Biography & Autobiography
Chicago May: Her Story
Read by Jim Locke
May Churchill Sharpe
This is a cold-blooded recital of fact, a plain, unvarnished statement from a client to a lawyer. It is the history of the life of a notorio…
We
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Charles Lindbergh
"We" is comprised of two parts. The first ten chapters (sections) where he traces his steady and remarkable genius for flying are …
Houdini: His Life Story
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Harold Kellock
This biography of Houdini is based on Harry's many autobiographical fragments, diary entries, clippings of the era, as well as memories left…
Finding a Way Out: An Autobiography
Read by Jim Locke
Robert R. Moton
He says about this work: "I have tried to record the events that have given character and colour to my own life, and at the same time t…
The Youth of Washington: Told in the Form of an Autobiography
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Silas Weir Mitchell
Departing from the usual third person narratives of biographies, this account is told in the first person as the reminiscences of a now reti…
Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, Scholar and Architect
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Lawrence Weaver
This 1923 monograph on the life and work of Sir Christopher Wren was written by Lawrence Weaver, an English architectural writer and editor.…
Journal of Francis Asbury, Volume II
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Francis Asbury
As one of the first two bishops of the Methodist church in America and one of the most well-known circuit riders during the spread of Method…
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters
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Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…
The Seven Stairs
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Stuart Brent
An Autobiography of Stuart Brent, who in 1946 followed his bliss and opened an independent bookstore in Chicago, which became very popular a…
Twenty Years on Horseback; or, Itinerating in West Virginia
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William Marion Weekley
William Weekley was graduate of Asbury Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, and a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. From the au…
Father Marquette
Read by Carol Pelster
Reuben Gold Thwaites
“Father Marquette” is a biography of the French priest, devout missionary and courageous explorer who led an expedition, along with Louis Jo…
George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albania, Books 1–3
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Marin Barleti
This is an early account of the life of George Castriot, Dominus Albaniae; An Albanian princeling and Ottoman military commander who rebelle…
A Pickle For the Knowing Ones
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Timothy Dexter
Timothy Dexter, a business man in the late 1700's, writes about his thoughts and his life. He is an unconventional man who follows his own …
Life of Liszt
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Ludwig Nohl
The Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer, Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886), is still regarded as one of the greatest classical musicians of all …