Biographies & Memoirs

Dancing Barefoot is the full and true story of Patti Smith, widely acknowledged as one of the most significant American artists of the rock ’n’ roll er...

When J.j. Harper Of The Island Lake Tribal Council Was Fatally Shot On A Wintry Winnipeg Street In 1988, The City Police Department Was Quick To Absolve The...

Michael Jordan Is The Rare Global Icon Whose Celebrity Extends Beyond His Original Stage And Onto Multiple Platforms. His Relentless Determination Produced ...

Contains 9,000 Alphabetical Entries Including Biographical Information On Authors, Composers And Artists, 2,000 Plot Summaries, Movements In Literature, Lit...

775 pages plus photos. Also 45 pages of Introduction plus Short Biographies of the Principle Characters.Categories: History EuropeGreat Britain

Grade 3 provides a variety of engaging, hands-on experiences that build understanding of science content. Each lesson is supported by a wealth of vibrant vi...

In this book, historian Billy Yeargin takes readers back to the days when communities were founded and built upon tobacco culture and traditions developed a...

Product Description When I asked the local chemist for lint and disinfectant, he felt it was only fair to allow the first-aid post to claim me. . . . H...

"More imaginatively than any other Stevens biographer, Fawn Brodie has speculated upon the emotional springs of the man's behavior. More resourcefully than...

For six years, Helene Hanff held captive audiences all over the world with her monthly broadcasts on the BBC's Woman's Hour. In five-minute vignettes, she m...

A fascinating history of the Jews, told by a master novelist, here is Chaim Potok's fascinating, moving four thousand-year history. Recreating great histori...

The literary adventure of D.A.F. (1740-1814) is unique and paradoxical. He was widely read in the nineteenth century, but his books disappeared almost com...

What happened in Nazi Germany to turn a fondly remembered childhood Jewish classmate into a serial murderess and tool of the Gestapo? Seeking answers, Peter...

In this major biography, the late Timothy White explores both the career and the troubled personal journey of the legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor....

I was a Family Doctor/Surgeon on the Fort Peck Indian reservation in Montana for four years in 1962-6.This book is a collection of stories about my experien...

although He Died In A Tragic Car Accident At Twenty-five, Clifford Brown Is Widely Considered One Of The Most Important Figures In The History Of Jazz—now...

A Movement Seeks To Redefine Christianity. Some Think It's A Much-needed Progressive Reformation. Others Believe It's An Attack On Historic Christianity.ali...

on September 4, 1995, Several Stoney Point Natives Entered Ipperwash Provincial Park, Near Sarnia, Ontario, And Began A Peaceful Protest Aimed At Reclaiming...

2009 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the saints in America’s civil religion, then the twenty-ninth preside...

The sad, tender, and extremely funny memoir of a boyhood few thought he would survive, including the unforgettable mother and hilarious grandmother who rais...

Please Read Notes: Brand New, International Softcover Edition, Printed in black and white pages, minor self wear on the cover or pages, Sale restriction may...

This book continues the narrative of Ginzburg's nightmarish eighteen-year survival of Soviet prisons and labor camps, following the Stalinist purges of 1937...

A big, brash history of Guns n’ Roses charismatic, talented and idiosyncratic leader “An archetypal rock biography that captures the runaway-train spi...

When Jimmy Raye enrolled at Michigan State University in 1964, he did more than just enroll in a university hundreds of miles from his native Fayetteville, ...

One man's incredible story of overcoming adversity to save the lives of at-risk youthCategories: Sports & Outdoors Individual SportsRunning & Joggin...

In Francisco Pizarro and His Brothers, Rafael Varón Gabai breaks fresh ground in his reconstruction of the Pizarros’ conquest as a new form of busi...

He built a party from nothing to become Leader of the Opposition in just 14 years Preston Manning grew up in a political household but his first career cho...

Review «Una biografía repleta de detalles. Kamala Harris omitió muchos detalles eb su propia autobiografía. Dan Morain se ha encargado de llenar mu...

The definitive biography of Karl Lagerfeld--the last iconic fashion designer--now in paperback! "It starts with me and it ends with me." --Karl Lagerfeld ...

With the incisive pen of a newspaperman and the compassionate soul of a poet, Mike Royko was a Chicago institution who became, in Jimmy Breslin's words, "th...

david Aikman Examines Billy Graham's Life And Influence, Probing Critical Episodes Of Graham's Life That Help Explain His Profound Impact On Both The Publ...

Today's liturgical renewal owes a great debt to Dom Gueranger, who not only refounded the Abbey of St. Peter of Solesmes, but guided the spiritual growth t...

The fast-paced and "engrossing account" (The New York Times Book Review) of "one of the greatest breakthroughs in archaeological history" (The Christian Sci...

From One Of The Stars Of The Newly Popular Burlesque Scene Comes A Definitive, Easy-to-use, And Indispensable Guide To The Art Form, With A Foreword By Supe...

A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In this #1 New York Times Bestseller, the iconic a...

It's time to honor the significant scientific contributions of Esther Zimmer Lederberg. In A Hidden Legacy, Thomas E. Schindler shares the story of this rem...

The first historical appraisal of the astonishing life and times of a controversial twentieth-century saint Padre Pio is one of the world's most beloved h...

A Professional Hockey Player Plays In Hundreds Of Games During His Career But There Is Always One Game That Stands Out From The Rest -- The Game He'll Never...

This Book Follows Marilyn During The Year Before Her Death, And The Mass Hysteria That Followed In The Wake Of Her Assassination. No Death In The 20th Centu...

On T.p.: . . . Who Drifted On A Life Raft For Ten Days Without Food Or Water, Was Proclaimed A National Hero, Kissed By Beauty Queens, Made Rich Through Pub...

Military doctors serving in Afghanistan usually spend their entire tour in the relatively safe confines of the main base. FOB Doc is the story of one Canadi...

After A Deprived Childhood In Ireland And Marriage To An Abusive Husband The Author Establishes An Orphanage For Street Children In Vietnam. Christina Noble...

What does it feel like to fall in love too hard and too fast, to hate yourself in equal and opposite measure? To live in such fear of rejection that you dri...

Olivia Chow—Member of Parliament, seasoned politician and widow of former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton—tells her story in this candid memoir...

A vivid memoir telling the story of Hirsi Ali's life in America as she reconciles the contradictions of her Islamic past and her enlightenment beliefs.Categ...

They had been there often as tourists. They had cherished the dream of someday living all year under the Provencal sun. And suddenly it happened. Here is ...

A Pioneering And Beloved Canadian Legend Comes To Life. Father David Bauer Changed Lives - At The Rink, In The Classroom, And At The Pulpit. Bauer's Dream C...

This lively chronicle of the years 1847–1947—the century when the Jewish people changed how we see the world—is “[a] thrilling and tragic historyâ€...