Aged twenty-one, James R Jump gave up his job as a journalist and went to Spain to fight General Franco's fascists in the Spanish civil war of 1936-39. Leaving his Spanish fiancée in England, he...więcej »
Many people seek financial freedom, but get lost in the labyrinth of books out there that promise this result. This is because books on this topic usually convey great theoretical concepts but d...więcej »
They grew up knowing they had secrets to keep. They did not talk about their mom's extended absences or why their dad put Scotch tape on the backdoor frame. To cover up the chaos, they kept ...więcej »
Roland Garros enjoyed an exciting life. An aviation pioneer in the early 1900s, he taught himself how to fly a bamboo airplane despite crashing it at Versailles. He was a world-class athlete, a ...więcej »
Every person has experienced a moment that changed them forever. Whether it was positive or negative, when it happened, you were never the same as you we...więcej »
"The shortest way to God is through hell."
Anonymous
The Fourth Corner of the Abyss by Orest Stocco tells the story of how his high school poem "Noman," which he wrote mor...więcej »
Part memoir, part myth-busting, wrapped up in a guide for revolutionary change, this book challenges the dogmatic ideologies of the physical and social sciences, and updates them using a series ...więcej »
In her poignant memoir, Carolyn describes the heartbreak of losing a child, and how she and her family dealt with unimaginable loss and learned to live agai...więcej »
"An incredible human being with an extraordinary story to share' Dr Rangan Chatterjee'A beautiful, life-changing manifesto' Brené Brown'I will be forever changed...więcej »
The Girl From Mumbai is an inspiring migrant story of purpose, people and passion. It outlines and incredible journey in India and Australia in the communit...więcej »
This story is about the life of a girl who grew up in the Tompkins projects in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. She enjoyed life with her family, joining her family for holiday fun, going on picnic...więcej »
Dee Larcombe was born in Hong Kong just before the Japanese army invaded in 1941. She spent 3 years in an internment camp and was brought up in a childrens’ home. In adulthood s...więcej »
Sheila did not have what many would consider an easy childhood, but through the love and care of her darling Granny Brooks, she learned perseverance and to have faith at a young age. In The G...więcej »
Noted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself. Chandler also sp...więcej »
She cracked safes and robbed banks. She was a drunk, a fugitive, and an adulteress. But did she murder Diamond Joe Morino?At the dawn of the Roaring Twenties, a time when women could no...więcej »
In 1974, Abeba Baughman enjoyed life as a fashionable young single woman living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, waiting to marry a US Air Force doctor. Then a communist coup overthrew the government. ...więcej »
In this book, Edward Deeb, the founder of Michigan Food and Beverage Association, Michigan Business and Professional Association, Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation, and Metro Detroit Youth Day...więcej »
In this funny, heartbreaking, timely memoir-told in the form of college admission essays—Irena Smith illuminates the dissonance of working as a college consultant in Palo Alto, California,...więcej »
Celebrated "Diva of the Demimonde [who writes] a love song to life on the shday side" (Katherine Dunn, "Geek Love"), Viva Las Vegas, the award-winning author of "Magic Gardens" and "The Last Days o...więcej »