Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
Black Bart & Howell Davis: Mastering Piracy
*Weaves the lives and piracy of the two famous pirates into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Explains how the myths and legends of the pirates helped create the instantly recognizable pirate stereotypes today.*Includes pictures depicting the pirates and important people, places,...
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Blackbeard: The Life and Legacy of History's Most Famous Pirate
Includes historic illustrations of Blackbeard and important people, places, and events in his life. Includes a profile of Blackbeard from the famous English pirate history "A General History of the Pyrates". Discusses common legends about Blackbeard and his appearance, separating...
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Bob Marley: The Life and Legacy of Reggae's Global Icon
*Includes pictures*Includes Marley's own quotes*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“We don't have education, we have inspiration; if I was educated I would be a damn fool.” – Bob Marley“If there remains any magic, it...
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Bogie and Betty: The Lives and Legacies of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
*Includes pictures.*Includes Bogart and Bacall's quotes about their lives and careers.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.“All you owe the public is a good performance.” – Humphrey Bogart“Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.” – Lauren BacallAmericans have always loved...
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Civil Rights Activist
From 1890 to 1915, the most influential Black man in America was Booker T. Washington, who less than 35 years earlier had been born into slavery. The young boy worked laboriously until emancipation before going on to seek an education,...
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The Borgias: The Lives and Legacies of Rodrigo, Cesare, and Lucrezia Borgia
*Analyzes the Borgias' legacies and how it endured over the centuries.*Examines the legends and rumors surrounding the Borgias in an attempt to separate fact from fiction.*Includes pictures depicting the Borgias and important people and places in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography...
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Boss Tweed: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Politician Who Ran Tammany Hall in New York City
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Boss Tweed: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Politician Who Ran Tammany Hall in New York City
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.” – Boss Tweed“It's hard not to admire the skill...
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Boudica: The Life and Legacy of the Celtic Queen Who Rebelled Against the Romans in Britain
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“[The Romans] thinking that it might be some help to the allies [Britons], whom they were forced to abandon, constructed a strong stone wall from sea to sea, in...
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Boxing Icons
*Includes pictures of Ali, Tyson, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Comprehensively covers their most famous fights*Includes a Table of Contents.“To prove I am great, he will fall in eight.” – Muhammad Ali“Everybody in boxing probably makes out...
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Britain's Greatest Prime Ministers: The Lives and Legacies of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher
*Includes pictures of Churchill, Thatcher, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes their famous quotes.*Includes a Bibliography on Churchill for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents“Winston Churchill led the life that many men would love to live. He...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Horatio Nelson
Includes detailed descriptions of Nelson's greatest victories, including the Battle of Trafalgar. Includes Nelson's most famous quotes. "England expects that every man will do his duty." (Nelson before the Battle of Trafalgar) Over the course of its history, England has...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
*Includes pictures of Wellington and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents“Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.” – Duke of...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Chaplin
*Includes pictures of Chaplin and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes Chaplin's own quotes about his work, politics, and more.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“I remain just one thing, and one thing only —...
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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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