Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
Michael Faraday: The Life and Legacy of the Influential 19th Century Scientist Who Pioneered Electromagnetism
*Includes pictures*Includes Faraday's own quotes about his work*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.” – Michael Faraday"Without such freedom...
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Life and Legacy of Japan's Most Legendary Samurai
“Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.” (Miyamoto Musashi) Samurai Sasaki Kojiro was growing increasingly impatient as he waited on the...
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Monet & Renoir: The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Impressionist Artists
To get a sense of the kind of prestige that Claude Monet enjoys within the art world, one need only learn that his Le Bassin Aux Nympheás (1919) - from his series of paintings featuring water lilies - sold for...
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Moses Fleetwood Walker: The Life and Legacy of the Last Black Man to Play Major League Baseball Before Jackie Robinson
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingGiven his legacy, many Americans today believe Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in Major League Baseball, but that answer is wrong. As far back as the late 19th...
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Mozart and Beethoven: The Lives and Legacies of History's Most Famous Composers
This audiobook analyzes the themes and progression of the composers' most famous works, comparing and contrasting them to each other and other composers' great works. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), baptized Johannes Chrysostom Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, is widely considered to be...
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey: The History of the Ottoman Empire's Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading “In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of...
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Narcissa Whitman: The Life and Legacy of the Missionary Killed by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest
At the start of the 1840s, the Oregon Country had no political boundaries or effective government. The only administrative organization was the Hudson’s Bay Company, which applied only to British subjects, and aside from natives, the region was populated by...
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Nat Love: The Life and Legacy of the Former Slave Who Became the Wild West's Most Famous Black Cowboy
“Mounted on my horse my...lariat near my hand, and my trusty guns in my belt...I felt like I could defy the world.” (Nat Love) The American mountain man, with his myriad of practical skills, could endure isolation in a way...
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Native American Icons: Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph and Red Cloud
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. *Explains several Lakota Sioux oral legends, as well as the origins of the names of each Native American icon. *Explains the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the Nez Perce War, and Geronimo's...
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Nazi Germany's Best Generals: The Lives and Careers of Erwin Rommel, Heinz Guderian, and Albert Kesselring
One of his biographers called him "a complex man: a born leader, a brilliant soldier, a devoted husband, a proud father; intelligent, instinctive, brave, compassionate, vain, egotistical, and arrogant." As that description suggests, every account of Erwin Rommel’s life must...
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin: The Lives and Careers of the First Men on the Moon
“I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.” (Neil Armstrong) “Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.” (Buzz...
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Neil Armstrong: The Life and Legacy of the First Astronaut to Walk on the Moon
*Includes pictures *Includes quotes *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.” – Neil Armstrong At 9:32...
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Nelson Mandela: The Life and Legacy of the Father of South Africa
*Includes pictures *Includes Mandela's quotes about his life and work. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents. “During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white...
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Notorious Outlaws of the Wild West: The Lives and Legacies of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
*Includes pictures of the outlaws and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Discusses the myths and legends surrounding the lives and deaths of each outlaw. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. “There is a hell of excitement in...
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Olaudah Equiano: The Life and Legacy of the Freed Slave Whose Autobiography Fueled Britain's Abolitionist Movement
"I believe there are few events in my life which have not happened to many; it is true the incidents of it are numerous, and, did I consider myself an European, I might say my sufferings were great; but when...
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Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew C. Perry: The Lives and Careers of the Brothers Who Became Legendary U.S. Navy Officers
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"We have met the enemy and they are ours.” – Oliver Hazard PerrySandwiched between the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 is one...
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Osman I: A Vida E O Legado Do Primeiro Sultão Do Império Otomano
“Ele viu que uma lua surgiu do seio do homem santo e afundou em seu próprio peito.Uma árvore então brotou de seu umbigo e sua sombra circundou o mundo.Sob essa árvore de sombra havia montanhas, e riachos fluíam do pé...
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Osman I: The Life and Legacy of the Ottoman Empire's First Sultan
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIn terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. The city had...
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Otto von Bismarck: The Life and Legacy of the German Empire's First Chancellor
*Includes pictures*Includes Bismarck's quotes about his life and career*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingIn 1832, 17 year old Otto von Bismarck had just entered university and was already rejecting the republican indoctrination of his grade school years....
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Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata: The Lives and Legacies of Mexico's Most Famous Revolutionaries
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Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata: The Lives and Legacies of Mexico's Most Famous Revolutionaries
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Pancho Villa,” people whispered at the beginning of the 20th century, "can march 100 miles without stopping, live 100 days without food, go 100 nights without sleep, and kill 100 men...
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Pancho Villa: La Vida y La Leyenda de Famoso Revolucionario de México
“Pancho Villa”, decía la gente en México a principios del siglo XX, “puede andar 100 kilómetros sin parar, vivir 100 días sin comer, aguantar 100 noches sin dormir y matar 100 hombres sin ningún remordimiento”. La leyenda de Francisco Villa...
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Pancho Villa: The Legendary Life of the Mexican Revolution's Most Famous General
*Includes pictures*Includes Villa's quotes about his own life*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“My sole ambition is to rid Mexico of the class that has oppressed her and given the people a chance to...
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Patrice Lumumba: The Life and Legacy of the Pan-African Politician Who Became Congo's First Prime Minister
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Without dignity there is no liberty, without justice there is no dignity, and without independence there are no free men.” – Patrice LumumbaThe modern history of Africa was, until very recently,...
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Peter Skene Ogden: The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Canadian Fur Trader Who Explored the Pacific Northwest
The westward movement of Americans in the 19th century was one of the largest and most consequential migrations in history, and among the paths that blazed west, the most well-known is the Oregon Trail, which was not a single trail...
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Pierre and Marie Curie: The Lives and Careers of the Science's Most Groundbreaking Couple
The tens of millions who perished in the First World War – not to mention the horrendous turmoil that culminated in the outbreak of its successor – understandably marred the conception of the first decades of the 20th century. However,...
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Pierre Curie: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Scientist
*Includes pictures*Includes Pierre's quotes about life and science*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Is it right to probe so deeply into Nature's secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind,...
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Plato and Aristotle: The Lives and Legacies of the Master and Pupil
"Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other...
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Pocahontas & Sacagawea: America's Most Famous Native American Women
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Pocahontas, Sacagawea and other important people and places.*Discuss the legends and myths that have become part of their legacies.*Include accounts of Pocahontas and Sacagawea written by John Smith, Lewis and Clark, and the Native...
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Pope Francis: The Historic Life of the first Pope from the Americas
*Includes pictures*Includes the Pope's quotes about his life and faith*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what...
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President Adams: The Lives and Legacies of John & John Quincy Adams
*Includes pictures of John, John Quincy, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes several letters and diary entries from both men and Abigail Adams. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "A Constitution of Government once changed from...
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