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Columba: the Faith of an Island Soldier by Bruce Ritchie
Category: History | Series: Biography Ser.
Columba's name dominates the narrative of early Scottish Christianity. What was established on Iona through Columba's astonishing leadership, and through a succession of energetic and resourceful abbots, exerted a unique influence on the development of Christianity in Scotland and beyond. Bruce Ritchie' ...Show more
Democratic Adventurer: Graham Berry and the Making of Australian Politics by Sean Scalmer
Category: Australian History | Series: Biography Ser.
Graham Berry (1822-1904) was colonial Australia's most gifted, creative and controversial politician. A riveting speaker, a newspaper proprietor and editor, and the founder of Australia's first mass political party, he wielded these tools to launch an age of reform: spearheading the adoption of a 'prote ...Show more
Dictionary of World Biography by Barry Jones
Category: Reference Dictionaries Words | Series: ANU Lives Series in Biography Ser.
Jones, Barry Owen (1932- ). Australian politician, writer and lawyer, born in Geelong. Educated at Melbourne University, he was a public servant, high school teacher, television and radio performer, university lecturer and lawyer before serving as a Labor MP in the Victorian Parliament 1972-77 and the A ...Show more
Dictionary of World Biography, 7th edition by Barry JONES
Category: Biography | Series: ANU Lives Series in Biography Ser.
Weaves historical facts with perspective on the subjects and the influence they had on theirs and on modern times. Gain a unique insight into the life and times of important identities, cultural icons and controversial characters, including Shakespeare, Freud, Mari I, Nero, Matisse and Pol Pot.
Dresden and the Heavy Bombers - An RAF Navigator's Perspective by Frank Musgrove
Category: Military | Series: Biography Ser.
This is the first hand account of a young man's entry into World War II in 1941, culminating in his role in the bombing of Dresden in February 1945 by RAF Bomber Command. This is not a gung-ho account of flying with Bomber Command, instead Musgrove takes the form of a basic narrative in his memoir, payi ...Show more
Enrique Alférez - Sculptor by Katie Bowler Young
Category: Art and Design | Series: Louisiana Artists Biography Ser.
Enrique Alférez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, but for almost seventy years, he worked in New Orleans, where he left a lasting imprint through his figurative sculptures, monuments, and fountains. Katie Bowler Young has gained unprecedented access to Alférez's personal and family holdings and has crafted ...Show more
Fred Paterson the Peoples Ch by Fitzgerald Ross
Category: Biography | Series: UQP Biography Ser.
In Australian history, F. W. Paterson remains the only Communist Party representative to be elected to any state or federal parliament. At the time it was said of Paterson that only one man was less likely ever to become Premier of Queensland, Johannes Bjelke-Petersen. A Rhodes Scholar and divinity stud ...Show more
Half the Perfect World: Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra (1955 - 1964) by Paul Genoni, Tanya Dalziell
Category: Biography | Series: Biography Ser.
WINNER OF 2019 NONFICTION PM'S PRIZE Half the Perfect World is a social and literary account of the expatriate artist community on the Greek island of Hydra from 1955 to 1964, and is richly illustrated by LIFE Magazine eye-witness photographer James Burke. Fostered by celebrated Australian literary coup ...Show more
Harry Styles - Issue #9 by C. H. Mitford
Category: Biographies | Series: Scoop! the Unauthorized Biography Ser.
Harry Styles seemed like your average boy-band-turned-solo-musician act. But when he took a leading role in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, Harry showed the world he was anything but a one-trick pony. And with a sophomore smash to follow up his debut album, things are really starting to heat up for this Br ...Show more
Helen Keller by Leslie Garrett; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff; Annie Tremmel Wilcox
Category: Children's History | Series: DK Biography Ser.
For use in schools and libraries only. A visually exciting biography including full-color photographs, definitions of key words, and sidebars.
Here I Stand - A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton
Category: Biography | Series: Classic Biography Ser.
"I cannot and will not recant!...Here I stand." This authoritative and inspiring story paints a vivid portrait of the crusader who spearheaded the Reformation. Considered one of the most readable biographies of Martin Luther, this volume looks at the German religious reformer and his influence on Wester ...Show more
Home - A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews
Category: Biography | Series: Thorndike Biography Ser.
Since her first appearance on screen in Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have endeared her to generations. But she has never told the story of her life before fame. Until now. In Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, Julie takes her readers on a warm, moving, and ofte ...Show more