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  • The Secret Instructions of the Jesuits The Secret Instructions of the Jesuits
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    The Secret Instructions of the Jesuits

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The Diary of the Rev. Ralph Josselin, 1616-1683 The Diary of the Rev. Ralph Josselin, 1616-1683
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    The Diary of the Rev. Ralph Josselin, 1616-1683

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The Einstein Theory of Relativity; a Concise Statement The Einstein Theory of Relativity; a Concise Statement
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    The Einstein Theory of Relativity; a Concise Statement

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi The Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi
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    The Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Samson Occom and the Christian Indians of New England Samson Occom and the Christian Indians of New England
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    Samson Occom and the Christian Indians of New England

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • WHITE HOUSE DIARY WHITE HOUSE DIARY
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    WHITE HOUSE DIARY

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • An American in the Making An American in the Making
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    An American in the Making

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Farthest North; Volume II Farthest North; Volume II
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    Farthest North; Volume II

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Sir William Herschel His Life and Works Sir William Herschel His Life and Works
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    Sir William Herschel His Life and Works

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Ludendorff's Own Story, August 1914-November 1918 Ludendorff's Own Story, August 1914-November 1918
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    Ludendorff's Own Story, August 1914-November 1918

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N. C., Embracing an Account of his Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family From Slavery, and his Banishment From the Place of his Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N. C., Embracing an Account of his Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family From Slavery, and his Banishment From the Place of his Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin
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    The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N. C., Embracing an Account of his Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family From Slavery, and his Banishment From the Place of his Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The Corsican The Corsican
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    The Corsican

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • The Epistles of St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch The Epistles of St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch
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    The Epistles of St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Paganini Paganini
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    Paganini

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Location X Location X
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    Location X

    Not all septuagenarians become devoted grandparents, contented gardeners, or avid pickleball players, some still crave risk and adventure. Eva Rome enters her eighth decade and rejects her comfortable, semiretired life, questing for meaning in a place...
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  • Hooked by Fly Fishing Hooked by Fly Fishing
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    Hooked by Fly Fishing

    Experience the joy and peace of fly fishing in Hooked by Fly Fishing, a love letter to the sport by Graham M. Mott., Hooked by Fly Fishing brings you more than just tales of trophy-sized trout and salmon caught in beautiful locations. Graham M. Mott...
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  • Mother of Peace Mother of Peace
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    Mother of Peace

    Discover the untold story of Hak Ja Han Moon, the North Korean village girl who is now known to millions as the Mother of Peace. Her heart-wrenching story reveals details of a war-torn childhood and trials of faith as she and her late husband, Rev. Sun...
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  • Verity Red (part three) Verity Red (part three)
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    Verity Red (part three)

    Verity Red feels she has suddenly aged – and wonders why?What is in the large unexpected parcel?Is her next appointment going to be another disaster?Why does she text Ben to say she has been a naughty girl?What happened at the seaside?Why is Verity...
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  • NAFPLIO NAFPLIO
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    NAFPLIO

    Nafplio: Biography of a Greek town tells the history of Nafplio from its origins 3000 years ago to the present, exploring the key events, the characters and the stories of one of Greece's most beautiful and fascinating towns. It covers the Byzantine,...
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  • Stand-Up for Yourself Stand-Up for Yourself
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    Stand-Up for Yourself

    An inspiring, no-holds-barred account of one woman'squest to find her true self.Shelley Bridgman is an award-winning stand-up comic, actor, scriptwriter, professional speaker and a leading psychotherapist - but it wasn't always this way.First she...
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  • Fortune and Fame Fortune and Fame
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    Fortune and Fame

    FROM POSTIE TO A LIFE ADVISING THE CELEBSJonathan Power advised the biggest stars in the Premier League from clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as British Lions rugby players and world champions in Boxing and...
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  • Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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    Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

    This ground-breaking biography of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi  - the ONLY one of its kind - telling the story of Maharishi and the spread of Transcendental Meditation, is now available by popular demand, in a new, revised, re-invigorated, expanded,...
    $43.00

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  • Schoolboy to Soldier Schoolboy to Soldier
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    Schoolboy to Soldier

    This is the memoir of a lad from the North of England who had a choice between the mines, the fishing fleet, or the Queen's Army. This volume takes the reader from the mischievous days of youth through to the first few months of what would become a...
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  • Surfing on the Sea of Faith Surfing on the Sea of Faith
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    Surfing on the Sea of Faith

    Don Cupitt's ideas cannot easily be translated into practice. Or, can they? In this companion volume to Odyssey on the Sea of Faith, Nigel Leaves tackles Cupitt's major themes of religion and ethics. He debates whether Cupitt's ethics provide an adequate...
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  • Hard On Hollywood Hard On Hollywood
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    Hard On Hollywood

    If anyone ever succeeded in Hollywood without really trying, Robert Darwin is one person who did, and he describes the best and the worst of his experiences in this book.Darwin expresses his love for making movies and his despair over what was required...
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  • Unlocking the Golden Cage Unlocking the Golden Cage
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    Unlocking the Golden Cage

    This biography of Hilde Bruch is a colorful, personal account of a legendary figure in modern psychiatry. Although she is best known as a pioneer in the field of eating disorders and is considered a major contributor to the conceptualization of anorexia...
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  • The well dressed revolutionary The well dressed revolutionary
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    The well dressed revolutionary

    Born in Alexandria in 1911, Michel Pablo became a leading figure in the Fourth International from its foundation in 1938. Throughout the 20th century, he was active in revolutions around the globe. His political work ranged from agitation among German...
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  • Jesuit Meteorologists - Forgotten Men Jesuit Meteorologists - Forgotten Men
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    Jesuit Meteorologists - Forgotten Men

    The Jesuits made important contributions to the development of science, including meteorology, particularly by establishing observatories in various countries during the 19th century including Jersey. However, over the years the contribution of the...
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  • Burnt Snow Burnt Snow
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    Burnt Snow

    In northern Canada, there is a way of life that has been vanishing before our very eyes--and is continuing to disappear at an alarming pace. Life in the North is undergoing incredible changes, and yet the people of the North, cling onto every vestige of...
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  • Release the Power of Prayer Release the Power of Prayer
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    Release the Power of Prayer

    As a boy, George M ller was a thief and a liar. But, after turning to Christ, he provided for over 10,000 orphans--without ever asking anyone but God to supply their needs. He testified that he knew of at least 50,000 prayers to which he had received a sp
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  • Ishi's Journey from the Center to the Edge of the World Ishi's Journey from the Center to the Edge of the World
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    Ishi's Journey from the Center to the Edge of the World

    This historical novel is the dramatic retelling of the true story of Ishi, the last "stone age man" in North America and the sole survivor of the Northern California tribe called the Yahi. Ishi's Journey from the Center to the Edge of the World is a...
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  • We Saw Lincoln Shot We Saw Lincoln Shot
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    We Saw Lincoln Shot

    On the evening of 14 April 1865 when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, an entire audience was witness to the tragedy. From diaries, letters, depositions, affidavits, and periodicals, here is a collection of accounts from a...
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  • Following the Equator V1 Following the Equator V1
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    Following the Equator V1

    Bound on a lecturing trip around the world, Mark Twain turns his keen satiric eye to foreign lands in Following the Equator. The first of two volumes, this vivid record of a sea voyage on the Pacific Ocean displays Twain's instinctive eye for the...
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  • An Officer in the First Afghan War An Officer in the First Afghan War
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    An Officer in the First Afghan War

    The sharp end of the First Afghan WarThe author of this book, Colonel Stacy was a highly regarded and capable British soldier destined to acquire much experience of campaigning and battle upon the Indian Sub-Continent. After the events described here he...
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  • A Seed in Your Heart - The Life of Louise Mathew Gregory A Seed in Your Heart - The Life of Louise Mathew Gregory
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    A Seed in Your Heart - The Life of Louise Mathew Gregory

    The life of Louise Gregory has been overshadowed by that of her brilliant husband, Hand of the Cause Louis Gregory. This book redresses the balance, showing that during her long life Louise achieved much in her own right.'I saw a seed in your heart... I...
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  • Memories of Nine Years in 'Akká Memories of Nine Years in 'Akká
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    Memories of Nine Years in 'Akká

    Here is the translation of Khátirát-i-Nuh-Sáliy-i-'Akká, the memoirs of Dr Youness Afroukhteh who served 'Abdu'l-Bahá as His trusted secretary and interpreter from 1900-1909. These were difficult years when the Master was imprisoned in the city of 'Akká,...
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  • A Circular Journey A Circular Journey
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    A Circular Journey

    A Circular Journey collects for the first time in one book the essays that most powerfully define the unique gifts of one of America's most distinctive voices.These fifteen pieces, tracking some thirty years of a writer's life, come together to...
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  • The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola
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    The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola

    From the Introduction: "The autobiography...does not cover the complete life of Ignatius. It begins abruptly in 1521 at the great turning point in the saint's life - his injury in the battle of Pamplona when the French occupied that town and...
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  • Biomechanics of Sport Biomechanics of Sport
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    Biomechanics of Sport

    This informative text features current and thorough reviews of the biomechanics of sport for improved performance, etiology, and pre-vention of injuries.
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  • Ernest Tubb Ernest Tubb
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    Ernest Tubb

    In this definitive biography of Ernest Tubb, Ronnie Pugh brings one of country music's greatest performers back to center stage. Tracing a career that began in the 1930s and continued until just a few years before Tubb's death in 1984, Pugh presents not...
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  • Phillis Wheatley Peters Phillis Wheatley Peters
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    Phillis Wheatley Peters

    This new edition of Phillis Wheatley Peters is the first full-length biography of the poet whose remarkable odyssey took her from being a child enslaved in Africa to becoming an international celebrity by the time she was in her early twenties,...
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  • Theodore Hesburgh, CSC Theodore Hesburgh, CSC
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    Theodore Hesburgh, CSC

    When asked what he wanted written on his tombstone, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh responded with one word: Priest. This giant of a man--a man who advised presidents and counseled popes, who championed civil rights and world peace, who accepted 16 presidential...
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Biography Books – Explore Inspiring True Stories

Step into the extraordinary lives of real people with BookLoop’s rich and diverse collection of biography books. Whether you're searching for heartfelt autobiographies, gripping tales of adventurers and explorers, or intimate portraits of public figures, our General Biography section is your gateway to powerful stories that captivate and inspire.

This category brings together compelling accounts from every walk of life. Dive into the world of arts and entertainment with biographies of musicians, actors and filmmakers, or gain insight into the minds of influential thinkers through our philosophy and social sciences biographies.

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At BookLoop, we pride ourselves on curating a wide selection of general biographies for Australian readers who crave meaningful, real-life narratives. With fast, local shipping and secure checkout, it’s easy to find your next great read. Whether you're after famous autobiographies, celebrity memoirs, or non-fiction life stories that move and motivate, you're in the right place.

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