Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
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Francis of Assisi: Performing the Gospel LifeFrancis of Assisi is counted among the most important personalities of history. The life and ideals of this humble, semiliterate medieval friar have had a shaping influence on the Christian church that has spilled over into Western culture at large. This biography by Lawrence...
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Susanna Wesley: Servant of GodThis is the story of Susanna Wesley, mother of Charles and John Wesley, who were founders of the Methodist Church. She was a bright, beautiful woman whose life was turbulent but whose faith never wavered.Author: Sandy DenglerPublisher: Moody PublishersPublished: 05/08/1987Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize:...
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A Passion for Souls: The Life of D. L. MoodyDwight Lyman Moody was the greatest evangelist of the 19th century. In the pre-television era, he traveled more than one million miles to preach the gospel to more than 100 million people. Although equipped with just four years of formal schooling, Moody launched ministries...
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D. L. Moody: The Greatest Evangelist of the Nineteenth CenturyD. L. Moody's reaction was quick and to the point. "No A thousand times no I have no intentions of standing off here in New York City and approving something I know so little about. But I'll think it over, Emeline. Then one of...
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The Dancer from Khiva: One Muslim Woman's Quest for FreedomAn unflinchingly honest memoir, The Dancer from Khiva is a true story that offers remarkable insights into Central Asian culture through the harrowing experiences of a young girl. In a narrative that flows like a late-night confession, Bibish recounts her story. Born to an...
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The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon's JosephineOne of the most remarkable women of the modern era, Josephine Bonaparte was born Rose de Tasher on her family's sugar plantation in Martinique. She embodied all the characteristics of a true Creole-sensuality, vivacity, and willfulness. Using diaries and letters, Andrea Stuart expertly re-creates...
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On a WaveIn this prizewinning poet's wry and exhilarating coming-of-age story, Thad Ziolkowski's On a Wave poignantly looks back at adolescence in a memoir of his surfing years. As a disenchanted, unemployed English professor, Thad decides one day to sneak away from his temp job in...
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Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions That Forged Modern EuropeRenowned historian John Julius Norwich has crafted a bold tapestry of Europe and the Middle East in the early sixteenth century, when a quartet of legendary rulers--all born within a ten-year period--towered over the era. Francis I of France was the personification of the...
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Bandit: A Daughter's Memoir"Raw, poetic and compulsively readable. In Molly Brodak's dazzling memoir, Bandit, her eye is so honest, I found myself nodding like I was agreeing with her, sometimes cringing at what she sustained, and laughing--often. I can't wait to buy a copy for everyone I...
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WatermenFor three hundred years, generations of Tilghman Islanders have lived by harvesting the waters of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. They are watermen, an old English term for commercial fishermen, and their lives today retain much of the spirit and simplicity that characterized their land's first...
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Bitter Choices: Loyalty and Betrayal in the Russian Conquest of the North CaucasusRussia's attempt to consolidate its authority in the North Caucasus has exerted a terrible price on both sides since the mid-nineteenth century. Michael Khodarkovsky's book tells the story of a single man with multiple allegiances and provides a concise and compelling history of the...
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Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense IntellectualAnyone interested in the history of U.S. foreign relations, Cold War history, and twentieth century intellectual history will find this impressive biography of Hans Speier, one of the most influential figures in American defense circles of the twentieth century, a must-read.In Democracy in Exile,...
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Wreck My Life: Journeying from Broken to BoldA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspiring Story of How Brokenness Leads to Bold FaithJesus promises peace and trouble for his followers. But most of us accept the peace and are confused and angry when adversity comes our way.All-American soccer star Mo Isom knows the struggle...
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Outrageous Courage: What God Can Do with Raw Obedience and Radical FaithBestselling Authors Share a Powerful Story of Raw Faith in ActionFrom the moment her motorcycle pulled up outside Kris Vallotton's small country church years ago, Tracy Evans has been impacting lives. Mentored by Kris, Bill Johnson, and Heidi Baker, Tracy has never been afraid...
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The Heart of a Champion: Inspiring True Stories of Challenge and TriumphWhat makes a champion? Olympic champion Bob Richards says it's the will to win no matter what the odds. In The Heart of a Champion, he shares the incredible stories of athletes who have overcome hardship, disability, racism, sexism, and more to become the...
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Work Life Balance Among the Married Women EmployeesA term is being used and practiced in achieving a balance among employee's family life, personal life and work life, which is known as 'Work Life Balance'. This term, 'Work Life Balance' (WLB) was first coined in 1986 in America, as mentioned in the...
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Delirium and DestinyWritten by one of twentieth-century Spain's most prominent intellectuals, this book--part memoir, part lyrical novel--is both a Bildungsroman about a young woman's intellectual formation during a crucial period of Spanish history (1929-1931) and a philosophical meditation upon the individual's place in society. Author: María...
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Mary Eliza Mahoney and the Legacy of African-American NursesMahoney was the first African-American woman to break down the barriers and gain admittance to the nursing profession in the United States.Author: Susan Muaddi DarrajPublisher: Chelsea House PublicationsPublished: 01/01/2005Pages: 136Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.52dISBN: 9780791080290Audience: Young AdultReview Citation(s): Hornbook...
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Alex Morgan: Second EditionUnlike most professional soccer players, Alex Morgan did not start playing club soccer until she was fourteen. But her talent was so obvious that only three years later she was called up to the U.S. women's under-20 team. That was just the beginning of...
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Bravery Knows No BoundsDuring the Vietnam War the New Zealand Defence Force deployed a number of individuals, a number of small military elements, an artillery battery (on a rotational basis) and nine infantry rifle companies in support of the Australian Task Force role.This is the story about...
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