Ruth Graham is the third child of Billy and Ruth Bell Graham. In this book, Ruth provides a rare look at the twentieth century's most influential evangelist. She offers her insight on several different subjects, including her father's...
Biographies and autobiographies
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Author:Graham, Ruth, Mattingly, StacySummary: - Author:Colombo, Stephen J.Summary:
On the last day of the Second World War, Frank and Russ fought each other. In the days after, they became friends. This is the remarkable tale of a long-forgotten letter. It was written from Germany in the aftermath of the Second World...
- Author:Smith, A. HunterSummary:
In A Life Afield, A. Hunter Smith welcomes readers to sit by his fireside as he recounts 12 evocative tales from his extensive experience as a hunter and hunting guide. Though Smith could draw from some 350 years of ancestral sportsman...
- Author:Gabbard, ChrisSummary:
For readers of When Bad Things Happen to Good People and When Breath Becomes Air, the story of how one father's Kafka-esque foray into the bowels of American medicine forced him to reexamine his own values and the purpose of human...
- Author:Gray, SarahSummary:
After donating her newborn son's remains to science, Sarah Gray goes behind-the-scenes to see how Thomas' donation was used, and retells her experiences finding solace and understanding in the face of tragedy.
- Author:Cranston, BryanSummary:
The actor, already successful before he starred in the huge hit show Breaking Bad, walks readers through his life by way of the different roles--acting and personal--he has played. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2016.
- Author:Helm, SarahSummary:
From an award-winning journalist comes this real-life cloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain's premiere secret agents during World War II. As the head of the French Section of the British Special Operations Executive, Vera...
- Author:Glass, CathySummary:
Jackson's mother, Kayla, can no longer cope. Having tragically lost her husband and son, Kayla is crippled with grief and unable to manage Jackson's challenging behaviour. Aggressive, confrontational, and often running away,...
- Author:Milner, MarionSummary:
Marion Milner’s 1934 A Life of One’s Own illustrates a modern woman’s “crossing,” both disciplinarily and generically. Written before Milner trained as a psychoanalyst but delving into the Unconscious, and with a title that apparently...
- Author:Essif, LesSummary:
Part memoir of the author's early life--including his experience as a New York City cop and a US Border Patrol agent before he became a college professor--and part polemical discussions of a host of diverse topics, from aging,...
- Author:Cusk, RachelSummary:
Cusk, a best-selling novelist, is acclaimed for her humorous works. Her account of a year of modern motherhood becomes many stories: a farewell to freedom, sleep and time; a lesson in humility and hard work; a journey to the roots of...
- Author:Chung, NicoleSummary:
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Named a Best Book of the Year by: Time * Harper's Bazaar * Esquire * Booklist * USA Today * Elle * Good Housekeeping * New York Times * Electric Literature * Today From the bestselling author of ALL...
- Author:Shandler, RhodeaSummary:
In this unusual Holocaust memoir, Rhodea Shandler gives a woman's view of life under the Nazis in Holland. She begins by describing her early life in a closely knit Jewish family in northern Holland. There was anti-Semitism, she...
- Author:Hirsch, PaulSummary:
A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away is a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years by Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than forty features. Starting with his work on...
- Author:Hirsch, PaulSummary:
Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than forty features, presents a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years.
- Author:Beah, IshmaelSummary:
This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. Children have become soldiers of choice. In the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child...
- Author:Buttrose, Larry, Brierley, SarooSummary:
At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Eventually adopted by a couple in Australia, he always wondered about his origins. The advent of Google Earth finally gave him the opportunity to look for his former...
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This anthology of writings by mad and allegedly mad people is a comprehensive overview of the history of mental illness for the past five hundred years-from the viewpoint of the patients themselves.
- Author:Boyer, J. PatrickSummary:
Robert Boyer was a consummate Canadian, whose long career can be measured by words. An author, journalist, researcher, editor, printer, and public speaker, Boyer’s professional life began at the age of 19 when he became a newspaper...
- Author:Firstbrook, PeterSummary:
He fought and beheaded three Turkish adversaries in duels. He was sold into slavery, then murdered his master to escape. He sailed under a pirate flag, was shipwrecked and marched to the gallows to be hanged, only to be reprieved at the...
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