Albert Bigelow Paine 
Mark Twain, a Biography [PDF ebook] 
The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Stage fright is one of the human psyche”s deepest fears. Over half of British adults name public speaking as their greatest fear, even greater than heights and snakes. Laurence Olivier learned to ad …

Sarah-Jane Le Blanc grew up with no particular interest in animals. A down-to-earth mother of two with a job working with disadvantaged children, other people”s pets didn”t feature very highly in h …

‘Wonderfully entertaining’ Mail on Sunday ‘Profoundly important’ Guardian Graeme Fowler – former England cricketer, happy-go-lucky joker and inspirational coach – was 47 when depressio …

Paul David Wellstone Jr., or ?Dave as he is known to his friends, fell into a zombie-like state of shock when he first got word that the eleven-seater plane carrying his parents and sister couldn t b …

”The most beautiful book I ever read.” – Rune Larsson, ultra-distance runner Markus Torgeby was just 20 years old when he headed off into the remote Swedish forest to live as a recluse and dedicate …

First published in 2002. This volume compiles the autobiographies of the management discipline’s most distinguished laureates. Prior to this publication, the available management literature provided …

As the last presumptive founder of American sociology, Edward Alsworth Ross (1866û1951) was the first to secure its place in public discourse. Originally an economist who strongly criticized monopoli …

______________________ ”A beautifully written account of postpartum psychosis, and the ties, blessings and burdens of family” – NIGELLA LAWSON SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE Y …

Best known for the progressive school he founded in Dessau during the 18th century, Johann Bernhard Basedow was a central thinker in the German Enlightenment. Since his death in 1790 a substantial bo …