music and his association...
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The Twelve: The Lives of the Apostles After CalvaryWho were the Apostles really? What happened to them after the end of the Gospel story? You'll be surprised by the wealth of detail Ruffin has dug up for each apostle -- even Judas Iscariot.Author: C. Bernard RuffinPublisher: Our Sunday VisitorPublished: 03/01/1998Pages: 192Binding Type:...
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Martians And Misplaced Clues: Life Work Of Fredric BrownJack Seabrook discusses The Fabulous Clipjoint in depth, as well as Martians, Go Home, The Screaming Mimi, and all of the other classic Fredric Brown novels. He provides a careful analysis of the author's short stories and poems, tracking his work from the early...
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Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius of Jazz GuitarNow in softcover This heartfelt biography celebrates the life and music of unsung hero Grant Green, the late jazz guitar genius who played on nearly 100 albums from the early '60s to the late '70s, but narrowly missed celebrity. Today his music has inspired...
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Nothing to Do But Stay: My Pioneer MotherThis folk narrative by Carrie Young is a collection of essays that remininisce on her mother's North Dakota pioneering days.Author: Carrie YoungPublisher: University of Iowa PressPublished: 01/01/2000Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 9.14h x 5.30w x 0.21dISBN: 9780877453291Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 7Point Value: 6Interest Level: Upper...
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Love and Conquest: Personal Correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory PotemkinOf all of history's great romances, few can compare with that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin. Their turbulent and complicated relationship shocked their contemporaries and continues to intrigue observers of Russia centuries later. Lovers, companions, and, most likely, husband and wife,...
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Nicholas I: Emperor and Autocrat of All the RussiasThe Indiana U. Press edition (1978) is cited in BCL3 . A scholarly biography that provides a view of Russian autocracy. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.Author: W. Bruce LincolnPublisher: Northern Illinois University PressPublished: 09/01/1989Pages: 424Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.10w x...
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Not Good If DetachedIn this book Corrie ten Boom relates some of her experiences with people and the lessons the Lord taught her in her travels around the world. The illustrations of the vine bearing fruit and the railway ticket stamped "not good if detached" aptly portray...
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Fractured Land: The Price of Inheriting OilWhat does an environmentalist do when she realizes she will inherit mineral rights and royalties on fracked oil wells in North Dakota? How does she decide between financial security and living as a committed conservationist who wants to leave her grandchildren a healthy world?After...
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Scoop: Notes from a Small Ice Cream Shop"I was not prone to drastic actions. I did not rush into the unknown. After fifteen years as a more or less effective lawyer, I approached decisions with a certain caution. I not only weighed the pros and cons but also examined all likely...
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