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

A native of Beaumont, Texas, and a World War II veteran, Jack Brooks represented Texas»s Ninth District for forty-two years in the U.S. Congress. One of the most influential congressmen you»ve neve …

The story of James W.C. Pennington who was a former slave, then a Yale scholar, minister, and international leader of the Antebellum abolitionist movement. He escaped from slavery aged 19 in 1827 and …

»Basu»s account of how Arthur Conan Doyle set about trying to get a pardon for Edalji is in itself a fine piece of detective work.» The Times »Compulsive reading. » A.N. Wilson »Nails the nasti …

Within Argentina, Juan Domingo Perón continues to be the subject of exaggerated and diametrically opposed views. A dictator, a great leader, the hero of the working classes and Argentina»s “first wo …

While speculation has always been crucial to biography, it has often been neglected, denied or misunderstood. This edited collection brings together a group of international biographers to discuss ho …

James offers a concise and accessible introduction to a New Testament text, in this case aimed specifically at undergraduate-level students. John S. Kloppenborg introduces the reader to a series of c …

Autobiography of the front man of ground breaking 70s rock Welsh group, Edward H Dafis. As well as stories about the band and his career as a TV director, Cleif Harpwood shares personal stories about …

Juliet Fisher is a prosperous businesswoman with years of experience in the hospitality industry under her belt. She has five wonderful children whom she adores and a beautiful home in the Suffolk co …

This is a story of migration from rural Gujarat to Nairobi, Kenya and the impact of the struggles for independence from British rule on a traditional Hindu Gujarati family, and finally to London in 1 …

This is the untold story of an unknown, illegitimate, poor, working class East London woman, happily married with children, and her friendship with a well-known, wealthy, South African Jew who became …