Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
Like many pop cultural icons (and rock icons in particular), Freddie Mercury is one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century and yet one of the more enigmatic personalities as well. To be sure, anyone who was alive...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of King George III
Explains George III's role and policies during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Era. Discusses George III's mixed legacy and whether criticisms of it are fair. “I wish nothing but good; therefore, everyone who does not agree with me is a...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Laurence Olivier
*Includes pictures.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. Art is a little bit larger...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth I
"Video et taceo." ("I see, and say nothing") (Queen Elizabeth I) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Queen Victoria
*Includes pictures of Victoria and important people, places, and events in her life.*Discusses the legacy of Victoria and the Victorian era, as well as their depiction in pop culture.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Since it has pleased Providence to place me...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sean Connery
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' British Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sir Francis Drake
Includes a contemporary account of Drake's voyage around the world. Discusses the legends and controversies surrounding Drake's piracy and adventures. "There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end, until it be thoroughly finished,...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Newton
*Includes pictures of Newton and important people in his life.*Discusses Newton's discoveries and theories, including the legend about the falling apple inspiring his discovery of gravity.*Includes excerpts of Newton's most influential quotes and writings.*Includes linked footnotes and a Table of...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Vivien Leigh
What made 1939 the watershed year was the release of several critically acclaimed movies, including The Wizard of Oz and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. But the most famous of the bunch, and perhaps the most famous movie of all, is Gone With the...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Winston Churchill
"Winston Churchill led the life that many men would love to live. He survived 50 gunfights and drank 20,000 bottles of champagne...and, of course, by resisting Hitler he saved Europe and perhaps the world." (Mark Riebling in Churchill's Finest Hour) Was...
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Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris: The Lives and Legacies of the Two Martial Arts Stars
*Includes pictures *Includes their own quotes about their lives and work *Includes a bibliography for further reading It would be nearly impossible for someone to pack more action into 32 years than Bruce Lee, whose name remains practically synonymous with...
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Bugs Moran: A Notória Vida E Legado Do Gângster de Chicago Que Se Tornou O Maior Rival de Al Capone
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Bugs Moran: A Notória Vida E Legado Do Gângster de Chicago Que Se Tornou O Maior Rival de Al Capone
Música dançante espalhava-se pelo clube pouco iluminado. As cortinas acinzentadas de fumaça de cigarros se abriam de vez em quando revelando um palco cintilante e mesas e mais mesas de clientes, alguns incuravelmente inebriados e outros no alto da agitada...
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Bugs Moran: The Notorious Life and Legacy of the Chicago Gangster Who Became Al Capone's Biggest Rival
*Includes pictures Includes a bibliography for further reading “I hope, when my time comes, that I die decently in bed. I don’t want to be murdered beside the garbage cans in some Chicago alley.” – Bugs Moran Sprightly swing music...
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Bugsy Siegel: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Gangster Who Helped Develop Murder, Inc. and the Las Vegas Strip
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Behind a black marble coffee table with elegant cabriole legs sat a man once admired and reviled as one of the toughest gangsters to...
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Butch and Sundance: The Lives and Careers of Paul Newman and Robert Redford
*Includes pictures*Includes the actors' quotes about their lives and careers*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"The first time I remember women reacting to me was when we were filming Hud in Texas. Women were literally trying to...
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Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid: The Lives and Legacies of the Wild West's Famous Outlaw Duo
*Includes pictures of Butch, Sundance, and other important people and places in their lives.*Explains the origins of the names Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid*Discusses the legends and mysteries surrounding the lives, deaths, and legacies of Butch and Sundance.*Includes a Bibliography...
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Buzz Aldrin: The Life and Legacy of the Second Astronaut to Walk on the Moon
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.” – Buzz AldrinAt 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, time stood still throughout the world, as...
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Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read: The Lives and Legacies of History's Most Famous Pirate Crew
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Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read: The Lives and Legacies of History's Most Famous Pirate Crew
*Includes historic illustrations depicting Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and important people in their lives.*Includes the profiles of Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read from the famous English pirate history "A General History of the Pyrates".*Discusses common legends...
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19th Century America's Most Influential Naval Officers: The Lives, Careers, and Battles of Stephen Decatur, Oliver Hazard Perry, David Farragut, David
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a table of contents"We have met the enemy and they are ours.” – Oliver Hazard PerryAmericans had few things to celebrate during the Barbary Wars or the War of 1812, but one of them...
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The 27 Club: The Lives and Legacies of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain
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The 27 Club: The Lives and Legacies of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain
*Includes pictures.*Includes the stars' own quotes about their lives and careers.*Includes suggested playlists and analyses of their music.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.It is rare in the world of music for a general consensus to form over...
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Admiral David Farragut: The Life and Legacy of the American Civil War's Most Famous Naval Officer
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Admiral David Farragut: The Life and Legacy of the American Civil War's Most Famous Naval Officer
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingAmericans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years...
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American Gangsters: The Life and Legacy of Lucky Luciano
The Mafia has long fascinated Americans, who have made celebrated pop culture fixtures out of men like Al Capone and turned movies and television series like The Godfather and The Sopranos into American institutions despite the violence associated with organized crime. Of all the...
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American Legends: Abbott & Costello
"You never heard of a comedy team that didn't fight, did you? But for 20 years as a professional team, Lou and I were closer than man and wife." - Bud Abbott "A husband is what's left of a sweetheart...
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American Legends: Laurel & Hardy
*Includes pictures.*Includes Laurel and Hardy's own quotes about their lives and careers.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Mr. Hardy was beginning to forget things but Mr. Laurel had no fear of losing his memory - As a...
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American Legends: The Life of Abner Doubleday
*Examines the legend that Abner Doubleday invented baseball, including the origins of the legend and its veracity.*Includes Doubleday's accounts of Fort Sumter, Antietam, and Gettysburg.*Discusses the controversies surrounding Doubleday's life and legacy.*Includes pictures of Doubleday and important people and places.*Includes...
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American Legends: The Life of Andy Griffith
"What I like is to play a character like me. I don't care for it too much when I have to get away from myself." - Andy Griffith "I wanted to prove that I could play something else, but there...
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American Legends: The Life of Andy Kaufman
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed...
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American Legends: The Life of Andy Warhol
*Includes pictures.*Includes Warhol's own quotes about his life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.” – Andy Warhol“In the future, everyone will...
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American Legends: The Life of Barbara Stanwyck
"Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing." - Barbara Stanwyck In the 1940s, film noir was at its peak, and Hollywood was churning...
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American Legends: The Life of Barbra Streisand
*Includes pictures*Includes Streisand's quotes about her life and career*Includes a bibliography for further reading “I was a personality before I became a person - I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.” – Barbra Streisand “I arrived...
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