Kategoria BISAC: Biography & Autobiography >> Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General

In this book I have recounted important facets of the story of my inner intellectual and spiritual growth. It is the story of how, a relatively, dogmatic model of Islam developed into the paradigm that I now accept. In one sentence my journey has taken me from an honest acceptance that Muslims alone will win salvation to an equally honest acceptance of the beauty and validity of inter-faith spirituality. More importantly, my reasons for accepting so are derived not merely from my study of philosophy, but also, and very much so, from the study of the Quran in the perspective of history. My...

"A Puget Sound Odyssey" is a witty, intimate personal memoir describing a boy's adventures growing up in a large family during the Depression years on a small farm in rural Washington state. The author's dry wit and friendly writing style bring many colorful episodes to life. The family of six survived on their small homestead without modern plumbing or heat, and depended on hunting, salmon fishing, and taking on odd jobs for small businesses and farms nearby.

"One summer our family was picnicking at the Mason Lake area, and as we were swimming, Gene found an...

An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill

Colonel W.F. Cody

Illustrated By N.C. Wyeth

William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 - January 10, 1917) was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa) in Le Claire but he grew up for several years in his father's hometown in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory.

Buffalo Bill started working at the age of eleven after his father's death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 14. During the American Civil War, he served for the Union from 1863...

Elisavietta Ritchie is a woman who has really lived and this verbal rumination on her heritage, the

people she has loved, the family recipes for borscht or cherry vodka or bread

are filled with such exquisite, well-realized detail, a reader is drawn along with

the force of a rip tide on a summer afternoon at the beach. It's all simply so interesting.

And her conversations with the past and recently dead intrigue us: "It

tolls for thee," they remind us, and yes, we all do eventually get out alive according

to this wise woman when it comes our time...

In Memoirs of Living in The McGill Ghetto, Woschiz recalls his time there and emphasizes the contributions of its inhabitants to Canadian culture over the years. After introducing his own family's history, he shares memories of growing up in that environment in the forties and fifties,...