Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Vaulting Ambition: My Life and TimesVaulting Ambition is the life story of Robin, an 86 year old retired Uniting Church minister and the father of six children. He served in a variety of places and different environments in Australia. He explains why he wrote Vaulting Ambition in his preface...
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The Art of Carol Janeway: A Tile & Ceramics Career with Georg Jensen Inc. and Ossip Zadkine in 1940s ManhattanThe Art of Carol Janeway portrays the exotic life and artistic career of a woman whose commercial success as a tile decorator and ceramist in New York in the 1940s and later retirement due to lead poisoning offer a fascinating study. Victoria Jenssen presents...
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Ma and Me: A Memoir"A nuanced mediation on love, identity, and belonging. This story of survival radiates with resilience and hope." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"This openhearted memoir . . . opens the door to include queer descendants of war survivors into the growing American library of love." --Sarah...
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The Masters of Medicine: Our Greatest Triumphs in the Race to Cure Humanity's Deadliest DiseasesAn in-depth look at the mavericks, moments, and mistakes that sparked the greatest medical discoveries in modern times--plus the cures that will help us live longer and healthier lives in this century . . . and beyond Human history hinges on the battle to...
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Closer to the Truth: A memoir of Domestic Violence, Mental illness and other tragic stories.Ever since she was a little girl, Karen Griego-Martinez knew she had to tell her mother's story. Turned out her mother's story was evolved from learning disability, mental illness, and domestic violence. Karen's story is incredibly interesting because her mother's story was unique in...
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God Is My Copilot: To Fly Life, Love, and the CosmosBriefly, the book is the story of adventure from the Texas Plains city of Amarillo with a dream to fly for the Air Force. It led to action with the Strategic Air Command during the Cold War and eventually to NASA's planetary exploration program,...
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Animal Farm Ii - the Machine: The Self Authoring of AnimalkindIn 2022, a solar flare set global events into effect that would bring about the positive change sought by all. A Canadian Parole intent on writing Animal Farm Part II stumbles upon 1984 in her research of George Orwell. It is believed George's failing...
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Unsolved Serial Killers - Volume 4: 10 Frightening True Crime Cases of Unidentified Serial Killers (The Ones You've Never Heard of)Welcome back to Unsolved: Serial Killers, the fourth volume with 10 more frightening cases of serial killers you've never heard of and the victims whose names have long been forgotten. Featuring some of the most shocking and notorious killers that are still possibly out...
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Wayward Winds of a ProfessionEmmitt Wilson grew up on a ranch in central Texas near the small town of Sparta. He attended school at Sparta high school. The enrollment in the entire district was 155 students with only 67students in the high school. The limited enrollment was one...
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Coffee Cups & Wine Glasses, Hilarious Secrets to Heal a Broken Heart & Get Your Life Back!Are you struggling to get over loneliness, loss, or divorce?Discover the One Word that will Change Your LifeThis inspirational collection of sassy tales and ingenious schemes is woven into a series of hilarious triumphs filled with love, grief, and mischief. High-spirited goals awaken your...
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The Seasons of My LifeThe Seasons of My Life is a book that I wish my mother had written. Growing up, I was never very interested in hearing her tell stories of her life. I was always more interested in going out to play. As I got older...
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It Will Change Your Life: A Cochlear Implant JourneyEmotional. Informative. Inspiring. Julieann Wallace has shared her cochlear implant story after many requests for her to write her journey as a book. She has become an influencer in Meniere's groups with her triumph over Meniere's disease, and now her cochlear implant success.'I'm filled...
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Reg Pascoe: The Vet They Called God'Don't look now... but God's in the front row.'This was a frequent refrain at both Australian and international veterinary conferences for decades. And there Dr Reg Pascoe would be: watching and listening attentively, eyes glinting with wry humour behind his glasses. His brilliant mind...
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I was Missing Something and That Something Was JesusI was Missing Something and That Something Was JesusBy: Minister Allen Brentwood MardisGrowing up on the streets of Houston, Texas, Minister Allen Brentwood Mardis became addicted to alcohol at the age of eleven, sneaking sips of his father's spiked coffee and later skipping school...
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Je t'attendraiTout à coup et pour des raisons inconnues, elle est séparée de ses origines, à la dérive et à la recherche de l'endroit où elle pourra s'intégrer. Elle a tout ce dont elle a besoin pour le moment, mais sans une base solide, elle...
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Our Journey to the DoubleMost would agree having two is much better than having one. Many times, we see God move and speak in numbers. When the Lord shows His great faithfulness, He does above and beyond what we can imagine ask or think. This is what I...
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Prairie Lion: The Life & Times of Ted ByfieldFor more than a half-century, Ted Byfield was one of Canada's most significant public Christians, and his life's work included the founding of a religious order, the formation of several Christian boarding schools for boys, a series of influential newsmagazines, laying the groundwork for...
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Birdie - Not Just 'Soul of Anzac': Field Marshal Lord Birdwood of Anzac and Totnes, 1865-1951Historians have long cited Field Marshal Lord Birdwood as being overdue comprehensive study. His Indian and South African service experiences prepared him for his significant achievements at Gallipoli, commanding the Anzacs, and leading the successful final evacuations. Throughout his life he displayed great diplomatic...
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The Other Side of Me - memoir of a bipolar mind: hardcover - colour edition - alternate coverHARDCOVER - colour edition (alternate cover) In this unforgettable memoir, first-time author Julie Kraft takes readers on an intimate journey through her struggles and triumphs with bipolar disorder. No stone is left unturned. In baring her skeletons and soul, Julie offers a rare glimpse...
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In Spite OfBenson Johnson's family saga began two hundred years ago when his 3X-great grandmother and her twin sister came to America in shackles and chains after being kidnaped in the Cameroon, West Africa. Their story has been passed down in the family ever since, along...
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