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First published in 1886, “Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People” is the fascinating biography of Harriet Tubman by American author and historian Sarah H. Bradford. The second of Bradford’s works on the life of the courageous former slave and abolitionist, Tubman herself worked closely with the author to ensure that the details of her amazing life were captured accurately. Bradford’s biography begins with Tubman’s birth into slavery in Maryland in 1822 and her brutal life before she escaped to...
| Автор | Sarah H. Bradford |
"Contains the most fascinating true crime story I have ever read." –Earl Stanley Gardner<P> Crime, criminals, and their prosecution and punishment, have, from the day Cain slew Abel and the Supreme Law Enforcer dealt with the first fratricide, provoked the interest, aroused the passions, and puzzled the minds of men. Because tales of dark deeds are quick to catch attention and stark sensationalism is easily marketable, accuracy, which is always essential, no longer seems required. So...
| Автор | Martin M. Frank |
The true story of Richens Lacy «Cut-Hand» Wootton, mountain man, pioneer, explorer, and trader who helped open the American West. Dick Wootton was «two hundred pounds of hard muscle with a wild shock of bristling hair to match» when in 1836 he set out from Kentucky for the far west. He lived to become one of the greatest of all those who helped tame a savage and unknown land. <P> In childhood when playing with an axe, Dick lost two fingers and was always called «Cut-Hand» by the Native...
| Автор | Joseph J. Millard |
Anna’s Story is the remarkable life story of Anna Burkardt McKay, who was born in Germany before WWII and who moved to the United States as an American war bride in 1947 to raise a family on a small cattle ranch in Nevada. Through a childhood in Hochst, Germany, where fond memories mingle with remembrances of the horrors of World War II’s start; into a young adulthood, filled with terrors of the escape and evasion of Nazi youth work camps; through falling in love and immigrating to the United...
| Автор | Rich McKay |
On the football field, Sean Taylor was feared by opposing teams. Off the field, he was loved by those who knew him best, as well as his many fans. Tragically, Sean was killed in a home invasion gone wrong. However, “Going Full Speed, the Sean Taylor Stories” is not just about being at the wrong place at the wrong time. It's Sean’s father, Pedro “Pete” Taylor's recollection of raising, training, then losing his superstar son. But Sean Taylor was no saint. And in the words of his father,...
| Автор | Steven M. Rosenberg |
Love. What is it? Can a person describe love? Can love even be described? Throughout time, it has been heard that love can be defined in different ways. That there are different types and styles. It has been heard that love could be defined as an attraction (driven by the chemicals in our brains such as adrenaline, dopamine, and serotonin), an infatuation, a feeling, an emotion, an action and even as much as a choice. In this book you will read of how a woman experienced the Storge (empathy),...
| Автор | Antoinette Spade |
This vintage book (first published in 1948) contains a short biography of Mark Twain, with a wonderful selection of humourous and often aphoristic quotations taken from his writings. This concise and easy-to-digest text is full of interesting and entertaining information concerning Mr. Twain, and is highly recommended for those with an interest in his life and mind. A profusely illustrated antiquarian volume, this book is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Samuel Langhorne Clemens...
| Автор | Mark Twain |
Originally appearing as a series of articles in “New York World” magazine and then published as a book in 1887, “Ten Days in a Mad-House” by the journalist Nellie Bly is the shocking true account of her time spent undercover at the Woman’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island in New York. Bly posed as a madwoman and was able to convince several doctors to have her committed to the asylum in order to expose the horrible conditions the female patients there were subjected to. Bly spent ten days in...
| Автор | Bly Nellie |
"Lives" is a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans by the ancient Greek historian Plutarch who lived during the first and second century AD. «Lives» consists of twenty-three paired biographies, one Greek and one Roman, and four unpaired, which explore the influence of character on the lives and destinies of the subjects. Rather than providing strictly historical accounts, Plutarch was most concerned with capturing this issue of character. This volume, volume 1 of 2, contains the...
| Автор | Plutarch |
Marie Antoinette was the wife of Louis XVI of France, the reigning King at the time of the French Revolution. Louis XVI's failure in running the country along with Marie Antoinette's unpopularity were central elements that led to the political climate at the end of the 19th century in France and ultimately would seal their own tragic demise and the end of the monarchy. Hilaire Belloc, a Frenchman himself who was raised in England, constructs an excellent biography of Marie Antoinette...
| Автор | Hilaire Belloc |
During the Age of COVID-19, the world needs a distraction. Perhaps that’s why we’re collectively riveted to Netflix’s Tiger King. A murder mystery in the vein of Dateline, Tiger King introduced the world to the flamboyant Joe Exotic, a former magician, country singer, and zookeeper with a troubled past. Joe now sits in jail for planning to murder his rival, Big Cat Rescue owner and animal rights activist Carole Baskin, who he accuses of killing her husband and feeding him to her tigers. Truth is...
| Автор | Michael Frizell |
A brand new edition with never before seen images! Barack Obama’s story inspired a nation, but you’ve never seen it told like this! Pick up this wildly entertaining and factual look at the life of our 44th president from writer Chris Ward and artist Azim Akberali (Wrath of the Titans) and see why everyone from CNN to Howard Stern is buzzing. Stimulate the economy by getting this collector's issue today! With new material! Special cover by famed artist Dave Ryan.
| Автор | Chris Ward |
Diana Mackintosh came of age to the drone of sirens alerting the people of Malta to the arrival of relentless flights of belligerent German and Italian menace – the bombers she first imagined as a swarm of black flies, pests that stung and cursed her Mediterranean homeland. The three-year onslaught never took a day off; it was endless, but supplies were not. The hope of a shipment of high protein became an ongoing dream. The only time Diana wasn’t hungry was when she slept. Her story of that...
| Автор | Diana Mackintosh and Douglas Thompson |
A few months ago they were just four determined girls. Then there was The X Factor, the screaming fans and the record deal – life for Little Mix would never be the same again. Now join the UK’s hottest new girl group as they sing their way to superstardom.Last year, Perrie, Jesy, Jade and Leigh-Anne were four nervous X Factor hopefuls, waiting in the wings for their turn in the spotlight. Now they’re not only the best of friends, they’re the first ever group to win the show, they have a record...
| Автор | Little Mix |
This early work is E. M. Delafield’s 1937 semi-autobiographical novel, “I Visit the Soviets – The Provincial Lady in Russia”. Written in the style of a diary, it tells the story of woman living in 1930s Russia who finds herself toiling on a collective farm, battling with public transport, and generally struggling with life in Soviet Russia. An entertaining read that offers a glimpse into Russia in the early twentieth century, “I Visit the Soviets – The Provincial Lady in Russia” is worthy of a...
| Автор | E. M. Delafield |
Job loss. It’s not something that most people want to think about, whether it happens to them or not–but in modern society, it’s all too common for the words “lay off” and “company downsize” to grace a conversation about how life is going. Through an honest look at the emotions, feelings, and everyday challenges that can come with losing a job, author Heidi Barr illustrates what going through such an event is like....
| Автор | Heidi Barr |
The American College of Switzerland Zoo is a book about a journey of inner growth and the struggles of being a Quaker Army brat…living everywhere and nowhere. James, a young man on his adventures across Europe, finds himself attending a school like nothing he has ever seen before. This book follows the rites of passage into adulthood in the amazing country of Switzerland and all of his hiccups and misadventures along the way. You will enjoy this book and perhaps become a better you from reading...
| Автор | James E. Henderson |
This remarkable new autobiography recalls the days when rugby league could be brutal and was regularly described as 'The toughest sport in the World.' It follows Keith from his days at Hull KR in the mid-sixties where he packed down with legends such as Peter Flanagan Harry Poole, Frank Foster, and Phil Lowe, alongside the one and only Roger Millward, to the climax of his unique career joining Maitland during the early seventies in Australia, playing in the highly competitive Newcastle...
| Автор | KEITH POLLARD |
So they say everybody at some point and time wants to go to Hollywood. Give it a chance to see what they are made of. Strategize a method in order to stay on point and be ready when the time comes to meet and greet celebrities & have nerves of steel in order to network in your own style. Better yet to take the all or nothing route hop right on the Greyhound bus by far the cheapest way known to mankind to get there and do it right. In a place called Hollywood-Hollyweird: How people survive...
| Автор | Art Norman Jr. |
Katja and I, Our Love Our Life Our Story Katja and I are born two years apart, both born during bomb raids in Germany. We grew up in different ways. Katja went to England as an Au Pair when she was 19 years old. She was incredibly sexy, working as a model and in promotions. She was never shy, always got what she wanted. We met on Christmas Eve 1978. in Germany. We had only one week together. That one week cemented 41 years of unbelievable sex, love, achievement, constant change, being together...
| Автор | Dieter Hoffmann |
At the time of my wife Ann's last illness and death, I was reflecting on our life and began discussing, with my eldest granddaughter, Kate Watson, putting pen to paper. I pleaded old age and the inability to concentrate enough to complete such a project. It was then suggested that she could ask me questions, be the technical expert, and together we could do something worthwhile. So Kate interviewed me over a period, I added a few memories of my own, and here is the result of our efforts.
| Автор | P.J. O'Brien |
Whispers in the night scream O' Hollywood! O' Hollywood! Where forth are thee! Yeah next segway (honk!) are you there 'cause we's here to entertain every dimension respectively! From beach to beach Sunshine to nightfall it all rings back to dear O' Hollywood! East to West back West to East! Enjoy! What is a vacation or how about living in an extended vacation! Non-stop fast lane from Hollywood, Cali to the unexplained! Catch a whiff of the spectacular its...
| Автор | Art Norman Jr. |
Bryce Lockwood has amassed a trove of unique military experiences during a brief span of time. Born on a small farm in rural New York State in 1939, he graduated from high school in Afton, New York in 1957. He soon made the decision to enlist in the Marine Corps and, in 1960, married his fiancee, Lois. In the next few years, his military career led to language school in Monterey, California, where he completed Russian linguist training followed by Cold War assignments in locations such as...
| Автор | Jeremy Amick |
James Shipley came of age in the once segregated, rural community of Tipton, Missouri. When just a young man working for a local mechanic, a chance meeting at his local post office in the early 1940s inspired his enlistment in the 301st Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group—an all-black organization that would go on to earn the famed moniker of both “Redtails” and “Tuskegee Airmen” during the Second World War. As a mechanic with the 332nd, this book highlights Shipley’s time in training in...
| Автор | Jeremy P. Amick |