Biographies & Autobiographies

"Bellringer" is a football term used to describe a player that attacks, hits, intimidates, but respects, and shows sportsmanship, to players on an opposing team. Jerry Pitts, was given this nickname by his college coach. It summarizes his life on and off the arena of athletics. However, this is not just book about sports, it also tell the story of how many people shaped a life, the success and failures over a lifetime, and the many times that the Hand of God was directly involved in preventing

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The title comes from a note penned by an English professor. It took years to understand the nuanced message of low expectations for one of the University of Texas' few students of color.

A Black woman overcomes staggering adversity to discover trust in The Divine and the mystical path that leads to the authentic self. Features 10 original illustrations of the life cycle of the lotus.

In a world where there is seemingly a deficit of empathy, and nothing seems to matter until hard times knock at the door; Adrienne uses her cancer diagnosis and survivor mode tactics to put a humorous spin on a hard to swallow topic - being diagnosed with a life threatening disease. In this book she gives credence and thanks to the co-survivors (friends and family), who walked beside her pushing and carrying her through this intimate detail on her journey of healing. Each chapter contains tidbi

He is as stone-cold sane as ever. Only his late mother prefers Him to be in a mental hospital, fooling society that he murdered his stepmother and fooling psychiatrists that he needs demeaning doses of antipsychotic drugs and otherwise 'looked after' at the age of seventy-six.

1 Recce. Een van die skerpste, veelsydigste en dodelikste spesialiseenhede in die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag. Die manne was superfiks en bomenslik taai. Hulle het telkens hul lewe op die spel geplaas in geheime operasies.

June 7, 1990, a baby boy was born to Kalvin and Kim Hilliard. As their only child, he was surrounded by their love and care, and they did their best to shelter him from the woes of life. #FrontRowSeat details the moments they could no longer protect their son from - stories about what happens when life hits, and the downward spiral that life almost takes him down. #FrontRowSeat is my story told about me, by me. This is your up close and personal look into moments that shaped a 12-year-o

The story of Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor's rise from a life as an apprentice plumber in Dublin to become a World Champion in the UFC and arguably the most compelling, and wealthiest sporting figure of the past decade.

At age 16, Logan Seelye had a dream: he was going to earn a football scholarship at a Division 1 football program and then, somehow, he was going to win a spot on an NFL team. Then, wham! A spinal cord injury shattered that dream forever. Rather than tumbling into depression, Logan lifted himself up and pursued new life goals.

1,364 Days, a World War II Veteran's Story is a highly-entertaining war story that stands out from the rest as it follows the military experiences of Roger Dion, a U.S. Army Air Transport Command aircraft mechanic/flight engineer stationed at St. Mawgan Air Base near the seacoast town of Newquay in southern England. Roger's lighthearted wit, enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach to life transform ordinary, everyday occurrences into exciting and amusing events. His anecdotes, taken from recorde

Eminem's bodyguard details the good times, hardships, drug abuse, domestic violence, scandals, sex, near-death experiences, murder, oppression of employees, and bitter betrayal that take place in the hip-hop/rapper's world.