Biographies & Memoirs

The Shocking True Story Of One Of The Twentieth Century's Most Prolific Female Serial Killers.--book Jacket. Belle Gunness Engaged In Wholesale Slaughter, P...

"(...) Cet ouvrage de Francis Hallé offre enfin à chacun la découverte de la diversité de son approche du dessin. Les botanistes connaissent les dessins...

One of the most influential hockey books of all time, and the runaway blockbuster that changed the way we look at the sport Finalist for the CBA Libris Awa...

Obama: An Intimate Portrait Reproduces More Than 300 Of Souza's Most Iconic Photographs With Fine-art Print Quality In An Oversize Collectible Format. Toget...

In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shaped modern jazz. Drawing on photos, anecdotes, and, most im...

"Honey, you've been very ill and they've had to amputate..." His voice cracked. I searched his face, looking for some kind of clue to tell me why I sens...

This title is a collection of famous quotes and the stories behind them, spoken by history s most influential politicians, artists, philosophers, writers, a...

Heroes Are Often Defined As Ordinary Characters Who Are Thrust Into Extraordinary Circumstances, And Through Courage And A Dash Of Luck, Cement Their Place ...

A Children's Book That Celebrates a Christian HeroTeach your kids about one of the greatest Christian leaders of these blessed United States, George Washing...

A Former British Newspaper Columnist Describes How He Uprooted His Family To The English Countryside And Purchased A Dilapidated Zoo, Home To More Than Two ...

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in North America — it is an epidemic. Criminals are getting smarter every day and seem to be one step ...

The ultimate hockey dad, Karl Subban is a former school principal and father of five, including three sons--P.K., Malcolm and Jordan--who have been drafted...

An engrossing story of a bright John Hopkins graduate who fell in love with Newfoundland as a student, and who stayed to become the medical care system in n...

#1 National BestsellerDon Cherry has been named a National Hockey League Coach of the Year with a winning percentage of over .600 and also received Coach o...

didion's Journalistic Skills Are Displayed As Never Before In This Story Of A Year In Her Life That Began With Her Daughter In A Medically Induced Coma And...

A Sense Of The Ridiculous / Mordecai Richler -- Memoirs Of Montparnasse / John Glassco -- I Come With My Songs / Elsa Gidlow -- Barrelhouse Kings / Barry Ca...

This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick And New York Times Bestseller Is “a Captivating Story Of Love Lost And Found” (kirkus Reviews) Set In The Lush Sic...

In 1979 Sister Theresa Kane, then-president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, was invited to offer a greeting to Pope John Paul II during his...

Olive Fleming Liefeld ; With An Afterword By Stephen F. Saint. Originally Published: Grand Rapids : Zondervan, C1990. Includes Bibliographical References (p...

Nansen: The Explorer as Hero is a well-crafted, masterfully researched biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian doctor-scientist some consider the great...

New York Times bestsellerHow do you hold on to hope when you don’t get the ending you asked for?When Katie Davis Majors moved to Uganda, accidentally f...

#1 National BestsellerDon Cherry has been named a National Hockey League Coach of the Year with a winning percentage of over .600 and also received Coach o...

this Richly Detailed Biography Captures Both The Personal Life And The Scientific Career Of Isaac Newton.Categories: Engineering & Transportation Engine...

Vince Spinnato invites readers to join him on the roller-coaster retelling of his batsh*t-crazy life, from the lowest lows to the highest highs, culminating...

“Hilarious and Heartbreaking. Comedy shouldn’t take courage, but it made an exception for Bassem.” --Jon Stewart "The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World...

Pieter Spierenburg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 247-269) And Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs True CrimeMurder & Mayhem

The Kennedys endure as American icons because of the mix between power and vulnerability that so many of them embodied. Our fascination and connection to th...

No. 1- ; 1992-Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & Notable PeopleReligious

growing Pains Tells The Story Of Writer And Painter Emily Carr's Life, From A Proper Canadian Girlhood, Through Her Artist's Training In San Francisco And...

A Chronicle Of Author Kathleen Winter's Journey Through The Northwest Passage, Including Vivid Descriptions Of The Land And Its People. 1. An Invitation -- ...

Universally known and admired as a peacemaker, Dag Hammarskjöld concealed a remarkable intense inner life which he recorded over several decades in this jo...

It's a book about show business, where fame is the stock in trade. Each year there are hundreds of stagestruck kids arrive in New York determined to crash t...

Autobiography And Star-studded Anecdotes From Original Monkee Micky Dolenz. Too Much Monkee Business -- I Was Born Very Young -- Lions And Tigers And Bears,...

Book byCategories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & Notable PeopleRoyalty

Book byCategories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & Notable PeopleRoyalty

This Inspiring Collection Pays Tribute to baseball legend and civil rights hero Jackie robinson. Jackie's daughter, Sharon robinson, acts as a personal tou...

Few Writings Explore A Woman's Love Life In Such Detail, With Such Subtlety, Insight, And Pain, As Does Anais Nin's Original, Uncensored Diary. It Is A Life...

T.e. Lawrence ; With An Introduction By Angus Calder.Categories: Politics & Social SciencesPolitics & Government

SHADOW ON THE MOUNTAIN IS THE TRUE STORY OF AN ASPEN SOCIALITE, FULL OF LIFE. . .UNTIL SHE WAS FOUND BEATEN TO DEATH IN HER OWN HOME. Heir to Colorado's Bu...

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Leading psychics reveal testimony from their contacts made with the spirit of Marilyn Monroe in which the starlet gave the details of her murder and named h...

A study of the distinguished American author provides insight into her struggles as a spokeswoman for conservationCategories: Biographies & Memoirs Prof...

This Splendid Book Examines The Legacy Of Gabrielle “coco” Chanel, One Of The Twentieth Century's Great Icons Of Style. While Chanel Mythologized Her Gl...

Journey to the time of the judges and examine four heroes of the faith whom God chose to turn the tide and deliver Israel. Their frailties may mirror your o...

New York; Signet; 1989; 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing; 6.90 X 4.10 X 1.10 inches; Mass Market Paperback;Categories: Biographies & Memoirs True CrimeGen...

This is Peter O`Toole`s account of his early life, a childhood framed by " Captain Pat" O`Toole, itinerant bookmaker, and Constance Jane Eliot Ferguson. In ...

With an Introduction by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University This is the only critical edition of this perennially popular...

It all began with a letter inquiring about secondhand books, written by Helene Hanff in New York, and posted to a bookshop at 84, Charing Cross Road in Lond...