National Academy of Sciences 
Biographical Memoirs [PDF ebook] 
Volume 59

This is a true story that opens in the mid 60’s. The main character, Lloyd, had already been in many hospitals for various reasons, but his self-determination begins with his admission to The Cripple …

Sir Edward Heath’s Private Secretary didn’t take retirement sitting down… At age 60 Eugene Barter, along with her sister and brother-in-law, moved to a house in the foothills of the Pyrenees to start …

Told with intimacy and ferocity and set in the passionate and crumbling Spanish Quarter of Naples, comes a poignant tale of first love – of a place, of a person – where languages and cultures collide …

Josephine was born on February 7th, 1917, in the small village of Little River Harbor, Nova Scotia. Her childhood was spent on the family farm with her five other siblings. There was little money but …

Flow through this book on an amazing journey from the beginnings of a small boy using his imagination to awaken the energy of magical awareness, as he experiences night-time encounters with beings fr …

For a special decade, from 1965 (when the author was 15 years old) to ten years later in 1975, David Chudwin was at the centre of many events which have shaped American life, culture and history. Lik …

"James Madison" by Sydney Howard Gay is a definitive biography that delves into the life and legacy of the esteemed Founding Father. Gay meticulously explores Madison’s pivotal role in shap …

This engaging biography of Sidney and Beatrice Webb, ‘Unceasing War on Poverty’, takes the reader into the world of the Webbs, the remarkable couple who changed Britain, inspiring a generation to fig …

"An Old Town by the Sea" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich is a poetic exploration of a seaside town that blends nostalgia, beauty, and a sense of timelessness. Aldrich paints a vivid picture of thi …