Riggs - Biography & Memoir 1

What does it mean to live with a sound mind in a world shaped by fear, loss, and uncertainty? In A Sound Mind, the author traces a life marked by illness, infertility, stalking, spiritual upheaval, ……続きを見る

Before The Old U(VA) and I and The Old Boarding School, there was the boy who lived it all. Born in 1943, the author spent his first fourteen years on the move-across Montreal, Canada, three norther……続きを見る

This is not just the story of one boarding school or one student's prep school experience. Frank is a legendary storyteller, so in this book we get the universal story of boys seeking manhood away f……続きを見る

Al comenzar el nuevo milenio, la BBC llevó a cabo una encuesta nacional para determinar el británico más grande de todos los tiempos. Entre innumerables figuras históricas que abarcan siglos, solo h……続きを見る

Before The Old U(VA) and I and The Old Boarding School, there was the boy who lived it all. Born in 1943, the author spent his first fourteen years on the moveーacross Montreal, Canada, three northe……続きを見る

Sutton E. Griggs’s first novel, originally published in 1899, paints a searing picture of the violent enforcement of disfranchisement and Jim Crow racial segregation. Based on events of the time, in……続きを見る

Searching for a Father's Love is a powerful and tender story of a woman's lifelong search to be seen, chosen, and loved. Told through a blend of memoir and reflective storytelling, Michelle Briggs s……続きを見る

Between 1899 and 1908, five long works of fiction by the Nashville-based Black Baptist minister Sutton E. Griggs appeared in print in which he examined the interrelationships among race, politics, e……続きを見る

Advisory note. The content of Peacock on the Moon reflects the language and attitudes of the decades it is describing, which some readers may find offensive. References to acts of overt discriminati……続きを見る

This is an observational, experiential, insightful, thought provoking, yet amusing life story, showing how childhood memories from the 1950's, 60's and 70's were in stark contrast and totally at odd……続きを見る

“These memoirs, by a seasoned and highly competent career diplomatist, covering his various involvements with Latin America and his frequent tiffs with his own government, give an authoritative and ……続きを見る

My many psychology clients have asked me what goes on in my profession, and what I, and their past therapists really think. I write from the perspective of a professionally trained listener/helper, ……続きを見る

Overcoming Educational Barriers: A Journey from Poverty to Leadership. A Defiant Stand Against Systemic Inequities. Unleashing the Power of the 'Village'. In this compelling memoir, Beyond the Label……続きを見る

Capitalism is destroying the world and crushing humanity. We need a better one. This book, although a memoir is not simply a chronology of a life but a personalised history of a movement. It isnot t……続きを見る

***Undeniably Guilty, Positively Forgiven***is the powerful memoir of an African American Christian woman who finds healing after the devastating loss of her only son, Charles Emmanuel Briggs, to a ……続きを見る

Snap Beads: A Remembering is a nonfictional memoir of an aging woman. During this story of time and memory, a string of events unfolds that touches on historic and societal issues such as WWII and P……続きを見る

Rev. Kevin Burns (KB) Growing up in a large family meant there was always something to do and always someone to play with. But sometimes I wanted to be left alone. During those times, I went to my b……続きを見る

The definitive biography of the famous Elizabethan-era dramatist and poetーand an investigation into his murder. Shakespeare's contemporary, Christopher Marlowe revolutionized English drama and poet……続きを見る

'A page-turner with a mystery to solve, and a meditation on what it means for a child to know their parents' - Cathy Rentzenbrink 'An exceptional, entirely unpredictable, real-life thriller' - Micha……続きを見る

In an attempt to shield her from further trauma, eight-year -old Velma was expected to stay home with her younger sisters. She could not attend her mother’s burial. The cemetery was not too fa r fro……続きを見る

'Impeccably researched and beautifully written' David Wengrow 'Utterly original' Paul Strathern When it was found in 1922, the 3,300-year old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world, ……続きを見る

About the Book In From Red Dirt: An Autobiographical Narrative and Verse of a Georgia Son is a tribute to the Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer, whose setting of the novel Cane (1923) begins in ……続きを見る

Leave No MilSpouse Behind Inspiring Stories That Empower Dreams Leave No MilSpouse Behind is a collaboration by six inspiring women. These women come from very different backgrounds, but they all sh……続きを見る

This book is about the journey of a black preacher in America, a U.S. Army Veteran hero of the Vietnam War who won multiple Bronze Stars while serving in the Vietnam. He became a professional minist……続きを見る

In Search of the Beanstalk is a memoir about the family history and life of Jack Griggs and was written to preserve some of his family's history by recounting some of the amusing events and episodes……続きを見る

Wie sehr das Leben leuchtet, auch in seinen dunkelsten Momenten. "Sterben ist nicht das Ende der Welt", hat ihre Mutter einmal gesagt. Doch erst jetzt beginnt Nina Riggs den Satz zu verstehen: Mit 3……続きを見る

The unusual, gravity-defying first act of improvisational theater’s founding fatherーnow in paperback Dudley Riggs didn’t have to run away from home to join the circus: home was the circus. Son of t……続きを見る

In "Mary and I: Forty Years with the Sioux," Stephen Return Riggs offers a compelling narrative that intertwines personal memoir with a rich sociocultural examination of the Sioux people during the ……続きを見る

The renowned English historian reflects on the meaningful personal relationships in his life, from his childhood and education to his professional career. " Special Relationships exudes a larger-th……続きを見る

More than ever, terrorist acts command enormous attention. Concerns about terrorism have led to sweeping new restrictive government policies on such matters as immigration and airline security. In a……続きを見る