Biographies and autobiographies

  • Lady in waiting : my extraordinary life in the shadow of the crown

    Creator

    Glenconner, Anne

    Abstract

    Lady Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, as a daughter she was deemed unable to inherit. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive the vipers of court life with her sense of humor intact.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • First, they erased our name : a Rohingya speaks

    Creator

    Ansel, Sophie

    Habiburahman

    Abstract

    When Habiburahman was three years old, he became stateless in his own country when Burma's military leader declared that his people, the Rohingya, were not recognized as one of the eight "national races." Through the eyes of a child, we learn about the historic persecution of the Rohingya people and witness the violence Habiburahman endured throughout his life until he escaped the country in 2000.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • The magical language of others : a memoir

    Creator

    Koh, EJ

    Abstract

    Eun Ji finds a box of letters from her mother, seeking forgiveness for leaving her and her brother to return Korea years ago. How do words articulate the ways that distance can shape love?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Women who launch : women who shattered glass ceilings

    Creator

    Wagman-Geller, Marlene

    Abstract

    This book is filled with inspiring true stories of women activists, artists, and entrepreneurs who launched some of the most famous companies, brands, and organizations today and changed the world. It is at once a collection of biographies and a testament of female empowerment.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Inside Trump's White House : the real story of his presidency

    Creator

    Wead, Doug

    Abstract

    After dozens of books and articles by anonymous sources, Doug Wead presents a history of the Trump White House with the President and his staff talking openly, on the record. This book contains interviews with the President in the Oval Office, chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, Jared and Ivanka Kushner, Donald Trump Jr., Eric and Lara Trump, and White House insiders.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • A native's return, 1945-1988

    Creator

    Shirer, William L.

    Abstract

    The prominent journalist, author, and historian of some of the most pivotal events of the twentieth century describes a post-Hitler world, including the McCarthy years and its blacklists.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Last stop Auschwitz : my story of survival from within the camp

    Creator

    Wind, Eddy de

    Abstract

    In 1943, amidst the start of German occupation, Eddy de Wind worked as a doctor at Westerbork, a Dutch transit camp. His mother had been taken to this camp by Nazis but Eddy was assured by the Jewish Council she would be freed in exchange for his labor.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • The martyrdom of Collins Catch the Bear

    Creator

    Spence, Gerry

    Abstract

    This is the untold story of Collins Catch the Bear, a Lakota Sioux, who was wrongfully charged as part of a conspiracy with the murder of a white man.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Journal of a trapper : nine years in the Rocky Mountains, 1834-1843

    Creator

    Russell, Osborne

    Abstract

    In 1834, Osborne Russell joined an expedition from Boston, which proceeded to the Rocky Mountains to capitalize on the lucrative salmon and fur trade. Beginning at the age of twenty, he detailed the life of a trapper in his journal and recorded his adventures through treacherous terrain, encounters with dangerous wildlife, and confrontations with the natives of the Rockies.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié