Biographies & Memoirs Books


The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln (Large Print Edition): A Narrative and Descriptive Biography with Pen-Pictures and Personal Recollections by Those Who Knew Him Best Price: $25.99 New and thoroughly revised edition from new plates With an entirely new portrait of Lincoln from...	Buddha If a person wishes to understand a basic but thorough overview of Buddhism during it's...	Ginger: My Story when this book was released in hardback, ginger rogers went on a book signing tour. she stopped...	My First Five Husbands..And the Ones Who Got Away (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper)) Best Price: $16.07 rue mcclanahan writes her life story with a lot of style, verve and flair. she gets honest...	The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less This book is a real-life account of growing up in a large family with limited financial means...



She Got Game: My Personal Odyssey Best Price: $2.66 Some people may shy away from this book because they think its about basketball. Wrong -- it's...	A Positively Final Appearance: A Journal, 1996-98 Best Price: $44.04 I picked up this book because I like Alec Guinness' work in "Lawrence of Arabia" and...	Jack and Jackie: Portrait of an American Marriage This is a little light and PEOPLE magazine-y in parts. But every now and then the author slips...	Prince Philip: A Critical Biography (Charnwood Large Print Library Series) Best Price: $29.99	A Pirate Looks At Fifty (Random House Large Print) I was prepared to hate this book. If you have ever spent much time in Key West or even walked...



The Yellow on the Broom (Thorndike Large Print Popular Series) This book is the story of one of the travelers (aka gypsies) and her life growing up in early...	The Hollywood Greats (Transaction Large Print Books)	The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau Volume 2 (Large Print) Best Price: $17.49 The book narrates the ups and downs of Rousseau and follows his life from streets to stardom.	The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau Volume 1 (Large Print) Best Price: $12.55 The book narrates the ups and downs of Rousseau and follows his life from streets to stardom.	The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau Volume 3 (Large Print) Best Price: $20.49 The book narrates the ups and downs of Rousseau and follows his life from streets to stardom.

Notes from an Italian Garden Best Price: $17.95 A truly delightful book about Italians, human behavior, history, travel, and gardening. The...	John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father Best Price: $4.50 This was the first book I read by Peggy Noonan and it definitely won't be my last. Noonan is...	Love and War in the Apennines (Transaction Large Print Books) Eric Newby knows how to tell a story. This is one of the few books that I started over again...	Laughing Matters: On Writing MASH, Tootsie, Oh, God! and a Few Other Funny Things (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series) Best Price:* $27.00 This book is most effective in the brief section that deals with Gelbart's own beginnings,...	Saint Therese of Lisieux Best Price: $295.47 I read Saint Therese of Lisieux (A Penguin Lives book) this week. The style and subject are...

The Ride of Our Lives: Roadside Lessons of an American Family (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper)) Best Price: $8.50 I couldn't put this book down. It is so touching, and profound. At times I would put the book...	The Education of Little Tree (G.K. Hall Large Print Book Series) Nutshell review - Not withstanding the controversy surrounding the authenticity of the story and...	Its All in the Playing Shirley MacLaine writes about cohesion in our world. What do you believe and how did you truly...	Sal Mineo: His Life, Murder, and Mystery Best Price: $52.36 I bought this book because I am a Sal Mineo fan. I read other negative reviews about this book...	Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years Best Price: $17.93 I have always admired Jackie and I found this book to be a sensitive work about her life. It...

His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina This really is the greatest nonfiction story I ever read with such a tragic ending. His life was...	Letters of a Woman Homesteader (Large Print Edition) Best Price: $13.99	Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers This is a great account of an amazing man's life. Even if not familiar with the Band of...	Wilt (Mainstream Series) Best Price: $6.98 Henry Wilt is just a regular guy with 'semi' normal thoughts and ambitions, trying to get...	Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See About eight months ago (from the time of writing this review) my wife lost her eyesight. ...

Come on Along: Tales and Trails of the North Woods Best Price: $13.98 "Come On Along, Tales and Trails of the North Woods." It's a 262-page collection of...	Can Lily O'shea Come Out to Play? (Reminiscence) Best Price: $23.98 This autobiography is a terrific read. Think Frank McCourt without the heartache. There are many...	Thomas Jefferson (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) Best Price: $13.49 This fascinating biography of Thomas Jefferson encapsulates his life and times. Ellis has...	The Senator And The Socialite LP Best Price: $7.99 _The Senator &c._ is the family history of Blanche Kelso Bruce, the first African-American...	Heat: An Amateur's Adventures As Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, And Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany Best Price: $29.95 I love this book. If I could get my wife to read it, she would have lasted 10 pages. If you...

Why Sinatra Matters Another masterpiece by Hamill. This work reveals the humanity of Sinatra. It is short, but oh...	My Twice-Lived Life: A Memoir After reading Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom, I found myself wanting more of the same type...	The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau Volume 1 [EasyRead Large Edition] Best Price: $15.49 The book narrates the ups and downs of Rousseau and follows his life from streets to stardom.	My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror Best Price: $25.39 This is one of the least political autobiographies of a public servant in a political position...	My America: What My Country Means to Me, by 150 Americans from All Walks of Life Best Price: $1.05 It wasn't as impactful as I thought it would be. Some of the people that gave comments gave...

American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson Best Price: $49.99 Absolute claptrap from a morally bankrupt excuse of a human being who cannot find his niche in...	No More Words: A Journal of My Mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh Reeve surely has Ann's gene for writing. This book should be read by all who still have parents...	Vet in the Vestry (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) Best Price: $17.95	Educating Alice: Adventures of a Curious Woman Best Price: $3.84 If you love to travel, love to learn, or love great writing, Educating Alice: Adventures of a...	The Way You Wear Your Hat: And the Lost Art of Livin' Best Price: $106.21 Great book, fast reading, it had to be a great life. What this book does is it describes what...

Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper)) Best Price: $6.90 Yancey, sadly, is not out of the woods yet. He has stopped short of true Christianity and has...	El comando tribulacion : el drama continuo de los Dejados atras Best Price: $6.32 Esta continuacion de Dejados Atras, es estupenda, me he encontrado leyendo la biblia y el libro...	All Too Human: The Love Story of Jack and Jackie Kennedy I enjoyed listening to ALL TOO HUMAN: THE LOVE STORY OF JACK AND JACKIE KENNENDY--written and...	Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Best Price: $29.95 The NASA version of the Apollo moon landings is one thing (see the 5 DVD compilation: NASA The...	It Must Have Been Moonglow: Reflections on the First Years of Widowhood Best Price: $45.82 I wish I had read this book after my dad had died. I feel I would have known what my mom may...

When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi Best Price: $73.65 This is the complete Vince Lombardi book. The author has left no stone unturned it seems and...	Mary Slessor of Calabar (large Print Edition): Pioneer Missionary Best Price: $21.99 When the founding of the Calabar Mission on the West Coast of Africa was creating a stir...	A Walk on the Beach: Tales Of Wisdom From An Unconventional Woman Each book ~ although different in their own way ~ continues to be truly amazing. They are...	My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor Best Price: $45.96 Where BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE and A POSITIVELY FINAL APPEARANCE are more organized as memoirs,...	Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero (Random House Large Print (Paper)) Best Price: $68.99 Ted was one of my childhood heros. I wanted to know more about him, and this bio served that...

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series) Best Price: $31.95 First, Jonathan Eig is a tremendous writer! He does have a tendency to detour along tangential...

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