Biography & Autobiography Books Product Reviews and Prices

Rosemary Wells - Mary on Horseback: 3 Mountain Stories

Tells the stories of three families who were helped by the work of Mary Breckinridge, the first nurse to go into the Appalachian Mountains and give ...

1 review

"Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories on the Frontier Nursing Service"
Reviewed by dandj on Jun 13, 2005
Mary on Horseback provides a wonderful grade-school introduction to a little-known part of American history.

$1 - $5

from 3 stores

Max Brod - Franz Kafka: A Biography

Free Worldwide Delivery : Franz Kafka : Paperback : The Perseus Books Group : 9780306806704 : 0306806703 : 01 Sep 1995 : This biography of Franz ...

1 review

"A Confidant's Account of a Great Writer"
Reviewed by fuche_bu on Nov 9, 2003
An in depth albeit somewhat biased biography from Kafka's close friend and literary executor.

$13 - $16

from 2 stores

W. Somerset Maugham - Cakes and Ale

Edward Driffield is a writer idolized by London's literati. His second wife commissions a second-rate popular novelist named Roy Kear to write ...

1 review

"Cakes and Ale - W. Somerset Maugham"
Reviewed by mikemelmak on Aug 13, 2012
Biographical fiction very close to the truth.

Jan Karon - At Home in Mitford

It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. ...

26 reviews

"The First in a Series of Lovely Books"
Reviewed by kandscreeley on Jan 9, 2008
Fabulous book that is definitely worth your time.

$9 - $15

from 2 stores

Eric Metaxas - Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery

Hero to Abraham Lincoln and an inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America, Wilberforce worked tirelessly for the cessation of slavery in ...

1 review

"Amazing Grace: A Compelling Portrait of Wiliam Wilberforce by Eric Metaxas"
Reviewed by befus on Mar 31, 2010
A loving tribute and a compelling portrait of a great man.

$14 - $18

from 2 stores

Mary Stewart - Wicked Day

Free Worldwide Delivery : The Wicked Day : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers Inc : 9780060548285 : 0060548282 : 06 May 2003 : The incomparable ...

1 review

"A Great Conclusion to This Fantastic Series"
Reviewed by jenn_richard on Jan 16, 2000
The Wicked Day is a fantastic end to Mary Stewart's Merlin Series. However, this book could be read completely free . . .

$7 - $14

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Iris Johansen - Eight Days to Live

After Eve Duncan's adopted daughter, Jane, paints a portrait called "Guilt," a mysterious cult targets the young artist, deciding that she only has ...

1 review

"Eight Days to Live (Iris Johansen):don't waste eight_days, eight_hours, or even eight_minutes on this book!"
Reviewed by ladyconsumer on Nov 10, 2010
Sorry, Ms. Johansen, but this one really didn't work for me. Save paranormal phenomena for an appropriate genre, not a murder mystery/thriller.

David A. Adler - A Picture Book of Paul Revere

A picture book about the life of Paul Revere.

1 review

"Great Biography of Paul Revere for Kids"
Reviewed by kjscrafts on Apr 9, 2008
Great book to teach kids about Paul Revere and that he did way more than just riding to warn the British were coming.

Dan Bar-El - Such a Prince

Libby Gaborchik, a highly unusual fairy, helps Marvin, a poor peasant, win the hand of the beautiful but love-starved Princess Vera.

$5

from 1 store

Frank Abagnale and Stan Redding - Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Most Extraordinary Liar in the History of Fun and Profit

Frank Abagnale was possibly the world's most talented con artist. A high school dropout, Abagnale amassed millions of dollars by passing bad checks, ...

8 reviews

"Catch Me If You Can -- Chicks and Checks"
Reviewed by driftless on May 3, 2012
The Bottom Line didn't detect even a hint of remorse.

$6 - $14

from 2 stores

Tosca Lee - Demon

A drab Boston publishing professional plunges into a dark tale of love, ambition, and grace when he makes a sinister acquaintance whose story becomes ...

1 review

"WOW!"
Reviewed by robincaroll on Oct 10, 2008
Great read as it'll make you think...and that might be even scarier than the book

$6 - $12

from 2 stores

Louise Bernikow - Bark If You Love Me: A Woman-Meets-Dog Story

A short ode to fate and the love of a good dog, this book notes the turn Bernikow's life took when she unpredictably adopts a stray boxer.

2 reviews

"Single female meets mysterious male"
Reviewed by mcdoodles on Mar 18, 2004
Book fine for a quick read and for a different point of view on dogs in the big city. Story slows down in the middle and does not regain speed.

Allan Folsom - Day of Confession

When Harry Addison learns that his brother has been killed in a bus explosion in Italy, he rushes to Rome. But the body bears only a faint ...

3 reviews

"Enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow ? Allan Folsom's Day Of Confession"
Reviewed by armchair on Jun 12, 2001
Enjoyed Folsom's debut novel'The Day After Tomorrow'? You'll love 'Day of Confession'. New to Folsom? Treat yourself to a great read with plenty of punch.

$16 - $38

from 2 stores

Lois Lowry - Gathering Blue

Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a task that no other community member can carry ...

7 reviews

"Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry"
Reviewed by artemis8 on Jun 12, 2012
This is a very interesting story about a girl in a future society that has a lot of secrets.

$6 - $12

from 2 stores

Michael Ondaatje - Running in the Family

In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating ...

2 reviews

"Dysfunctional in Ceylon 101"
Reviewed by yoyobunny on Feb 14, 2002
I can always find this book in my bookshelf. It is a must read for anyone with imagination, a sense of adventure, and a highly eccentric family!

$13

from 1 store

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