Best Biographies For Men - April 2024

Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness

A beautiful gift edition of this instant classic exclusively for graduates, with a special letter from Eric Metaxas to those entering the next phase of life’s journey.What makes a great man great? In Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas explores that most important of questions in through the captivating stories of some of the greatest men who have ever lived. How did George Washington resist the temptation to become the first king of America, and why did William Wilberforce give up the chance to be prime minister of England? What made Eric Liddell cast aside an almost c... [Read More]

• ASIN: 071808778X
• ASIN: 071808778X
• ISBN: 071808778X
• Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

They Were Christians: The Inspiring Faith of Men and Women Who Changed the World

What do Abraham Lincoln, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Louis Pasteur, Frederick Douglass, Florence Nightingale, and John D. Rockefeller Sr. all have in common? They all changed the world--and they were all Christians. Now the little-known stories of faith behind twelve influential people of history are available in one inspiring volume.They Were Christians reveals the faith-filled motivations behind some of the most outstanding political, scientific, and humanitarian contributions of history. From the founding of the Red Cross to the family crisis that drove America's favorite president to his knees and... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0801016576
• ASIN: 0801016576
• ISBN: 0801016576
• Brand: Baker Pub Group/Baker Books
• Manufacturer: Baker Books

Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life in the Minor Leagues of Baseball (Anchor Sports)

Minor league baseball is quintessentially American: small towns, small stadiums, $5 tickets, $2 hot dogs, the never-ending possibility of making it big. But looming above it all is always the real deal: Major League Baseball. John Feinstein takes the reader behind the curtain into the guarded world of the minor leagues, like no other writer can. Where Nobody Knows Your Name explores the trials and travails of the inhabitants of Triple-A, focusing on nine men, including players, managers and umpires, among many colorful characters, living on the cusp of the dream. The book tells the stories of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307949583
• ASIN: 0307949583
• ISBN: 0307949583
• Brand: Anchor Books
• Manufacturer: Anchor

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

“The greatest World War II story never told” (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March. On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese soldiers elsewhere in the Philippines made the stakes impossibly high and left little time to plan the complex operation. In Ghost Soldiers Hampt... [Read More]

• ASIN: 038549565X
• ASIN: 038549565X
• ISBN: 038549565X
• Brand: Anchor
• Manufacturer: Anchor

The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Baseball was different in earlier days—tougher, rawer, more intimate—when giants like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb ran the bases. In the monumental classic The Glory of Their Times, the golden era of our national pastime comes alive through the vibrant words of those who played and lived the game.

• ASIN: 0061994715
• ASIN: 0061994715
• ISBN: 0061994715
• Brand: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

Soon to be a major motion picture, this is the first—and only—definitive authorized account of Neil Armstrong, the man whose “one small step” changed history.When Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon’s surface in 1969, the first man on the Moon became a legend. In First Man, author James R. Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over fifty hours of interviews with the intensely private Armstrong, who also gave Hansen exclusive access to private documents and family sources, this “magnificent panorama of the second half of the American twentieth century” (Publishers We... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501153064
• ASIN: 1501153064
• ISBN: 1501153064
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

New York Times and International Bestseller Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Audible and AmazonMore than 2 million copies soldIn the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs--a real-life Tony Stark--and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new "makers."Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind Spac... [Read More]

• ASIN: 006230125X
• ASIN: 006230125X
• ISBN: 006230125X
• Brand: Ecco Press
• Manufacturer: Ecco

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II

The astonishing, never before told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II—when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia...During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Local Serbian farmers and peasants risked their own lives to give refuge to the soldiers while they waited for rescue, and in 1944, Operation Halyard was born. The risks were incredible. The starving Americans in Yugoslavia had to construct a landing strip large enough for C-47 cargo plane... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0451224957
• UPC: 783324820270
• ASIN: 0451224957
• ISBN: 0451224957
• Brand: Nal Caliber
• Manufacturer: Dutton Caliber

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany and now the inspiration for the PBS documentary “The Boys of ‘36'.”For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143125478
• UPC: 884832131572
• ASIN: 0143125478
• ISBN: 9780143125471
• Brand: Daniel James Brown
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Men in Green

The instant New York Times bestseller from acclaimed Sports Illustrated writer Michael Bamberger—a warm, nostalgic, intimately reported account of golf’s greatest generation, and “maybe the best golf book I’ve ever read” (Bill Reynolds, The Providence Journal).With “exceptional insight into some of America’s greatest players over the last half-century” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Men in Green is to golf what Roger Kahn’s The Boys of Summer was to baseball: a big-hearted account of the sport’s greats, from the household names to the private legends, those behind-the-curtain... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476743835
• ASIN: 1476743835
• ISBN: 9781476743837
• Brand: Simon Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROmaha Beach legend Ray Lambert's unforgettable firsthand account of D-Day—read the astonishing true story celebrated by Tom Brokaw, CBS This Morning, NPR, and the President. Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, delivers one of the most remarkable memoirs of our time, a tour-de-force of remembrance evoking his role as a decorated World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day. At five a.m. on June 6, 1944, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ray Lambert worked his way through a throng of ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07LFCYQMH
• ASIN: B07LFCYQMH
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Mountain Men: The Dramatic History And Lore Of The First Frontiersmen

To know how the West was really won, start with the exploits of these unsung mountain men who, like the legendary Jeremiah Johnson, were real buckskin survivalists. Preceded only by Lewis and Clark, beaver fur trappers roamed the river valleys and mountain ranges of the West, living on fish and game, fighting or trading with the Native Americans, and forever heading toward the untamed wilderness.In this story of rough, heroic men and their worlds, Laycock weaves historical facts and practical instruction with profiles of individual trappers, including harrowing escapes, feats of supreme courag... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1493018825
• ASIN: 1493018825
• ISBN: 1493018825
• Brand: LYONS
• Manufacturer: Lyons Press

Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding

A New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller In this timely and important collection of personal essays, black men from all walks of life share their inspiring stories and ultimately how each, in his own way, became a source of hope for his community and country.Reach includes forty first-person accounts from well-known men like the Rev. Al Sharpton, John Legend, Isiah Thomas, Bill T. Jones, Louis Gossett, Jr., and Talib Kweli, alongside influential community organizers, businessmen, religious leaders, philanthropists, and educators. These remarkable individuals are living proof that black... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476799830
• ASIN: 1476799830
• ISBN: 1476799830
• Brand: Atria Books
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World

“[A] well-judged and hugely readable book . . . few are as entertaining.”—Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times “A. J. Baime is a master. His reporting and storytelling are woven to hypnotic effect. This is history and humanity in lush, vivid color.”—Doug Stanton, author of The Odyssey of Echo Company   Heroes are often defined as ordinary characters who get pushed into extraordinary circumstances, and through courage and a dash of luck, cement their place in history. Chosen as FDR’s fourth-term vice president for his well-praised work ethic, good judgment, and lack of enemies, Harry ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01MQVT9TG
• ASIN: B01MQVT9TG
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown

Go deep into SEAL Team SIX, straight to the heart of one of its most legendary operators. When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready. In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.” Fearless is the story of a man of extremes, whose courage and determination were fueled by faith, family, and the love of a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307730700
• ASIN: 0307730700
• ISBN: 9780307730701
• Brand: Waterbrook
• Manufacturer: WaterBrook

The Men in My Life : A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan

"An American journalist and biographer discusses what it was like to come of age during the repressive 1950s and how her family's move to New York landed her inside the Actor's Studio with Marilyn Monroe

• UPC: 56159803
• Rating: 3.0

The Best Book of Black Biographies

Celebrates the contributions of Black women, men and children to the African-American

• UPC: 789711477
• Color: Multicolor

The Bast Boys : A Remarkable Story of the Small-College Professor and the Athletes He Coached on Some of the Best Cross Country and Track Teams in the Nation

The Story of a Talented Professor and the Athletes He Coached Homer Bast was a small-college history professor who loved the sports of cross country and track. At Roanoke College, he resurrected both sports, producing

• UPC: 10815262

ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Biography Volume ll The Man Who Learned Better Will Patterson

• UPC: 283837561136
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 9 USD

DVD The Best Of The JOHNNY CASH SHOW + AMERICAN MAN Book True FIRST Print MINT

• UPC: 223744079443
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 22 USD

Man Fast A Memoir by Natasha Scripture Women's Biographies Hardcover BEST SELLER

• UPC: 123844444256
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 10 USD

Manhood: How to Be a Better Man-or Just Live w One ~ TERRY CREWS HC/DJ

• UPC: 133270542759
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 8 USD

Best Boy/Best Man (DVD, 2004, 2-Disc Set) RARE OOP

• UPC: 124005600369
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 26 USD

Meetings with Remarkable Men and Women: The Best Interviews of Two Decades, East

• UPC: 362569023496
• Category: Non-Fiction
• Price: 7 GBP

Lot Of WWE Wrestling DVDs Best Of Pay Per Rey Mysterio The Life of a Masked Man

• UPC: 352870029632
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 25 USD

A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS DVD, NEW AND SEALED, WIDESCREEN, REGION 1, BEST PICTURE!!

• UPC: 372998927652
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 19 USD

A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Henry VIII Thomas More Academy Award Best Picture DVD NEW

• UPC: 392723026553
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 17 USD

George Best: Intimate Biography Parkinson, Michael - 1975-01-01 Arrow- Man Utd

• UPC: 124116529157
• Category: Fiction
• Price: 32 GBP