Rocky Versace American Soldier
Humbert "Rocky" Versace was the first prisoner of war to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during captivity.
Showing incredible will and resolve, Versace remained defiant in the face of Viet Cong interrogations for over two years before his captors decided to execute the man whose spirit they could not break....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Historical, Leaders & Notable People, Professionals & Academics, Specific Groups, History, Military, Nonfiction
Size: 20 pages
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The Memoirs of Detective Vidocq : Convict, Spy and Principal Agent of the French Police
French criminal turned master detective Vidocq’s life story is unforgettable and includes some of the best crime stories and juicy tales ever written....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Professionals & Academics, Specific Groups, Nonfiction
Size: 372 pages
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Gods, Kings and the Governments have clashed. One's happiness is another's blood. The lower class citizens are turned into slaves without them acknowledging it. The space between the poor and the rich is dramatically long, so long, that the gods cannot level the two groups. Religion, power and money is destroying the Earth as you read.
Damaged tanks, cars, fighter jets and buildings are all that can be seen. Adnan and his sister Yana never let go of each other's hand knowing that they could be killed any second. Adnan looked to the left and saw fallen trees that were hit by some kind of bullet or bomb. A silent state with not a single bird flying. Dead, dry and abandoned.
This is the story of Adnan, a 13-year-old Syrian boy, that faces hell in his own country and ...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Leaders & Notable People, Specific Groups, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, Thrillers, Suspense, Fiction, Action & Adventure, War, Nonfiction
Size: 43 pages
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Alexander the Great: A Life From Beginning to End (Military Biographies Book 2)
Alexander the Great* * *Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free BONUS Inside!* * *Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.Alexander the Great. A boy, groomed for greatness from the earliest age, who would put his stamp on the world for generations to come. A man who sought immortality and achieved it in just ten years. A soldier whose genius for strategy and tactics is still studied in the modern world. A ruler who understood how to win the hearts and minds of his subjects. This is the story of a Titan of the ancient world, a man who rose but, though he died, never truly fell.Inside you will read about...✓ Introduction ✓ The Genius of Philip of Macedon ✓ Alexander, King of Macedon ✓ Conquest of Persia ✓ Gaugamela and King of Asia ✓ The Death ...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Historical, Leaders & Notable People, Professionals & Academics, History, Ancient, Nonfiction
Size: Unknown
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John F. Kennedy: A Life From Beginning to End (Biographies of US Presidents Book 35)
John F. Kennedy* * *Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free BONUS Inside!* * *Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet.John F. Kennedy is the president that everyone knows. He was a rich man’s son, an athlete, a war hero, a ladies’ man, an author, a president, his face rendered forever young because the last time Americans saw him, he was riding in a convertible in Dallas, his glamorous wife at his side. Then the bullets struck, and the assassinated president became a legend, the truth of his life obscured by his tragic and untimely death. But JFK had more depth to his character than the magazine covers indicated. Inside you will read about...✓ No Irish Need Apply✓ War and the Kennedys✓ Kennedy in Congress✓ Kennedy for President✓ Kennedy Wom...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Leaders & Notable People, Specific Groups, History, Americas, Nonfiction
Size: 39 pages
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#1 Amazon Kindle Best Seller in Diaries and Journals
"A real life romance novel that will leave you rooting for love to win, no matter the circumstance." -MSPIRE
“…a love story of epic proportions!”-Reading Escapade Book Blog
“The must read book of the summer.” -Making Me, Lifestyle Blog
“5 Riveting Stars!” -Coffee Addict Books
True Love always finds a way.
AFFAIRYTALE, a Memoir
I had an affair. The most forbidden and seductive affair, and fell in love.
He was a rare gentleman, intelligent and gorgeous; a man every woman desired. Every cell in my body was telling me that he was my happily ever after.
I was stuck in a marriage of mediocrity, I ached for red s...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Nonfiction, Parenting & Families, Family Relationships, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Self-Help & Counselling, Relationships, Self-Help
Size: 363 pages
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Murder at the Mansard House: A Detective David MacDonald Murder Mystery
Lilian is a busy physician's assistant at the Mansard House, a nursing home in Boston, Massachusetts, run by the St. Francis Order. A facility well managed by the administrator, Father Michael, and the head nurse, Father Pat. The Mansard House feeds the hungry, clothes the poor, and cares for the sick.But on a day when everything appears to be business as usual—with nurses tending to patients and housekeepers distributing laundry—a grisly discovery is made in the rehab unit. A visiting priest from an affiliate order is found dead in a pool of his own blood. As the police arrive and the crime scene is established, Detective David MacDonald begins a thorough investigation—and everyone is a suspect.As the mystery unravels around a host of clues, the inquiry twists and turns to reveal a...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, True Accounts, True Crime
Size: 166 pages
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“You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed—you’re not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that”— LeBron “King” James
Have you ever wanted to know what makes Lebron James such a successful player?
From the high school courts in Akron, Ohio to the height of his career in the NBA, LeBron James has consistently dazzled and amazed opponents and spectators with his own playing style. There are some great athletes in the NBA, but LeBron is on another level: how did he achieve so much?
In this comprehensive LeBron James biography, you’ll discover the real secrets and philosophy behind the man, covering the earliest days of his career and the moments of failure that shaped him into the inspirational presence that he became later.
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Specific Groups, Children's eBooks, Fiction, Children's Fiction, Nonfiction, Sport, Basketball, Biographies
Size: 130 pages
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Prescription Drugs Also Kill: How Doctors Nearly Killed Me
“Prescription Drugs Also Kill” is the true story of one woman’s struggle to recover from a 20 year addiction to prescription drugs. Author, D.L. Duran’s addiction began after the birth of her second child in 1970, when unrelenting postpartum insomnia and anxiety prompted her to phone her OB/GYN physician and ask his advice on the matter. Over the telephone, he diagnosed her as depressed, referred her to a psychiatrist, and prescribed valium. Both the OB/GYN doctor and the psychiatrist readily prescribed addictive drugs, without warning Duran of their negative side effects. Her book documents the irresponsibility of her medical care, how indiscriminately doctors prescribed addictive drugs, even though they knew she was the mother of two young children, one a newborn. When her family...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Nonfiction, Self-Help & Counselling, Health & Fitness, Recovery
Size: 69 pages
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If you're looking for advice and guidance on how to structure your own compelling autobiography, then this book is for you!
Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet, or Kindle device.
Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, a story is a story, and good story-telling can go a long way towards piquing the attention of your audience. The conundrum most people encounter when deciding to write their autobiography or memoir is that they know they have a great story to tell, but they’re not sure how to tell it. If this is how you feel, then you’re certainly not alone. The good news is that, while a compelling life story is something you either have or don’t have, the technical know-how to put your story into words is something that you can learn. This book is designed spe...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, Education & Reference, Writing
Size: 28 pages
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Serial Killer: Henry McKenny: Big Harry
First page preview:
George Brett was a hard man. A well-known East End haulage contractor, he was fond of a fight. On Saturday 4 January 1975, he walked into a church hall in Goodmayes in Essex, accompanied by his 10-year old son Terry Neither was to come out alive.
The old church hall had long been converted for light industrial use. One half was a soft toy business, while an engineering company specialising in underwater equipment occupied the other.
Brett had been lured to the side by a man he knew as Mr Jennings. There was the possibility of some business for his haulage firm, and his son had come along for the ride. The floor of the hall was completely covered in children’s teddy bears, and racks around the wall contained diving equipment. The ...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, True Accounts, True Crime
Size: 102 pages
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Bound: The true story of a Bengali girl bound by culture and betrayed by love
An autobiographical account of British-Bangladeshi, Haleema Begum and her struggle to find her identity within the constraints of culture, religion and society....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction
Size: 79 pages
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Girl Alone can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 1 of 3 (Chapters 1-9 of 26).You can read Part 1 two weeks ahead of release of the full-length eBook and paperback.Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never gotten over it.This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father’s dead body. He has committed suicide. Then her mother remarries and Joss bitterly resents her step-father who abuses her mentally and physically.Cathy takes Joss under her wing but will she ever be able to get through to the warm-hearted girl she sees glimpses of underneath the vehement outbreaks of anger that dominate the house, and will Cathy be able to build up Joss...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, Parenting & Families
Size: 98 pages
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My Experiences in the World War
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Historical, Leaders & Notable People, Professionals & Academics, History, Military
Size: Unknown
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Blue Planet Blues Vol. 1 Hitchhiking the Psychedelic Matrix: The Memoirs of Holly Avila
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, Gay & Lesbian, Biography
Size: 22.85 mb
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Hey, don’t buy this book if you are in a hurry! It will certainly be a pity, a waste of time and money. You need to take some respite to join me inside. Once you enter, you’ll either enjoy it or not, the soul of my kindred will reveal properly.This life story is the direct effect of voodoo damnation, pending between the semicolons of one granted wish and the vision of an oracle. I wished to be loved, then I was told by a fortune teller that this year is the last of my life.This novel is based on my very real life.If you hate me when you close this book, it certainly means I have a chance to live longer.That’s an extremely aboulic situation, but I got used to it. ...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Fiction, War
Size: 268 pages
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I Found My Tomorrow in Paris: One Woman's Journey to a New Life
From financial loss to the termination of a 30 year marriage and a betrayal of friendship. This grandmother is propelled across the Atlantic Ocean in search of some meaning to this second stage of her life. She providentially encounters a French woman who becomes a mentor, and enrolls at the University of Nice. Soon along with her classmates, all younger than her children, she forms a mini United Nations. Her new begining was more than she had hoped for until a letter from home threatens to disrupt her journey. After moving from Nice to Paris, a call to the Franco American services opens up a world she never dreamt of, all while a chance encounter with an American business man leads her into uncharted waters.I Found My Tomorrow in Paris is a story of betrayal, friendship and the disco...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Nonfiction
Size: 175 pages
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BUS STOP READS Are Short Quick Reads.
MARQUISE MARIE BRINVILLIERS: SERIAL KILLER
Poisoning has long been a way of ending life. The ancients initially used plant substances to poison their hunting weapons to kill animals. But, somewhere along the way, somebody figured that what could kill a beast would also kill a man.
During the 17th Century, poisoning had surpassed murder to become a form of art.
The poisoning epidemic tore through Europe, as well as paranoia about being poisoned, especially amongst the upper classes. One infamous case that sent shockwaves through the European aristocracy was that of the serial killer Marquise Marie Brinvilliers.
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, History, Europe, Nonfiction, True Crime
Size: 22 pages
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Professionals & Academics, History, Americas
Size: 83 pages
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Get to Know Leo: His life, work and quotes
Considered to be one of the best authors of alltime, Leo Tolstoy (author of Anna Karenina and War and peace) is presented in this short read. Learn everything about his personality, life and work....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Arts & Literature, Specific Groups, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama & Criticism
Size: 20 pages
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Joan Shannon and the Sex Swinger Murders: An Anthology of True Crime
WHEN YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD 'SEX PARTY' TURNS DEADLYJoan and David Shannon were swingers who met other married couples for "sex parties" through the Internet. David would introduce his wife to Jeffrey WIlson and the two quickly fell in love. David grew jealous and warned his wife to stop seeing Wilson. Joan, however, wanted to keep seeing her swinger friend. In a bizarre series of events, she enlisted the aid of her fifteen-year-old daughter Elizabeth to kill David....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, True Accounts, True Crime
Size: 220 pages
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When three teenage boy's find themselves caught in the center of a sting-operation, they quickly discover the law isn't on their side. The city's corrupt officials will stop at nothing to set them up for the fall....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, True Accounts, True Crime
Size: Unknown
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In the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-five, a little ol’ band called Guns N’ Roses formed in Raz Cue’s living room. And thus, Cue became the band’s first manager... to be fired. With absolutely no hard feelings, Mr. Cue remained a trusted member of G N’ R’s inner circle for the remainder of the decade, allowing him to witness the iconic band tour the world’s stages as they rose to the pinnacle of rock ‘n’ roll. When the Guns N’ Roses party quit being fun for him, Cue stepped away from the swelling ranks of backstage hangers-on so that he might fully enjoy the band’s incendiary performances from a fan-in-the-audience perspective.With good times and fun stories constantly swirling about in his mind’s eye, a few years back, Mr. Cue resolved to set the st...
Genre: Arts & Photography, Music, Biography & True Accounts, Arts & Literature, Nonfiction
Size: 308 pages
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Frazzled and Dazzled: Real life chick lit
Meet Chantall, a fiercely independent single mum who’s bubbly, quick-witted and educated, hopeful, cynical and honest. And an expert at failure. She is ready to invite romance into her life. What she doesn’t bank on is meeting Andrew on Tinder. All is not as it seems with Andrew taking her on a journey of self discovery from suburban New Zealand to the hustle and bustle of the Hollywood Hills and Los Angeles. Enjoy this frank and humorous account of Chantall’s experiences where even she doesn’t know how the story will end and whether she will find love....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Humour, Nonfiction
Size: 229 pages
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Warden Force: Cold, Cold Hearts and Other True Game Warden Adventures: Episodes 39-49
A collection of 11 award winning short stories concerning the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat than any other state and is second only to Alaska in its vast expanses of wilderness.The fourth season contains 11 more exciting adventures:Trash Can Joe - Wardens pursue an infamous, outlaw hunting-guide who uses donuts to illegally bait bears. Meet “The Black Robinhood.”Callous Hearts - A rogue band of meth-cooking deer poachers meets with misfortune.Rascal’s Road to Justice - “The world’s greatest duck caller,” as a renowned waterfowl violator bills himsel...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Professionals & Academics, Nonfiction, True Accounts, True Crime
Size: 152 pages
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This is a complete look into Taylor Swifts History. From when she was a toddler all the way to becoming one of the most influential women in America. Its a great compilation of Taylor Swifts life, with pictures from when she was a toddler until she blossoms into a beautiful strong woman. This book is highly recommended for Taylor Swifts fans, and even those who really don't know her. You will find value in this book, whether you are wanting to add this to your T.S. collection. Or even if you just want reference points on this talented artist....
Genre: Arts & Photography, Art, Music, Pop Culture, Biography & True Accounts, Arts & Literature, Professionals & Academics, Children's eBooks, Nonfiction
Size: 41 pages
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She Devil : The True Story of Christa Pike
Christa Gail Pike, born 10 March 1976, currently sits on Tennessee’s death row for the murder of Colleen Slemmer, 19, on 12 January 1995. The murder occurred when Pike was 18 years old. Pike and her then-boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp who was 17 at the time of the murder were convicted of Slemmer’s murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Another friend of the defendants and the victim, Shadolla Peterson, also 18 at the time, was convicted as an accessory after the fact and given six years’ probation after turning informant. Pike was sentenced to death by electrocution in 1996 and, at the time, she had the distinction of being the youngest woman ever to be sentenced to death, in any state and only the second women given the death penalty in Tennessee....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, True Accounts, True Crime
Size: 15 pages
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This short essay relates to the electrical genius Thomas Alva Edison. It covers his early life, career as an innovator and highlights his main inventions. The article is illustrated and contains a list of references and further reading material....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Professionals & Academics, Nonfiction, Science & Maths, Physics
Size: 32 pages
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Thorsteinn: Biography of an Icelander
Thorsteinn (Thomas) Borgford was born in Iceland in 1874 and immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of twelve years. He led an interesting and eventful life, leaving an indelible footprint on the history of western Canada.As a youth in Iceland he acquired the basics of survival and the process of learning which he put to good use in his harsh days of maneuvering life as an immigrant in Canada. By the time he was twenty years old he was well positioned to make his mark, as an accomplished construction superintendent.As one of the founders of the J. McDiarmid Co. Ltd., Thomas and his partners erected some of the most recognizable structures in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.Although a proud and loyal Canadian, he never forgot his Icelandic roots and many of h...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Historical, History, Nonfiction
Size: Unknown
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Fiction, Humour, Nonfiction
Size: 17 pages
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