De Kay recounts the life of Commodore Stephen Decatur in the first new biography of the great naval hero. He chronicles the exploits of one of 19th-century America's bravest and most celebrated heroes.
Biography
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Author:De Kay, James T.Summary: - Author:ATKINSON, HarrySummary:
Born legally blind, Harry Atkinson was first licensed as a radio amateur in 1937 and was an active ham until his death in 2001. He began as a roving reporter for the Wireless News before embarking on a career in country broadcasting....
- Author:MUHSEN, ZanaSummary:
Autobiographical account of a woman sold as a child bride. Documents her struggle for freedom.
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Author:Adler, David A.Summary:Traces the life of the young Jewish girl whose diary chronicles the years she and her family hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic
- Author:Yalom, Marilyn, Yalom, Irvin D.Summary:
Psychiatrist and grief counselor Irvin Yalom and his wife, feminist author Marilyn Yalom, share their experience after her terminal diagnosis as they reflect on how to love and live without regret.
- 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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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:Fowler, CarolynSummary:
- Author:Johnson, SamuelSummary:
In 1773, a 63 year old literary giant and a 32 year old Scottish lawyer set out on horseback to travel the roads of Scotland.
- Author:GARE, NeneSummary:
A delightful account of a large family growing up during the Depression in dire poverty. Their dream was to have a house with verandahs.
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Author:Isenberg, SheilaSummary:In 1940, Varian Fry, with only three thousand dollars and a list of names, went on a secret mission to Marseilles, to help those who had fled Nazi Germany and were now trapped in southern France. The list he took included most of the...
- Author:Eggers, DaveSummary:
A compelling voice for Generation X, Eggers here recounts his early 20s, caring for his younger brother after their parents' unexpected deaths and his endeavors in a variety of media.
- Author:Kilfara, DarrenSummary:
A Golfer's Education is the true story of a young man, once a member of Harvard's golf team and a former writer for Golf Digest, who began his year in St. Andrews as an intense, uptight golfer willing to do anything to play a great...
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Author:Lundell, MargoSummary:An easy-to-read version of the remarkable and inspiring story of Helen Keller and her special teacher, Annie Sullivan. UEB Braille Grade 2 14 Braille pages .dxb and .brf files for each volume.
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Author:Gould, JaniceSummary:A Generous Spirit: Selected Work by Beth Brant collects the writing of Beth Brant, Mohawk lesbian poet, essayist, and activist. During her life, Brant's work gave voice to an often unacknowledged Two-Spirit identity, and today, her...
- Author:FACEY, Albert BSummary:
The author's experiences of a life-time in the W.A. hinterland - farming, droughts, Gallipoli, the Depression and World War Two. Told with great feeling.
- Author:PARK, RuthSummary:
The first volume of the author's autobiography. Written as vividly as any of her novels, this is a moving, passionate and funny account of her early childhood, living alone with her parents in the rainforests of New Zealand.
- Author:Conant, JennetSummary:
Conant delivers a stunning account of Julia Child's early life as an Office of Special Services agent in the Far East. Who would ever suspect that Julia Child--TV's popular cooking show host and master of French cuisine--was once a...
- Author:Ghomeshi, JianSummary:
Jian Gomeshi uses music as a platform for his memoir about a pivotal year in his life in which he explores young love, heartache, conformity, and how to be cool.
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Author:Bach, SebastianSummary:Sebastian Bach, who has sold over twenty million records both as the lead singer of Skid Row and as a solo artist and has also appeared on Broadway and television, here tells the story of a man who achieved his wildest dreams only to...
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