Biography & Autobiography
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Civilianized: A Young Veteran's Memoir
After twelve months of military service in Iraq, Michael Anthony stepped off a plane, seemingly happy to be home—or at least back on US soil. He was twenty-one years old, a bit of a nerd, and Read More →
First Avenue Classics ™ Grades 6–8 Collection (Multi-User) — eBook Set
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
From Alice and the Wizard of Oz to Hamlet and Don Quixote, your favorite characters from literature are now accessible from any digital device. First Avenue Classics transform unabridged… Read More →
First Avenue Classics ™ Grades 9–12 Collection (Multi-User) — eBook Set
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
From Alice and the Wizard of Oz to Hamlet and Don Quixote, your favorite characters from literature are now accessible from any digital device. First Avenue Classics transform unabridged… Read More →
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave
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In 1817 or 1818, Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland. As a young boy, he served in a household, but as he grew older, he faced increasingly brutal conditions… Read More →
Tenacity Well Directed: The Inside Story of How a Publishing House Was Created and Became a Sleeping Giant in Its FieldWell, Not Exactly
Here is an intimate look at a time when you could turn an idea into a successful publishing house and stay independent. Tenacity Well Directed is Harry Lerner's story, about a publishing… Read More →
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Between 1771 and 1790, American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin sat down to record the important events of his life, from his childhood in Boston to his work as a printer in Philadelphia,… Read More →
Twelve Years a Slave
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For more than thirty years, Solomon Northup lived in New York as a free man. But in 1841, while pursuing a job offer in Washington DC, Northup was kidnapped and sold into slavery. After being Read More →
Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
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In this acclaimed autobiography, Booker T. Washington makes a case for lifting up his race through education. Washington uses his personal story as the example, from his birth to slave… Read More →
Walden, and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
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In these two American literary classics, Henry David Thoreau offers readers his experiences and thoughts on how to live a more fulfilling life and stand up for what is right. Having spent two Read More →