Biography Books
Vintage Biography Books
We have a sizable selection of vintage and out-of-print Biography Books for sale including The African Americans, Angel Unaware by Dale Evans Rogers, Audrey Style by Pamela Clarke Keogh, Confession and Avoidance signed by Leon Jaworski, Country Lawyer signed by Fred Whitaker, Deo Volente signed, Dorothy and Lillian Gish, Lenny Bruce signed by Albert Goldman, Life of Theodore Roosevelt by William Draper Lewis, Monroe Dunaway Anderson History of the Texas Medical Center, The Secret of Inner Strength signed Chuck Norris, Young Man with a Horn signed by Johnny Bisagno and many more. Some subjects covered are sports, entertainment, theater, autobiography, baseball, football, music, political. Many of the books are signed by the author. They would make sensational gifts!
coming up black david schulz ghetto slum book
Soft covered book titled COMING UP BLACK by David Schulz, 1969, 209 pages more. For three and a half years sociologist David Schulz examined the ghetto to determine its distinctive style of life and to document the "cultural gap" that undermines even our most well-intentioned anti-poverty programs. He probes the crowded rooms, defaced hallways, and littered streets to show affluent Americans the kinds of hope, fear, happiness, and suffering that thrive behind the massive walls enclosing the "vertical slums" of our cities. This vintage book is in VG condition, the pages, y less
$14.00 $10.50
confession and avoidance leon jaworski signed memoir book
Hard covered book titled CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE A Memoir by Leon Jaworski more. with Mickey Herskowitz. Signed and inscribed by Leon Jaworski, 1979, 325 pages. isbn 0385134401 This book is in Good condition, pages intact, and the binding is tight. The dust jacket is torn at the edges. Outer page edges are foxed. A must have for any library! less
$29.00 $21.75
country lawyer fred whitaker east texas autobiography signed book
Hard covered book titled COUNTRY LAWYER: An Autobiography signed by Fred Whitaker more. Signed on both the title page and the cover page, First Edition First Printing, 1993, Best of East Texas Publishers, ISBN 1878096281, 227 pages. Practicing law in rural East Texas, Whitaker carved a legal career that made him one of Texas' most respected lawyers. He took on some of the toughest cases in Texas, often challenging giant corporations and blue chip law firms. Many of his clients were the people of East Texas, sometimes so poor they paid him with farm produce and in-kind services less
$30.00 $22.50
daddys boy by chris elliott rebuttals by bob elliott book
Hard covered book titled DADDY'S BOY A SON'S SHOCKING ACCOUNT OF LIFE WITH A FAMOUS FATHER by Chris Elliott with Rebuttals by Bob Elliott, 1989, 142 pages more. The explosive saga of growing up in the shadow of the great Bob Elliott, as told by his semi-famous and incredibly bitter son, Chris. A great tongue in cheek book, in VG condition, pages intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for your comedy library! less
$8.00 $6.00
deo volente a biography of stephen paine signed book
Soft covered book titled DEO VOLENTE, A BIOGRAPHY OF STEPHEN W more. PAINE by Miriam Paine Lemcio, 1987, 240 pages. Autographed by Stephen Paine. See Additional Images for signature. This book is not only about a college president but of a Christian father, husband, son, and education statesman. It is the portrait of a man who presided over thirty-five of Houghton's One hundred and three years. This signed book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't miss the opportunity to add it to your library! less
$125.00 $93.75
detour a hollywood story cheryl crane lana turner book
Hard covered book titled DETOUR, A HOLLYWOOD STORY by Cheryl Crane with Cliff Jahr, 1988 more. 334 pages. It was one of Hollywood's most shocking and scandalous tragedies - the Good Friday 1958 slaying of screen goddess Lana Turner's mobster boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato, by Turner's fourteen year old daughter, Cheryl Crane. Now, thirty years later, Cheryl finally tells what really happened that terrible night, offering a searing, moving, and gripping account, not just of the Stompanato stabbing, but of what led up to it and what came after. It is, as she puts is, the story of how less
$7.00 $5.25
direct from dell strategies revolutionized industry michael dell book
Hard covered book titled DIRECT FROM DELL, STRATEGIES THAT REVOLUTIONIZED AN INDUSTRY by Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO more. Dell Computer Corporation, 1st Edition, 1999. 236 pages. Michael Dell himself tells the incredible story of Dell Computer's successful rise, beginning in his college dorm room with $1,000 in capital. Not just for CEOs or those in high tech, the strategies revealed are invaluable to managers in a broad cross section of industries. This book is in VG+ condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. This is both an extraordinary business success story and a manifesto for revoluti less
$10.99 $8.24
do i stand alone jesse ventura political pawns media jackals book
Hard covered book titled DO I STAND ALONE? Going to the Mat Against Political Pawns and Media Jackals more. Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, 2000, 264 pages. In this book, Ventura sternly warns against the danger of expecting too little from our elected officials. He decries the ease with which most Americans surrender their freedoms and apathetically accept a system of governance driven more by pork and patronage than by the best interests of the constituency. He also denounces an irresponsible media, taking them to task for too often confusing fame with notoriety, and for driving th less
$7.00 $5.25
Dont Stand Too Close To A Naked Man Tim Allen book
Hard covered book titled DON'T STAND TOO CLOSE TO A NAKED MAN by Tim Allen, 1994, First Edition more. 210 pages. There are hilarious meditations on everything from butt cracks to why men lie, to why women think they're always right, to how to tell when a woman isn't interested (Tip: these are not female courting cues: when she's sucking her own elbow, scratching anyplace, or adjusting her underpants) - all with Tim Allen's trademark wit. It's a world of supercharged hemis, fart-lighting, beef jerky, and ogling "Victoria's Secret " catalogs. This book is in VG condition. pages are clean less
$8.00 $6.00
dont tell dad a memoir by peter fonda book
Hard covered book titled DON'T TELL DAD, A MEMOIR by Peter Fonda, First Edition, 1998, 498 pages more. In a rip-roaring ride through the '60s and up to the present day, Peter Fonda boldly recalls his turbulent life, sharing with readers for the first time the true stories behind the legends, famous and infamous, surrounding himself and his family. It is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't miss the opportunity to add this sensational book to your library! less
$5.25 $3.94
dorothy and lillian gish films plays players illustrated book
Hard covered book titled DOROTHY AND LILLIAN GISH by Lillian Gish more. 1973. 311 pages. This sumptuous book records in pictures two extraordinary careers in films and on the stage. It contains some 800 illustrations, a great number of them published for the first time. They include snapshots, stills, stage photos, playbills, and portraits by renowned photographers. The captions are by Lillian Gish and they are a treasure in themselves, illuminating the films, plays, and the players with humor and fascinating details. This elegant book is in Good condition. Pages less
$22.99 $17.24
eddie my life my loves by eddie fisher 1st edition book
Hard covered book titled EDDIE MY LIFE, MY LOVES by Eddie Fisher more. 1981. 1st Edition. 360 pages. In his autobiography, Eddie Fisher tells the whole story of his remarkable life and career. With insight, humor, and a candor that will both shock and delight many readers, he discloses the truth behind the headlines and gossip columns, speaks frankly of the unhappy facts of his marriage to Debbie Reynolds, and writes of the stormy events surrounding the Elizabeth Taylor-Burton affair during the filming of Cleopatra. With a depth of feeling rarely found in the mem less
$4.00 $3.00
father son and company life at ibm thomas watson peter petre book
Hard covered book titled FATHER SON & CO., MY LIFE AT IBM AND BEYOND by Thomas J more. Watson Jr. and Peter Petre, 1990. 468 pages. In the course of 60 years, Thomas Watson Sr. and his son, Thomas Watson Jr., together built the colossus that is IBM, one of the largest and most profitable business enterprises on earth. This is their story. This book is in VG condition, with the pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. It would make a nice addition to your library! less
$7.00 $5.25
fifty on fifty bonnie rubin reflections on famous women lives book
Hard covered book titled FIFTY ON FIFTY Wisdom, inspiration, and reflections on women's lives well lived by Bonnie Miller Rubin more. 1998, First Printing, 156 pages. In this book, a Chicago Tribune reporter interviews fifty famous women who are approaching or have passed their fiftieth birthday Reflecting insightfully upon their past experiences, what they learned, and their happy expectations for the future are: GLORIA ALLREAD, CAROL BELLAMY, LINDA BLOODWORTH-THOMASON, BARBARA BOXER, SARAH BRADY, DIXIE CARTER, NELL CARTER, CHER, HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, JANE CURTIN, FAYE DUNAW less
$9.99 $7.49
fine black lines lois tschetter hjelmstad breast cancer signed book
Soft covered book titled FINE BLACK LINES, REFLECTIONS ON FACING CANCER, FEAR AND LONELINESS by Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad more. 1993, Mulberry Hill Press, Colorado Independent Publishers Award, 165 pages. Autographed by author. Breast cancer is a life experience that produces change in a woman's life that is often profound, sometimes subtle. Whatever a woman's response, it forcefully causes her to focus on issues of mortality, self esteem, survival, sexuality and a number of other things that give substance and meaning to life. This book is not only for women experiencing breast cancer or those facing chronic illne less
$50.00 $37.50
first ladies white house wives margaret truman 1st edition book
Hard covered book titled FIRST LADIES An Intimate Group Portrait of White House Wives by Margaret Truman, 1995, 1st Edition, more. 368 pages. This intriguing book is a remarkable group portrait of the women who have more than merely resided in the house on Pennsylvania Avenue . It is a generous, candid, informed, and vastly entertaining book written with a sense of humor and fairness and illuminated by shrewd observation. This book is in VG+ condition. Pages clean and intact, binding is tight. It would make a sensational addition to any library! less
$8.99 $6.74