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Topia!: Shopping: Publications: Books: Biographies: Specific Titles (69)
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Wuornos, Aileen - Damsel of Death - Jackelyn Giroux's account of America's first female serial killer. Turnbull, Colin M. - In the Arms of Africa - Roy Richard Grinker's biography of the anthropologist. Reiker, Russ - 999Officer Down - The story of a police officer, injured on duty two months before his scheduled retirement. Richards, Alan - My Life With Three Women - A story of singles finding romance and love as they sail to deserted islands across the South Pacific. Robbins, Rhea Côté - Wednesday's Child - Growing up as a woman in the Franco-American culture in Maine. Newton, Greta - Tambor - Journal of Georgia woman who set out to prove merits of steel construction in Costa Rica. Kilmer, Joyce - A Literary Biography - John Covell's account includes many lesser-known poems. Haughey, Charles - Sweetie - Kevin O'Connor's story of a former Prime Minister of Ireland; his life, loves and enemies. Gell-Mann, Murray - Strange Beauty - George Johnson's biography of the physicist who discovered the quark, and the Eightfold Way. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - Amanda Foreman's story of one of the most flamboyant women of the 18th century. Golden, Harry - The Serious Humor of Harry Golden - Clarence W. Thomas' account of Golden's celebrity and importance to the civil rights movement. Earhart, Amelia: East To The Dawn - Susan Butler's biography of Amelia Earhart. Fisher, Carl G - The Pacesetter - Jerry M.Fisher reveals the relationships of Carl Fisher with key figures of the 20th century. Fraser, Chris - Christie Boy - A Highland soldier and ferryman's life. DeRosier, Linda Scott - Creeker - A memoir of growing up in Appalachian Kentucky. Constable, Daniel and William - Citizen Daniel and the Call of America - Brian Jenkins' account, based on letters and journals of two brothers who sailed from England to America in 1806, and traveled from Niagara Falls to New Orleans. Pontalba, Baroness de: Intimate Enemies - Christina Vella's account of the two worlds of the Baroness; a 19th century woman whose career spanned two continents. Signed editions. Bellows, Jim - The Last Editor - Chronicles the life and career of Jim Bellows. Benbow, John - Brave Benbow - Biography of Admiral John Benbow. Howerton, Allan - Dear Captain, Et Al. - A story of survival in and within Company K, 335th Infantry, during World War II. Lowe, Bob - Everybody Pays - Maurice Possley and Rick Kogan's story of a Chicago mob hit in the 1970s, and the toll it took on the sole witness. Hoover, J. Edgar - Honk If You Love J. Edgar Hoover - Allyn Baskerville and Bill Gillespie's account of the career of an F.B.I. agent from 1970 to 1990. Summers, Thomas A. - Hunkering Down - Autobiographical study of one man's experience in advocating social justice for the mentally ill. Smith, Jack DeBar - The Iconoclast Goes to Sea - World war II experiences as an enlisted man in the US Navy. Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Little House Country - Information about Laura Ingalls Wilder, books about her life and links to the places she wrote about. McCurdy, Elmer - The Career of Elmer McCurdy, Deceased - Richard J. Basgall details the after-death career of an unsuccessful outlaw, as a side show exhibit. Krupa, Michael - Shallow Graves In Siberia - Autobiographical account of an escape from a ten year sentence in a Siberian concentration camp. Beardslee, Max - International Business Marionettes - An ex-executive describes his struggles to regain his sanity after being fired. Allen Williams, Maude - Maude: She Grew Up with the Country - From the secrets of living to age 110, to family life before TV; details from Maude's life. Kennedy, John F., and Others - Eulogies Of Famous People - Ted Tobias' book on famous people of the twentieth century. Includes background and author information. Albright, Verne R. - The Long Way to Los Gatos - Account of his ride with two horses from Peru to California. Adventures in horsemanship and horse travel. Jung, George - Grazing In the Grass Until the Snow Came - Autobiography; deals with the cocaine trade in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Kelly, Gerald E. - Honor for Sale - Autobiographical account of the theft of over 500 pounds of narcotics from the NYPD's Property Clerks office during the 1970s. Jaramillo, Cato - Too Stubborn to Die - Nordhausen survivor's story. Ginsberg, Allen - Ginsberg at Evergreen - Leo Daugherty's interview with the poet. Griffith, Nanci - Other Voices - A personal history of folk music, written with Joe Jackson, and published by Amber Waves. Fujimori, Alberto - The President who Dared to Dream - Rei Kimura's biography of Fujimori. Ratliff, Thomas G. - I Can Hear The Guns Now - How WWII effected a man and his family. Letters between him and his wife before he was killed so far from home. Farner, Mark - From Grand Funk to Grace - Kristofer Engelhardt's authorized biography. Horn, Stacy - Waiting for My Cats to Die - Autobiographical discussion of death, TV, music, the single life and cats. Winograd. Teddi - Chit Chat This 'n That - Autobiographical views on how to succeed in business and in life. Sabb, Richard - NoTimeTo Die - Autobiographical account of surviving cancer and the American Justice system. Tolkein - Tolkien is Kloneit - Chris Carrie's theories about the Tolkein family and their friends, with ordering information. Ingerson, Norman and Murdock, Stella - The Victorian Courtship Letters 1892-1896 - Jennifer Elvgren's collection of letters written in the late 19th century in Jamestown, New York and Western Pennsylvania. Jefferson, Thomas - Diagnosing Jefferson - Author Norm Ledgin theorizes that Jefferson had Asperger's Syndrome. Site includes ordering information, a synopsis of the work, and information about the medical condition. Gutteridge, Don - In Words and Pictures - Autobiography of his playing with the St. Louis Cardinals Gashouse Gang, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox. O'Donoghue, Nannie Lambert Power - The biography of a horsewoman, humanitarian writer and journalist. Earnhardt, Dale- Image of Greatness - A biography in pictures; unique photos on the life of the NASCAR legend. Franklin, Sir John - Deadly Winter - Biography of the Arctic explorer John Franklin. Marshall, General George C. - Blue Valley Books - Biography in a series of books written by Mary Skutt. Stooges, The Three - Photos and text highlights from a book about the comedy team. The fifth in a series, written by the Forrester Brothers, from Donaldson Books. Fricsay, Ferenc - A guide to Fricsay´s recorded legacy, with references to many other conductors, by Björn Westberg. Butcher, Don - The Adventures of Gray Wolf - An autobiography of 82-years of adventure, with moose hunting, fishing, and experiences as a Canadian wilderness bushpilot. Barry-Bratcher, Siobhán - Brushstrokes: A Work In Progress - Chronicling her Brooklyn upbringing during the 50s and 60s. Foltz, Clara Shortridge: The Lady Lawyer - Sharon Avey's book, featuring a career that spanned 56 years and it's impact on others. Loetscher, Ila Fox - The Turtle Lady of South Padre Island - Evelyn Sizemore's biography of a woman who fought to save an endangered species. Stewart, Alice -- The Woman Who Knew Too Much - Gayle Green's biography of the pioneer radiation epidemiologist. McCrae, Jackson Tippett - The Bark of the Dogwood. The writer's memory of people, places, homes, and gardens of the South. Hammond, John - Beloved African - Jill Baker's account of the life and work of her father, a pioneering educator in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe. Von Waldenburg, Hildegard - That's How it is, my Child - Autobiography of a woman who lived in Berlin, Germany during world war two. Foster, Allen - Around the World with Citizen Train - Biography of a capitalist, communist, royalist, revolutionary, pacifist, warmonger, presidential aspirant, candidate for Dictator of the U.S.A., and eccentric. Mooney, Nan - My Racing Heart - The world of thoroughbreds and the track. Includes biographical information, background and reviews. Sacks, Frank - The Waterbed Wars - The behind-the-scenes story of a American fad. Fenoglio, Virginia - A Beautiful Time - The story of a woman's life, through her family, focussing on the final few months of her life. Hearst, William Randolph - Hearst Over Hollywood - Louis Pizzitola's book about Hearst's role in shaping films from the Silent era to the 1940s. Note; Flash required, no HTML option. Walker, Murray - Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken - Details and ordering instructions for the autobiography. von Wedel, Rosemarie - Sparrow - Biography set Germany during World War II. Roth, Margie - Absecon Diary of Margie Roth - Harry F Schmoll presents a showgirl's diary, written during the 1930s.
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