Biography & Autobiography
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Love or Die Trying: How I Lost It All, Died, and Came Back for Love"A ruthlessly honest memoir of love, loss, and redemption." -- WADE DAVISA story of addiction and recovery, love and perseverance, and a reminder that it's never too late to start over.Bob Ramsay had it all -- and lost it all, often. At forty, he...
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Lady Was a Gambler: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West, First EditionAmidst mining camps, cow towns, desolate landscapes and filthy boomtowns were a succession of women who survived dangerous gambling games against ruthless rowdy men whose pride was staked on always having the upper hand. In the first book of its kind, author Chris Enss...
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Katharine Lee Bates: From Sea to Shining SeaKatharine Lee Bates' "America the Beautiful" resonates for many people as the most patriotic and beloved American anthem. Her words remind us of why we love our country--the beauty of our land, the historic sacrifices of our people, and our ideals of hope and...
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Finished by FoodWe eat to stay alive, but some unlucky eaters meet their deaths after feasting. Learn about the bizarre ways four people were finished by food. This engaging hi-lo book draws in 4th and 5th grade readers with wild content while a 1st to 2nd...
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Mama TingoDiscover the lives of amazing Hispanic women who achieved incredible things and made history.Mama Tingo was born on November 8, 1921 in the Dominican Republic. She was the leader of a group of farmers whose lands wanted to be taken from them. The inspiring...
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Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard CollegeAlmost forgotten until his papers were discovered in a Chicago attic, Richard Greener was a pioneer who broke educational and professional barriers for black citizens. He was also a man caught between worlds.Richard Theodore Greener (1844-1922) was a renowned black activist and scholar. In...
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William Tyndale: A BiographyThe dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew "A massive contribution to the history of the Reformation in England."--J. Enoch Powell, Times Higher Education Supplement William Tyndale (1494-1536) was the first...
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Voces Sin Fronteras: Our Stories, Our Truth (New Foreword by Meg Medina)NEW EDITION with a Foreword by award-winning author Meg Medina.During a time of heated immigration debate and unrest, this book is an opportunity to hear directly from youth who are often in the headlines but whose stories don't get told in full. Sixteen young...
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Making Waves: Fifty Stories about Sharing Love and Changing the WorldWhen Jesus says love our enemies, some people take him literally. What happens when you start to love your enemies and serve others? Read about fifty inspiring people who have chosen to love their enemies and done good to those who harmed them. Filled...
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Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, 1899-1981This book is a re-cast, condensed and, in parts, re-written version of the author's two volumes D. Martyn Lloyd- Jones: The First Forty Years (I982) and The Fight of Faith (I990). Since those dates, the life of Dr Lloyd-Jones has been the subject of...
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Still So Excited!: My Life as a Pointer SisterStill So Excited : My Life as a Pointer Sister is an engaging, funny, heartbreaking, and poignant look at Ruth Pointer's roller-coaster life in and out of the Pointer Sisters. When overnight success came to the Pointer Sisters in 1973, they all thought it...
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Vincent Price: A Daughter's BiographySince his death in 1993, Vincent Price's legacy as a Hollywood legend has only grown in stature. His lengthy and distinguished career--as the voice of The Saint on the radio; as an actor in such unforgettable horror films as House of Wax and The...
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Reader's Edition)TheNew York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village adapted for young readers. Now available in paperback When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving...
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Corrie Ten Boom: La Mujer Valiente Y El Refugio SecretoEn 1940, los alemanes invadieron los Países Bajos, y Corrie ten Boom y su familia ayudaron a ocultar tantos judíos como les fue posible. Incluso tenían un cuarto secreto construido en su habitación. Corrie y su hermana fueron capturadas por el ejército alemán y...
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The Afro-Latino Memoir: Race, Ethnicity, and Literary InterculturalismDespite their literary and cultural significance, Afro-Latino memoirs have been marginalized in both Latino and African American studies. Trent Masiki remedies this problem by bringing critical attention to the understudied African American influences in Afro-Latino memoirs published after the advent of the Black Arts...
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Life Is Not an AccidentNew York Times BestsellerThis big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out...
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Picasso: An Intimate PortraitThis biography paints a riveting portrait of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), examining both his strengths and shortcomings as husband, lover, and father. Olivier Widmaier Picasso's unique insight into the life of one of the 20th century's most influential artists details not only Picasso's hopes, fears,...
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Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El Rey del Futbol: Bilingual English-SpanishThis acclaimed bilingual children's book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and libraries.Monica Brown and Rudy Gutierrez team up to deliver what Kirkus...
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The Autobiographer's Handbook: The 826 National Guide to Writing Your MemoirAt last--the contemporary masters of memoir have come together to reveal their strategies and impart their advice. This book contains an unprecedented wealth of knowledge in one place. In The Autobiographer's Handbook, you're invited to a roundtable discussion with today's most successful memoirists. Let...
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The Afro-Latino Memoir: Race, Ethnicity, and Literary InterculturalismDespite their literary and cultural significance, Afro-Latino memoirs have been marginalized in both Latino and African American studies. Trent Masiki remedies this problem by bringing critical attention to the understudied African American influences in Afro-Latino memoirs published after the advent of the Black Arts...
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