Biography Memoir category: 96853 books
Knife Fights
A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
From one of the most important army officers of his generation, a memoir of the revolution in warfare he helped lead, in combat and in Washington
When John Nagl was an army tank commander in the first Gulf War of 1991, fresh out of West Point and Oxford, he could already see that America’s military...
by Mary Renault
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
An “intriguing and invaluable” biography of Alexander the Great by the novelist whose fiction redefined Ancient Greece (The New York Times).
Acclaimed writer Mary Renault is widely known for her provocative historical novels of Alexander the Great and his lovers. But she also authored this...
I Heard My Country Calling
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
In this brilliantly received memoir, former senator James Webb has outdone himself. It is rare in America that one individual is recognized for the highest levels of combat valor, as a respected member of the literary and journalistic world, and as a blunt-spoken leader in national politics. In this...
Jesus
A Biography from a Believer.
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010
From the bestselling author and acclaimed historian, a powerful portrayal of the life of Jesus
Is Jesus relevant to us today? Few figures have had such an influence on history as Jesus of Nazareth. His teachings have inspired discussion, arguments, even war, and yet few have ever held forth...
Consequence
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
A man questions everything--his faith, his morality, his country--as he recounts his experience as an interrogator in Iraq; an unprecedented memoir and "an act of incredible bravery" (Phil Klay)
"Remarkable... Both an agonized confession and a chilling expose of one of the darkest...
Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Missionary, Mystic
Medicine Man, Missionary, Mystic
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Since its publication in 1932, Black Elk Speaks has moved countless readers to appreciate the American Indian world that it described. John Neihardt’s popular narrative addressed the youth and early adulthood of Black Elk, an Oglala Sioux religious elder. Michael F. Steltenkamp now provides the...
Pershing: A Biography
Lessons in Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2008
In this persuasive biography, Jim Lacey sheds light on General Pershing's legacy as the nation's first modern combat commander, setting the standard for today's four-star officers. When the U.S. entered into WWI in 1917, they did so with inadequate forces. In just over a year, Pershing built and hurled...
That Man
An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2003
Robert H. Jackson was one of the giants of the Roosevelt era: an Attorney General, a still revered Supreme Court Justice and, not least important, one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's close friends and advisers. His intimate memoir of FDR, written in the early 1950s before Jackson's untimely death,...
Richard III
A Ruler and his Reputation
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
For many, Richard III is an obsession-the Richard III Society has a huge membership, and Shakespeare's Histories have contributed to, if not his popularity, certainly his notoriety. Now, with the discovery of Richard III's bones under a parking lot in Leicester, England, interest in this divisive...
Co. Aytch
A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
A classic Civil War memoir, Co. Aytch is the work of a natural storyteller who balances the horror of war with an irrepressible sense of humor and a sharp eye for the lighter side of battle. It is a testament to one man’s enduring humanity, courage, and wisdom in the midst of death and destruction.
Early...
Master of War
The Life of General George H. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2009
In this revelatory, dynamic biography, one of our finest historians, Benson Bobrick, profiles George H. Thomas, arguing that he was the greatest and most successful general of the Civil War. Because Thomas didn't live to write his memoirs, his reputation has been largely shaped by others, most notably...
by Richard A. Gabriel
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
The Romans' destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibal's life. What we know of him comes exclusively from Roman historians who had every interest in minimizing his success, exaggerating his failures, and disparaging his character. The charges...
Abraham Lincoln : the 16th President of the United States
(A Short Biography for Children)
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Abraham Lincoln : the 16th President of the United States (A Short Biography for Children) Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves.
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Tall Order
The Goh Chok Tong Story (Volume 1)
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Goh Chok Tong was an improbable Prime Minister for an unlikely country. He had neither the connections nor the cunning to rise to the top, and was even once famously derided by his mentor Lee Kuan Yew for being "wooden" in his communication skills. Except for an imposing height most unusual...