Biography & Autobiography - General

A peek behind the curtain of almost thirty years' worth of White House politics, this memoir of a Filipino American who served as a US Navy personal steward to four famous presidents offers a unique perspective on American history.

The story of bluesman Robert Johnson and his deal with the Devil at the crossroads is one of the core myths at the heart of both blues and rock 'n' roll. In A Meeting At The Crossroads, Matt Frederick explores the history and meaning of the myth, from the Mississippi Delta to the crossroads gods of ancient times.

This story is about a mother and her son. He is faced with many challenges that took him on an unforeseen journey. It depicts how a mother desperately attempts to save her son's life. The young man wants a life that's better than his own. The avenues that he chose to take lead him into a spiral of despair. His mother, a woman of faith, challenges him to be different. He fights against her, against himself and a God that he doesn't want to know. Instead of going the path given, he would rather b

Biruta lives in Riga, Latvia before WWII breaks out. As the Russian Communists occupy the country, the family flees to live in the Displaced Persons' camps of Germany. There Biruta comes of age and finds love before emigrating to America.

A Journey Down Under is a heart-wrenching and a heart warming story of family, love and success. A colourful life story of a young immigrant who triumphs over all his difficulties. A mixture of comedy, romance and drama. An inspiring book that will definitely give you a real-life lesson: a motivation to see life more positively and many more.

Lovingly pieced together from letters, journal entries, documents and jottings which had lain untouched for forty years, this book paints a vivid picture of life in Germany before, during and after the war, and what Australia was like in the 50's, 60'sand 70's. It will resonate with anyone who has undertaken a similar life changing journey.

The head of a business empire, Harry Oppenheimer played an influential role in twentieth century South Africa, a role that is celebrated by some and condemned by others. This book investigates Oppenheimer’s political thinking, drawing from his speeches over the years.

A Native of Nowhere: The Life of Nat Nakasa tells the story of how a quiet, serious African boy growing up in the sleepy coastal city of Durban in the 1940s became part of the generation of outspoken black South African journalists in the 1950s and 1960s.

This volume of Archer's memoirs covers his 67 days at HMP Wayland, a Category C establishment. As this account testifies, he encountered not only the daily degradations of a dangerously over-stretched prison service, but the spirit and courage of his fellow inmates.