Bob Dylan's Chronicles: Volume One explores the critical junctions in his life and career.
Biography
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Author:Dylan, BobSummary: -
Author:SpainSummary: - Author:Young, BerylSummary:
Charlie is a compelling account of an English boy who is sent to an orphanage following the death of his father because his heartbroken mother is too poor to feed her children. Separated from his family, Charlie works his way out of...
- Author:FISHER, HeatherSummary:
Scrupulously researched, full of incidents and anecdotes.
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Author:Smart, MaxwellSummary:In the town of Buczacz, Poland, nine-year-old Maxwell’s life is turned upside-down when the Soviets invade in 1939. His family eventually adapts, but nothing can prepare them for the Nazi invasion two years later. Soon Maxwell is alone...
- Author:WIGNALL, OlgaSummary:
The author, a child emigrant to Western Australia in 1926, relates in this her autobiography the many adventures she has had as an itinerant jill of all trades - nurse, secretary, driving and riding instructor, farmer, and much more....
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Author:Lee, CasparSummary:A biography from YouTube sensation Caspar Lee (and his mom).
- Author:Melton, Glennon DoyleSummary:
Glennon Melton believes that by shedding our weapons and armor, we can stop hiding, competing, striving for the mirage of perfection, and ultimately build a better life in our hearts, homes, and communities. Readers will find a wise and...
- Author:ROBINSON, MandieSummary:
The history of the Moonta Mines in South Australia, and the life story of the man who was Moonta for 34 years, Captain Henry Richard Hancock.
- Author:HARRIS, RolfSummary:
In this searingly honest autobiography, Rolf Harris charts his rise to fame, chronicling the triumphs, disasters and revelations along the way.
- Author:O'Connor, LilySummary:
There have been other descriptions and narratives of Dublin tenement life but the originality of this account of an Irish childhood, of hardship and joy, poverty, pleasure, humour and over all humanity is unique. Lily O'Shea is the...
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Author:Cheripko, Jan.Summary:Relates how one delegate to the Second Continental Congress battled bad weather and physical disabilities to arrive in Philadelphia in 1776, in time for the historic vote that led to independence.
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Author:Knighton, RyanSummary:Describes Knighton's voyage through the first year of fatherhood, made more daunting by his blindness. He wonders how he will get to know his pre-verbal bundle of coos and burps when he can't see her smile or look into her eyes....
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Author:Eisen, MaxSummary:This autobiography of Canadian Max Eisen details the rural Hungarian deportations to Auschwitz-Birkenau, back-breaking slave labour in Auschwitz I, the infamous 'death march' of January 1945, the painful aftermath of liberation, and a...
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Author:George, Isabel, Barrow, WillSummary:Buster, an English springer spaniel who has served his comrades and his country with unstinting devotion, has saved thousands of lives. This is the story of his partnership with RAF Police Sergeant Will Barrow, told by Will himself,...
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Author:Stonechild, BlairSummary:Buffy Saint-Marie is a symbol of the free expression movement of the 1960s and her powerful songs inspired countless people seeking hope and change. Her life has been one of transitions; from songwriter to famous intellectually-oriented...
- Author:Lowenstein, RogerSummary:
Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Warren Buffett amassed one of the epochal fortunes of the twentieth century--an astounding net worth of $10 billion, and counting. His awesome investment...
- Author:Carlin, Peter AmesSummary:
Carlin has produced the definitive biography of the Boss himself--rock legend Bruce Springsteen. Drawing upon unfettered access to the singer as well as his closest friends and colleagues, Carlin examines the depths of this iconic...
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Author:Danticat, EdwidgeSummary:When the author was only four years old, her parents emigrated from Haiti to New York in search of a better life, leaving their daughter in the care of her uncle Joseph. A peaceful pastor in Port-au-Prince, Joseph raised Edwidge with...
- Author:Mullinger, JamesSummary:
A memoir/comedy book by British-born comedian James Mullinger who relocated from London, UK, to Saint John, New Brunswick. Mullinger discusses his career and provides tales from the road touring Atlantic Canada and further afield.
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