Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography

Soaring With The Eagles    by Thornton Barnes
Price: $9.99 USD. 75510 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Military.

Soaring with the Eagles by Thornton D. "TD" Barnes is a nonfiction book by a veteran of the NASA High Range and Groom Lake with where he and others pioneered the NASA X-15, XB-70, and Lifting Bodies. Barnes was recruited for the CIA A-12 Oxcart at Area 51 where he remained as Special Projects cadre for the Soviet MiG exploitation programs, the early days of stealth. The content is declassified.
Diaspora to the Sun    by Jack R. Williams
Price: $4.99 USD. 100080 words. Language: English. Published by Fideli Publishing on February 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

This is my family saga across the anti-podal easterly flow of twentieth century history. My family characters are light and they always considered themselves ironically to be in the best of worlds, reminiscent of Voltaire’s Dr. Pangloss.
The Sable Provenance    by John Namnik
Price: $2.99 USD. 103760 words. Language: English. Published on January 25, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Australia & New Zealand.

This 200-year saga (1790 – 1990) is a close-to-true novel that began with a criminal family in England, another in Scotland, and a family of nobles in Ireland. It is the story of how they came to be in Australia and how the progress of convicts and aristocrats resulted in the SABLE siblings of Western Australia.
Montana Memories    by Thomas Bullock
Price: $1.99 USD. 50010 words. Language: English. Published on December 20, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

Montana Memories is a series of recollections of the author’s experiences growing up in Montana during the middle of the twentieth century. The nation had recovered from a long depression, fought and won a world war and faced the uncertainties of the Cold War. For young boys it was time of adventure and daring escapades while hunting and fishing in the spectacular Montana venues.
Daniel A Tale of Courage and Determination, of Love and Loss    by Vicky Adin
Price: $3.99 USD. 84150 words. Language: English. Published on November 24, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

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A vivid, attention-grabbing insight into the everyday lives of pioneering New Zealanders, Daniel makes history come alive! A powerful and moving narrative traces Daniel Adin through the generations, from 1863 until his death in 1926. The story alternates between real-life events as they happen to Daniel and following Libby, the modern-day researcher, as she seeks his true story.
The Perfect Man: The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Strongman    by David Waller
Price: $4.99 USD. 72750 words. Language: English. Published by Victorian Secrets  on November 22, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) was the Victorian Arnold Schwarzenegger - a strongman who was colossally famous in his day and possessed what was considered to be the most perfect male body. He rose from obscurity in Prussia to become a music-hall sensation in late Victorian London, going on to great success as a performer in North America and throughout the British Empire.
The Jesus Delusion    by BWM Books
Price: $8.99 USD. 58160 words. Language: English. Published on November 22, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

What is the true story of the figure who stands at the centre of the Christian faith? Was he a god in human guise, or was he a man with a singular obsession, one which he believed would transform the world as he knew it and establish Heaven and earth? The Jesus Delusion will shatter old myths and provoke new debate on the most controversial figure in history.
Where The Forest Trail Meets The River    by Larry Rintala
Price: $3.99 USD. 64340 words. Language: English. Published on November 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

With the Nanaimo River on Vancouver Island as a back-drop, the author paints a vivid picture of the lifestyle, values and attitudes of a community of hard-working, country people in this true story of a young boy growing up on a farm in British Columbia in the 1960s.
A Kid in the Great Depression    by Lou Tyrrell
Price: $2.99 USD. 101840 words. Language: English. Published by Lou Tyrrell on November 10, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

Glendale, California. 1927. The family gathers around the table as father carves a roast duck while making a thrilling announcement that shortly we’ll be moving into a fabulous new house. Then history takes over. One day we were rich. The next we were broke. Living in a little cottage surrounded by a walnut grove. Come along as we lived through the worst depression in American history.
A Namibian Canvas    by Julia Stevens
Price: $6.99 USD. 67630 words. Language: English. Published by Truth House Publishing  on November 7, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Namibia’s history, both personal and national. Julia Steven’s diary of her stay in Namibia the year it gained independence from South Africa is pure poetry. The country comes alive in vivid colour and symphonic sound. Funny, insightful, and heart-stopping – for instance when she ventured into Angola while the war was still on...