This story of three generations in twentieth-century China is an engrossing record of Mao's impact on China, an unusual window on the female experience in the modern world, and an inspiring tale of courage and love.
Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:Chang, JungSummary: - Author:Jacobs, Jay S.Summary:
Legend. Bum. Genius. Con Man. Devoted husband and father. Myth. Storyteller. Inspiration. Drunk. Visionary. Tom Waits is all of these things.
Waits is the lifeline between the great Beat poets and today’s rock & roll heroes....
- Author:Czajkowski, ChrisSummary:
In the tinder-dry summer of 2004 the author discovers her enchanted mountain realm facing an unprecedented menace: wildfire. The book culminates with a white-knuckle account of the Lonesome Lake fire. Every day the firestorm rampages...
- Author:Barrymore, DrewSummary:
Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of happiness she's achieved today. Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she...
- Author:Stewart, RoderickSummary:
Wilfrid Laurier’s life journey took him from a small Quebec village to the Parliament of Canada. He possessed a rare combination of the common touch and political savvy, which he effectively used to remain prime minister of Canada for...
- Author:Smith, WillSummary:
One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human...
- Author:Doughty, CaitlinSummary:
Best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition. Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. The best questions...
- Author:King, JamesSummary:
- Author:Knowles, ValerieSummary:
William C. Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, Van Horne started working in the railway business at a young age. In 1881 he was lured north to Canada to become general manager of the...
- Author:Knowles, ValerieSummary:
William C. Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, Van Horne started working in the railway business at a young age. In 1881 he was lured north to Canada to become general manager of...
- Author:Goodall, lianSummary:
Mackenzie King (1874-1950) was Canada’s tenth and longest serving prime minister and an important figure on the international scene, especially during the Second World War. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of...
- Author:Skrabec, Quentin R.Summary:
McGuffey Readers were bestsellers only surpassed in America by the Bible and Websters Dictionary. In 2008, the McGuffey Eclectic Reader was ranked with Thomas Paines's Common Sense and Alexander Hamilton's The Federalist Papers as books...
- Author:Skrabec, Quentin R.Summary:
William McKinley was the first U.S. president to address globalization; his legacy in protectionism and immigrant labor offer lessons for the current era. He orchestrated an alliance between big business and the American worker that...
- Author:Holden, AnthonySummary:
Holden's portrayal is a racy, incident-packed account of Shakespeare as husband, father, actor, poet and Stratford lad who found subsequent immortality via the stage of Elizabethan London.
- Author:McLean, Scott A., Vance, Michael E.Summary:
Many writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries emphasized the virtues of early rural pioneers and life on the land as a general criticism of what they perceived to be the negative, alienating influence of Ontario’s...
- Author:O'Ree, WillieSummary:
An inspiring memoir that shows that anyone can achieve their dreams if they are willing to fight for them. In 1958, Willie O'Ree was a lot like any other player toiling in the minors. He was good. Good enough to have been signed by the...
- Author:Nelson, WillieSummary:
Following his bestselling memoir, It's a Long Story,? Willie Nelson now delivers his most intimate thoughts and stories in?Willie Nelson's Letters to America. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller!...
- Author:Mortillaro, NicoleSummary:
Documents the life of Willie O'Ree, the first Black player to skate in the NHL.
- Author:James, VictoriaSummary:
An affecting memoir from the country's youngest sommelier, tracing her path through the glamorous but famously toxic restaurant world. At just twenty-one, the age when most people are starting to drink (well, legally at least),...
- Author:Hubbert, Mildred YoungSummary:
The northern community known as Peawanuck (Cree for Flint) is located approximately 32 kilometres up river from the former village of Winisk on the shore of Hudson Bay. There, prior to a devastating flood on May 16, 1986, the First...
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